The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-09-07

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shaking you By IL had. A1ybeAy
Who has ths courage % atkask tAo
Gotham Freight fraeGsoa company -
you have done IN ths papses may 10
regarded - . puhlio bsaselstne whom
Il b an honor to hov..
THANK yos.. sasl 0osm1v. grateful
for this recognition.
~sir." began Haldaas. IA unfoe-
tunate sccideot to our machine has
thrown us upon your Hospitality. liA
NJ know that my frtsnd Goodrich had
sid this place o..
Let that give you no concern. sir"
aaswsrsd 0ormly: Z pray tAaG 20
Wn coosilss tie plass and al h u
- your ovs- beg yoa vtll tahs -
yOsr wraps aaA mako yoafssavss -
tsely It homa."
That's W.T. Aandsoms a you, I an
sss." eoatinuel ~ elder Haldaae
dswly removing his eoaa: hut my
Sva piaos Ass bst stx miles beyond
AsFs, and n yuu vin permit ~ 70 tsss-
VAsos ny stAbias. think ~ shan
Asvs 10 tsosbis ~ NJ Attie."
Tho telsphooe b IN tAs Library
yoodsr, Mr.. HAIdans, and = q your
service - b svsrythdng A he house
I regret that my oVn stables are not
~ furnished. The small statsoa
wagon and pair which brought you Up
ars the only hossss I have On he
place Just now"
"And jolly wen crowded ~ vsrois
sa1A young HAlda1a
Meanwhile" continued Gornly,
may ask have yo1 hAA dtnnsrf Can
I offer you anything to eat, o-
I'VE thank you" answered Mrs. Hal
daAs, but We dinsd At the Braddons-
Q place five or six miles back-before
We started"
"A cup Of tea or . glass Of wine
after your cold ride. then?" said
Gormly.
"That would be very nice indeed"
said Miss Haldans. Louise. aren't
you simply dying for . cup Of tsa?"
"Perishing for lack Of it." answered
Louise promptly.
Gormly summoned the butler, gave
the necessary directions. showed Hal
dane where the telephone was. invited
the other men into the library also.
where there was . well stocked buffet
and excellent cigars; after which he
showed the women into q small recep-
tion room On the other side Of the
hall. and left them to divest them
selves Of their wraps.
The men refreshed themselves 40
cording to their fancy at the buffet.
lighted their cigars. which. ~ Chal.
oner had been careful to send . sup
ply Of Gormly's favorite and private
brand, they found excellent. while Hal.
dane vainly endsAvorsd to get in COM
munication with his own house. Such
was the severity Of the storm for .
country Ill prepared for It, however.
that the wires were broken in every
direction. Even that to the lodge was
found to be out Of order at last.
Gormly had not waited in the r.
brary to hear the result Of the tele-
phonins. As soon as he had the mon
comfortably provided for. he had gone
back to the great hall. which was
moro Of . living room than anything
else. The first Of the women Of the
party to present herself was Miss Hal
dane. She was in full evening dress.
Her noble head rose grandly from her
exquisite shoulders. In her dark hair
she wore a diamond coronet. Her
dress, soft, shimmering stun Of whita.
trailed behind her
TO BE CoNTINUED1