The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-12-26

oI Iue susaptain OF finanee. the hdittlin
of the sbig house with Nts air of weursn
neuce. were nW ywifhuut commeFria
significsnce .I0tssi was a young snfat
given 10 sentiment
II was thinking OF New Chelsea be
said drTty $50 the old order chang
eth Tbe world Of fsshion and finsnct
comes a4knocking az our door Our
peacefri valley ~ to de exploited
Cant you see the world moving
and New Cbels,ea with it2"
| He was not looking at the shadow
but al I5er. silhonetted against the -eky
strong witb the strength Of women
whose Is theirs nave stoiled close to 4fhe
soil. eaaer. palpitatin2 with life. for
life Ee wondered curiousiy what
manner of woman she was. what day
\ under the precOcious hardness that
could see only the Hicturesque In a
| ramshackle, poverty Stricken Italian
Village and could dismiss with a care
less laugb the fate OF a chick in a
Aawk's cluches.
The line Nef shadow fsessed the sliB-
nsSt of Ease ridge The valley lay In
twilight Ttsey watched aintil the sun
saRk
shall we 90 down.
Together they went slowly down into
the valley and its twilight TO her home
We have How seem sbp said. "a
sunrise and sunset together
And the eve.aing and the morning
were the first day" he quated smil
ingly
81 wonder what toe next day holds"
Aunt Roberta" be laughed. ''hopes
tbat I'll fall in love with you"
"How perfectly absurdl Althe1gh it
might redress the balahce. unless" she
added demurely. II shonld suffer re
turn of my Youthful malady'
Which would he donbiy absurd. dt's
like chickenpox Having had one at
tack. you are thereafter immune
They laughed gayly.
On the terrace little tables were set
and John renewed his acquaintance
with Stephen Hampden. short.
stOcky. pleasant voiced man. who In
no way resemhled the marauding pi
rate that rumor had him Also with
Mrs Hampden. a lady who toiled not
nor spun. but was always tired and
talked in languid. honeyed voice.
There were also Warren Blake. SOL
,emn and handsome. and his mother.
a shy, faded old woman, frightened in
the presence of society folk" and
not altogether happy in the Sunday
splendor of best black silk and bon
net. Mrs. Hampden said Newport
would be deprived of the Hampdens'
presence that summer, because she
had the new house TO open and, more
over, preferred to remain with her
husband, who had important business
matters to oversee.
"Sbe MEANS" Katherine whispered,
that dad caught a tartar In Wall
street,
Later the Blakes rose to leave. War
rem with surprising tact covering the
awkwardness of his mothers fare
wells, and then. unostentat tiously gen.
tie. escorting her away.
Hampden caught his wife yawning
daintily. well. Maria, since you're so
tired. we might as well 60 in and leave
these young people to themselves The
chaperon has no standing in New Chel.
sea-"
After languid good night to John
Mrs. Hampden went, with an air OF
utter weariness, into the house.
Hampden, however. for the space of
one cigar. remained on the terrace,
chatting pleasantly, during which time
John discovered that even Steve Hamp-
den. hard driver of men and daring
speculator, had a very likable side
and took a mighty pride In his daugh-
ter. When the cigar had been tossed
away Hampden rose, shaking hands
cordially with John
I'D better take my own advice. I
have to work tomorrow, but don't
you miss this fairy night. Come
around often. John And don't let this
girl tlirt the head from your shoul-
ders."
I'm already fearful for my peace
Of mind" John laughed "But shall
come often. thank you"
1t would be evidence of an officious
to set down here Just how
often John Dunmeade journeyed to the
ugly house behind the hedge 1t was
not. however. thanks to the duties of
his candidacy. as often as he would
have liked.
But there were other matters de-
the attention of John Dun
meade, nominee for the office of dis
trict attorney by grace of the bosses
choice For he saw an army. whose
discipline and weapons and effective
ness caused him to wonder, go forth
to war. Not with pomp and panoply-
that was to come later This was the
time for scout and reconnaissance, for
the drawing Of maps. the seizing of
positions and for nunharin0