The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-04-20


you were part of last evening; and
you know that know. only want to
know what explanation you have to
Offer"
Spearman leaned forward. "Talk
sense and talk II quick, If you have
anything to say to mel"
II haven't told Mr.. Sheriff. that
found you at COrvet's house last night;
but 1 don't want you to doubt for
minute that / know you-and about
your d-g of Benjamin Corvet and
your cry about saving the Miwakaw
A flash of blood came to Spearman's
face; Alan, In his excitement, was sure
of 1t; but there was just that flash, no
more. He turned, while Spearman sat
chewing his cigar and staring ut him,
and went out and partly closed the
door. Then. suddenly, he reopened 1t,
looked In, reclosed 1t sharply, and
went on his way, shaking little. For,
as he looked back this second time at
the dominant, determined, able man
seated at his desk, what he had seen
In Spearman's face was fear; fear Of
himself. Of Alan Conrad Of Blue Rap
ids-yet 1t was not fear Of that sort
that sort which, merely warning Of
danger close at hand, determines one
to use every means within his power
to save himself.
Alan, still trembling excitedly,
crossed to Corvet's office to await
Sheriff.. 1t was not, he felt sure now,
Alan Conrad that Spearman was op-
posing; 1t was not even. the apparent
successor to the controlling stock Of
Corvet, Sheriff. and Spearman. That
Alan resembled some one-some one
whose ghost had seemed to come to
Spearman and might, perhaps, have
come to Corvet-was only incidental
to what was going on now; for in
Alan's presence Spearman found
threat--an active, present threat
against himself. Alan could not I'M
aginc what the nature of that threat
could be. Was 1t because there was
something still concealed In Corvet's
house which Spearman feared Alan
would find2 Or was it connected only
with that some one whom Alan rescm-
bled?
-
Constance Sherrll's most active
thought that day was about Henry
Spearman, for she had a luncheon uI!.
Sagement with him at one O'cl0cN.
The tea room OF department. store
offers to young people opportunities
for dining together without furnishing
reason for even innoccntly connec III.
their names too intimately. If girl i>
not seen there with the same man too
&c ti.,i ii,.
casual and unpremeditatoi about it
! as though the man and the girl, both
shopping and both hungry, had just
happened 10 meet and go to lunch to-
gcthcr. AS Constance recently had
! drawn closer 10 Henry Spcarmun in
! her thought, and particularly since
: sic had been seriously considering
| marrying him, she had clIng deliber-
! atciy 10 this unp.anncd appearance
, about their meetings.
| Sine glanced across at him, when she
| had $ytJlCd herself, and the first little
trivialiiics of their being together were
! over
Il took visitor down to your office
this morning" she said.
"Ics,' he answered.
only formally that she had taken Alan
! Conrad down to confer with her fu-
ther; since Henry was there, she knew
her father would not act without his
agreement, and that whatever DISPOSE
tion had been made regarding Alan
had been made by him.
'Did you like him, Henry7 1 hoped
you would"
| He did not answer at once. The
waitress brought their order and he
served her; then. as the waitress
moved away, he looked across at Con-
stance with long scrutiny.
you've seen good deal Of him,
yesterday and today, your father tells
me-" he observed.
| "Yes."
tits plain enough you like him." he
remarked.
She reflected seriously. ayes, do :
though hadn't thought Of 1t just tina,
way. because I was thinking most
ABOUT the position he was In and about
Mr.. Corvet. But do like him"
$50 do l." Spearman said with q
seeming heartinesS that pleased hs-.
AT least I should like him, Connie, II
mad the sort Of privilege you have to
think whether liked or disliked him.
I've had to consider him from another
point of view-whether I could trust
him or must distrust him."
"Dlstrust?" Constance bent toward
him impulsively in her surprise.
"Distrust him? In relation to what!
Why?"
I'm relation to Corvet, Sheriff. and
Spearman, Connie--the company that
involves your interests and your fa
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