The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18
CHAPTER XIII,
Four 6eino No Comoanv.

Four Being No Company.
HAPPY in his newly found domestic
delights. Mr.. Rawn was perhaps more
careless than otherwise he would have
been regarding business affairs. and
that at time when they needed care
The truth was that matters still
Jagged at the factory. as Rawn ought
to have known. Indeed, he did know:
but 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. as that lady
became more and more discontinued,
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
AHs oi aIS CdllS, anu
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 lie
was clean-faced, manly cEcp. 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,
a singular truth-Virginia 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, alb
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 as
well. She often looked at him
The evening was clear and cool, the
lake stirred with no more than
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
the 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
a cigar?" He fetched with his own
hands the box Of weeds-"Take sew
eral, my boy. take as many as you
Ike. 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 i1Stened almost aDsent-mlnd-
edly. and Rawn returned to his seat
near his wife. little apart on the gal
lery. The master Of Graystone Hall
was intoxicated more than usually this
evening with her. She sat now in the
dim light, a cool. dainty and beautiful
picture, In blue and ivory Duchesse
satin and elmy laces. gowned fit for
. wedding or a ball. as she always was
OF an evening at home. with just
gem cleaning here and there in the
occasional glimpse of light which
broke through the windows at the back
OF the gallery as their curtains shifted
in the treeze At that moment John
Rawn would have been glad to have
the entire world share boxes Of cigars
with him. John Rawn, collector-what