Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12

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details" Gerald said. q liesae umeeay
-but In the main they are coRrees
Il max you an allowance. as yoa
know. bis father continued ''as ~
Only son and the heir 10 Hinterieya. q
ave thousand q year, which can well
AFFORD 70 do. You have yourself
portion OF Hlnterleys house In town.
and you have the use OF my servants
there. Your polo ponies. By express
arrangement. have always been charged
to my own stable expenses You must
forgive my Feeling some SURPRISE
therefore. AZ the fact that you have
found 1t necessary to raise these large
sums OF money"
Gerald was silent for = moment
conscious OF and inwardly resenttng
his fathers anxious scrutiny. Some
thing of the bitterness which be vas
feeling showed itself. perhaps IN bis
tone.
Il needed the money. dad" he said.
'It will probably all come back 20 me-
or It's value
IF the necessity Ia occnSloned ~
your losses at cards or on the turf.
Lord Hinterleys continued. Il should
prefer making you some advance my
self, 70 having you part with land
which belonged to your great grand
mother, or executing a mortgages upon
any part OF your property"
Il have needed the money Tor quite
different purpose" Gerald explained.
"a purpose which precluded my apply
Ing 10 you. There are other people
Involved.
''You have never presented yourself
10 my ialnd. Gerald" his father adj
mlrted, "a being likely tool for the
Adventures OF harpies OF the world.
shall continue to believe that you are
able TO take care OF yourself. although
am bound TO say that ! regret your
lack OF confidence"
Il shall be in q position to tell you
the whole story very shortly" Gerald
promised THE element Of secrecs
about It az present has nothing % DO
with me-"
They made their way through the
window. on 70 the terrace. down the
steps and across the lawn TO the cedar
tree. MYRTLE was standing behind the
coffee tray. and Gerald. remembering
his fathers recent words. gazed ~ her
with q new, though somewhat languid
The thlnness Of a year ago
had given place 20 the slender per
fectIOn az early womanhood. She had
the air Of being wholly and gracefully
II ease, yet the sweetness OF her smile
= certain ever-present but unobtrugive
desire to please, seemed like the hall
marks OF her constant bat aHexpressed
gratitude. Lady Mary. sunburnt and
amIable. lolled In a hammock, with =
cigarette between her teeth. There
was q telegram upon her knee. She
seemed content with life.
"Have you heard the newsT' she
lsked. christopher has been invited
o stand for West Leeds II is GER
ain seat and he has accepted. he Ii
coming down tomorrow afternoon"
Good old Christ y Gerald murmured
Though what on earth he wants to
pend half bis time pottering about
he house Of commons for. / can't
imagine"
"Your friend Christopher Bent"
ord Hlnterleys observed. ''finds his
Measures, without a doubt. somewhat
with by the possession Of
ONE ouf-of-date principles. He win
e very welcome here. My coffee and
he evening paper. II you please, Myr-
Ile."
Myrtlle's attention had momentarily
Her eyes were fixed upon
erald. who was looking paleF and
lore tired than ever In the clear eve
Ing twilight.
You found II hot IN the cityf" she 7
sked softly. as she poured out the
lfTee. !,
He frOwned impatIentiy. There is
ofhlng which irritates a selfish man
ore than the evidences Of an aftec-
on which he does not covet
III It was. don't deserve any sym 4
sthy.T ne replied. Il was only there q
scahse II amused me- o
GRO BE coNTTNUED.l u
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