The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-05
SYNOPSIS.


DNccessful writer because OF soctalfsue
tendencies, sups with his friend Balm
bridge at Chaudiere's restaurant In New
Orleans and declares that IL necessary ne
will steal to keep from starving.
CHAPTER II-Griswold holds up An
drew Galbraith, president OF the Bayou
State Security. in his private ONCE ana
escapes with 100000 in cash.
CHAPTER III-By original methods
goes aboard the Belle Julie as a deck
Hand. He Unexpectedly confront Char
lotte Farnham OF Wahaska Mimi. who
had seen him cash Galbraith's check In
the bank
CHAPTER Iv-Charlotte recognizes
1riswold, but decides to write to Gal
I'M esDtan 'n and go incur
notoriety
CHAPTER v-Charlotte sees the brutal
mate rescued from drowning by Griswold
hraith.
CHAPTER vII-onswold is arrested on
the arrival of the boat at BIT. Louis Dut
escapes from his captors.
CHAPTER vIII-Griswold decides on
Wahaska. MINI. as a hiding place. and
after Quitting himself properly. takes
the train.
CHAPTER TX - Margery Grierson.
daughter of Jasper Grierson. the financial
magnate of Wahaska, starts campaign
for social recognition by the odd fami-
lies OF the town.
CHAPTER xI-Margery asks her "a
Their 10 get Edward Rayner into nnanciai
hot water and then help him OUT OF II.
ctIApTrR xIJ-Crisvold RECEIVERS TO |
and the stolen money gone !
CHAPTER XIII.
t rtN -.
The convaleseent.
After a few more days In the Nor
ris chair-days during which he was
idly contented when Margery was
with him, and vaguely dissatisfied
when she was not-Griswold was per-
mitted to go below stairs, where he
met, for the first time since the Grier-
son roof had given him shelter. the
master of Mereside.
The little visit to Jasper Grierson's
library was not prolonged beyond the
invalid's strength; but notwithstand-
Ing its brevity there we're inert cur.
rents of antagonism evolved which
Margery, present and endeavoring to
serve as lightning arrester. could
neither ground nor turn aside.
Griswold took away from the rather
constrained ice-breaking in the bank.
ers library renewed resolve to cut
his obligation to Jasper Grierson as
short as possible. How he should be-
gin again the mordant struggle for
existence was still an unsolved prob
lem. OF the one-thousand-dollar
spending fund there remained some
thing less than half; for few weeks
or months he could live and pay his
way; but after that Curiously
enough the alternative Of another at
tack upon the plutocratic dragon did
not suggest itself. That, he told him
self. was an experiment tried and
found wanting. But in any event. he
must not outstay his welcome at
Mereside; and with this thought in
mind he crept downstairs daily after
the library episode. and would give
Margery no peace because she would
not let him 60 abroad In the town
GLOW sharper than a serpents
tooth it is to have a thankless'-what
shall say-patient, or guest, OF
friend?" she laughed, garbling the
quotation to fit the occasion.
Shakespeare said child" he sug
gested mildly.
And so shall l." she gibed-but the
gibe itself was almost a caress. Some
times you remind me OF an impatient
boy who has been promised a peach
and can't wait until 1t ripens. But Il
you must have a reason why won'
drive you this afternoon, you may
We are going to have a tiny little
social function at Mereside this eve
ming, and I want you to be fresh ant
rested for It,"
Certainly. shall come, II you wisl
It," he assented. remembering afresl
his immense obligation; and when tn
time was ripe he made himself pre-
sentable and felt his way down tn,
dimly lighted library stair. beini
minded to slip into the social poo
by the route which promised tn
smallest splash and the fewest ripples
1t was a stirring Of the Philistin
in him that led him to prefigure wear
ness and banality in the prospect
without in the least expecting it. Girls
void was a Brahmin Of the severes
sect on his social side; easily di.
posed to hold aloof and to criticize
and, as a man eastern-bred. serenel
assured that nothing truly acceptabl
In the social sense could come out G
the Nazareth of the West.
For this cause he was properly b,
inflated when he entered the spaciou
double drawing-rooms and found ther
90 comfortably crowded by thron
OF conventionally clothed and CONVEX
tionally behaved guests that he wa
Immediately able to lose himself-an
any lingering trace Of self-consciou
ness-in a company which. II appea
ances we're to be trusted, was ives
ern only by reason of Wahaska's loo;
ton on the map.
And the charming young hostes
Hitherto he had known he
only as his benefactress and tn
thoughtful caretaker for his comfor
But now, at this first sight Of he
IN the broader social field, she shon
upon and dazzled him. Admitting this
the later charm might be subtly sci