Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-14
CHAPTER Vlll.-Continued.

The judicious IIows permitted a full
day to intervene before following up
the news with a call in Macdougal
street. Sow, II ever, he thought, the
girl might be- ready to listen to rea.
o h" counted not "A little upon
Eunic"'s Wuiuauly pique and pride.
which might tempt her 10 show the
recalcitrant WIlfrid that two could
play he" same game, and that she was
not the ON" 10 wear the willow for an.
other wumau's fianCe. Wonderland
men lik"wisr-hayc been known to
marry for spit" and repent at leisure.
1t was Rogers cue. as usual, to pre-.
tend to b" wholly ignorant Of the lit.
tie tragedy going on behind the
scenes. Eunic" was totally wi
OF the fact that he was in the employ
Of her old lover, and she thought she
had sufficiently masked her own feel.
ings.
When TIows came in that evening
Eunice was alone, and intuitivcly felt
that q crisis was IMPENDING. For
millonnial ages women have been pit
ting subtle wit against brut" strength.
developing a sixth SENSE which de-
tects Immediately and Individually the
benign or the malieu designs Of the
opposite sex.
Tonight, however. she detected a
t%cnsenoss of latent uurius" in Roger
ilews which doubtless h." ila'tcr"d
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 Wur" on, and John
Trevecca failed TO make his usual
nine o'clock appearance. iIcws in
quircd:
Where is your father tonight?"
II think he has gUn" upstairs" said
Eunic". who had been hoping this
question would not be asked. In
fact" she went on hurri"dly, Il AIN
quite worried about him, h" has taken
q heavy cold. and his asthma Is al,
ways worse at such times .
Il do not wish to alarm you" said
Iiews with a well simulated note o,
sympathy in his voice, but have
noticed that he Is aging rapidly. he
Is not the mai he was Il year ago"
'Oh, do you really think that" OK
claimed Eunice regr"tfully, and quicl
to take alarm. "Ile is perhaps not as
vigorous as he used to be, but hon,
he will be spared to III" for many
many years! He is my only relative
In the world: If | should lose him
and the ready tears came into hcl
eyes for the sole parent she had ever
known
1t is nothing serious, | guess" sale
Roger with OFF hand, soothing conyic
ton, but your father ought to be en-
joying "A ~leisurely old ago. at his tim,
OF life he should not have to work"
Eunice nodded her head in quicl
assent.
again and again. But he persists II
saying that he must toll on at tn,
shops In order that he may keep add
ing to the little pile Of savings whicl
il to save me from want when he 1
dead and gone"
THAT is a noble object" said Hew
with real sincerity. but you have 1
IN your power to render all that labo
unnecessary. and to make your fathe
comfortable for the rest nf his life
81 don't see" began Eunice, wher
with a wave of color flooding face an
forehead, she suddenly did see. Ho,
silly and blind to give him such
-..l .,,,tan uhn thnnphf
Roger liews was quick to seize HI
%ch8nce-in fact, he had clryerly lie
up 90 this very point
Al rio rsE %! o"l.nfi"" Won, Mis-
lu",C, a, ,i~Cn al, A-uSt -, I