Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-20
CHAPTER xxxu.

DuT1ng. OF 5sffenu-
ous. almost fierce work Into which
David threw himself. after the fu-
neral. he found in a collection 81 be-
lated cablegrams which his secretary
handed him an explanation Of Lett
tia's half apology, ansexplanation, ne
told himself bitterly, Of her altered
demeanor towards him. The old pro-
verb stood IiNstifiedss-."Even this. the
widest OF his speeulations. had be.
come nairaculously Successful. Pluto
$On shares, unsalabls;ssatSa dollar a few
weeks ago, now stood at eight. Oil
had been discoverehsain extraordinary
and Observation-Disclosures Oh
EAs squirting another great fortune
for him out of the sandy earth. HI
paused to make a. calculation: The
Marquis's forty thousand pounds
worth we're worth, at a rough esti-
mate, three hundred thousand.
Extraordinary news, this. Jack,
son." he remarkedsto the quiet, sad
faced young man, wh4s been his
railway deal.
nMost OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the quiet
reply. III congratulate You, Nj.
Thain. You do seem to have the
knack of turning everything you
touch into gold"
do II" THAN m%urnaured listless-
".
IT took the liberty of investing in i
small parcel Of shares myself, justIto
lock away" the young man continued,
Il gave seventy cents for them
Not enough to make you anil
Honaire, ! hope?' THAN asked, with
some bitterness.
Enough, with my savings, to give
a. very comfortable feeling Of inde-
pendence, SIR" Jackson replied. ~
have v aspiredy any further than
that"
THAN returned to his desk. He gave
letter after letter, and more than once
his secretary, who had received nc
previous intimation of his masters In.
tended departure, glanced At him III
mild surprise. a!
81 presume, as you are returning tc
the States, sir" he suggested, atha1
we must try to cancel the contracts
which we have already concluded FOL
the restoration of this place
THAN shook his head.
Let them-go on he said. I'll
makes very little difference. I have
q seven years lease. I may come
back again. The letters which / gave
you with a cross you had better take
into your w study and type. !
shall be here5st to sign them when you
have finished.'
The young man bowed ana depart.
ed. David listened to the closing Of
the door and turned his head q little
YEARLY towards the night. The
French windows stood open. Through
the still trj trees, whose perful1ss
reached him every 10Y and then in
little watts. he could e one or two
Of the earlier lights shining from the
great house. Once more mir thoughts
travelled back 70 the ever-presen,
entity? Wa there any way In which
he could have spared himself the
|ignoniny, the terrible humiliation oi
those few minutes? There wa some
thing wrong about It all, something
almost suicidal-hts blind obedience
TO the old mans pre5udtcAd hatred,
his own frenzted tearing 10 pieces 81
what might ct last have remained 4
wonderful dream. One half 81. hi
Efforts, too. haA fallen pftifully nat.
The Marquis had only 70 k1Ap thu
shares to which he waS Justly entitlAd,
70 free for the 1rst time for genera
ttions hi far-spreAdipg Astates. 70
take his place Once mora u the great
en- nobiemAn and landowner In the
county II only Il haA b4enFthe other
scheme which had ntisrafrtsdss
HIS avenue OF sIrbA wlS sheltorn6
nov m orchAstrA of 4singinG btfd6.
With th1 sasohtIy M0y1nt treAss
'Which5haA spynIg up tinee SUNSET IN
speffume OF hi1 AYoeAS became sallur+