Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-04

had no doubt It would develop on the
| foundations she was planning. he
would foilew up the first gift BY others
even larger He told her that no was
willing to devote a million or perhaps
moro to the enterprise, II II proved
worth while, especially as 80 many OF
hi. own EMPLOYEES would be bcnehted
by It.
Miss Haldane did not intend to live
IN the social settlement herself She
might perhaps have enjoyed such a
life: but her social duties at the other
end Of society were OF so exactlnE q
character, and her family were 50 op-
posed to her undertaking such work.
that she contented herself With fur
thering from efar the efforts OF GER
tain OF her college mates In that d.
rection.
ono thing possibly that induced
Gormly to promise this great sum OF
money, which he could very we'll
spare. was the knowledge impaired to
him by Miss Haldane that she herself.
through her father and friends. would
give like amount.
Gorrrly had exacted . pledge from
betray him as benefaetor in her IN
stitution. He had actually made out
the check to her for the amount in
question and turned 1t over without
hesitation after an interview lastirg
less than half an hour. in which Miss
Haldane had set forth her planR her
hopes, and her ambitions with all her
charm OF manner. He was not GER
tain that he could have refused her
the store II she had demanded It!
When Miss Haldane left HIS bust
mes. office, check in hand. she felt
that she had indeed accomplished
much. She was quito satisfied with
herself.
Corplly was equally satisfied with
himself. Then and there he deter-
mined to marry Miss Haldane I
takes the cool headed, prudent man
business to make the most extraord
nary plunses into wild endeavors
times He felt as man with TT
Wall street germ In his blood mis-,
feel who was suddenly. after quar-
ter of a century Of restraint, launched
on the sea of speculation. What CORN
" determined was usually brought
about sooner or later. In this in
staace, however there was no as
surance of success. Matrimony is the
oretcally regarded as Il contract be
tween two equals into which neither
enters upon constraint That was
Cormly'. view of It. lie could buy
and sell merchandise He would not
buy or sell a woman.
Nor had George Gormly particular
knowledge to enable him to play the
game he had entered uron with such
itnpetuous indiscretion He could hand
cut million dollars or so on occasion
without feeling it; but cynical though
! he had become ABOUT womankind in
general, Gormly instinctively realized
that such means would be entirely in
adequate to do more than arrest tenn
porary attention and excite passing
interest in such woman as Miss Hal
dane Indeed. too freely resorted to.
such practise would inevitably dis
gust her.
Meanwhile he must keep in touch
with her. At intervals, therefore. he
won himself sight OF her and main
tanned a speaking acquaintance by
further remittances toward her pro-
ject which had already started with
a tremendous flourish of trumpets and
sroat interest on the part OF the pub
iic
Miss Haldane, for all her other quail
ties, was human and woman.
There WIS something rather alluriDg
il a secret even to hor. She enjoyed
being the means Of disbursing for
good ends millions that remained
anonymous to the general public. She
vas quite willing to call at Gormly's
business office on occasion for the
purpose of relieving him Of further
donations Naturally she conflded
more and more of her plans and
sometimes her difficulties to the same
astute man She found Gormly re-
rrarkably intelligent on such matters
and able to give her the very best pos
sible advice Sometimes she even
came to him of her own motion to re-
ceive something else than signed bits
OF paper good at the bank. and to dis
cuss vexing questions and problems
that arose from time to time. She
grew to respect him and then to like
Linn Fortune as usual favored him.
Miss Haldane was TWENTY-FIVE. Nat
urally she regarded man of forty
four as a possible father. and she had
no hesitation in approaching Gormly
with much more familiarity than she
would have dreamed Of allowing her
self had he been younger. And yet
Gormiy himself was a young looking
man for forty-four. He was still as
! tall and slender not to say spare. al
/ he had been when a boy. He was
smooth shaver, and the flecks OF gray
in his blond hair were scarcely notice
! able If Miss Haldane had ever given
thought of his age, she would have
supposed him ten years younger than
he was; that is. on appearance. When
she thought of his business. she would
have considered him sixty. Ever since
she could remember, she had dealt
at the great shop. and Gornly himself
uncensciously took on to her the as
pcct of ancient history.
SO tho little affair ran on: Gormly
consciously becoming more and moro
deeply involved, Miss Haldane uncon-
sciourly Interviewing herself In the
same tangled web.