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

GNaI 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 1t hardened Into an e1'
preston of hopelessness. She was sure
that the boy had brought neither let.
ter nor telegram and that something
had gone very wrong indeed with heI
mysterious guests calculations.
"Here, take this and pay the mes
senger," she whispered. II guess your
friends had a disappointment"
Bill obeyed, but did not at once come
back. When the youth had been paid
and had shot away up the street as II
through q pneumatic tube Bill linger
ed in consultation with the pale young
man at at the table.
Something's up" IsidOra said II
herself in an agony Of curiosity. Bu
what the something" was she could
not find out till breakfast was ovel
and the room clear Of customers.
1.-THE cable expected hasn't ar
rived" explained p. Gordon. "It's al
right, of course, when / come to think
Of it, and I'm not really worried. fol
/ haven't paid enough attention to the
difference Of time between London anC
New York. | must send again later II
the day. when there will be letters, too
perhaps. and peoples visiting cards
Meanwhile
meanwhile stay where you are ant
make yourself at home" cut in lsidori
Hospitality. Nevertheless she was anx
ious when the thought of her father
and the inevitable moment Of his com
iny downstairs. heavy footed with Ill
ness and ''cross as a bear with a sore
head" Pa would want to have the
beautiful young man In evening clothes
satisfactorily explained, and 1t was
borne in upon the girl that he would
be rather difficult to explain. Nonpay
Ing people and things were always DIFF
ficult to explain to Alexander, especial
" when he was under the weather
But-there was one way out Of the
scrape, and Isidora snatched at 1t sud
denly with a leap Of the heart. Al
might he we'll should she prevail upor
MIR. Gordon to accept another loan from
he.,-if he liked to call II loan!
she had been saving up her allow
ance to buy Il new ball dress and ha(
already set her heart on the thing sh'
would have. But she would deplet'
the sum by a third for Mr.. Gordon!
sake If he would take the money.
THANK you, but Mr.. Willing hal
given me n piece Of good advice" sait
Val. IF 1t hadn't been for him
shouldn't have thought Of 1t perhaps
He suggests my pawning few thing
l have OH me-"
Now was Isidora's time to speak
and she offered her alternative sugges
ton, but with some stammering ant
confusion. AS soon as he gathered TIT
Oh ueT l0llSiIhS WoAoS AS ~
In. thanking her sincerely, saying tina
she was most awfully kind, but n
couldn't trespass any further upon he
goodness. According to Willing, Their
was a pawnshop just round the corner
They two would go there Immediately
and then, with money to pay his deb
| IN her MS well as tide over unforeseen
DELAYS, he would be glad to come bacl
for time.
Luckily for LOveland's fortitude
however. the ordeal-or the out
doors part Of twas brief. He wa
whisked round the corner and hurried
mercifully into dingy den which Bill
Willing seemed to regard as O kind o
"home from home" or, at the least,
cold storage warehouse.
Loveland dcnuded his shirt OF STUDS
took the gold links out OF his cum