The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-11

q think you are c.azgs the duchess
excialmed
But Blsir repeated That 81 tisht
I mean 70 SAY as iigf as ! am con
eerned
And. Galorey, in order to stand BY
his lady, murmnred:
my dear chap, you have been
dreaming .
But Blair met The Englishman's gray
eyes with his blue ones. 4 did have
a bottle of champagne, Gordon, that's
a fact, but It couldn't make me see
what / did see
sDan,' the duchess Of Breakwater
broke in, '4et Gordon take you home,
Ike asdear. You're really Raging in
a ridiculous way" .
Blair looked at her steadily, and as
he did so he repeated:
That's all right, Lily, Gordon cares
a lot, and the truth Of the matter Is
that do not"
She grew very pale.
q would have stuck 10 my word, Of
course" he went on, but we'd have
been internally unhappy and ended up
in the divorce courts Now, this little
scene here Of yours lets me out. and
don't lay It up against either OF you"
Gordon she appealed to her lover
"ghy. in heavens name, don't you
speak,
The Engiishman realized that While
he was glad at heart, he regretted that
he had been the means Of her losing
the chance of her life.
What do you want me to say
Lily?" he exclaimed with desperate
gesture. 81 can't tell him ! don't love
you. have loved you, God help me
for ten years.
She could have killed him for 1t.
81 can tell you, Dan, II you want
me to- Galorey went on, that don't
believe she cares penny for any one
on the face of the earth, for you oil
me-" ..''
Old Dan Biair's son showed his
business training. His one idea was
to "get out" and as he didn't care who
the. duchess Of Breakwater loved oil
didn't love, he wanted to break away
MS fast as he could. He sat down al
the table under the light Of the iamr
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 lot" he sait
to the duchess of Breakwater, "anf
my father sent me over here for that
have been awfuIly fond Of you, too
thought wac fonder than am,
guess. At any rate want TO stant
by one of my promises. That ole
place of yours-stainer conrt-noN
that's got to be fixed up"
He made a few computations on pa
per- lifted the pad 10 her with tht
figures on 1t, round, generous and full
"At home" be said, in Blairtown
we have what we call engagement
parties, when each fellow brings
present to the girl, but this is wha'
we might call broken engagement
party Nov, can't" the boy wen
on, give this money to you very we'll
it went look right. We will have t.
fix that up some way other. fo'
will have TO say you got an unexpect
ed Inheritance from some uncle II
Australia" He smiled at Galorcy
We'll Ak it up together"
Ills candor, his simplicity, were 81
charming, he stood before the twt
SO young, so clear, so clean, that
| sudden tenderness for him, and
sense Of what she had lost, what sht
never had had, made her exclaim:
Dan, / really don't care pin fo1
the money! donr'-but the hant
she held out was seized by the otheI
man and held fast. Galorey said:
Very we'll, let it go at that. Yol
don't care for the money, but you vii
take 1t just the same. Now, don't TO
Gods sake, tell him that you care TO
him."
He made her meet his eyes thii
time: stronger than she, Galore!
forced her TO he sincere. She set Dal
free and he turned and left then
standing there facing each other. HI