The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
For
Loves Sake
80
BY 7. B. ANDERSON
(Copyrlsht. 1919. by the Western News
paper Union.l

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Copyright. 1919. by the Western News
paper Union.)
A crushing blow had come to Eloise
Burley, and she had gone down un-
der 1t like frail child overcome by q
resistless storm. Motherless when her
father died, there was only her broth
er Adrian to look to, who had been
given control of the family estate. He
was unmarried, had not yet sown all
his wild oats, and there were no rela.
tives where Eloise could find a home.
Adrian suggested to her that she put
In two years at q boarding school for
girls.
Ransome Hall was ideal in it's me
mage and seectness, and Eloise was
content, fairly happy in her new life.
She made true friends among her girl
associates. When vacation came a
chum, N1illy Thorne, invited her to
spend two months at her home in the
college town, and time went pleasantly
enough except that Elose never saw
her brother. He wrote to her occa-
sionally and provided her with spend
ing money, but some intelligence had
come to Eloise in q roundabout way
that considerably distressed her. It
seemed that the brother Of her school
chum, Dudley Thorne, had business In
Cedarville, the town where the Bur
leys had lived. He had been intro
duced to Eloise. The similarity Of her
name to that Of Adrian Burley had led
TO inquiries and he had said to his
sister:
''That brother Of hers Is going at a
fast rate. He is at heart generous,
good-natured fellow, and that fact ac-
counts for his reckless extravaganza
It Is not so much drink as 1t is cards,
speculation and constant whirl of ex.
element among set who are leading
him into all kinds Of spendthrift ways,
particularly sordid-hearted siren
named Beatrice Morse. A pity! That
sister of his Is the most charming girl
have ever met.
Apparently there Dudley Thorne
dropped the subject from his thoughts,
although he prolonged his home stay,
because part of each day it was pos
sible for him to be in the company Of
his sisters attractive friend. He had
finally set fixed date as the limit
Of his stay. It was the evening preced-
ing his announced departure that
Eloise observed him reading in the gar
den, and approached him. There was
nervous anxiety depicted in her face.
"Mr. Thorne," she said, "you have
told Milly just enough to alarm me
about my brother. l have suspected
something wrong for many months. He
never comes to see me, his letters
show change in him that alarms
me. Won't you tell me all about him,
and won't you help him If he Is In
trOuble?"
Dudley was silent for q moment or
two. He reflected deeply. With that
fair, pleading face before him, he had
not the heart to crush faith and hope.
A sudden inspiration came to him.
'Miss Burley, It would be unwise
and unkind for me to retail to you Cos.
sip which has reached me-the true
merits of which may be at entire va.
rance with the truth. Will you trust
me when promise to learn all that Is
truth, to act as a friend in behalf Of
your brother and save him from his
rash, reckless ways? Will you further
Danish all worry and care regarding
him until l come to report to you some.
thing reassuring, which firmly believe
I will be able to do before the month
Is ended?"
There were tears in her eyes as she
placed both of her hands In his will
ing own and sobbed forth brokenly:
II know that can trust in you at.
terlyw
It was the next day when Dudley en-
tered house given over mainly as q
boarding place for members Of the dra'
matte fraternity. He sought out and
found Arthur Gride, the man he was
looking for.
"Still playing The Prince Of Ad.
venturers', Gride" inquired Dudley.
II am not. That brilliant fiasco
went by the board two weeks ago."
"Can l engage you for Its princi'
pal part for a few weeks7"
The handsome, reckless actor re-
garded his old acquaintance with q
quizzical smile. Three meals day
In it?" he asked.
"Oh better than that"
'I'm your mani"
And then there was long confer
ence. and two days later Arthur Gride
put up at hotel at Cedarville as Vim
cent Burgoyne, "son and heir Of .
wealthy English baronet, and flashed
gems and cash galore. He was At
match for the scheming adventures
who had cast spell over Adrian Bur
ley, and was to-ffave married him with