The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-09
CHAPTER x.-Continued.

Dan altered his indecent pose md
sat forward But | am thinking of
getting married" he said.
II hope it's to the right girl! Dan"
And with young assurance Blair an
swered: 1T will be If | marry her.
| know what want all right
.'''l hope she knows what she wants,
Dan"
"How do you mean?"
rYou or your money. You have the
darnedest handicap, my boy"
Blair flushed IN get to hate the
whole thing" he said ferociously. 1T
meets me Observation-Disclosures
vidends-coupons- deeds
Its too much," he said suddenly,
with resentment. ITS too much TOR
me. Why, sometimes | feel hun
dred years old, and like a hunk OF
gold"
Ruggles, in answer to this, said:
why that reminds me of what
man remarked about your father once.
It was the same English chap your ia
ther bought the claim Of Speaking
of Blair, he said to me: You know
there's all kinds of metal bars, and
when you cut into them some is bull
81 lion and some's coated with alum
mum, and there's others that when
you cut down, cut clean yellow all
along the line. IT, as you say, you
feel like hunk of metal. it amt bad
If it is that kind"
tits got to stop coming in between
me and the woman marry. all right,
though" Dan did not pursue his sub
\ iect further, Tor his feelings about the
Z duchess were too unreal to give him
\ the sincere heartiness with which he
would have liked to answer Ruggles.
he went over to the window. and,
with his hands in his pockets, stood
looking out at the fog. Ruggles. at
the table, opened the cover of the
book of "Manda!ay" and took out the
four checks made out to Lady Galorey
and which he had forgotten. He hur-
riedly thrust them into his pocket.
"Come away, Dannie." he said cheer
fully, lets do something wild feel
up to do most anything with this mis-
cradle fog down on me. If it had any
nerve it would take some form or
shape, so a man could choke it back"
y Rugges blew his nose violently.
''There's nothing to do" said Dan
In bored tone.
s'Why don't you see who your teie-
gram is from?" Ruggles asked. 1t
proved to be suggestion from Cor
don Galorey that Dan should meet
him at five o'clock at the club
''What will you do, Rug?"
"Sleep," said the Westerner serene
a III; I'm nearly as happy in London
as am in Philadelphia. It's four
o'clock now and can't sleep more
than four hours anyway. Let's have
III real wild time. Dannie."
Dan looked at him doubtfully, but
Ruggles eyes were keen.
What kind of time do you
mean?"
gf Lets ask the Gaiety girl for din
ner-for supper after the theater."
Lefty Lane? She wouldn't CO."
why not?"
She is awfully delicate; 1t is all
she can do to keep her contracts"
2 He knows that. Ruggles thought.
s'Let's ask her and see." He went
over to the table and drew out the
paper. Come on and write ana ask
her to go out with US to supper"
s See here. Rug. what's this for?"
# Whats strange in it? She is from
bur state, and If you don't hustle and
ask her | am going to ask her all
Alone"
# Dan was puzzled as he sat down to
the table, rejecting that it was per-
fectly possible that old Ruggles had
Fallen prey to the charms of an
actress. She wouldn't come, of course.
He wrote formal invitation without
thinking very much of what he said
Dr how, folded and addressed his note.
What did you say?" Ruggles asked
Meagerly.
WHY. Ahat two boys from home
Eanted to give her a supper"
Well" said Ruggles, IF the an
yer comes while you are at the club
u open it and give tie orders. Think
he'll Gomez"
Il do not" responded Dan rather
brutally. She's got others to take
Der out to supper, you bet your life"
l Well, there's none of them as rich
IS you are, reckon, Dan"
And the boy turned on him vio-
emily.
81 See here, Josh, If you speak to me
Rgain of my money, when there's
woman in the question"
He did not finish his threat, but
Bnatched up his coat and hat and
gloves and went out of the door. slam
ming it after him.
# Mr.. Ruggles' profound and happy
snore was cut short by the page boy,
who fetched in note. with the Savoy
stamping on the back. Ruggles opened
" not without emotion
Dear boy" it ran, 81 haven't yet