The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-04-01

out of him, Just enough TO place him
on a secure footing among those Of
the younger set where Ruthven. as
hack cotlllon leader, was regarded by
the young with wide eyed awe
Why Neergard, who had forced him
self into the Siowitha. ever came to
commit 80 gross a blunder as to dra-
goon or even permit the club to ac-
Quire the acreage. the exploiting OF
which had threatened their existence,
is not very clear.
Already the familiarity of his ap-
pearance and his name seemed to
sanction his presence, Two minor
clubs, but good ones--in need Of dues
had strained at this social camel and
swallowed him. Card rooms welcomed
him-not the rooms once flung open
contemptuously for his plucking, but
rooms where play was hercer and
where those who faced him expected
battle to the limit
And they got 1t. for he no longer
felt obliged to lose. And that again
was a mistake. He could not yet af-
ford TO win.
George Fame. unpleasantly involved
In Block Copper. angry. but not very
much frightened, turned In casual good
faith to Neergard to ease matters un-
I'll he could cover. And Neergard
locked him In the tighter aud shoul.
dered bis way through Rosamunds
rawing room to the sill Of Sanxon
orchil's outer Office, treadlng brutally
on Harmon's heels.
Harmon In disgust, wrath and fear
went to Craig; Craig to Maxwell
Hunt; Hunt wired Notify: Notify, cold
and sleek In his contempt, came from
Palm Beach.
The cohesive power OF caste is an
unknown element to the outsider
That he had unwittlngly and prema.
turely aroused some unsuspected force
on which he had not counted and Of
which be had no definite knowledge
was revealed to Neergard when he de.
sired Rosamund to obtain for him an
invitation to the Orchils ball
II appeared that she could not do so
that even the threatened tendency Of
Block Copper could not sharpen her
wits TO devise way for him. Very
lnnocently she told him that Jack
Rnthven was leading the Chinese co
tillon with Mrs Delmour-C Carnes from
one end, Gerald Enroll with Gladys
from the other--a hint that a card
ought to be easy enough to obtain In
spite OF the strangely forgetful Or
chIls.
Long since be had fixed upon Gladys
0rchil as the most suitable silent part
ner FOR the unbuIlt house OF Neergard,
unconcerned that rumor was already
sending her abroad for the double pur.
pose Of getting rid Of Gerald and OF
irving deserving aristocracy q look 10
At the fresh youth Of her and her sell
Ing price
He had come on various occasions
close 10 the unrufiied skirts Of this
young girl-not yet however. In her
own house. But Sanxon Orchil had
recently condescended TO turn around
In his once chair and leave his anus
Ing railroad combinations long enough
10 divide with Seergard quarter Of
million copper profits. and there was
another turn 10 be expected when
Neergsrd gave the word.
Therefore II puzzled and confused
Seergari 10 be overlooked where the
gay world had been summoned with
an accompanying blast from the pub
lie press; therefore be had gone TO
Rosamuhd with the cnrtest OF hints
ihst be would like 10 have card 10
,be orchil a1air.
"rhere IL no Use IN speaking I.
0s-orse.' xhe said. shaking her bead
TRY II" returned Neergard. with
hint u snari. And he took his leave
aud bis hat from the man in waiting.
who looked sitter him with the slight.
es, twiiehinx OF his shaven upper lip.
for the lifting Of sn eyebrow in the
drawing rooms l@c0mes warrant for o
iip that runs very swiftly b@iow s,sirs
Tha, afternoon. alone in his oflre
seergHrd reEnemtscred Geraid. snd for
tie fgsi time be understood The uls-
take ot making an enemy oui Of what