The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-09-21

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IN men. md - sav instantly tAaa
- ~ face - fsss WITH Q Dsesaaal
~ q once able. GoaFaDsonA. 10ess>
olnaA. and stroaS.
Behold the tvo Dsa ooasol . slehas
~ q the bright 1Fs u tAs hbsasy.
AalAAAs smoking 80 q 0esnlys e.
oelIeat Havana: glAssss. bottles. aAl
ies . little table st haaA. He ~
AioASorovsd of Ars. HaIAAno's man.
~. not because - thought u unsuit,
q = the occasaoa. but on saoonns q
tAs peculiar qualities end cAaraetsrisr
tics q Gormly and the relationship tn
WhloA he stood 70 certain matters oe
inpsstancs. He had been i.clias4 =
tAe osst entrance 70 follow his vtfe'o
poeSoeiling. arrogant assunptioa oe
euDesiority: but now hs strovs to In.
fass al the gsniality and cordially
possibls int his voice and nanssr.
On the other hand. Gormly natural.
" Aad deep interest In Haldans. A.
tAs father Of the woman - lovoA. 10
would necessarily b . 0reat factor
in ths battle he meant - vase for her
hasa. His consent and influence.
while not absolutely essential. would
naturally BE- ot greet valus. II he
coslA by any means Win the support
and countenancs o( the great anAnoieT.
his dream would b by that aseA The
mere easy Of realisation. He haA a
iAsa. however. that this would b In
poosibls. That diA Hot Aaunt hin o.
reader him the lees alert To win
Haldane's consent possibly might -
NO more practicable than 70 via Miss
Haldans's consent. Yet 0ormly wac
accustomed TO attempt the impossible.
and nine times out Of ten TO achieve
It. That Haldans had any relation
ship. or could have any rslatiooship,
to him other thaA that q . prospect
i've fathsr-in-law never sntsrsd bis
head. That was suficisnt to rs1Asr
he Interview memorable to him.
The conversation began with . -.
mark from the older man about the
weather have long wondered Why
the weather 10 the staple inaugural
topic.
X have rarely experienced 20 severe
snowstorm." said Haldans blandly.
Z have been coming down to Long
Island In winter OF and on ever since
was q boy. and this surpasses any
thing within my knowledge"
TT il bad enough for New York" r.
sponded Gormly. Here whom tho
temperature gets dswn to the ssro
mark and the wind blows thirty or
forty miles an hour. and It SHOWS hard
all day. We call It . blizzard
AT that last remark, though Haldans
had no ostensibls connection with the
street department. or any other dc.
tion in fact. the man slightly lifted his
head and glanced for . momen, with
deeper interest at bis companion
Il take It from your allusioA that
you have experienced worse storms
than this"
Il have been in real billiards.. Mr
| Haldane." answered Gormly quietly:
more than once whore the winds
velocity was scarcely to Be measured.
whore the temperature was from
twenty to thirty below. where the sleet
needles cut like whips. and the storm
had full sweep unchecked and un.
broken BY any thing. However. 1 Am
glad Of the storm in this instance.
since II has enabled me to extend to
you and your party the shelter of my
roof. have been acQuainted-I have
nad the privilege OF knowing. that 10
your daughter for some time. and
am honored In the acquaintance of her
father and mother and your friends, :"
| You say you have known my dauGh-
ter for some time!"
II have had that pleasure"
III mistake not. she said that you
| had been interested in her settlement
| work. Quixotic imaginations Of an
enthusiastic girl. my dear sir; but
humor her."
You do WELL" returned the other.
And IL you will give me leave to dif.
fer with you. hardly call 1t Quixotio.
have examined into the plan thor
oughly. and must say It strikes me as
being altogether admirable as we'll a.
entirely feasible. hope and believe
It will succeed"
Quite so." returned Haldane He
was not in the least interested in the
matter.
Il have assisted Miss Haldane in
every way possible" returned Gormly.
who did not propose to be questioned
as to the details Of his relation to the
scheme. "Of course" he went on,
your own reputation ~ . dnancier 10
known to me as 1t 10 to all Of New
York. and II I may be permitted to say
so I am Of the opinion that . large
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