Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-04-01

NNcdSf anu Ills manner IN answering
an opinion was blandly impressive. and
convincing to many. Yet Tom was not
convinced.
"Of course. came to ask for the
loan, and not specially to Justify it," he
said, in mild irony which was quite
lost on the philosopher in the presi-
dents chair. Il wasn't sure just how
you would regard II II you should know
the object for which we are borrowing,
and this high sense Of personal honor
you speak OF impelled me to be alto
gether frank with you"
quite right; you were quite right,
Mr.. Gordon" said the banker, urbanely.
You are young In business. but you
have learned the first lesson In the
book OF success-to be perfectly open
and outspoken with your banker. AS
l have said. the venality OF these men
with whom you are dealing Is most de-
plorable, but ."
There was some further giozing over
OF the putrid fact, a good bit Of II, and
Tom sat back in his chair and listened
outwardly respectful inwardly hot
hearted and contemptuous. Was this
smooth spoken, oracular prince of tho
market-place a predetermined hypo-
critic, shaping his words to fit the mon
ey-gathering end without regard to
their demoralzing effectf Or was he
only subconscious Pharisee, self de-
ceived and complacent7 Toms thought
ran lightning-like over the long list of
the Vancourt Hennikers; men OF the
business world successful to the Croe-
sus mark. large and liberal benefactors,
founders OF colleges, libraries and hos
pitfalls, gift-givers to their fellow men.
irreproachable In private life, and yet
apparently stone blind on the side of
the larger equities. Could II be possi-
BILE that such men deliberately admit
ted and accepted the Doubt standard
In morals7 1t seems fairly incredible,
and yet their lives appeared to pro-
claim IT.
Having obtained the sinews Of war,
Tom kept the appointment with Nor.
man. and their joint discussion Of this
business situation made him too late
for the early dinner at Woodlawn. To
complete the delay, the evening train
lost half an hour with a hot box at
point a mile short of Gordonia Two
things came OF these combined time
killings; a man in slouched hat and
the brown jeans OF the mountaineers
who had been watching the Woodlawn
gates since dusk from his hiding place
behind the field wall across the pike.
got up stiffiy and went away; and Tom
reached home just in time to intercept
Ardea on the steps OF the picturesque
veranda.
Been visiting the little mother?" he
asked. when she paused on the step
above him.
"Yes-no; ran over to tell you that
we moved Nancy to-day"
"Ohi Well. that's comfortable. sho
was willing7"
yes; almost, at first; and altogeth-
err willing when I told her that THAT
She" There was an embarrassed mo-
ment and then the truth came out.
Perhaps should have asked you first
but she was quite satisfied when I told
her that she owed her changed condi-
ton to the person whose duty 1t was 10
provide for her. You don't mind, do
your"
mo. don't mind" he said. absently,
and the under thought dealt savagely
with Nan-with woman who, for the
sake OF the loaves and the fishes, and
the shielding of tho real offender, would
suffer an innocent man 70 go to the So
cial gallows for lack OF the word which
would have cleared him. He laughed
rather bitterly and added. out OF the
heart Of the under-thought; I'm glad
I'm not naturally inclined to be pes
simistic."
What makes you say that?"
because, after hearing"-he changed
his mind suddenly, and transferred the
hard word from Nan to Mr.. Vancourt
Henniker-"after what I've been hear
ing this afternoon I find myself more
in the notion Of weeping with the an
gels than OF laughing with the devils"
What has happened?" she asked
sympathetically alive to his need m
one breath, and keenly apprehensive
for her own peace OF mind in the next
AN exceedingly small thing. as the
worlds measurements so. was IN
town, and made a business call on Mr.
Henniker. He's a member of your
church. isn't her I needed some money
to bride lot OF political grafters In O
Pennsylvania city where I'm trying &c
sell bill Of water-pipe. went to Mr.
Henniker to borrow It."
And, OF course, he wouldn't let YOU
have It for any such wretched pur-
posel" she famed out.
mo, you are mistaken; it's Just ths
other way around. told him what Il
| was uOpAlb AalAlCE val u0Ayf
that he'd sit on me and make the crime
impossible But he didn't He tool
the trouble to try to explain away my
scruples; made It seem quite a virtu-
Gus thing before he got through You
? wouldn't believe It now. would your"
T But. Toni you didn't take the mon
ey?"
> How could I refuse so good a man
. Norman is on his way to Pennsylvania
! at this present moment, with a letter o
, credit in his pocket big enough to maxi
!. the mouth OF even a professional graft
= er water. At least 1 hope It is BIZ
= enough"
3 She was hurt, shocked. Mortified. AMI
; he knew It and found pleasure OF Ger
I tain sort IN the knowledge. When
= man has done violence to his own bes
Q impulses, the thing that somes neares
. to the holy Joy OF penitence is the IN
$ holy Joy OF making somebody else sor
/. ry for him. There were unmistalabl
g tears IN her voice when she said
9 tom. why have you told me this
A | f1,fa ungnea kahie thtux2"