The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-17


dream. She had never before seen
anything quite SO gallant and aristo-
cratic looking as Bill vikings friend
and longed to attach him to herself in
some way.
She offered to send district mes
senger to the Waldorf-Astoria for the
telegram Mr. Gordon was expecting
and amy letters which might have ar
rived. "He can bring you the lot" she
arranged. "and then you can send him
to your bank unless they. make you
show up to be identified. Anyhow, you
can wait here for news. You can so
on sitting where you are. or you can
come and stay by me at the desk If
the tables Gil up with folks for break
fast"
Loveland's face slowly Redeemed and
his ewes grew troubled.
"You needn't mind about the money
for the messenger" she said quickly.
you can pay me back afterward. II
you're so awful proud
why. Of course I'd pay you back
Val assured her. "But-er-the fact
is'-he hesitated. trying to find a
way out OF the tangled web "sIr. Cor
don" had woyen--"the fact is. 1"-he
wondered IL he could bear to, go 10 the
hotel and thus escape the difficulty
about the name. but pictured himself
arriving in evening dress by broad
daylight and felt his gorge rise at the
degradation-"th fact is anything
!, coming for me at the Waldorf will
have on It the name Of Loyeland. The
Marquis Of Loveland' will be the adj
dress ON my letters"
MY goodness. you did fly highm ex-
claimed Isidora. dimpling. II guess it's
no wonder they gave you a whole
suit tshe pronounced 1t "soot'J "of
rooms. But that's all right. You put
on a card what you want the .messen-
ger boy should do. and yon needn't be
afraid to trust him. These little fellers
are safe as banks"
lsidora saw that Bill had the food
be liked for breakfast--a steaming
pile OF buckwheat cakes trimmed
round the edges with crisp brown lace
and oozing strip at every pore. Also
she sent him copy Of the New York
Light without having even glanced
at the front page. although a gentle
man friend who had paid her a great
deal Of attention last summer was at
the beginning OF his trial for a really
exciting murder.
When the messenger came back
Mr.. Gordon's face grew ever more
blank until II hardened into an ex.
preston OF hopeiessness. She was sure
that the boy had brought neither let.
ter nor telegram and that something
had gone very wrong indeed with her
mysterious guests calculations.s
Here. take this and pay the mes
senger." she whispered. II guess your
friends had disappointment"
Bill obeyed. but did not at once come
Jack. When the youth had been paid
and had shot away up the street as II
through a pneumatic tube BIll lInger.
ed in consultation with the pale young
man at at the table.
Something's up Isidora said &c
herself In an agony Of curiosity. But
Of It. and I'm not really worried. fol
] haven't paid enough attention TO the
difference Of time between London an6
New York must send again later IL
the day. when there win be letters, too
perhaps. and peoples visiting cards
Mennwhile"--
Meanwhile stay where you are and
make yourself at home" cut In lsidors
Hospitality. Nevertheless she was anx
Ious when the thought OF her father
and The inevitable moment Of his com.
Ing downstairs. heavy footed with III.
ness and cross as a bear with a sore
head" la would want 10 have the
beautiful young man Ia evening clothes
satisfactorily explained. and II was
horne In upon the girl that he would
be rather difficult 10 explain. Nonpay.
Ing people and things were always dif
fcult 10 explain 20 Alexander. especial.
~ when he was under the weather
But-there was one way out OF the
scrapc. and Isldora snatchcd az II sud
denly with a leap u the heart. AL
. might be well should she prevail upon
Mr.. Gordon 10 accept another loan from
Z hcr-lf he liked 20 call Il loun.
She had been saving up her allow
ancc 10 buy new ball dress AMI haG
already set her Heart on the thing she
would have. hut she would dcplcte
the sum by a third for Mr.. Gordon's
sake II he would take the money.
Thank you. hut Mr.. Willing has
given me piece Of good advice" said
Val. III It hadn't been for him !
shouldn't have thought OF II perhaps
lilo suggests my pawning a few things
have on me"
Now was isldora's time 10 speak
aud she offered her alternative suggcs
ton, but with some stanmering and
confusion. As soon ns he gathered the
drift Of her faltcfing words he broke
In. thanking her sincerely. saying that
she was most awfully Kind. but he
couldn't trcspass any further upon hei
goodness According 70 Willing. there
was a pawnshop just round the corner
They two would 60 there Immediately,
and then. with money TO pay his debt
TO her. as well rs tide over unforeseen
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