Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-04-15


iering e,iiugies upon him.
4 Turning TO greet a fresh delegation
| who had Just Joined the group AROUND
him, he saw Esther standing a short
way off. As. their eyes met she beck
oned him and he went to her.
"You must lei me have him now.
she said smiling upon the admirers
who had followed him. 'ile is my dis
covery. you know. and there are many
things want TO say to him..
Bring him back soon. Esther.
called one of the men--a hlotch-
skinned. yeliOw-haired giant rallied M
koIny. u want TO give him literature
She nodded brightly over her shout
der. and ted her captive from the
stage and INTO an adjacent room once
alone with him she seized his hands
and raised her face. eager and radiant,
to his
II knew you could do It'll knew 1t !
And there's something else ! know"
We'll. lets have It. he SAID trifie
brtisquely. .What else do you know
about me?'
Il know that you can he great
man." She had waxed suddenly very
earnest You have 1t in you. You
must take wllat is yours! You owe II
to Yourself"
Give me Your address," said he.
and III come to you"
She huriledly wrote something on
slip OF paper and handed ii to him.
"COnle-nny time. she told him,
and turned toward the door.
.isil't there another way 0utT he
asked. defnInIng her Il don't care to
run the gauntlet Of that hand-shakin.
brlgiide again."
She unh0lted' door at the end of
the room nnd disclosed a rickety wood
en- staircase leading to back rlley.
lie pressed her hand murmured c
word about a future meeting and was
gone.
On fine spring day the finest prom
enade in Chicago and the l0nelieSt is
the Lake Shore drive. Theoretically
1t Is the Champs Eysees of the west
ern metropolis; ordinarily 1t is as
silent. as deserted MS an isolated coun-
try road On this particular morning
II was very attractive and very desc
late. The only sign of life in the ma
hobs thOroughfare 0f one excerpts the
sparrows) was a penniless young man.
Under his arm he carried newspaper
parcel. There was II singular CLINT i'm
his eyes. a singular expression on his
face, MS well there might be. for, In
deed II was preposterously reckless
thing he was contemplating. Subcon-
sciously his thoughts were of the dark
haired Russian woman and an early
sight of her; and ii was this. no less
than his inordnate passion for the
theatrical and spectacular, that gave
birth ,c M Tss'Tilvagant notion that
occupied his mind
in any event" he told himself. IL
can do no worse than lose. And look
what stand to win! Because It has
never before been successfully done
is no reason why I cannot do It,"
He stopped before gray stone
mansion Of flamboyant architecture
surrounded by Il twenty-foot cast
iron fence, both of which plainly ex-
plotted the idosyncrasy of some mil
lionaire. One Of the lower windows
was raised and through the shrubhery
he saw silhouetted therein an elderly
man. white of hair. patrician of as
pect, lean Of face. reading news.
paper Fitzhugh. peering between the
iron rails OF the Brobdingnagian fence.
regarded him minute. walked on
few PAGES. returned. and watched him
again, not unlike some Indian chief.
tain gloating over helpless captive.
Of u sudden, as one who plunges
into a cold shower on frosty morn.
Ing. he laid hold of the mammoth gate.
which seemed to weigh tons. swung Il
back on It's huge hinges, walked To
the front door and vigorously worked
the knocker
After an appreclable wait the door
was opened. What is ity' injured
the butler. who in one brief glunce
seemed to apprasc the caler's finan-
cial status and social standing.
Many things First the name OF
the gentleman who is sitting IN the
room to my right engrossed In the
morning news
Whlt is your biIsiness?'
answer me firsf!" ordered Fitz-
hugh sternly, and with such an air of
hauteur and authority that the sa.
pient menial was almost in panic
for fear he had misiudged his man.
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