News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-23

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Jcu ansuccesstIily for some months be-
fore he Giad." \
Pamela sat up straight again.
Il want to understand you" she
SAID with sudden dignity that in
creased Mr.. M!'yuHs' admiration, al
ready decidedly on The upgrade. You
mean that, with my appearance. Mr..
Eandolph's entire income completely
disappears"
Mr. Miiyuns nodded.
"lou have guessed it in one" he
said 'fl!ppantly,
81 don't need ten thousand dollars
year, said Pamela promptly you
VIII please tell Mr.. Randolph that |
shall only take half"
Mr. Nllyuns smiled.
"Iil Try 10 carry out your orders
he SAID handly but I'll have to dnd
Mr. Rmdo.ph first. Let me add hat
you apparently don't know the young
gentleman very we'll
"What do you mean by that?' asked
Pam.
other scrap Of paper from his pocket
and handing ii to her, read that. 1t
was left at my house this morning by
a taIi-cabman, who don't wait for an
answer You see that Nj. Randolph
has handed over to gou ia perpetuty
this apartment, Tomlinson, and all the
other filings It doesn't look vecy much
as though he intended 10 come back In
the near future"
But | want him to-" cried paD.
live been expecting h IN. don't
half--half thank him for--tor--"
Fears of disappointment ciosged her
throat
There. there !" said Mr.. Miiyuns,
leaning over and pattins her !tand 81
understand Just now you feel, because
Bob IS one Of the straightest, epenest,
most IoTable young devils that ever
went his own way through u oeltghteo
word.
feme;r nodded her mead up and
down N silent confirmation OF AL
those Si1d words. She began TO like
Mr.. Miiyuns, She 'aised p'eaa.Gg eyes
o Ills face,
Won't yon lease md him tor mer'
My deal said Mr.. Miiyuns, 80
promptly that if she had asked for the
houss and lot on the northwest corner
Of Fifth avenue AID Fifty-seveuth
street, he would have promised Il 20
her before he colld stop himself. ~ Will.
haven't proved myself much good at
the game, but I'll find Bob for you If
have TO start detective agency of my
own. Ia the meantime, what are you
going to de-? suggest that you accept
these premises until the truant turns
up--only, of course, we must get you
companion
"a companion" asked MiSs
Thornton. But I have that already.
Tomlinyen Is dear
"TonIinson is splenola in his way"
qdmi1ed Mr.. MiIyuns, but he isn't
quite a woman. You can't live here
chapereled by mere male"
Cant ~" said Miss Thornton, with
a new edge 10 her voice and something
IN her eyes rhat made them look as
though they we're passing in review
a! tbs nnchsperoned years <.1c- mrs,
she made her debut as 40 Indeoenden
scnll ry-nsid At Mrs. Bunkum's feed
house. Il shall change nothing here"
she concluded. "Wheu Rsnoy--Mr
Racfoiph comes back, he ,haut ind
hts place c'pttered siih f.Jpa.es.'
Mr.. MiEFuas TUNED on her a edZe
shat was CON pex with admiration hci
realization rhat he was on the wsy
to biting OF more than he could eh-w.
He decided 20 sidestep.
Can you he in this artetnoon? he
asked
"Oh, yes" said Pamela, nvoluntar-
lily gsncing at the door and betraying |
a half-formed intention to watch that |
portal night and day until death or
Mr. Robert Hervey Randolph arrived 8;
'I'll be in. Why?"
''Mrs. Milyuns and my daughter |
Eileen will call on you at about FIVE"
explained Mr.. Milyuns. Just one |
more matter and l must CO." he con-
tinued. Your income amounts to |
over eight hundred dollars
a month. l shall pay it in advance |
until you get settled and have a
chance to catch up
please send me only half, said |
Pamela, as she rose to say gOoa-by.
Mr.. Milyuns took her hand dropped !
1t, and started toward the door; but |
before he got there, he stopped and |
turned
"My dear" he said, losing for the !
his birdl.ke, chirpy pose, Il
don't want you to think of me as just |
your banker. l knew your father and |
your mother. and their fathers and |
before them. l am fond, by |
I'D usage, of every drop of blood that |
-uns in your veins. You won't forget |
hat, will you?"
Pamela stared at him, swept toward !
him, threw her arms round his neck, |
rugged him, dropped her face on his |
shoulder and wept. Mr.. Borden Mil |
'uns stood very erect, his bald head |
leld high his mink cheeks Duffpl ont |