Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-05

Continued From Yesterday
No wonder hat he was perfectly hap
Ply. Scarcely, 1t seemed to him, could
he wait until the next morning to see
the other fellows in the Office and re-
count all his good fortune to their
well-nigh u~nbelieving ears. "Surest
thing you know" he repeated again,
Just what I'd like to do"
Left alone, Rose Carleton and
Vaughan retreated under the shadow
of the vines. For a little while, in
deed, with a self-restraint most COM
mendable, their talk was not wholly
of themselves. A few words they had
to say about Jack; a few, with bated
breath, concerning Cummings and his
peculiarities; a brief account Vaughan
gave of his wholly pleasant and sue
cessful interview with Henry Carleton,
and then, in spite of themselves, their
talk swung around into the path of
that endless circle which engrosses so
absolutely the attention of those happy
persons but newly engaged, and soon,
all unconsciously, they had drifted
away into the realms of the small but
all-sufficing world which car never be
inhabited by more than two.
Meanwhile, upstairs in the billiard
room Jim Cummings was enjoying
himself always more and more. The
table was perfect; the cigar from the
box which Henry Carleton had careless
ly showed toward him he had appraised
with a critical eye. and instantly CLASH
fled as a twenty-five-cent straight;
at his elbow, on the neat little side
board, were liquors, n Scotch and
soda. Only a victory at the game was
needed to make for Cummings a per-
feet world, and that finally wal also
forthcoming. Not easily, indeed; old
Carleton, to his infinite surprise, played
a most surprising game, marred only
by a tendency to slip up on easy shots
after he had made a run of those which
almost any amateur in the city might
have envied. The first game went to
Cummings, the second to his host, the
third and rubber at last, after the
closest of finishes to Cummings again
And then, pulling their chairs up to
the little table. they sat for perhaps
half an hour and talked. Cummings,
indeed, seemed to be the leader as far
as number Of words went; Carleton
apparently doing little more than to
make a suggestion here, PROFOUND a
difficulty there, and then finally to al
low himself to be assured by Cum
mings's lordly name of overcoming
every obstacle in the path. AT last they
rose; the lights in the billiard-room
were extinguished. and Carleton left
his guest at the door of the bedroom
allotted to him. 80 I think" ne said,
laying q friendly hand on Cummings
arm, that, as between two men of
the world, we may fairly say that we
perfectly understand each other"
Cummings's speech was a trile thick,
something scarcely to be wondered at,
but his step was steady. and his brain
clear. "Perfe'ly." he responded. mo
misunderstanding at all. Perfe'ly, I'm
sure
Henry Carleton looked at him sharp
ly. He was well war of the quantity
of liquor his guest had somehow man
aged to put away. And just one
thing" he added, you won't forget
that it's got to be done quietly. That's
the important thing. You can't be too
careful. It's a most delicate mission.
That. Jim he added in a burst of
confidence, lis why / selected you"
cummings y lHlillSOidIC CAPdiioiOAi
was visible to the eye. Il '~preciate
your choice" he responded handsome
ly, land 1 understand just how you
want it done. IS that enough, or d'you
want talk ONE more?"
Henry Carleton whipped u his
watch. mo. no." he answered hastily,
tits late now, JIM Later than l
thought. We understand each other, of
course. Dc your best, that's all. And,
JIM" he added, With a curious note,
almost, one would have said. of en-
treaty, in his tone, you understand my
motives perfectly, don't you? You see
my reasoning? You're convinced that
I'm acting for the best?"
Singular enough it was to see the
great financier verging on an appeal to
a man In every way so far his inferior.