The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-06-06


laughed bitterly at his proffered sym
pathy. but acquiesced indifferently in
whatever he proposed.
Then he atOned In part for his un.
wise guidance of her youth The man
agement of his great business interests
he placed in the competent hands Of
Henry Sanger Jr.. Eleanor's brother.
and devoted himself entirely to her
For three years they travelled as her
whims dictated Mr. Sanger. anxious.
ly watching. saw the natural resilien-
cy Of youth gradually breaking down
her hardness of spirit. Selfish she re-
mained. as was the logical result of
lack of definite purpose in life other
than to amuse herself and to forget
Then Mr.. Sanger died. leaving the
bulk of his fortune to Henry Sanger.
Jr, to Eleanor a comparative pittance.
This curtailment Of her inheritance
was at her request quiet year In
Germany. spent studying music. fol.
lowed. and then she returned to the
Steel City to play her part in the max.
ing Of Robert McAdoo
Late in the afternoon. the day Of
Bob's talk with Paul concerning her,
Mrs. Gilbert sat before a luxurious log
fire in her own particular den In a
box by her side was an armful OF roses.
which she was arranging I'm a huge
glass bowl When the roses were be.
slowed TO her satisfaction she reread
the note that had accompanied them.
smiling at some sentiment expressed
by the writer.
you poor. romantic boyw she said
aloud. zone expects every minute that
your conversation and letters will
break into blank verse. I wish-l don't
know what ! WISH" she concluded re.
sentfully. But. whatever 1t is. IT'S
fairly certain that can't have It. Just
as thought | had achieved content
meet two men absolutely out OF my
sphere, and the one stirs up the old.
uncertain longings. which he can't sat.
isfy. and the other stirs up the old
wicked recklessness that I had thought
dead forever" She sighed impatiently.
A half hour later she stood by the
window. her eyes mechanically follow
ing the figure Of man walking up the
street. When the pedestrian came to
the Sanger entrance he turned in and
walked with swift. decided steps TO.
ward the house Then Eleanor recog.
nized him.
"Oh!' she gasped in astonishment
and with hint Of dlsmay in her voice,
She hastily left the window There
was knock at the door. and the but
Ter entered
"Mr. McAdoo TO see you. madam"
"Show Mr. McAdoo into the library.
Thomas" she replied after a moments
hesitation And | shall not be at
home the rest of the afternoon"
Why had Bob come to see Mrs. Gil.
bert? Bob himself was trying TO an
swer the same question. Blindly he
felt that one Of his possessions was
threatened and that he must fight with
a woman for supremacy over Paul
The portieres were parted. and she
stood before him. Bob realized resent
fully that here was a very beautiful
woman, far more beautiful than either
Kathleen Finn or Mrs. Dunmeade. the
only women Of finer type he knew
For the fraction Of second while she
paused on the threshold there was the
same fencing OF glances with which
they had met In the theater-the adver
saries' salute-then her eyes softened
10 an amused CLEAN. While Bob stood
still she went over to him.
"I've been trying to decide wheth.
er this is pleasant or unpleasant sur
PRISE" she smiled quiZZically (which
is it?" She held out her hand
Bob looked at the outstretched hand
and shook his head coldly The hand
was at once returned to her side,
FYou persist in the hostile attitudeT
why not? Let us have no false
pretenses dislike you; you dislike
me. II we stick to that 1t win sim
plify matters
How do you know don't like your
The amused CLEAN in her eyes deep
ened
God forbid he CALCULATED involun-
tarily But" he added grimly.
there's no danger"
Don't be too sure Of that" she
warned him In gay malice. you know
nothing wins woman's liking so
quickly as resistance II you're not
careful | may end by liking you. That
would be terrible predicament-if
we're to be enemies"
1T wouldp
"Yes, for you" she flashed back.
Because then | should have to make
you like me. But don't be nervous,
shan't try. You're more interesting
as-you are"
'I am relieved" She noted with sur
prise that his ironical bow was easy
and not ungraceful.
There have been men who feared
TO displease me. Mr.. McAdoo."
1--WE no doubt there are such men