The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-08-19

didn't break the bank at Monte Carlo
that last time"
You mustn't be so thin skinned.
You pay the penalty Of belonging to
one Of the wcalthicst families In
America. and billings tone was pa.
ternal
so I'VE heard. but I'm not so ter.
ribly proud Of It What about this
governor"
That's what troubles mc-what Of
the governor billings dropped his
voice 40 that no one but Ardmore
could hear. Hes missing -dlsap.
/ pcared
That's the FIRST interesting thing
/ / ever heard Of n governor doing -
said Ardmore Tell me more"
Hes had row with the governor
oi South Carolina at New orleans
was to have met him here ON an i'm.
| portant matter VI business this after.
noon. but he's cleared out and nobody
/ knows what's become Of him. His
| daughter. even who was In New or.
leans with him. doesn't know where
! he is"
An the daughter She remains
behind to guard his retreat"
The daughter In still here She's
a peppcry little piece and Billings
looked guardcdly around the room
That's she. alone over there In the
corner-thc girl with the white fcath.
or In her hat who's just signing her
check Thcro-shcs getting up"
Ardmore gazcd across the room In.
tontly. then suddenly slight smile
played about his lips To gain the
door the Girl must pass by his table,
and he scrutinized her closely AZ she
drew near and passed She was H..
tie girl and her light funny hair swept
out from under a small blue hat In a
shclllikc curve and the short skirt
Of her tailor made gown robbed her.
Il seemed. " years to which the cal.
endar might cntitle her
she gave me the stcadiest eye |
ever looked into when I asked her
where her father had gone" remarked
Billings grimly AZ the girl passed.
she said she thought he'd gone Ash.
ing for whales"
so she's Miss Dangorncld. IN shc?'.
asked Ardmore indifferently: and he
rose. leaving ON the plate. by sud.
den impulse Of good feeling toward
the world. exactly double the genor.
Gus tip he had intended giving. Bill.
lngs was glad to be- rid NJ Ardmoro
and they parted In the hotel lobby
without waste Of words
Ardmore's effects had been brought
down and were already piled on q
carriage nj the door. In his pocket
was his passage to New Orleans and
stateroom ticket At the cashier
desk Miss Dangcrncld paid her bill
Just ahead Of him.
III any kilograms come for my a.
Their please forward them to Raleigh. 81
said the girl The manager came out
personally to show her to her car
rlage. and having shut the door upon
her. he wished Ardmore. who stood
. discreotly by, safe Journey
on for New Orleans. are you. Mr.
Ardmorc?" asked the manager courte
ously -..l.a.a
mo" said Ardmore. I'm going &c
Raleigh 20 look at the tall buildings.
whereat the manager returned to his
duties, grayely shaking his head.
At the station Ardmore caught sight
Of Miss Dangerneld. attended By
two porters, hurrying toward the Tai
Heel express. lie bought ticket
TO Raleigh, and secured the last avail
able berth from the conductor on the
platform nt the moment Of departure
Ardmore did not like TO be hurried
: and thus sudden change Of plans had
been almost too much for him but
he was consoled by the reflection that
, after all these years OF waiting for
Just such an adventure he hal proved
, himself equal to an emergency that
/ required quick thought and swift ne
, tlon lie had not only found the CIR
with the playful eye. bat he had
, learned her identify without. as Il
. were, turning over his hand
The stateroom door stood open. ant
, from his seat at the farther end O
the car Ardmorc caught neetinl
threw on her Jacket and hat; ther
: she summoned the porter. give hin
her tickets. babe him q smiling gooC
. night and the door closed upon her
4 Ardmore went back to smoke an'
plan his future movements For thu
I first time In his life he faced to.mor
y row with eager antlcipations, resolved
!. that nothing should thwart his high
a resolves, though these. to be sure
I were somewhat hazy lie did no
o know why Billings was so anxious {,
mud Miss Dlngerfeld's father but a.
n between n man of Billings purely com
I mercinl instincts and the governor o
a great state like North Carolina Ard
I more resolved to stand by the Danger
,, fields to the end Of the chapter II,
?. was proud TO remember his estate a
y Ardsloy. which was In Gov. Danger
fields Jurisdiction. and had been Wis
+ tied by the game warden the stat
forester. and various other member
NJ the governors official household
r though Ardmoro could not romcmbc
their names. lie had never In his M
A visited Raleigh, but far down SOM
u dim vista Of memory he saw Sir Wal