The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-08-01

He went thlther; found the hanks
condition toe hopeless for any idcn of
recovery. aud Gordons own aSsets too
heavily involved to oner even gam-
hler's chance for further profits
Bur he nlso saw Janet Gordon And,
because the Lovely gir strangely
stirred the iadcd New Workers fancy,
he stayed for n time at Samosct
Marc Lander was too well Ncrscd IN
the art Of courtship TO make direct
love TO the girl who, at their very first
meeting. told him she was engaged 20
another man. Hut he resolved, all the
more strenuously to win her.
Janet was wholly different from the
nashy and sophisticated women who
had hitherto made up Iander's social
world Her geutloncss, her innocence,
her fragile beauty. began 10 weave
subtle chains about his heart and
brain. He swore, at last, mighty and
blasphemous oath that She should one
Jay be his wife, at whatever cost
He surprised and delighted old III
ram Gordon by paying on The latier's
debts OF honor and by accepting Cor
don's unindorsed notes for the sum.
Tho bank. Of course, was hopelcssly
wrecked. And while Gordon now had
enough money to live on, Tom Mercer
had not. If the younger man were ever
to earn a marrying income he must
waste no time in looking for new job
4 In village there are few positions
that promise a career or even enough
Income for an ambitious young man 10
marry on Which explains why a mil
lion country lads dock yearly to the
big cities.
Through Hiram Gordon's influence
Tom received an offer from power
ful manufacturing concern whose
headquarters were In New York and
which had factories in II dozen lesser
cities
Tom was set to work Ip the com'
pany's Hartford. Conn, factory, His
Job there was petty and III paid, Mt
irst; but IL offered fine opportunities
Tor promotion. And Tom Mercer made
np his mind to avail himself, to the
iul. Of every one Of those opportunl'
lies.
To please Tom Mr.. Gordon AT the
same time secured for Miriam II posi-
lion In a Hartford school, SO that the
brother and sister might still live to-
.cther. Miriam welcomed the change
less because 1t brought her more
money than because 1t took Tom away
rom Janet Gordon, whom she hated
more and more bitterly as the years
vent on.
: Janet and Tom tried to be very brave
indeed over the tragedy Of their sepa
-aton. 10 dca'ien the anguish Of ab
! .ence they used to build air castle'
1 around the swift promotion Tom wa
4 certain to receive, and around th'
t ylorously happy llfe that would b'
: heirs when, in n year or so at most
Tom should come back to Samoset e
h ,lalm her as his Wife.
( Then with a mist Of tears IN thel
9 yes they kissed and said good-by. An
g Tom set off to his new labors. Almos
L every day for the next six months %
!. so he wrote to Janet, telling Of hl
work and his prospects Of advance
n ment. And she Loyalty answered hi
n every letter, telling him, over and owe
again. Of her dcathless love an
II loyalty.
It Then for whole month not one JET
r ter reached Tom from the girl b
n loved, although he learned throug
friends in Samosct, that She was ne
k, i'll.
is He wrote again and agaln, bcggln
W her to tell him the reason for her =
:. lencc. Indeed, he was on the point {
droppng his work and hurrying hac
| TO her when one morning, the longe'
for letter arrived.
/ ION lUit II Nli'i hhNA WIN 80
alight, began to read it. But, as !
read the joyous smile faded from h
lips and eyes, TO be replaced by blai
| horror. Janet had written.
pearest-T have waited az long as
n dared before telling you what 7 must a
Al yon today haven't had tie courage
II write. Because I knew what had io 81
III would be a knifc-thrust 10 your hea
H And ! would forfeit ny oHn life, T
Al might. 10 save yuu from pain, nay %
4l ling But | cannot
III Let me tell 1t as briefly and az mer
Fl You remerber how Mr Marc Land
I'll came IA fathers rescue last year By lef
Ill ing him money enough 10 meet ihe INT
III est on his debts and by starting b
fresh I'm life Well a month ago.
III notes father gave Mr. Lander fell d
n Father asked for renewal Mr. Lanc
IA refused.
3I financial honor II the notes weren't pa
NJ Won know how old and feeble he
prnwn this past year or two. Such a
1t grace would XII him.
ith ia besought Mr. Lander again 10 gr'
i3n, nnre tme Mr. Lander consented
only to give him time, but 70 destroy
-, notes themselves son one condition
iun II Was terrible condition Tom.
gle condition can hardly bring myself to
vou' But | must He said To father
I'm tear up all these notes the da
ker marry Janet
II seems he had fallen In love with II
lhB 7 don't know why And he admitted I
Who he had helped father IN the hope OF
n5ng me. ii Is horrihlel lie had wove
lau ~, around father from which there
no escape, unless ! consented 70 ma
was Wha, else could do owe eyerYth
his IN father il was one chance TO pay q
ong pA'' -