The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-04
(Continued from yesterday,l.

Continued from yesterday,)
a moment later the latticed wooden
blinds ut the end Of the parlor swung
open. and through the front window
stepped Stephen Cortlandt Behind
him was a hammock swung in the
coolest part OF thesbaleeny. The pupils
OF his eyes. ordinarily So dead. and
expressionless. were distendeds Hike
those of man under the influence Of
q drug or suffering from yiolenth head
ache. He listened attenttveIyi for an
instant, his head on one Side then,
hearing Footsteps approaching from the
rear OF the house, he strolled into the
hall,
A maid appeared with tray. a glass
and bottle. II could not find the
medicine she said, but brought you
some absinthe. It viii deaden the
pain. SIR"
he thanked her and with shaking
fingers poured the glass full, then
drank 1t or like so much water.
you're not going ont again in the
heat. sir?n
Yes. Tell Mrs. CortIandt that am
dining at the Uniyersity club. = II
Kirk never passed more unpleasant
night than the one which followed. In
the morning he went STRAIGHT to Run
neIs with the statement that he could
take noTpart in the little testimonial
they had intended to give cortlandt.
But it's too late now to back ont:
I saw him at the University club last
evening and fixed the date for Satur-
day nigiitss'ssE ssssSs. g g. " IA
sDid you tell him I was In the af-!
fairgT ~ II ESSgg4l
Certainly, I sad IT was your idea.
1t affected aim deeply too. / never saw
d chap 10 meved ov6f1a little thing. =
Kirk thought quickly. Perhaps Edith
had spoken rashly ntD her excitement
ana her husband did not know her
feelings after all, Perhaps he only
suspected In that case 1t would never
do to Withdraw. It,Yould seem Ike
confession os guilt, iusfsf51 u
'sIf he has accepted that ends 1t,
suppose. he said finally!
What has happened 2" Runnels was
Watching him sharply.
Nothing | merely wish 1 hadn't
entered into the infringement. that's
all. I'VE ordered a watch for him. too.
and It's being engraved. wanted to
give him something to show, my own
personal gratitude for what he and his
wife have done for me. Lord. 1T took
Il months Saisry. I know it's IA jay
present. bnt there's nothing decent in
these shops
Look here. I've wanted to say
something to you for some time.
though. It's deuced IIard to speak OF
such things. Steve Cortmudt hns put
MS where we are. folI understand.
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too. Well slIke him. Kirk. and I'd
hate to see him made nuhappS. lf-az
chap loves u hurried woman Ire ought
to be man enough tn forget It.. Rotten
why To express myself. OF course
Kirk looked the speaker squareIy In
the eyes aS he answered: Il haven't
the least Interest in any married mans
afTairS. never have had. in fact. im
in love with Gertrudis Garavel, ana
I'm engaged to marry her"
The devil.'
"It's atfact. Idldn't know until last
night that I'd been accepted"
Then just forget what said. I
was going north on south bound
track-I ran ahead OF orders. ! really
do. congratulate you, old man. Miss
Garavel is-well. won't try to do her
justIce-I had no idea. Please par
don me"
Certainly. Now that It's settled I'm
not going to let any grass grow under
my feet"
'why. say. Gar2veI is to be the
next president! Jove. you're lucky:
Cortlandt told me last night that the
old fellows candidacy was to be mn
nounced Saturday night at the big
ball. That's how he came to accept
our -inyitation. He said his work
would be over by then. and he'd be.
glad to join us after the dance. Well.
wells Your future wife aud father.in-
law are to be his guests that night.
suppose you know. -.-sS
Then they have patchedrup truce
with, Alfarez2 I'm glad to hear that"
ITS all settled, believe. This dance
isea big special event. The American
minister and the various diplomatic
gangs wtll be there: besides the nromi-
nent Spanish people. Its precisely the
moment to launch the GaEayel hoom
ana Corflaudt intends to do Il, After
it's over our little crowd viii have sup
per aud thank him for what he has
done for 1isS l-ouI. promotion came just
In time. ,ltdn5 IT. Taik aboat luck:
We oughr tps bear from hinetpn.
iefare Saturday and know that our