The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-07
CHAPTER XIII.
-Four Being No Company.

-Four Delns No Company.
HAPPY In his newly-found domestic
dsiishts. Mr.. Rawn was perhaps more
careless than otherwise he would have
ossn regarding business affairs, and
mat At time when they needed care.
me truth was that matters still
Jagged at the factory. a. Rawn ought
10 have known. Indeed, he did know:
out always his curious helplessness in
regard to Halsey-who alone knew the
last secrets Of the most intricate de-
vices OF the company's property-con.
tinued to oppress him. And always
here was his wife to console him and
to interest him.
The distance between Graystone
Hall and the factory apparently was
becoming greater from month to
month. Sometimes Halsey came to
visit his wife. but these visits Of late
became fewer and fewer. - that lady
became more aud more discontented,
less and less eager to receive the at
tentions of him who had SO signally
failed to place her where virginia sat
In power. This alone left Halsey none
too happy himself at the prospect Of
any OF his perfunctory calls; and
moreover. he found himself expected
now to be more careful In his attire.
In his conduct about Graystone Hall.
where full evening dress tacitly was
desired at dinner. and where an aris-
tocratic chill was habitual at any
hour: things not customary In Ann
Sullivan's household on the factory
Side OF the city. Not that Halsey
needed TO excite social misgivings. He
was a clean-faced. manly ckcp, lean.
sinewy and strong, and might. save for
his rather toil-marked hands, have
passed for any of the throng Of young
men who at times came under one pre
tense or other to visit Mr.-and Mrs
Rawn
These. in company with Grace, he
one evening found alone, seated on
the wide gallery that overlooked the
lake front. He did notice then. as he
never before at any time had noticed.
singular truth-Virginta Rawn's
eyes seemed almost reluctant to leave
him. He was half her husbands age.
Moreover. there was something In the
somber glow Of his eye, in the occa-
sional look of his face-rapt, ab.
sorbed. remote, pondering on things
not made patent to all about him -
which held for her ever a stronger
fascination. She wondered II things
were known in his philosophy no longer
reckoned In her own: but which once
might have been germane to her a.
we'll. She often looked at him.
The evening was clear and cool, the
lake stirred with no more than a
gentle breeze. The silver ladder of the
moons light was flung down across
The gently moving waters. The breath
OF flowers was all about. Calm, ease.
assuredness were here. The voice of
tho hostess was delightfully."- low and
sweet. All things seemed in keeping.
Rawn welcomed his son-in.law with
his customary largeness of air. Come
on out. Charles" said he. 'join US: the
evening is pleasant Won't you have
cigar" He fetched with his own
hands the box Of weeds-"Take sew.
sral. my boy, take as many as you
like. ! give two dollars apiece for
those by the box at my club, and YOU
can't beat them in the city or any.
where else"
Halsey listened almost absent-mind.
edly. and Rawn returned to his seat
near his wife. little apart on the Rsl.
lsry. The master of Graystone Hall
was intoxicated more than usually this
evening with her. She sat now in the
dim light. COOL dainty and beautiful
picture. In blue and ivory Duchesse
satin and almy laces, gowned fit for
. wedding or ball. as she always was
OF an evening at home. with 1ust
gem cleaning here and there in the
glimpse OF light which
broke through the windows at the back
Of the gallery as their curtains shifted
In the breeze. At that moment John
Rawn would have been glad to have
Tie entire world share boxes Of cigars
WITH hin. John Rawn, coDector-what