Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-10-07

the father of the woman he loved. he
woaia necessarily be a great factor
in the battle he meant TO wage for her
hand. His conse-s and influence.
while not absolutely essential, would
naturally be OF great value. II he
could by any means win the support
and countenance OF the great financier.
his dream would be by that much the
| more easy of realization. He had an
idea, however, that this would be i'm
possible. That did not daunt him or
render him the less alert To win
Haldane's consent possibly might be
| no more practicable than to win Miss
Haldane's consent Yet Gormly was
accustomed to attempt the impossible.
and nine times out of ten to achieve
1t. That Haldane had any relation
ship, or could have any relationship.
TO him other than that Of a prospect
i've fatherin-law never entered his
head That was sufficient to render
the interview memorable to him.
The conversation began with re-
mark from the older man about tho
weather. have long wondered why
the weather ia the staple inaugural
topic
| Il have rarely experienced so severe
snowstorm." said Haldane blandly.
Il have been coming down to Long
Island In winter of and on ever since
was a boy, and this surpasses any
thing within my knowledge"
1T is bad enough for New York. re-
sponded Gormly. Here when the
temperature gets down to the zero
mark and the wind blows thirty or
forty miles an hour. and It SHOWS hard
| all day. we call 1t blizzard. Most
| people welcome this sort of snow
| storm because of the mild excitement
] of the situation, and the street clean
ing department rejoices at the oppor.
tunities OF graft presented"
At that last remark. though Haldane
had no ostensible connection with the
| street department, or any other de-
| partment of the municipal administra-
| ton in fact, the man slightly lifted his
head and glanced for moment with
| deeper interest at his companion.
Il take 1t from your allusion that
| you have experienced worse storms
| than this"
Il have been in real billiards., Mr..
Haldane," answered Gormly quietly;
more than once where the winds
| velocity was scarcely to be measured.
where the temperature was from
twenty to thirty below, where the sleet
needles cut like whips. and the storm
| had full sweep unchecked and UNI
| broken by any thing, However, l am
| glad of the storm in this instance.
since 1t has enabled me to extend to
| you and your party the shelter of my
roof ! have been acquainted-I have
had the privilege Of knowing, that Is
your daughter for some time, and l
father and mother and your friends"
you say you have known my daugLr
ter for some timer
II have had that pleasure"
IF | mistake not, she said that you
had been interested in her settlement
work. Quixotic imaginations Of an
enthusiastic girl, my dear sir: but
humor her"
You do WELL" returned the other.
"And If you will give me leave to diff.
fer with you, | hardly call it Quixotic.
have examined into the plan thor
oughly, and must say It strikes me as
being altogether admirable as we'll as
entirely feasible I hope and believe
it will succeed"
l al
was not in the least interested In the
matter. He realized, however, that IL
would be wise to pretend interest that
he did not feel, after such an express
sion on the part of his host. Your
judgment as to the feasibility Of the
plan, therefore. I consider most valu-
able, and l am glad 1t has your appro-
bation. I presume that you have
Il have assisted Miss Ha,s ane in
every way possible" returned Gormly.
who did not propose to be questioned
as to the details of his relation to the
scheme "Of course" he went on,
your own reputation as financier Is
known to me as 1t is to all of New
York, and If may be permitted to say
| SO am Oh JHe OpiulOu lhett q iai 50
part Of your executive ability. not to
say genius, has descended to your
daughter"
Thank you" was the answer Ell
eanor is certainly most capable
young woman"
And It must be source of graft
fication to you that she chooses to ex-
ercise her capability in this direction
rather than in the vain and aimiess
social avocations Of a large and in
fuential section OF our so called best
people in the city,"
Certainly, very true. But frankly.
could wish that there was a more
squable division of time between the
-er-high and the low, so to speak,
that Eleanor could give more OF her
attention to those-duties. which after
all, my dear Mr.. Gormly, however we
men of the world may deprecate them,
go to make up so large part OF lie,