Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-01-20

81 wonder too! l want to know
what you think about 1t. Now it's all
explained and YOU see just where and
how much I'm to blame for what's
past you may or may not be inclined
10 forgive me for trying to play Provi-
dence that good might come Of evil.
But if there is anything which you
don't regret perhaps you'll partly I'M
acknowledgements and me. Anyhow.
l apologize. having now done my best
to atone, in case you want to go back
to New York in a blaze of glory and
be made Il lion Of. Meanwhile | await
your verdict and am, as the writer's
of anonymous letters are supposed to
sign themselves. your friend and we'll
wisher,' jim"
Again fate had taken Il hand in
the game and used Miss Noon as
catSpaw. Into the fire in her bedroom
at Bonnerstown went all those elab-
crate explanations. and Loveland did
not dream that he had only 10 COM
municate with the bank in New York
to receive apologies and Il sum Of
money which. after his vi"iSSitudeS.
would have seemed fortune. He
had not even a prophetic ''prirkinS in
his thumbs" while his mothers post
office order for $500 tEGGI gayly burned
in a BUnnerStown stove. He had no
suspicion that New York society or an
important section of it was wearing
sackcloth and ashes on his account:
neither did he know that Lesley Dear
mer. whether believing him genuine
article or not, had sent him an anony-
nous donation which lay unclaimed at
the Waldorf Astoria.
In the house he and Miss Dearmer
had no intercourse, and he did not even
know what the girls daily occupations
We're or what visitors she saw. But at
least three hours out of every twenty
four gave her to him as an intimate
companion. near in mind and body:
Therefore until the hateful Cremer
should fall out of clear sky Val was
not eager for home news which would
leave no excuse for lingering at this
old homestead in the blue grass coun-
try.
1t seemed to Val that Lesley was al
ways happy, and because she was hap
by herself she could not bear to see
others sad or unfortunate. Though
she asked no questions about her
chaufeur's English past, she showed
frank interest in his American expert
ences. She led him on as they spun
through the country side By side to
talk of Bill Willing. of Lille de Lisle.
of Ed Binney and even Of lsidora. the
almond eyed
Too delicate minded to put her sus-
pic:ols into words. Lesley contrired
raccfu.ly 70 pluck from Loveland some
sca1ry information concerning Miss
ALexaode-S encouragement to the
Jewish coune-cia! traveller.
~S5eII nevery marry him" the girl
announced autboriative!y.
i wish could think you were
right said Love!and- Poor lsidora
2 e
would be z beastIy shame to waste
her Oh the oily creature"
When | first knew you ii wouldn't
have occurred TO you that the affairs
Of a COMMON little person like that
might be worth bothering about" eX-
claimed Lesley. But now | believe
you're really interested"
Il really am" admitted Val. Il hope
that doesn't disgust you"
Exactly the other way" Lesley as
sured him. But Isidora won't mar
~ the Cohen man after all that's hap
pened. She won't marry any one for
a good long time"
What makes you think so?' asked
Loveland.
''Oh, because I'm a woman myself.
And then she would say no more on