The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-23

"A'N
eyes were on the vase. II fell In u cas-
cade Of shivered glass to the table and
floor. She had heard no sound. she
saw no smoke Perhaps. there had
been a fnintest clicking noise She
stared ~dumfOunded for Il few Sta'Onds.
then turned her bewildered face to
ward Carson. who was %grinning IN
high enjoyment
NEAT little thing. amt it?' the man
asked, >exultantly,
"Whprp did you get IT," Mary asked
I'm Boston. last week And between
you and me. Mary. it's the only model.
and ii sure Is u cOrker."
That night IN the back o nf RIth
keys English Eddie and Carson sat
| with their heads close together over .
table
"A chance like this. tiriggS was say
ing. ~ chance that will make n for.
tune for all Of us.
1T sounds good" carson admitted
wistrnIly
SWELL" urged Griggs. what do you
say"
How would we split it,"
..Th,r. WAYS would IN right" C,riCcs
answered ..Onp to me-. one to YOU
and one to be divided up among the
others"
Carson brought his fist down on he
tuble with n force that made the glass
es jingle.
.Yuu.re on" he said. strongly.
..Fiup." (:riggs declared. and the two
men shook hands. Now. III get
"tiet nothing" Carson Interrupted
..I.lI yet my own men. Chicago Red j.
In town So is Dacey. with perhaps II
couple of others of the right sort. III
get them and we'll turn the trick to
morrow night"
'Thut's the stuff" tiriggs agreed.
greatly pleased.
But a sudden shadow fell on the face
Of carson. He bent closer to his rom
panion and spoke with a fierce inten
sity that brOoked no denial.
.She must never know"
Griggs nodded understandingly.
Mary had gone to her bedroom for a
nap She was not IN the least sur
prised that Dick hl,, not yet returned
though he had m..ln,, "a i.alf an hour
AT the best there. .,r.r many thing
that might drtaln him his fathers
/ absence from, the office. difficulties in
making arrangements for his project
ed honeymoon trip abroad = which
would never Ocvur-Or the like. At
the worst there was a chance Of lind
inr his father promptly, aud Of that
father as promptly taking. steps to
prevent the son from ever again See
ing the woman who had 80 .indiscreet-
" married him.
Yot somphOw Mary couid not believe
that her husband would yield TO such
naternal coprcion. Rather xhe WA
sure that he would Drove loyal to her
whom he loved through every trouble.
At the thought a certain w~istfuIness
pervaded her and a poignant regret
that this particular man should have
been the one chosen Of fate to be en-.
tangled within her mesh Of
There throbhed in her n RI torment.
| ing realization that there were in life
possibilities Infinitely more splpndid
than the i0y of vengeance She would
not confess the truth even TO her in.
most soul INT the truth WIS there and
got hur ,tremble with vague fears.
Sba had s,,nt narb,ps q half honr
Who, L,nnia ,~w,k .n.d b.r
..,t,, , m,, ,,,,,a p,,a,o- chm nv
,I,;n..d ~. ,or mistross lay h,;nk;ny
.A,d t,.ro,, ,,n,h,, mann With him
r,,nu .,id th,r m,,.t SIM. ,,,;-
d. ,h;. tt N.,.r wia, ..
e 20 n.,, -. .,I;. =.
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sue S'' 'P' "''P3'e" 'r'' 'e'I'"h,
oa'n'n ne' eyes III ''"'"-he' "'eSSe"
hef h"i' u niue "h" went mo TIE
drawing room, "llefe the wv" men
haa oe'h waiting Tor something more
than a quarter OF in !our I" the VIC
lent Indignation or b"th
"Oh. here YOU are. ut last the bic