Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-12-02


face, his SCAR sHUWla;, yer. Nam.
need. It seemed. for further questions
I He thought he knew what Miss Isl
dora Alexander had been reading 'r
the paper and cursed himself for hav-
Ing uttered the name Of LOveland. IL
be lad not told her that inquiries must
". o,ade NJ the Waldorf for Lord Love
lln,i cablegram and letters she would
moi associate Mr. Gordon, Bill Will
ing's friend. with the hero Of the New
York Lights story.
The cad Milton had evidently made
up some tale on recovering his dis
gushing senses. u tale not too damaging
TO himself. and had named his assail-
ant.
"Give me the paper. please" Val de-
manded.
Not now" said the girl. "Dutchy's
looking, and that silly boy Blinkey has
Just come in Better not let 'em guess
we're abiding to anything In the pa
per-
lis 1t about my knocking q man
down" asked Loveland.
Yes. swell well known In s'ciety.
I've seen his name often in Town Chat.
And it's about you at the hotel too
Suddenly II seemed to Val that he
would not have the heart to read that
article about himself In the hews-
paper.
That scene Of his humiliation in the
| Waldorf restaurant and afterward In
the hall. How could he bear to see 1t
all set out in vulgar print, accompa-
MED perhaps by an interview" with
the hotel employee who had turned
him into the street? No; he could not
| look ut the paper. could not see him.
self held up to public rldicule. prob
ably by the pen Of the man he had
| ordered from his door with Cadwalla-
| der Hunter yesterday in the morning
He broke In upon the girls recela-
lions. Never mind that part now
he said. That's nothing. Has the
man Milton set the police on me?'
Nope: guess not. There's kind
Of interview with him In the paper.
and he says he deserved what he got
for having anything to do with man
of your sort. He says after he'd told
you exactly what he thought OF you
you hit him from behind. which don't
believe, because you amt that kind,
I'll bet
Thank YOU" said Loveland. looking
50 handsome In the pallOr Of his an
ger that the Jewish girl could not
take her eyes from his face.
| mo. I'm not that kind Of man." Val
echoed her words. Evidently the
cowardly beast must have picked him
| self up before he was seen; otherwise.
rs he was lying on his fat back. his
story about having been hit from be-
hind would hardly have held water
Will the police do anything on their
own responsibility. do you think?'
"Not unless somebody sends them
looking for you. hope" Isidora reas-
sured him, battered that she should be
taken into consultation. This Milton
says In the interview he don't want to
be mussed up in scandal or called on
| rs a witness against you In police
| court"
"Its his own scandal" broke out
Loveland. HE knows could defend
myself only too well. And. being a cad
himself. he doesn't know that l
wouldn't bring In certain Names
81 shall have to send again for the
cablegram. no matter what happens"
said Val. ~ must get money"
"Sure you can get IT," Isldora asked
| in a confidential yet somewhat doubt
full tone.
"Of course I'm sure. ! have my let
ter Of credit-the one thing did man.
age to keep"
Eyes, BUT
"There isn't any but" cut in Love-
land impatiently. ITS certain to be
all right this afternoon at latest. The
| cable will have come to the hotel, and
| then | shall know what to do. Even
supposing the police should arrest me-
| for that afrair-well. at worst, the
trouble ought to be over and done
| within day or two"
"Oh. indeed 1t wouldn't" exclaimed
the pretty Jewess. II don't know what
mightn't happen to you. You will be
careful. won't you-if it's only to please
me?" And her eyes were large and
beseeching.
"You're very kind to take an inter
est" said Val. really grateful. though
he had to restrain an impulse to draw
back from her advances. "Of course |
! don't want to be let in for scandal
| which might do others harm ii well as
ne-and would, If that beast Milton
could manage 1t. I'm not exactly pin
ing TO see the inside of New York
Jail. which you seen to think I'm in
danger Of doing. Things are bad
enough as 1t Is" And his face dark
ened. for he thought that after the
loathsome publicity the newspapers
were now giving the name OF Love-
land he might have difficulty in bring
Ing down such game as he had crossed
the sea to seek.
"Oh. I'm sorry you think things here
are so bad" retorted Isidora. flushed
and pouting.
"You know / don't mean things
here" protested Val. with less truth
than politeness. You're too good to
me, and l appreciate 1t all immense
1 ly."