The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03

out OF him. just enough to place him
on secure footing among those Of
the younger set where Ruthven. as
hack cotillof leader, was regarded by
the young with wide eyed awe.
Why Neergard. who had forced him
self into the SiOwitha, ever came TO
commit so gross n blunder as to dra-
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 pucking, but
rooms where play was fiercer and
where those who faced him expected
battle TO the limit.
And they got II, 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 and shoul-
dered his way through Rosamund' s
drawing room to the sill of SanXop
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 he 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 sc
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Block Copper could not sharpen heI
wits TO devise a way for him Very
innocently she told him that Jach
Ruthyen was leading the Chinese co
tillon with Mrs. Delmour-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 he had fixed upon Gladys
Orchil as the most suitable silent part
ner for the unbuiit house of Neergard
unconcerned that rumor was already
sending her abroad for the double pur
pose OF getting rid of Gerald and Of
giving deserving aristocracy a look II
at the fresh youth of her and her sell
ing price.
He had come on various occasions
close 10 the Inrufled skirts Of thii
young girl-nOt yet, however, I'm he
own house. But SGnxon Orchil hat
recently cOndes ended to turn arounC
In his Office chair and leave his anus
ing railroad combinations long enougl
10 divide with Ncergard quarter o
million copper profits, and there wa
another turn 70 be expected whel
Neergard gave the word.
Therefore 1T puzzled and confuse,
Neergard to be overlooked where tn
gay world had been summoned wit
an accompanying blast from the pull
lie press: therefore he had gone I
ROsamund with the curtest of hint
that he would Ike TO have card Z
the orchil affair,
"There is no use in speaking I
George" she said, shaking her head.
'Try IT," returned Neergard, with
hint OF a snar. And he took his leav
and his hat from the man in waiting
who looked after him with the Sigh
est twitching OF his shayen upper lii
for the lifting Of an eyebrow in th
drawing rooms becomes warrant for
y tip that runs very swiftly below stair