The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-10

y I u bed I'M h
Ei,ed ana moved ont into tlte stcre
u ind iNelIor there. gtll1ke and easy.
1ay yet with that - his nan
nt es1tI5le perhaps only To- g
fEietid 81 long STANDING IKE Nat % be-
tray mind Ear from eomplacent
''oh, you're hereF' he cried. with 2
distinct start Of relief .'I've been look
ing an over for You
II lust got In" Nat brushed aside
explanations curly; intent upon his
purpose Harry, I've got sOmethtng
70 say to you. I'm not going through
with this thing"
you're not7s
emo, ana that's final was Just on
the point OF drawing You a check for
three hundred-that's an my share OF
the profits Of this concern 80 far--aElcl
my note for the balance. TN pay that
MP as soon as I'm able and IN work
Ike terrier until do. But, as for the
rest OF It. I'm through"
'.oh, You areP' Kellogg took chair
ana tipped back, frowntng gravely-
'sBut what about your word TO meg
There's nothing to that, said DUN
can without heat The word Of hon
or of man who'd Stoop to trick as
vile as have doesn't amount to con-
tInental shinplaster. III rather be dis
honored by breaking it than by ruin
ing woman's life"
very well. IL you feel that way
about IT." said Kellogg as coolly. And
you may keep your check and note;
wouldn't take them. You can pay me
back when it's Convenient don't
care when. But what want to know
is what you mean to do
at mean to do the only thing left TO
do. Pm going to shut up here and then
see. Lockwood and Josie and tell them
the whole story"
''Hmw Kellogg reflected. quiZztcal.
you've got pleasant little job ahead
OF you"
II don't care about that deserve
all that's coming to me. owe Josie a
duty. Why, it's awful. Harry, to trick
girl into caring for you and then TO
to-
Break her hearth Kenogg's tone
was sardonic.
That's what meant"
'.Don't fatter yourself. my boy. Josie
Lockwood doesn't love you. She just
set herself to win you because you're
the best chance she's seen" Kellogg
laughed quietly. '"The system would
have worked Just as well If any one
else had tried #.
ssDo you think so-honestY Nat
eagerness to believe him was undis
gulsed.
I'm sure OF it. The trouble is that
people VIII say you've thrown her over
there ISN'T any one in Radvflle who
hasn't heard the news by this time
and that's going to make the girl feel
pretty cheap. but only for awhile.
She'll get over it and solace herself
with the next best thing. And don't
forget-you lose fortune" =,
.'No. / DON'T Duncan disciplined
.'I never; had 'it. and now I don't want
it.''
That's true enough kellogg ad
mItted evenly. ':And hope you'll al
ways feel that way about #; but be-
Iieve me, you'll find plenty OF money
a great help IL you want to live q
happy life"
''There are better things than money
to make man happy. I'll pass up the
money and try for the others"
:.rhat's true too. But when did you
ind It out?'
'.Here-thIs last year. You know
had everything my heart desired until
the governor cashed in. and used to
think / was a pretty happy kid In
those days But now I've learned that
you can beat that kind of happiness
to death, Hnrry'-Duncan was grow
ing almost sententious-''the real way
to be happy Is to work and have your
work amount to something and-and
to have some one who believes in you
to work for"
els this sermon, Nat?"
call it what you like. 1t goes, JUST
the same. Thnt's what I've found out
this year"