Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-14
CHAPTER XXI,-Continued.


bed and shook himself together. He
passed his hands over his face YEARLY.
"Oh my God I don't know! That's
what I've been lying here thinking ABOUT
ever since 1 brought you home. l don't
know why l did it. I meant her no
harm. She and l weIe friends together
up in the anthracite country. where 1
come from. We went to school together;
I've known Jean a long time.
THAT doesn't give you any right to
scare her to death. i ought to fire you
for this. 1t puts ME in nice position.
having my chauffeur running after one
OF my sisters friends. II she should tell
Mrs. Blair what you did you'd have to go.
My family are not so warm for you, any
how"
Yes, / know that The colonel doesn't
like having me round. and l guess you
don't need me; but you don't have TO
bounce me: I'll Quit. [ guess I'm all in.
I'm no good. anyhow.
His detection was complete: his tame
submission blunted the edge of Wayne's
wrath.
This isn't good job for YOU. there
isn't enough to do You say he
hesitated. Many questions as to Jean
Morley thronged through his mind. but
the girl was guest in his house; he
could not seek information about her
his thoughts, Strengthened himself sud-
denly.
shes fine girl: there amt finer in
the world. She amt like me-she smart
she's got ambition and she'll make good.
You don't need to think because / fol-
lowed her that / meant any harm to her.
I'm watching her; I'm looking after her.
If any man means any harm to her I'll
kill him: yes, by God.''
Don't be a fool: you seem to be the
only person that's trying to injure her.
replied Wayne. coldly. Just another
such performance as that of this after
noon and you'll give her friends cause
for wonder
Wayne had spoken quietly, for Joe was
utterly unlike himself. He was either
i'll or drunk and Joe's record for So
briefly was f1awess. The chauffeur rose
now and pointed an accusing finger at
Wayne, crying out, huskily:
Il want to know why you're takin so
much interest in her. I'd like to know
rich chaps that think you can get any
poor girl you want with money. i tell
you. Mr.. Wayne Craighill. you can't have
her. II I can't have her, nobody can.
Now you remember that; remember II or
It'll be the worse for you.
Shut up. you fool cried Wayne. clos
ing the door. You needn't shout TO the
whole town. Now I'm done with you:
i want you to clear out; ! don't want to
find you on the place tomorrow.
What you're doing cried Joe, not
needing. but intent upon some train of
thought of his own-"what you're all do
ing is 10 try to jolly that girl SO she II
keep old man Gregory off of you. l
know about that business-how the
colonel swindled him and lied to nim.
And now it's YOUR sister, and now it s you
and the colonels wife that's trying TO
fool her. It's rotten. it's rotten, the way
you've all of you treated the old man.
Wayne sat down on the single chair I'm
the room. He was quite calm for it was
clear that Joe was really i'll; the fever
shone In his eyes and his voice was
hoarse and strained. But there was some
thing here that required explanation.
sit down, Joe, and stop shouting. You
seem to be about half out of your head.
Now what has Miss Morley to do with
old man Gregory, and how do you come
TO know him and his affairs
How do / come TO know" joe hud-
died on the edge of the bed, stared stu
pidly
He's Jeans grandfather-her mothers
father They live up there in Denbeigh
Old man Gregory used TO live down here;
he had little mine in the Sand Creek
district and ran il himself. but he
couldn't make il go. Then the colonel
got 1t away from him to put into the
combine. He told the old man it was no
good anyhow. but 10 help him out he'd
pay him something down and more on
the tonnage IL they ever opened it again.
See? Gregory had run a grocery on the
side and bought goods of the Wayne
ttFalSHltl Company away Ddck there but
the old man thinks the colonel handed
him the chilly mitt. And now the old
man knows he is about all in and .ie
wants to get what's coming for Jean.
And he'll play the game out-he's that
kind. Every time he's got ready to land
one the colonel the colonel sidesteps-
he sidesteps. see? And Gregory's a fine
old gent that everybody's robbed all his
life. And IL you didn't know he was
Jeans grandfather. why have you all
been chasing her-whats she to you,
say?"
Joe had flung much scorn into his re-
citalEthe fine scorn of his kind. with
much use of the stiffened right arm and
hand by way of gesticulation.
This Gregory matter is none of your
little, I'll tell YOU that this is the first
1 knew Of Miss Morley's relationship to
Gregory. AS for my sister. / doubt if she
ever heard of Gregory. Her interest in
Miss Morley is pure friendliness and
good will. And my father has never
heard of Miss Morley. I'm sure of that.
I'm telling you this not because you are
entitled to it. but because you've always
been a decent fellow. and If you know
these people it's just as well you should
have the straight of 1t as to our treat
ment of them. II old man Gregory has
just claim against my father 1t will be
paid, and Miss Morley has nothing to dc
with II. And if you weren't sick I'd give
you thrashing for speaking of that
young woman as you have. / ought to
IA IL for YOUR OUTRAGEOUS conduct this