The Irish standard., 1910-11-12

| pduy, us QUALIFICATIONS, ana the con
troll it had OF public utilities In every
direction.
1t was Eleanor who opened the con
| versation, after the luncheon had beer
served and. the servants had with
F.! drawn.
Father" she said. 81 have been
thinking for some days now that
ought to tell you something that hap
pened the other night"
What night, Eleanor"
"ThH night Mr. Gormly made his
famous speech in the city hall square
You know Livingstone and LOUISE ana
were down there in the car and saw
and heard it ALL"
YES said her father, solnewha,
bitter, at was told to me the next
morning that Gorn1ly had spoken from
your brothers car and that after ii
was all over he had ridden away with
you two young women
Told to you?" exclaimed his daugh
ter. why should you be interested
IN Mi. Gormly's movements?"
s4aldane saw that he had made a
mistake. 81 mean he said quickly
that ] heard of ali this from some of
those who were present"
Eleanor. I am surprised" began
Mrs. Rallane in Ter Hottest and most
impressive manner. chat you should
allow yourself to be mixed up with
this ineffable person in any way. 1t
Is bad enough to have Livingston
espousing his cause: but to have you
associated with him in the public eye,
or out of it, is simply preposterous!'
"Mother!" said Miss Haldene mild
ly; but the elder woman was not 10
be stopped.
"The family has never been allicd
with trade since it has been settled
on Manhattan Island. ] am a five
barred Colonial Dame: your fathers
people are nearly as old: and say
frankly that do not like your init
macy with this person. OF course Lily.
fngstone being a man. it does not
make so much difference; but yon
should be mere careful"
II think it proper" said Miss Hal
dane at this iunctnre, ito inform you
that Mr.. Gornly told me that he
that he cared very auch Tor ne"
WHAT >eXclaic.: i both Mr.. and
Mrs. Haldane at .':e same moment
and with ono voice x
The intimation. :owever, and the
feeling expressed Il. beth cases were
decidedly different Both were sur
prised; but Mrs. taaldanes surprise
was lost in indignation Il EIaldane'a
amazement there was shade of re-
lief possibility instantly leaped in
to his mind a possibility that he dared
not formulate Or give utterance IT,
1t rendered him less emphatic. there
fore, in his disapproval Nothing re.
strained Mrs. HalGane.
"The impotence. the insolence of.
that mani" she cried. at was bad
enough to have him aspire to be
mayor OF New York: but that he
should have the aHdacity. the pre-
sumption to raise his eyes to you.
Eleanor Haldane. is inconceivable! I
trust that you reduced him to his;
proper position instantly, For one
thing. am glad that he did declare
himself; for now the acquaintance
will be absolutely ended"
Gle did not ask me to be his wife,"
returned the daughter quietly.
'Why, good gracious! you don't
mean to say that he"
Eliza" interposed HaldaDe. don't,
be foolish. I have no doubt that Mr..
Gormly's remarks were entirely prop
err"
"Mother!" exclaimed the girl indig-
nantly. "Of course they were
We'll, you said yourself he did not
ask you to marry him.
NO" was the hesitatng answer.
"But he said he intended to do So"
81 wish he would do it then, ard
have it over with" ~
"My dear wife" said E7aldane,
while Of course such an alliance is
not to be thought of, yet Mr.. Gormly,
SO far as I know, has done no dis
honor to Eleanor by his remark
and"
"Have you taken leave Of your
senses, Beekman Haldane?" cried his
wife. "Such a proposition as that
should be disposed Of at once, and
repeat l am sorry that the man hest.
tated, for whatever reason I can't. i'm
agine, so that the affair might have
been conclusively settled"
Il am not at all sure, mother" an
swered Miss Haldare, "that it would
have been conclusively settled in the
way at least you seem to think the
only way possible If he had asked me
to be his wife" .z.r
Eleanor. you could not possibly
love this mani"
II could do so; but I certainly do
not love him now. I certainly respect
and admire him, think he is the lead
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