Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02
cOnanuAtiOn Of Chapter M.

Mo- Rhode broke in. almost m
manic. "Nothin' like that. you'll queer
everythin' IL You as much as menu2il
nv name. She don't like me SOS yoh d
notice IL. ana il she suspected Ia put
Won wise TO this IL would be exit run
min for yours. You just want 10 nave
n ,onv OF the Globe with YOU ana say
nothin' at all about me- She'll nat
uraIIy take il you piped the al IN the
usual way. ana so you'll get IN fisht-
You see, he amended hur-
riedly. before the girl could object
-savaran and me was good friends, but
he couldn't get on with the old lady,
nor she with him. they hadn't lived to
yether for twenty years when he cash
"a in. but all the same he was strong
for her. and ] promised him I'd Keep an
eve on her aud-well. see she didn't get
buncoed. Now there's party I'm on
10. what they'd call deslgnin' IemaIe
in a play. laying for the madum, want
ing to get next 10 her bank roll m
v-orIxiu' against that. and so I'm putin
this chance 70 YOU All you've got 10 DO
is 20 be on the square with the old lazy
ana forxet you've ever met me, ana
You'll be doing Us all a favor-me and
her and yourself. Believe me, this is
a swell opening for you, and you don't
want to let IL get by you
He nausea with the attitude Of one TO
whom altruisIn is second nature; pose
that in Crittenden's understanding as
sorted oddly with his labored and quasi
fictitious explanation. What little the
Young mans perspicacity told him OF
the character of the Red Man was not
calculated to inspire him with belief IN
the uuseIfishness OF his plans and mo-
tfves: rand he believed that something
lay beneath this. something odd ano,
for the present at least, 10 remain IN
soIvable.
But CYNTHIA had not such doubts to
disturb her. Excitement and the stimu-
IuS OF newborn hope rendered her in
sensible to questions she might other
wise have raised. For that matter, her
experience OF life had not been such as
TO fnfuse her with proper and normal
mistrust of all men without exception.
Certain types she knew well enough
10 distrust on principle; but these, her
present companions. were OF no order
familiar to her exotic obseryation-save
that Crfttenden seemed a gentleman
like fine silver. hall marked with the
stamp of sincerity.
Il think" she said 10 Rhode, with
sweet seriousness. that you are very
good and kind"
you'll try il on, then2"
For the briefest instant she hesitated,
with precisely what reason she could
hardly have said. An instinct moved her
TO guide herself by Crittenden5s advice;
she had no one else to ask for counsel;
and yet she did not know him well
enough
But he took advantage OF her pause to
interpose OF his own motion If you
don't mind" he said to Cynthia. 'I'll ven
ture to urge you 10 accept-th2t is, to
do all YOU can TO secure this employ
ment Mr. Rhode asks nothing OF you, ="
he continued. slowly and distinctly, ''in
return for his suggestion, other than that
you give loyal service 70 the widow of his
late friend II I were you, I'd at least
see her the first thing tomorrow"
Thank you" Cynthia answered; and
70 them both, Frightening distractingly,
she announced:
Il will"
That's sensible grunted Rhode, push
ing back his chair with an abrupt and
hasty movement Lucky I run into you
two down here. But 1 don't see nothin
OF the party I was lookin' to find. and I
gotta hustle back TO town. And IL you're
going my way. I'll be pleased to have you
come with me in my car. There's all the
r@m in the world in IT,