Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-02-23

she sent him a copy of the New York
Light without having even glanced
at the front page, although a gentle
man friend" who had paid her a great
deal Of attention last summer was at
the beginning of his trial for a really
exciting murder.
When the messenger came back
Mr.. Gordon's face grew ever more
blank until it hardened into an ex-
preston Of hopelessness. She was sure
that the boy had brought neither let
ter nor telegram and that something
had gone very wrong indeed with her
mysterious guests calculations.
Here, take this and pay the mes
senger.' she whispered. Il CUES your
friends had Il disappointment"
Bill obeyed, but did not at once come
back. When the youth had been paid
and had shot away up the street as if
through a pneumatic tube Bill linger-
ed in consultation with the pale young
man at at the table.
something's up" Isidora said to
herself in an agony of curiosity. But
what the something" was she could
not find out till breakfast was over
and the room clear Of customers.
1.-THE cable l expected hasn't ar.
rived" explained Z. Gordon. Its all
right, of course, when l come to think
of it, and Pm not really worried. for
l haven't paid enough attention to the
difference of time between London and
New York. l must send again later in
the day, when there will be letters, too,
perhaps, and peoples visiting cards.
Meanwhile"-
Meanwhile stay where you are and
make yourself at home,' cut in Isidora
Hospitality. Nevertheless she was anx-
ious when the thought Of her father
and the inevitable moment of his COM
ing downstairs, heavy footed with ILL
ness and "cross as q Dear with a sore
head" Pa would want to have the
beautiful young man in evening clothes
satisfactorily explained, and it was
borne in upon the girl that he would
be rather difficult toaexplain. Nonpay-
ing people and things We're always diff
ficult to explain to Alexander, especial
~ when he was under the weather.
But-there was II way out of the
denly with Il leap of the heart. All
might be well should she prevail upon
MI. Gordon to accept another loan from
her-If he liked to call it Il loan!
She had been saving up her allow
ance to buy Il new ball dress and had
already set her heart on the thing she
would have. But she would deplete
the sum by a third for Mr.. .Gordon's
sake if he would take the money.
"Thanll you, but Mr.. Willing has
given me a piece of good advice" said
Val. IF it hadn't been for him l
shouldn't have thought of it perhaps.
He suggests my pawning a few things
l ! have on me-"
Now was IsidOra's time to speak,
and she offered her alternative sugges-
ton, but with some stammering and
confusion. AS soon as he gathered the
drift of her faltering words he broke
In, thanking her sincerely, saying that
she was most awfully kind, but he
couldn't trespass any further upon her
goodness. According to Willing, there
was a pawnshop just round the orner
They two would so there Immediately,
and then, with money to pay his debt
to her, as well as tide over unforeseen
delays, he would be glad to come back
for a time.
Luckily for Loveland's fortitude,
however, the ordeal-or the out Of
doors part of twas brief. He was
whisked round the corner and hurried
mercifully into a dingy den which Bill
Willing seemed to regard as a kind Of
"home from home" or. at the least. a
cold storage warehouse.
Loveland denuded his shirt of studs,
took the gold links out Of his cuffs