The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-17
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IAdH OlueTS can IN as many years. 1t S
as much matter of work as it is Of
brains. Now. when | am sufficiently
enthused over thing apply myself
to 1t, concentrating upon it every fac
ulty Of my mind for eighteen, yes,
twenty, hours day, and begrudge the
few hours l must give to sleep. That
sounds egotistical doesn't it? But
l want you to know the truth of the
matter"
Il like to hear a man talk that way.
/ despise modesty in business. Of
| course you are coming in with us?
AS I said, we shall require five addi-
tlonal millions, perhaps more, to work
the thing properly There is no need
now to go into further details. You
understand the situation even better
than do" He paused.
"Since this is Saturday." said Fitz-
hugh, "and since nothing can be
gained by your knowing my decision
before Monday, shall meet you Mon
day morning at ten O'Clock and will
then give you my answer"
A slight frown appeared on Otis
thin face. He began gathering up his
data. "Very well. At what placer"
"At my brokers'-Shirley & Co., in
the Merrimac block.
"At ten? Very well. I know al
ready what your answer will bean
emphatic yes" Suddenly he stood
up, with sweeping gesture, as
though to force into the background
everything pertaining to business.
"Now let's talk no more shop. We've
had enough for one night"
While they were exchanging part
ing words the hall door opened and
Mrs. Otis and Kathleen entered.
Fitzhugh's heart seemed to stop for
the infinitesimal part of a second, and
then, as Kathleen came down the hall,
1t leapt bounded, raced on with mad
dening speed. He tingled to his finger
tips. 1t was the. first time he had
seen her since that moonlight night
two summers ago. Then, with the soft
June moon on her glorious hair.
gauzy scarf over her bare shoulders,
he had thought her exquisite, ethe-
real. Now, with her sables, her tur-
ban of white fur, the tang of the
frosty night in her glowing skin, he
thought her ravishing, distractingly
beautiful.
MOmentarily Otis seemed to hesitate,
as though reluctant to do something
that might afterward earn him re-
buke. But as Kathleen and her
mother drew near he intercepted them
with his guest and presented him, first
to his wife then to his daughter.
AS the girl spoke an acknowledge
ment of Fitzhugh's salutation she
looked up for the first time into his
eyes. The next instant she started
visibly, and, seemingly unconscious of
her act, did rather singular thing:
she came very close to him and looked
searchingly into his face. The bright
color heightened in her cheeks. Her
fingers closed convulsively on the muff
she carried. Her eyes Travelled swift
ly over him to his feet, and came to
rest again on his face. She seemed in
a state Of bewilderment.
Then, recovering her composure as
quickly as she had lost it, she mur-
INJURED something conventional and
was gone.
He never quite knew, when he
found himself walking rapidly down
the drive, with the snow swirling
round him, how he got there His
brain was in whirl, his pulse on fire,
and over and over he repeated to him
self "She's wonderful-more wonder
full than ever And she knows
me knows me- Of them all she is
the only one. :"
His appointment was with Hunt at
Michigan avenue club. 1t was here
he renewed the third acquaintance
ship of that memorable day. A ''quet
little game" was brewing in an upper
room, and he arrived in time to join
at the beginning. The first deal fell
to him, and as he shuffled the cards
in high feather, exchanging quips with
the men around the table anent his
obvious good spirits, the door behind
him opened and some new players
entered
The next moment Fitzhugh was be-
ing introduced to the new arrivals.
"Mr. Fitzhugh, this is Artie Sparkle"
A foppish young man, smiling vacu-
ously came forward with mincing
step and held out a flabby, bejeweled |
hand.
The "quiet little game" lasted all |
Saturday night and until late Sunday |
afternoon. Fitzhugh's' Golden God |
dess, Luck, frowned upon him at first
and he lost steadily; but later his su-
perior playing began to tell, and as
her inclemency gradually turned to |
smiles he won much faster than he
had lost. He was decidedly the mas
ter of the others.
Artie Sparkle lost continually. Also, !
he continually drank. 1t was not |
quite clear whether his adversely was |
responsible for his intemperance, OF
vice versa, but certainly as his liba-