The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-06
CHAPTER XVI.
PURSUING the Sleiuh.

Solitude now when he was not
refinement of luxury. There were
hardly enough hours In the day to
think over all that she said and did.
lie to-k long. bracing, health.giying
walks in order TO be alone. but 1t
was when he sat gazing out of his
window In the evenings that he
could mediate the best. He used
10 watch the lights of lower Fifth
Avenue. the blazing Windows rising
tier upon tier until the roof line
was reached at the topmost story OF
the Flatiron building. As they were
cxtinguishcd one by one, his thoughts
would become more sombrc and mel
ancholy until he was plunged into
the abyss OF despair from which
he was rescued only by his dreams
OF Edith after he had fallen asleep.
In the early evening while the
! lights were blazing merrily. he dream.
ed brave waking dreams OF fame
and f.rtune gained for her. Ii was
As IL he sat and listened to his mind
which woye for him myriad fantasies.
He saw himself travelling with
Edith. visiting the places of which
they had talked. She made everything
so much more vivid and interesting
by her sweet. unspoiled viewpoint.
They enjoyed the Vicissitudes of their
travels 50 much. and occurrences
that would have been eXaspcrating,
il she had not been there, became
vastly entertaining in her company
Her presence was like the fresh
ocean breeze which was helping the
great ocean liner On its way in this
" onderful dream voyage,
| But how could all this be- brought
about? lie must make good with
Goldsmith 4 Elkins. They had Ger
tainly treated him fairly SO far. He
needed money. needed it badly. Per.
| haps one OF those gigantic waves of
fortune which are tancied in the
! popular mind to surge TO and fro in
! the Wall Street district, would sweep
suddenly his way.
The lights We're growing DINNER
cherishing delusion. Wall Street
consisted OF cold, hard facts, Of
silver dollars and copper cents ard
much beautifully Autographed paper
which We're held by their possessors
in an iron grip, But again and again
dreams OF vast fortune acquired in
some vague, indefinite way surged
up before him. He would WORK and
adapt himself to Elkins He would
become man of method aud not
merely man of expedients. And
when this great dim fortune was
finally acquired, there was but on,
use to which it could be applied.
And then his thoughts returned I,
Edith. and his mood became a sor
of reyerent ecstacy. All this plan
iliS was u ll'l d'AbllNr lfhi " Niti
II 1t was Of no avail? 1t must be
They were such wonderful friends
They enjoyed each other so niue
every minute. Did she really onjo
him, he wondered. If not, why di
she come 10 the park?
Again and again he trod this mel
tai circle, varied by silent rhapsodie
over the wonder Of her presence
Was she moved at times, as he wa.
by the marvel of their communi IN
II SO, she had certainly never show
II. But did he reveal his feeling
himself? II not, would he ever dar
TO? Did she know how much il a
meant TO him? Foolish Chester, {
course she knew, but he was to
tured with delightful doubts. tan
talized by tremors OF hope, depres
ed by overwhelming fear In wor'
he was suffering from the exquisi,
Tantalus OF man In love, who hs