Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-18

fiuns opsn the dops to stare at tho ar.
ray Of gowns. tfR
80 this ID the end Of my good rsso.
!utions," sire laughed aud suatchsd 4
garment rscklsssly from its hook.
"Now for all the miserable tricks Of
the tsads!"
|
George Balt. Clyde and Fraser
formed Q glum trio ~ they sat IN q
nook Of tho hotel cafe. slipping mood.
lily ct thelr glasses. when on tho
following afternoon Emerson Joined
them. But they scnsed some untoward
happening even before he spoke, for
his faco wore look Of dazed incrcdu
llty. ana hiS manner was % extraor.
binary that they questioned In chorus
whats the matter? Are you sick p
NO." said he, "but IL must have
lost my mind"
what n ttr'
'"Tho trick 10 turned"
1.-THE trick"
II have raised the money"
| With shout that startled the other
occupants Of the room Bait and Clyde
Jumped to their feet and began to
:aper about IN frenzy. Evan Fin.
gerless" Fraser's expressiopless face
cracked In q wide grin of the blankest
amazement.
About noon I YVES called on the
phone by billiard. He asked me to
come down to the bank at once, and
J went. He said he had RECONSTRUCTED
and wanted to put up the money. It's
up. He'll back US. I've got 1t in writ.
ing. It's all cinched-$lOO,OOO. and
more If we need It,"
You must have made a great talk"
declared Clyde.
~ said nothing. He offered it him
| self as personal loan. 1t has nothing
| to do with the bank. I'm going to tell
Cherry now"
Alton Clyde Uttered 81 told you she
could pull 1t off," he said
This was billiards. own NOTION"
Boyd returned coldly. HE merely re-
considered his decision. and
Turn over! You're on your back"
III was only yesterday afternoon
that talked with Cherry. l dare say
she hasn't seen him since"
well, happen to know that she
has. AZ l came home last night saw
them together. They came out of that
French cafe across the street and got
into billiards. car. She was dressed
up like pony"
whats that got to do with it:'' de-
manded "Fingerless" Fraser.
'She pulled the old fellows leg,
that's ALL" explained Alton.
IF I thought she had done that"
said Emerson slowly. II wouldn't
! touch penny Of the money"
+! II don't care where the money came
f, from or how 1t got there rumbled
Bait. Its here; that's enough
But Boyd cluns to his point with a
stubbornness which he himself found
/ it difficult to explain. The arguments
! of the others only annoyed him. The
walk to Cherrys hotel afforded him
time for reflection. which, while It
deepened his doubt. somewhat lessen
cd his Impotence, and when he was
shown into her presence he did not be-
gin in the impetIous manner he had
| designed.
"What makes you think had any
thing to do with it:" she asked after
he had spoken.
"You We're with HiAiard last night"
She nodded sl6htly. 1--WE closed our
negotiations for the copper mine last
night"
How did you come out?"
"He takes it over and does the de-
velopment work." she answered.
THAT means that you are independ-
ent; that you can leave the north coun-
try and do all the things you want to
do?" This time her smile was puz-
cling. You don't seem very glad"
mo! Realization discounts anticipa-
ton about so per cent. But don't let's
talk about me- I'm unstrung to-
day"
I'm sorry you aren't going back to
Kalvik," he said, with genuine regret.
But l am" she declared quickly.
I'm going back with you and George
If you viii let me. l want to see the
finish of our enterprise
"See here. Cherry; hope you didn't
influence billiard in this affair"
"Why probe the matter?"
Because | haven't lost all my man
hood lie answered roughly. "Yester-
day you assumed the blame for this
trouble and spoke of sacrifices. and
we'll. l don't know much about wonl-
en-. but for all l know you may have
some ridiculous, quixotic strain in your
makeup. l hope you didn't
"What?'
"Well, DO anything you may be sorry
for" At last he detected CLEAN OF
spirit in her eyes.
Suppose l did. What difference to
you would that nake?" He shifted
uncomfortahls under the girls scru-
tiny.
Suppose ,ha; Mr.. billiard had call
ed on me for some great sacrifice be-
fore he gave UP that money. Would
you allow it to affect you:"
"Of course" he answered. Then,
unable to sit still under her searching
gaze, he arose With flushed face 20
meet further discontinue as she con
tinucd:
Gwen if it meant your own ruin, the
loss of the fortune you have raised
among your friends--moncy that is in
trusted TO you--and-and the relin-
quishment es Miss Wayland: Honest
", now'-her voice had softcned and
n To 1nwor -swOn1I II