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CHAPTER l~Continued
He actually gave her $500, 900 tn
start that great institution for young
working women which was the price
of her heart, and he promised her
that as the work developed, al he
had no doubt 1t would develop ON the
foundations she was planning. he
would follow up the first gift by others
ven larger. He told her that he was
willing to devote a million or perhaps
more to the enterprise, II 1t proved
worth while, especially as SO many OF
his own employees would be benefited
by 1t.
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 60 OPP
posed to her undertaking such work.
that she contented herself with fur
thering from afar the efforts Of e
tain Of her college mates I'm hat d.
Tection.
One thing possibly that induced
Gormly to promise this great sum OF
money. which he could very we'll
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
oetray him al q benefactor In her In
stitution. He had actually made .
the check to her for the amount In
question and turned It over without
less than half an hour. In which Miss
Haldane had set forth her plans. her
hopes. and her ambitions with all her
charm of name He was not g
tain that he could have refused her
the store II she had demanded It'll
When Miss Haldane left his buxf-
Tess 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. II
takes the cool headed, prudent man Of
business to make the most extr2Ordi-
nary plunges into wild endeav0ra ut
times. He felt az q 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-
of success. Matrim0ny 10 the
oretically regarded as q contract be-
tween two equals into which neither
enters upon constraint. That was
Gormly's view OF It. He could buy
and sell merchandise. He would mot
buy or sell q woman.
Nor had George Gormly . particular
knowledge to enable him to play tho
game he had entered upon with such
lmpetuous indiscretion. He could hand
cut & million dollars OF 20 ON occasion
without feeling It; but cynical though
he had become about womankind IN
general. Gormly i~lstinctively realized
that such means would b entirely I'm
adequate to do more than arrest tenn
poraTy attention and excite . passing
interest In such . woman ~ Miss Hal
dane. Indeed. too freely resoetsd ia.
such practise would inevitably d.
gust her.
Meanwhile no must keep IN toucA
With her. At intervals, therefore, hs
won himself q sight OF her and main
tained q speaking acquaintance ~
further remittances toward her pE0-
5ect; which had already started wfGA
D tremendous flourish OF tTumpe4S ond
great interest on the part q The pub
Nc.
Miss Haldane. for all her ether Qul
tiles, was human and . WOMAN
There was something rather alluEing
IN q secret wen to her. 6he en3s1e1
being the 9 e disburslnG fn4
good ends millions that remained
anonymous to the general public She
was quite willing to call 1t GoRmlys
business ONCE on occasion TOR he
purpose Of relieving him az further
donations. Naturally she cunllhed
more and more OF her plans and
sometimes her difficulties to the msne
ostute a She found G0rmly ~
oarkably intelligent on such mafeers
and able to g1ve her the very bsse poaL
oible advice. Sometimes she oven
same to him o. her own mcton .
eeive something else than sigpaa b1ts
= paper good g the bank, and q A.
euas vexing questions ana Dsublems
lat arose from time 70 tina ~
49, A--.--E-A A->>A 49, 49, 49,