Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-12-01
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But Blair repeated: That's all right
] mean to say q far a. | am con
ceFned-" l
And. Galorey, In order to stand b.
his lady, murmurSd:
Ny dear chap, you have beer
dreaming"
But Blair met the Englishman's gray
syeS with his blue ones. Il did have
. bottle Of champagne. Gordon, that'u
fact, but it couldn't make me SEE
what l did see"
DAN" the duchess Of Breakwater
broke in, let Gordon take you homo
Ike dear. You're really Raging in
Q ridiculous way"
Blair looked at her steadily, and Al
he did 80 he repeated:
That's all right. Lily. Gordon carss
q lot, and the truth Of the matter ID
that | do not"
She grew very pale.
Il would have stuck to my word, Of
course" he went on, but we'd have
been Internally unhappy and ended ~
In the divorce courts. Now, this littl.
scene here Of yours lets me out, and
don't lay 1t up against either Of you
"Gordon!" she appealed to her lover
why, in heavens name, don't you
speak,"
The EnglishmAn realized that while
he was glad at heart, he regretted thai
he had been the means Of her losinl
the chance Of her life.
What do you want me to say
Lilyr he exclaimed with q desperat.
gesture. 81 can't tell him l don't love
you. have loved you, God help me
for ten years"
She could have killed him for It.
Il can tell you, Dan, II you want
me to-" Galorey went on, that | don't
believe she cares q penny for any one
on the face Of the earth, for you OF
me-"
Old Dan Blair's son showed his
business training. His one idea was
to get out" and AZ he didn't care who
the duchess Of Breakwater loved OF
didn't love, he wanted to break away
as fast as he could. He sat down at
the table under the light Of the lamp
and drew out his wallet with its com,
pact, thick little check book, the mil.
lionaire's pass to most Of the things
that he wants.
You've taught me 4 lot" he said
to the duchess Of Breakwater, "and
my father sent me over here for that.
/ have been awfully fond Of you, too.
! thought | was fonder than / am,
guess. At any rate l want to stand
By one Of my promises. That old
place Of yours-Stainer court-now
that's got to be fixed up"
He made few computations on pa.
per, lifted the pad to her with the
figures on It, round, generous and full.
AT home" he said, "in Blairtown,
We have what We call engagement
parties, when each fellow brings a
present to the girl, but this is what
We might call . broken engagement
party Now, l can't" the boy went
on, give this money to you very well;
1t won't look right. We will have to
fix that up some way or other. You
will have to say you got an unexpect.
ed inheritance from some uncle In
Australia" He smiled at Galorey:
Wen fix 1t up together"
His candor, his simplicity, were so
charming, ne stood before the two
SO young, so clear, so clean, that a
sudden tenderness for him, and a
sense Of what she had lost what she
never had had, made her exclaim:
Dan, / really don't care a pin for
the money! dont"-but the hand
she held out was seized by the other
man and held fast. Galorey said;
Very well, let It go at that. You
don't care for the money, but you will
take It just the same. Now. don't for
Gods sake, tell him that you care for
him" ...... ~. .-.
He made her meet his eyes this
tine: stronger than she, .Galorey
forced her. to be sincere. She set Dan
free and he turned and left them
standing there facing each other. He