Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-11


assurance that he held his us i.,.ct-
ing adversary in the hollow OF his
hand, that IL he chose he could at any
time GUST him from his high estate in
half a dozen words, was to him meat
and drink.
In less than a week he received q
note from Stennis definitely engaging
him, and requesting that he begin his
new duties forthwith. So Roger Hews
took up his residence at The Albany"
and speedily became adept in his
work, as well as possessed Of most of
his employers little secrets.
The winter came and went without
bringing much change in the outward
relations of the chief personages Of
this tale. The walls of the new man.
sion on Riverside were steadily rising,
and the envious heart of Roger Hews
was made sick at the thought of the
enormous sums that were being law
ished thereon.
"Confound him!" he growled in his
gizzard dozen times day. HE lit
tie thinks whose money is being
squandered! I'll give him a little
more rope, and then"
For Hews had come to hate Wilfrid
with a blind, unreasoning hatred
which, in a less cold-blooded man,
would have endangered by precipi-
fancy his ultimate plans and plots.
Strange to say, the unconscious Will
frid rather liked his taciturn and me-
thodical secretary.
|, Hes perfect gourmand for work, !"
said the young Croesus one day to Mr..
Passavant; Il can't find him enough
to do"
But Roger was busy in his own fer
ret-like way. That Eunice Trevecca
was secretly pining her heart away
for Wilfrid Stennis became perfectly
clear to Hews the unsuccessful Since
the formers return the girl had grown
perceptibly thinner and paler, her step
had lost its pretty quickness, her man.
ner lacked its old-time buoyancy and
sprightliness.
The certainty that his diagnosis was
right fairly Infatuated the rival sutton.
Originally he had approached the girl
in spirit of sordid speculation, with
|
upon his lips. But as the womanly
sweetness and the unattainable nature
of the prize became apparent, SO did his
feelings change, and he who came to
barter with woman's heart remained
to beg for kindly glance, to yearn
for word that might give him hope
For Hews was deeply, passionately
smitten with Eunice Trevecca. TC
such pass had 1t come with him that
to win her he would have been willing
to forego the golden fruit of all his
plottings and schemings.
j Again and again did he try to ap
! proach the forbidden topic of his love
{. but always with the same quiet avoid
: ance of it on her part. He had prom
r Used to respect her wishes, but thu
floodgates Of passion were at length
t overfowed, and he resolved to know
!. his fate once and for all.
v To help his cause somewhat h
e sent Eunice anonymously a marked
o copy of society paper which author
q itatively announced the engagement
@ of Clara Passavant and Wilfrid Sten
q mis-, with the added intelligence tina
the wedding would take place a
/. Easter. This time there was NO mis-
take-the gossips were right.
=. On various occasions Throughout
v the winter Wilfrid had tried to Sc
II Eunice-sometimes successfully, bu
more often failing-in a sincere eI
r. deavor and desire to renew their oil
"a footing. But the girl met his az
: yances with such GOODNESS and pa
- pable Indifference that at length h
came to the sorrowful conclusion ths
Ct she was hopelessly offended with hin
- Then, and then only, did he put tn
= momentous question to the daughte
~ of the house OF Passavant, and was q
once accepted. She had been ready {
10 yield months ago; in her inmost heal
20 she wondered why the man had hes
~ tated so long.
h. When Eunice received the pape
pr which Hews so thoughtfully sent sh
10 happened to be alone. She could M
m help seeing the paragraph, encircle
w as 1t was with broad blue penc
RI marks. AS she took in the sense of tn
printed lines her lip curled scornfull
al as she said half-aloud:
"a 81 hope she is satisfied now!'
:. Quite on the impulse of the M
ment she ran to her little desk-or
10 of Wits keepsakes and rapid
penned this note:
Dear Mr.. Stennis: Some kind frIeI
h has just sent me a copy of the Hon
Journal containing the announcement
III your engagement and forthcoming ma
riage AS one of your oldest friends
ne want to be among the first to congrat
late you, and to offer my sincerest wish
nm for your lasting happiness.
Cordially yours,
EUNICE TREVECCA.
e:
is She dashed off the address, al
90 with her own hands posted 1t fort
~ with at the box on the corner. The