The Washington herald., 1914-11-13

themselves in love with him, and the
young society boys admired his pluck,
In the meantime a splendid course In law
was being mastered, and Gavin fell
proud OF himself. He realized that Irma
would be his by his own merit and not
because he was the son of a millionaire.
'T say. Harwood," young Edward
Ellis began, with a rather hesitating
manner. tits a nervy thing to ask, but
do you think you could use my sister as
dancing partner in this school OF
yours? She's crackerjack dancer. and
Is in the same boat as yourself-needs
the money. She's going through Bar
nard, and when told her about you she
wondered II she could help"
Ellis felt more or less nervy over the
suggestion, but Harwood's ready smile
put him at his ease.
'As a matter Of fact" Harwood lied
glibly, 4 was wondering whom
could get to help me out a little"
When he met Ellis sister he was
glad that the fabrication had come 10
his lips SO readily. Jane Ellis was a
pleasure to the eye and a constant joy
to the mind. Harwood realized that
with her as a partner the dancing class
to handle. Between them they would
make pin money suficient to put them
through two colleges IL necessary.
when he told her 30, Jane bfushod
beautifully.
Don't believe anything he tells you,
Sis" warned Ellis, with a laugh: en-
gagged men never tell the truth, and
Harwoodis already nipped, you know"
Perhaps IL is only to the one girl
they fabricate." There was a touch
of banter in James eyes but somehow
Harwood was made uncomfortable. He
wished suddenly that he had conflded
his parents displeasure to Irma. He
knew also that had Irma been a girl
such as Jane Ellis he never would have
left her in ignorance for fear of her
jilting him
Dancing classes and law progressed
with commendable success. Also a
friendship between the instructors
ripened into startling proportions
Harwood. to his own amazement, found
that nothing seemed worth while un-
less he first discussed II with Jane
Ellis. He wondered how he had ever
eked out an existence bare of a wom-
ans friendship such as James.
Harwood, ST., upon learning of the
manner in, which his son was making col
lege expenses admired Gavin more than
he had ever done before.
THE boy has more pluck than We gave
him credit for" confided his wife. Its
a pity he IS throwing his heart away on
an arrogant, fortune hunter like Irma
Vale. It's a pity he didn't meet that
little Ellis girl sooner-there's a girl for
any man."
And II his father thought so well of
Jane Ellis the feelings Of Gavin were
even more strenuous regarding her. He
realized. now that 1t was too late. that
he loved her a thousand times more than
he could ever love Irma, yet his word
was pledged to the latter. He felt him
self TO be in a rather bad way, and
wished he had listened to his fathers
advice with greater interest
However, when Irma LEANED, through
a friend, that Gavin was conducting a
dancing class for young society people,
she wrote a letter to him which most ef-
fectively killed any remaining fondness
he might have had for her.
One line in particular so adequately
described his fathers estimate Of Irma
that Gavin telephened to Mr. Harwood
at his office.
"Dsd." he said laughingly, Trina has
Tilted me. Says she thought she was
engaged to a gentleman and not a dane