The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-27

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.isepell his doubt oIIley hat lessis
ed lis ln1pa tIence md hen re- Hils
sIio " into her pre- ence he did not be-
III, - stIie INN tlious ELliiEltler he llao
- les ut Is think 4 had ms
hin { 8 = 3 g itt & r. she asked afteEs
he nd 81 en-.
.sSsoa were " lth n lliart last
81 odflel Sit - gl1 lpsee 5oIit
tlego for the copp mine Inst
fEf8V dit you come odt
.He takes lt over and does the 4 de- De-.
v,.loTiI1 work 2 she aneliere M
.'fii - dIiSg that yoI are indepe1t-
ont ,stYI ifsSp iIsaye tiio north coln-
try ana do iii the things you ant to,
iog'f :siiis time her srltIe WaB pIlz-
cling You don't seem very l.laei.
mol Realization d95coun tictE1a-
lion about go per cent. But don't lets
faIsS q i36ut me- I-pm unstFnng to-
day..
.I'm sorry you aren't going back 70
i1hIxfzss hsSslitl, with genuine iregE
-Buf am" she declared quickly.
..l'm going: hack with yo1 and Eeorge-
Re you u. let me. i ] want e. rec taa
finisiI cf 1lirr enterprise. r.
..see here. Cherry; I hope you didn't
influence Hlliard In this afkaIr.
..WhS probe the matterF
..I5etatsee haven't lost an snly man
hood.s he answered roughly. YesteE-
day you assumed the blame efor tlltsf
trUufl and spoke Of sacrfdees, and
well. 1 don't know much Bout WON
en-. but Tor All know you may have
some II Icu1ous. qutxottc strain In your
maEedi 3. " hope you dion.
'tYhat9'' -
.sTel, do anything you may be 9oEEJs
for..;;.s At last he detected g gleam or
spirit In hereyes.
..supposeI did. what dtHerence to
yc,ti would that make2" he shifted
uncomfottably under the girls scru-
ting.
Suppose that Mr.. HIlliard had call+
cd on me for some great sacrifice be-
fore ne gate up that money. Would
you allow It to affect you e
.'Of course" he answered. Then.
unable to sit still under her searching
gaze, he arose with flushed face TO
meet further discontinue as she con-
tinued:
Even If it meant your own ruin, the
loss of the fortune you have raised
among your friends-money that Is m
trusted to you-and-and the rel1n-
quIshment of Miss Wayland2 Honest
II. now''-her voice had softened ana
dropped to a lower key-'would 1t
make any diRerenceF
.tCertainlyr'
SLOW much difference?
..Pm in very embarrassing posi-
ti,1n," he said slowly. You must re-
aIfze that with others depending on me
I'm not free to follow my own lnclina-
tioas."
Size uttered a little mocking laugh:
Pardon me. It was not stair ques-
ition, ana I shouldn't have asked It; but
your hesitation was sufficient answer
Then as he broke into heated denial
she went on:
Like most men, you think a woman
has but one asset upon which to trade.
However. III felt responsible for your
ANTIQUITIES that was my affair, and II
determined to help extrfcate you that
also concerned me alone" He stepped
forward MS If to protest. but she silenc-
ed his speech with an fmpertous little
stamp Of her foot.
In spite of the cheering turn his Tor
tunes had taken, 1t was In no very ami
able mood that he left her ut last no
whit the wiser for all his questioning.
In the hotel lobby below he encounter
cd the newspaper reporter who had
fallen under Fraser's spell upon their
first arrival from the north. The man
greeted him eagerly.
..How a. y do. Mr.. Emerson2 Can
you give me any news about the tish-
ertesT
no"
st thought there might be something
new bearing on my story"
"Indeed! So you are the chap who
wrote that article some time ago. eh g
eyes, sir. Good. wasn't It?''
"DoubtIess. from the newspaper
ooInt Of view. Where did you get it r
.sFrom Mr.. clyde"
CHAPTER XXI.
." LYDEi You mean Fraser
F'robisher, shouII say
gasped Boyd to the reporter.
"No. sir. Alton C1ydeg he
was pretty talkative the night l saw
him." The reporter laughed meaning
ly.
"Drunk, do you mean7"
ooh, not exnctly drunk, but pretty
wet He knew what he was saying,
however. Can't you give me some
thing more?'
nothing Boyd hurried to his hotel.
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