Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-05-01

"Yon can't build glue factories here, F"
and he emphasized every word with
an angry shake Of his finger.
NY God, you"
fle broke off asthe saw Bob Hayes
stride into the room. Hayes, as SHADES
lawyer ana almost member of the
family, had me entree to the house at
all times.
Here's my lawyer" remarked Slade
dryly, ask him."
'0f course 1t can be done" Hayes
informed them, convinclngly. ITS per,
fectly legitimate"
Then, as II TO dismiss a perfectly
obvious subject, he turned to the girl.
who had been enjoying every point
that Slade had scored.
Katherines eyes lighted with warm
welcome 1t was the first time she
had seen Hayes since she had re
turned He was the man she had once
wanted to marry, once before her
father had given her the choice OF
Hayes or finishing school in Paris
and tour of Europe Now she greeted
him with cordial friendship, but with
none of the sweet tenderness he might
have expected from her. Once she
had looked UP into his eyes and thought
him a god. Now, her eyes blinded by
the glare of ambition, she saw only
good looking chap, a struggling law.
yer, man who hadn't made any par
ticular mark in the world. She re-
turned Hayes burning, penetrating
gaze with cool, unrulTled frankness. In
another moment she had turned from
him and was earnestly watching Slade.
listening to his every word with eager
intentness.
you see, I'm very simple sort of
fellow" Slade was saying, don't drink
don't smoke-dont keep yachts OF
horses, don't keep wo-" he stopped in
his oft-repeated formula as he remem.
bered Katherine's presence, don't
keep horses, so | must do something,
as | was saying to Mrs. Slade today.
I don't want to bother my neighbors,
so I'll build high chimneys, so the
smoke won't trouble you much. I'm
going into the glue business That Is
Of course and he paused and sur
veyed the group about him with a com.
placent elevation Of his eyebrows.
that is, unless you gentlemen can
keep me busy in some other way. I'm
4 very active man."
Katherine leaned forward with tense
expression to see how the mans Cd,
Donents would take his game. The
senator was smiling, Merritt tapping
his loot restlessly.
Wen, boys, it looks as though he
rad us-strong?" Strickland broke the
dlence. "Gluel Whew!"
Are We going to be had?" demanded
Merritt, testify ARE we going to stand ;
or this holdup?' and he turned dis :
'ustedly toward the door. y
Don't you think we'd better keep n
Mr.. Slade busy In some other way" +
Strickland repeated. \ !,
i don't Merritt flung back over :
lis shoulder as he left the room, fol +
owed, as usual, by Hunt :,
Merritt's hasty departure was the .
iignal ior Katherine to adjust her h
wraps and remark: we must be late 9
or Tristan" .
Hayes followed her. Il must see you -
lone, Katherine. You're still free y
here's no foreigner on the scene, 10 =,
here Katherino? n
Bob Katherine's voice was sweet "
tut firm. q don't think / shall ever. :, -
marry now" y
On, nonsense" he protested. ',
NO, even more positively. 1.-THE =
1ore l see Of men but what's the :"
Sc? There never was but one man y
could have got on with, and didn't =
appen to live In his time" y,
Who was the boy?" Hayes asked, =
Chilly.
Strange" Katherine replied, pen.
yely, I've just been talking about -
lmT-Napoleon Bonaparte."
"0h, Lord-that fellow" Hayes was
luch relieved. Can | have tomor-
w evening%
"YesS-if you--yes-tomorrow eve.
ng. Bob"
Her voice fingered a bit on the Bob,
d with quick impulsiveness Hayes
Iught her hand and kissed it.
In mother minute she had turned
" ne, won't you let me
m?"
7 slade repeated In
" Katherine sug- III