The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-10

MSSSSI been for Kirk. but during its
Gs sleepless hours she had reach
ed determination: She was not nat
urally revengeful, but It was char
actertstic of her that she could not
endure failure. Action, not words or
tears. was the natural outlet Of her
feelings. There was just one possible
way of winning Kirk back, and if In
stead it ruined him she would be only
undoing what she had mistakenly
done. As soon after breakfast as she
knew definitely that her husband had
gone out she telephoned to General. AL
farez, making an appointment to call
on him at II. She knew the crafty old
Spaniard would be awaiting her with
eagerness. -.
Her interview with him was short,
however, and when she emerged from
his house she ordered the coachman to
drive directly to the Garavel bank.
This time she stayed longer, closeted
with the proprietor. What she told
him threw him into something like a
panic. It seemed that Anibal Alfarez
was by no means SO well reconciled to
the death Of his political hopes as had
been supposed On the contrary, in
spite of all that had been done to pre-
vent it, he had been working secretly
and had perfected the pre1iminaries Of
coup which he intended to spring at
the eleventh hour. Through Ramon he
had brought about an alliance with the
outgoing Calico, and intended to make
the bitterest possible tight against Gar
avel. Such Joining Of forces meant Sc
|. rious trouble, and until the bankers
position was materially strengthened
1t would be most unwise to announce
his candidacy as had been planned.
She did not 60 into minute "details
There was no need, for the bankers
fears took fire at the mere fact that
Alfarez had revolted- He was dunn
founded, appalled,.
Ramon is partly TO blame. He Is
Just as proud as you Or as his father -
said Mrs. Cortlandt. when he heard
Of your daughters engagement to our
friend Anthony TX.
"Ah, now i see II. all!' HIS face
darkened. $50, this 10 my reward for
needing your adv3oefin regard to Ger
trudis. She sho4lu have wed Ramon.
as was intended, then I would have
had lever with which. to lift his IA
Their from my path. Very well, then,
there is NO engagement with this An
thony. 1t may not be too late even
yet to capture Ramon" - :s+>t.
1.-The city is already talking about
Gernudis and Kirk" ~.
mo word has been spoken, no prom.
ise given. There is not even an un-
derstanding. Do you suppose I would
allow my great ambition to b thwart-
ed by the within Of a girl, to be upset
by strangers smile7 Bah! At their
age I loved dozen. I could not sur.
vive without them" He snapped his
fingers. "Come, We Sill SO my friend
AnibaI at once" ~ -:ss \: ~ ~: t.
But Mrs. Cortlandt checked lin, say
ing quietly: +.s.; II: 4 @> >c'...
That IS all right as tar % It xoes,
but you forget the Other young man : q
Eh7 How so?. Gert1udis wiz not
marry this Anthony = ,ss .s s.5s Is
PERHAPS she. loves him. = 5 y: .s..5 {:
Love Is a fancy. Z something seen
through a distant haze, IN. Illusion
which vanishes with the sun. II I
month, IN year, she WIN have tor.
gotten; but with me; IL IS different,
This y my lies climax; there win Be
no other t5 .s#
But how viii You handle Anthony7''
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