The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-09
CHAPTER VlII.-Continued.

CHAPTER vlII.-Continued.
 The judicious Hews permitted a full day to intervene before following up the news with call in Macdougal street Now, if ever, he thought, the girl might be ready to listen to req son; he counted not little upon Eunice's womanly piQue and pride, which might tempt her to show the recalcitrant Wilfrd that two could play the same game, and that she was not the one to wear the willow for an other woman's fiance. Women-and men likewise-have been known to marry for spite and repent at leisure.
 It was Rogers cue, as usual to pre- tend to be wholly ignorant of the lit tie tragedy going on behind the scenes. Eunice was totally unaware of the fact that he was in the employ of her old lover, and she thought she had sufficiently masked her own feel iugs
 When Hews came in that evening Eunice was alone, and intuitively felt that Q crisis was impending. For millennial ages women have been pit ting subtle wit against brute strength. developing sixth sense which de tects immediately and indubtably the benign or the malign designs of the opposite sex
 Tonight however, she detected a tenseness of latent purpose in Roger Hcws which doubtless he flattered himself was wholly hidden. and which certainly his first words did not re- veal for his talk was all about the great railroad strike then raging
 As the evening wore on, and John Trcvecca failed to make his usual nine o'clock appearance, Hews in Quired:
 Where is your father tonight?"
 'l think he has gone upstairs" said Eunice, who had been hoping this question would not be asked. Tn fact she went on hurriedly. "I am quite worried about him; he has taken heavy cold, and his asthma is al ways worse at such times
 T do not wish to alarm you said Hews with a well-simulated note of sympathy in his voice; but I have noticed that he is aging rapidly; he IS not the man he was year ago"
 Oh, do you really think that?" ex- claimed Eunice respectfully, and quick to take alarm. He is perhaps not as vigorous as he used to be, but hope he will be spared to me for many, many years! He is my only relative in the world; if l should lose him and the ready tears came into her eyes for the sole parent she had ever known
 Tt is nothing serious, I guess" said Roger with off-hand, soothing convic- ton; but your father ought to be en- toying a leisurely old age; at his time Of life he should not have to work
 Eunice nodded her head in quick assent
 So l have told him, Mir. Hews, again and again. But he persists in saying that he must toll on at the shops in order that he may keep add Ing to the little pile of savings which Is to save me from want when he is dead and gone"
 That is a noble object" said News with real sincerity, but you have it In your power to render all that labor unnecessary. and to make your father comfortable for the rest of his life
 T don't see" began Eunice, when, with wave of color flooding face and forehead. she suddenly did see. How silly and blind to give him such good opening. she thought
 Roger Hews was quick to seize his chance-in fact, he had cleverly led up to this very point.
 At the risk of offending you, Miss tunice.' he struck in. "I must recur