Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-01-26

1t came presently and would have
been delicious to a man without a
grievance, but Loveland's grievance
was so gigantic that it crowded out his
appetite. Useless to waste money in
cabling instructions for Foxham's ar
rest, he reflected. The wretch who had
planned everything so well would long
ago ave taken himself out of harms
way.
No. Loveland decided, he need not
hope to punish Foxham. His time
might be better employed in planning
the reconstruction of his own ward.
robe.
A man, even a marquis. can live
without tie pins or a change of shirt
studs, but he cannot live without Sucf,
clothes as society expects of him
Loveland thought With almost passion
ate regret of his tailor's achievements
lost to him forever, and with anxiety
of the difficult matter it would be tt
replace them.
The hundred and fifty pounds rep.
resented by his letter Of credit could
not be spared for American tailors and
Dootmakers. That went without say
ing. These persons would have to trust
hlm. But We're American tailors and
bootmakers of a trusting nature?
Loveland had somehow got the i'm
preston that they were not and that
even If you were a duke-much less a
marquis-and Haunted a copy Of Burke
under their noses they would still
want some native millionaire to guar
antee them against loss.
Cadwallader Hunter was not a
millionaire uhis was the one damaging
statement he had voluntarily made
against HIMSELF. but he knew million
aires and was known by them. and
with a pang of selfish regret, even
sharper than his first remorse, Love-
land repented his wastefulness in
throwing away such a friend. If he
a not slammed the door almost upon
Cadwallader Hunters high, thin nose
telephone and have got him to trot
about Introducing the Marquis Of
Loveland to the best tailors in New
York. The only thing for Val to do
was to wait until he had collected
other friends more solid, more valuable
than Cadwallader Hunter and as soon
as possible tell the tale of his mis-
fortunes. OF course everybody would
be delighted to help Lord Loveland,
and, by the way, there was Mr.. Coo
lidge. who could be approached if
worst came to worst.
When he had been cheered by lunch
con and soothed by cigarettes he sent
for a motor taNicab. The afternoon
was still young and so full Of sparkle
and gayety that life seemed worth liv-
sng after all; therefore Lord Loveland
had begun to value himself almost as
highly as yer by the time his smart
little automobile pulled up in front of
the bank.
1t was a stately bank. we'll worthy
of its London connection, and he hand.
ed in his visiting card and letter of
credit with the air of n entitled to
receive unlimited sums. The cashier
however, having looked at him, the
card and the letter, did not appear to
be impressed. Instead of replying in
words to Loveland's demand for EGO
he walked away with the letter of
credit in his hand and vanished be.
hind a swing door. After a short delay
the cashier returned and, having stroll
ed back to his place behind the graf
ing, there stood silent for a moment.
Pm rather in a hurry" said Love.
land. II suppose there'll be no red
tape about my getting EGO? want il
this afternoon"
The cashier smiled a dry smile, and
his voice sounded dry as he answered
II don't know about the red tape, but
Pm sorry to tell you we have no in.
structions from London to pay"
"What?" cried Val, reddening with
annoyance. You have no instruc
tions?'
mo instructions to pay" repeated
the cashier. putting on the last wore
an emphasis which sounded offensive
to Loveland's ears, though he hastily
assured himself that it could not pos
sibly have any such meaning.
'This is very inconvenient," sale
Val, to whom bridge and tips on ship
board had left exactly seventeen shil
lings threepence h%alfpenny.
Pm sorry for that remarked the
cashier, still more formally, more I'm
sympathetically and-one might al
most have said-more disrespectfully
than before.
Loveland, though inclined to storm
reflected a moment. He had intended
to sail on the Baltic, which was due t,
leave English shores only yesterda,
and might not arrive in New York 70,
seven or eight days. He had not givel
any n notice-not even his mother
that he had changed his intention, ant
very likely the London papers hat
Photographed him as a passenger on tn,
Baltic's next trip. Nevertheless h'
could not quite understand how tina
fact excused his London banks della,