The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-08-18
CHAPTER I.-Contlnued.

lie actually gave 0eT SGuU,VVO w
start that great institution for young
working women which was the pride
of her heart, and he promised her
that as the work developed. as he
had no doubt It would develop on the
foundations she was planning, he
would follow up the first gift by others
even larger. He told her that he was
willing to devote a million or perhaps
more to the enterprise, II II proved
worth while, especially as so many OF
his own employees would be benefited
by &C.
Miss Haldane did not intend to live
in the social settlement herself. She
might perhaps have enjoyed such a
life: but her social duties at the other
end of society were Of so exacting a
character, and her family were SO OPP
posed to her undertaking such work.
that she contented herself with fur
thering from afar the efforts OF GER
tain Of her college mates In that d.
rection.
One thing possibly that induced
Gormly to promise this great sum OF
money, which he could very well
spare, was the knowledge impaired to
him by Miss Haldane that she herself,
through her father and friends, would
give a like amount
Gormly had exacted pledge from
the young woman that she would not
betray him as benefactor In her In
stitution. He had actually made out
the check to her for the amount In
question and turned It over without
hesitation after an interview lasting
less than half an hour. in which Miss
Haldane had set forth her plans, her
hopes, and her ambitions with all her
charm of manner He was not GER
tain that he could have refused her
the store II she had demanded It!
When Miss Haidane left his busi-
ness office, check in hand. she felt
that she had indeed accomplished
much. She was quite satisfied with
herself.
Gormly was equally satisfied with
himself. Then and there he deter
mined to marry Miss Haldane. 1t
takes the cool headed, prudent man OF
business to make the most extraordl-
nary plunges into wild endeavors at
times. He felt as a man with the
Wall street germ In his blood might
feel who was suddenly, after a quar-
ter of a century Of restraint, launched
on the sea of speculation. What CORN
ly determined was usually brought
about sooner or later. In this in
stance, however, there was no as
surance of success. Matrimony is the
oretically regarded as contract be-
tween two equals into which neither
enters upon const-aint That was
Gormly's view Of IT. He could buy
and sell merchandise. He would not
buy or sell a woman.
Nor had George Gormly particular
knowledge TO enable him to play the
game he had entered upon with such
impetuous indiscretion. He could hand
cut a million dollars or so on occasion
without feeling It: but cynical though
he had become about womankind in
general Gormly t.stlnctively realized
that such means would be entirely In
adequate to do more than arrest tenn
porary attention and excite n passing
interest In such n woman as Miss Hal
dane. Indeed, too freely resorted 10,
such practise would inevitably dis
gust her.
Meanwhile he must keep in touch
with her. At intervals, therefore, he
won himself a sight Of her and main
tanned a speaking acquaintance by
further remlttances toward her pro-
ject; which had already started with
q tremendous flourish OF trumpets and
great interest on the part OF the pub
lie.
Miss Haldane, for all her other quail
ities, was human and a woman.
There was something rather alluring
in a secret even 10 her. She enjoyed
being the means OF disbursing for
good ends millions that remained
anonymous 10 the general public. She
was quite willing TO call at Gormly's
business Office on occasion for the
purpose of relieving him OF further
donations. Naturally she conflded
more and more OF her plans and
sometimes her difficulties to the same
sstute man. She found Gormly re.
markedly intelligent on such matters
and able TO give her the very best pos.
sible advice Sometimes she even
came TO hin OF her own motion TO re.
celvv something else than signed bits
of parer good at the bank. and to dis
cuss vcxirg questions and problems
tfat arose from time TO time. She
gov TO rcsrect him and then to like
bir Fortune as usual favored him
'''~- H"'d~re was twenty-five. Nat
VT she rcgardeG a man of forty