Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-12
The
Promoters
Wife
By JANE PHELPS.
copyright, George Mathew Adams)
NEIL is GRATEFUL FOR FRED
BRICKS HELP.
CHAPTER CXVIII.
By JANE PHELPS.
cartwright, George Mathew Adams)

nished by the owners for renting. A
strange contrast to our luxurious
3 New York home. But how happy
Robert was. We had a nice big
ward and he lived out of doors. 1t
4 was early spring, and Neil at once
started his garden, working in it a
little while each morning and at
night until it was too dark to see. 1t
was doing him good. He has lost
that gray pallor which had chung to
him ever since the papers exposed
him, and in its place was gaining a
ruddy brown that l told him was
vastly becoming.
He worked very hard in his own
and Mr.. Frederick's interests. 1t had
been widely remarked upon that:
"Neil Forbes, the former mining
promoter had been made Eastern
representative for the vast interests
of The Fredericks Co. 1t was also
mentioned that che had settled with
his creditors to their satisfaction"
When Neil read it he said rather
bitterly.
81 wonder if they would speak so
kindly of me if they knew SCOTS
side of the story"
"But you will pay him back-some
day."
Eyes, if l live-some day."
"Then dear don't worry. You are
doing we'll. l know Mr.. Frederick
will give you every chance"
Sometimes Bah | wonder just
why Frederick has done SO much for
me, for u.s." Fortunately he was not
looking at me or he might have not
iced me flush. at seems strange
that a man would sor pure kindness
go so out of his way to help a fell
low. He could not have done more
for a son."
you are almost young enough to
be his son."
But l am not, you know, and it
passes my understanding why he
has been so good to me. Why Bah,
l never told you half he did in those
days when | remained in his rooms.
How he saw ugly excited people who
clamored not only for their money,
but what we, l, had promised them
besides. Women as well as men
Mame to him and demanded all they
Z Id been told should be theirs, not
only demanded, but threatened. /
never could have gone through what
he did for me; not with my nerves in
the condition they then were"
Eve are very fortunate to have
such friend" | scarcely knew how
to reply when Neil praised Freder-
ick's kindness to him. l was guiltily
conscious that it was for my sake
he had done all that he had, yet
there was no least feeling of guilt
as | recalled my intercourse with
him, or of regret. I had accepted
for Neil's sake more, far more than
ever l could have accepted for my
self. This Frederick knew.
"Fortunate we are more than
that. If | were a religious man |
should say we are blest." Then he
added quietly: 81 shall some day
prove my gratitude. 1t may take
long time, but shall find a way"
And l knew he would. In all my
life | never saw a human being pos
sessed of tenacity such as Neil al
ways had exhibited. He had a bull
dog way of accomplishing anything
he undertook that brooked no de-
NAL, that no Disappointment could
cause him to abandon. Real dis
couragements, things that would
have made most men give up in des-
pair seemed simply to drive him to
greater exertions, and to increase
his tenacity. 1t was this quality in
him which had made him such a sue
cess along wrong lines; it made for
his success when applied to legiti-
mate business.
When | told him what Blanche
Orion had told me before she went
to Europe, he had replied:
"That woman will some day make
some man supremely happy-if ever
she runs across the right man. But
women will never appreciate her.
scarcely like her. She is emphatical-
ly mans woman, while being more
feminine in some ways that any
woman / have ever met. l am glad
you parted friends"
Of that part of his life spent IN
her home with his conferes | could
not 0at NaiI to talk. I became sure
he was a bit ashamed of it, although
at the same time l was assured there
had been nothing morally wrong in
the association. l often wished he
ould talk more freely with me
about what occurred at those little
supper parties, but when I preached
the subject he invariably changed
it Immediately Once he said
81 believe you are still jealous,
Bab."
Was /?