Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-27
aged to make herself popular IN the

aged to make herself popular IN the
smart set and she needed money TO
carry out her social ambitions. Dad
wealthy widower-came along and she
caught him in her net that's ALL"
Annie listened with interest. She
was human enough to feel certain
sense of satisfaction in hearing that
this woman who treated her with such
contempt was herself something OF an
intrguer
How did your stepmother come to
know Robert Underwood" she asked.
He was never in society
NO. replied Howard with a grin.
1T was my stepmother who gave him
the entree. You know she was once
engaged to him, but broke it off so
she could marry dad. He felt very
sore over it at the time but after
her marriage he was seemingly as
friendly with her as cyer-to serve
his own ends. of course. 1t is simply
wonderful what influence he has with
her He exercises over her the same
fascination that he did over me at
college. He has sort of hypnotized
her | don't think it's a case of love
or anything like that. but he simply
holds her under his thumb and gets
her to do anything he wants She
invites him to her house, introduces
nm right and left, got people to take
him up. Everybody laughs about it in
society Underwood ic l.poa-n nc Mrs
Howard Jeffries pet Such thing
soon gets talked about That is the
secret OF his successful career in New
York As far as | know, she's as
much infatuated with him as ever"
\ look of surprise came into An
MES face To this young woman,
whose one idea OF matrimony was
steadfast loyalty to the man whose
life she shared and whose name she
bore, there was something repellent
and nauseating in a woman permit
ting herself to be talked about in that
way
Doesn't your father object2~ she
asked.
'Pshaw!' laughed Howard ''l1e
doesn't see what's going on under his
very nose. He's too proud a man, too
sure of his own good judgment, to be-
Neve for moment that the woman
to whom he gave his name would be
guilty of the slightest indiscreton of
that kind
Annie was silent for alninute. Then
she said
What makes you think that Tn
derwood would let you haze the
money!"
Because | think he's got it. I
obliged him once in the sans. way
myself ! would explain to- him what
| want it for. He will see az once
that it is good thing. III offer him
good rate of interest, and he might
be very GLAD to let me have it Any
how, there's no harm trying
Annie said nothing She did not
entirely approve this idea of her nus.
band trying to borrow money af a
man in whom his stepmother WIS SO
much interested. On the other 1and
starvation stared them in the face
If Howard could get hold of this 81, ,OGC
and start in the brokerage business
it might be the beginning of q new
life for them.
Well. do as you like, dear" shs
said. when will you go to him ~
The best time to catch him would
be in the evening"" replied Howard
Well, then, so tonight, she sus
gested
Howard shook his head
No, not tonight / don't thsnk I
should find him in. He's out every
night somewhere Tonight there's an
other big reception at my fathers
house He'll probably be there. /
think I'll wait till tomorrow night
I'm nearly sure to catch him, at home
then"
Annie rose and began to,remoue tine
dishes from the table. Howard NON
chalantly lighted another cigarette
and. leaving the table, took up the
evening newspaper Sitting down
comfortably in a, rocker by the win
dow, he blew a cloud OF Blue smoke
up in the air and said.
Yes, that's it-lll go tomorrow
night to the Astrura and strike Bob