The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-08-25
CHAPTER Continued.

lie actually gave her 100000 ,
start that great institution for yous
working women which was the pri4
Of her heart. and he promised Ikf
that a. tho work developed, az v
had no doubt II would develop on "
foundations she was planning. y
would follow up the first gift by othd
even larger. lie told her that he vi
willing to devote n million or porhGi
more TO the enterprise. n II prov
worth while. especially as 80 many
his own employees would DO benentl
by H.
Miss Haldano did not intend TO IL
In the social settlement herself s.
might perhaps have enjoyed such /
life. but her social duties at tho othf
end Of society were Of no eIactingi
character. and her family were so q
posed to her undertaking such won
that she contcnted herself with g.
thcring from afnr the efforts Of CT
tain NJ hor college mates Ia that =
rcction.
One thing possibly that induca
Gormly to promise this great sum I
money. which he could very WI
spare. was the knowledge impaired
him by Miss IIaldanc that she herso,
through her father and friends, wou
give like amount
Gormly had eNacted n pledge fro
the young woman that she would .ni
bctray him ns bencfactor In her b
stltutlon. lie had actually made loi
the check TO her for the amount !
question and turned II over witliot
hesitation after an interview laStlg
less than half an hour. In which hhs
ilnldane had set forth her PLAN. her
hopes. and her ambitions with all her
charm Of manner lie was not GER
tain that he could have refused her
the store II she had demanded H.
when Miss Haldane left bis bust
ness once. 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 II
takes the cool headed. prudent man OF
business to make the most eItraordl.
nary plunges into wild endeayors at
times. lie felt as man with the
Wall street germ In his blood might
feel who was suddenly. after quar-.
ter of a century Of restraint. launched
ON the sea Of speculation. What CORN.
] ~ determined was usually brought
about sooner or later In this In.
stance. however. there was no as.
surancc Of success Matrlmony Is the.
orctlcally regarded ~ a contract be.
tween two equals into which neither
enters unon constraint That was
Gormlys view Of H. lie could buy
and sell merchandise lie would not
buy or sell woman
Nor had George Gormly particular
knowledge to enable him to play the
game he had entered upon with such
lmpDtuuus ludlscretlnn Ilo could hand
cut u million dollars or 20 ON occasion
without feeling Il; but cynical though
he had become about womanklnd in
general. Gormly .stinctlyely realized
that such means would be- entirely In.
adequate 10 do more than arrest tenn.
purary attention and excite a passing
interest In such 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 AZ intervals, therefore he
won himself sight N her and main.
tanned speaking acquaintance nv
further remlttanccs toward her pro.
Lest. which had already started with
tremendous flourish NJ trumpets ana
srcat interest on the part Of the pub.
lie.
Miss llaldanc, for an her other or,l
ties, was human and a woman
There was something rather allur,ng
In a secret even to her She enloyoA
being tho means Of dlsburslnc a.,
good ENDS millions that remalrod
anonymous to the general public shS
Z was quite willing to call az Corm,,.,s
business ONCE ON occasion for ina
purpose Of relieving him OF mr,he,
donations Naturally she corNdot
more and more OF her plans snS
sometimes her difficulties 10 tho ssn,s
ustute man, She found Gorr,lv y"
markedly Intelligent on such mn,,e,,
{ and able TO give her the very hoe, -.
slblr advice. Sometimes sbe a.
camo TO him Of her own motion 10 ~
ceivr something else than signed NJ,
Of paper good at the bank. and IN d,s
'uss NcNlng questions and problsn,,
hat arose from time to time o.,
rev 20 respect him and then n M,
I'm, Fortune as usual favored NJ
Miss llaldane Vas twenty-five NJ,
II aalfN aha. H'eN