The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-01-06

"ooi anu renewed hat perSpiring part
her or his heavy suit cases
poor Porty" he SCOT he'd whimsical
y. i marked you from the window
ana saw that the usual thing allied you
SEND you to work on case. and Won
return with girl writ large on vour
pump, talr countenance Was il so
oad as all that? | know what she did
10 you, Tor you're easy. poor boy, but
VINO was she this time He nusbed
forward the biggest chair and thrust
a cigar between I'orter'S willing teeth
The two men smoked
Never mind son: Won ALWAYS re.
cover. Some worthy fn!,acco q little
t1me and another girl. and history will
repeat itself. How about the casc3"
Propositions al straight and fine.
good stuff. Porter answered briefly as
ne "lStfnlly srrutinizpd his partners
line, high bred face .Confourd Won
and your commiSerat1"n. King, need
the commiSera ton. hnwever: that's
sure. But | just live to see Won meet
your Waterloo Your" vulnera BILE
somewhere. And yon have not met
Rose Law yet Fate is bringing her
mere tomorrow TO spend the summer
with her aunt Mrs. Morton. OBJ
serve yonr finish It's heen due you
these three years
''NO. not till have something better
than pumpkin she'll to keep the lady
In. POrty. Dismiss me But tell me
what she's like III have to hear your
rawlings sooner or later I see she did
thorough job, with vn,I Proceed"
Porter nodded an affirmation. He
launched into his subject with q whole
heart The lady's list of charms and
their effect was long King was pa
tient. Finally. as all things have an
end. Porter paused for breath which
he needed. being short and fat
as that all? Finish at This sitting
I'm not always compiacent with the
maunderngS Of Iunatic What else?
/ can't think Of another single CHARM
myself"
1.-TWO moro. She's rolling in dollars
her grandmother's And-E 4n no dog
in the man@er--any one could see she
is just the girl for you. little and fair
and
shut up, Porty" he commanded in
elegantly. Il hate that sort of thing
even from YOU. I'm not in the market.
And. you know. Id hang myself be-
fore Id destroy my self respect by
marrying a rich girl The dollars in
themselves put her our of my class:
that's all"
But. it was not all for Rose Law
came, was seen and conquered. POrty
had not exaggerated And Frederic
King. with the quick Knowledge Of
the man who has not deSensitized his
heart by constant exposure. knew his
queen at sight The Waterloo had
come.
That summer a silent battle was
fought Choosing the discretionary
part of yalor. King carefully treated
Rose Law. accustomed 10 alteration.
as be did every woman-with gay.
perfect. impersona courtesy. 1t was
hard especially as society. like nature.
knows pair when she sees it. She
was always his partner at dinners and
dances. at picnics and frolics. till in
sheer self defense he began to devote
himself to little Sallie Grey. who had
always openly fouted him Then this
refuge was taken from hin-a fash.
too warm. in the chId'S eyes babe him
protect her from herself.
Rising to his lead, Rose played per-
feet support Then she became lead
ing lady in his own play of friendly
Indifference. They were friends. while
the world wondered. for t. women like
Rose men are lovers first. Afterward
they choose between friendship and
the outer dark neSS The girls vanity
was hurt. her pride wounded. She
was first amazed. then angry. Then
her heart was touched. She began to
suffer. Real love never plays with It's
object. Her skill deserted her. she
BECAME a silent. sensitive thing. regis
tering each day some new impression
of Frederic Kings fine face and voice.
strength and ability. his lovableness-
She became very misera BILE. waking
at night to see 40 good. no charm. III
herself. to suffp~ what she nad maue
others suffer. She had not known tnat
love awakened and denied really hurts.
She regretted her cruelties and became
so unwontedIy gentle that before she
knew it she had three more hearts ialo
at her small feet She wondered Wnat
others saw in her when she was pow
erIess to draw the one.
+ AS for King, the thought OF the gin
gave him no peace. He tried valniy u
fight her out of his consciousness. ne
did not know that she cared Tor nln'
but he had an Overwhelming impulse
To ask her if she could and would care
every time he came before her he
would hate her ''wretched money ana
devised wild plans by which she might
lose every cent SO that he might storm
her heart. toll for her and finally VIII
for har her every wish. HIS cOmmoA