The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-01-16

what was your promise! told
you that wouldn't go With you until
you had brought your father to me aud
he had wished us happiness"
Mary" Dick said r~eproachfuily,
you are not going to hold me to that
promise?'
Il am going to hold you to that prom
Use, Dick"
All right. You pack up what things
you need. girlie-just a few. because
they sell clothes in Paris. And mean.
time I'll run down to dads office and
have him back here in half an hour.
You will be all ready. won't your"
YES. yes. I'll be ready. Go and
bring your father"
"You bet ! willr' Dick cried hearth
~. He would have taken her in his
arms again, but she evaded the caress
Just one" Dick pleaded.
NO" the bride replied with deter
mination.
There was silence in the r awing
room until the two women heard the
closing of the outer door of the apart
ment. Then. at last. Aggie relieved
her pentup emotions in a sigh that
was lei a grOan.
"Oh, gosh she gasped. The poor
simp!"
Carson. learning from the maid that
Dick Glider had left. returned lust as
Mary was glancing we the release
with which General Hastings was to
be compensated. along with the return
Of his letters. for his payment Of S1O.-
600 to Miss Agnes Lynch.
Mary spoke crisply to Agnes. And
now you must get ready. You are to
be at Harris office with this document
at 4 o'clock. and remember that YOU
are to let the lawyer manage every
thing"
%! don't see the use Of all this mon
key business" she protested. "All |
want is the coin"
"Listen. Agnes. The last time you
tried to make a man give up part Of
his money it resulted in your going to
prison for two years"
But that was so exciting
And this way is so safe" Mary re-
Joined sharply, Resides. my dear.
you would not get the money. MY
way will. Your way was blackmail.
Mine is not. Understands
"Oh. sure" Aggie replied grimly. on
her way to the door.
"Mr. GriggS." Fannie announced.
There was a smile on the face Of the
maid. which was explained a minute
later. when the visitor was shown into
the drawing room. for his presence
was of al elegance so extraordinary
as to attract attention anywhere and
mirth as we'll from ribaid observers.
Meantime Carson had explained to
Mary.
Its English Eddie. You met him
once. | wonder what he wants? Prob
ably got a trick for me. We often
used to work together"
Nothing without my consent" Mary
warned.
"Oh. no. no. sure not!" Carson
agreed.
Further discussion was cut short by
the appearance of English Eddie him
self. a tall. handsome man in the early
thirties. who paused just within the
doorway and delivered to Mary Il bow
that was the perfection of elegance.
Mary made no effort to restrain the
smile cause by the costume of Mr.
Griggs. Yet there was no violation
of the canons of good taste. except
in the aggregate. From spats to hat.
from walking coat to gloves. every
thing was perfect Of its kind. Only
there was an overelaboration. so that
the ensemble was tamboyant. And
the mans manners precisely harmOniz-
ed with his clothes. whereby the whole
effect was emphasized and rendered
bizarre. Carson took II amazed look
and then rocked with laughter
Griggs regarded his former associate
reproachfully for a III and then
grinned in frank sympathy.
From your costume" Mary sug-
gested. zone might judge that this Is
purely a social call. Is it,,
well. o exactly" Griggs answered
with a smile.
$50 | fancied." his hostess replied.
$50. sit down. please. and tell us all
about it."
English Eddie wasted no time
Now. look here" he said rapidly.
1--WE got the greatest game in the
world. Two years ago a set of Gothic
tapestries worth 100000 and a set of
Fragonard panels worth nearly as
much more were plucked from a cha
teau in France and Struggled into this
country"
Are them things really worth that
much?' Carson exclaimed.
sometimes more." Mary answered
Morgan has a set of Gothic tapestries
worth half a million dollars
Griggs went on with his account.
about a month ago the things ! was
telling you of were. hung in the lib
rary of a millionaire in this city" he
hitched his chair a little closer to the
desk and leaned forward. lowering his
vo;<.o almost 70 a uhfcpor 0S ho stated