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EVENING LEDGflR-HIEADELPHLA:. FIMDAY, 'APRIL' 30, IMS:
A
NOTTTmnRRA GIRL'S ADVENTURES
IN SOCIAL PIRACY iS?
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE, Author of "The Lone Wolf," "The Brass Bowl," Etc.
CBprrllli IB1' y o"1" J0"! Vine
STNOPStS.
!!? houi. In New Yotk. Driven lo ;ek
'. ?r t- ?'krni h triss the trap-door
SelMi ' hoaws nd nnally rnten ttia heutj
!. .rich family. No one la at home and
WW. ?ctnite1 by beautiful clothe.,
KiniM" her own fur them. As ehe U lea-
i. k "works and ehe watches, the rptn
ft toddenlf attacked by, another burglar.
. two men grapple nd theYirst Is likely
2? M OTerwhelmeM fchen Sally .breaks In,
i9.Fl . Viir ithrh haa been dropped
uli scuffle, and covers the men. the
'ia ta blue eerie, the. nrstburgfar. a-
. .". ...!. 1. hlr nir h m. and they
5h oot the other. Then Bally flees from
w& aimlessly, Patlv meets the bur-
lis sM has befriended at Grand Central
Itllloit, and Insists that he net her an ac-
Rtuuoii. n..inn. Ther to down to
S?miaiirant. and hero the buririar "ti
b.W'W'hVr rST.'owKri'l tneWho
FftVUBVi ,vI'i."iiL t.r.,.j...ri itA was nnonlnif
ffi." Tate. oT'which" he had" forgot.er .the
MV.-1-v-- hi iho tm buralar attacked
t?SJta 8'lly hears" thlajccnfcetlon, Adele
lunltA! a dhorcee. the 'slater of SavsBe.
tiler of recommendation and all take the
,1 tram to uosion.
CHAPTER Vl-(Contlnucd).
S"Not a great many just now, maam
k. mAr'n n. dozen, counting In Mrs.
'.ndlah nnd her .brother and you. Thla
Z, been on oft week, so to speftk, but
ffcj'll'bo arriving In plenty tomorrow
o(nrrtav. I'm told."
STlitl Gossip -as the. woman'a falling
firai a fact as obvldus an-that nor desire
hu only to bo friendly; brief reflection
Reminded Sally that It was to her own
interest neither to snub nor to neglect
TMt gratuitous source of Information.
fjviA some guilty conceit, befitting ono
(indulging In almost Machiavellian subtle
Til she let faU nn extravagantly absent-
tinaed" "Yes?" and was rewarded, quit
operly. with a garrulous history of her
predecessor's career, from which she dls
5uwe4 only two profitable impressions:
ifit the staff of servants was dovotcd
I 'to thelrf mistress, and that It would
!.... ....i.ir n. nerratarv to auarrel
lilth the ono In tho hopo of Ingratiating
Wl.it with tha other.
llso" she .contrived, as soon as might bo
(Knout giving offonso, to Interrupt and
'ilimlss tho maid; then steeled her heart
ireltist the temptation to try on ovary
Sine at once, and profited by long prac-
S, in the nlco art ofAbathlng. dressing.
breakfasting, and trudging two miles In
't.i1i iimiwhAtneen. that Is, tho ex-
r'tLlon of a matutinal alarm and tho laBt
Sent where ono might, without In-
tXnhiB a fine, register arrival on i
foSci at Huckster's ontranco for em
, Sires. She hadn't the slightest notion
lot h was very sttro
i wait Mrs. Standlsh might want of her..
h .h was very sure .that sho dldn t
ntan to Invito, displeasure by seeming
,!$
Wwith a 'scowl Ellen mado off, an effort
let.
j llwr to .refrain from slamming mo ;
"Amot ridiculous thing has happened,
i fjtri. SUndlsh pursued, delicately lining
tirtlessness of tno jaaya pieiwmo.
rz" .i it ni mimrlslnely soon
fthit ti ? stood, refreshed jri eomtorUM.
lb white linen, tapping at the door that
lEmmy, tho maid, had designated.
Another maid. less prepossessing, admlt
Tm her to tbo dressing-room of tho
tartan of fashion: and this last grcetea
Wlo In the mirror, which reflected as
Nrtll the excellent results obtalnablo from
jMlscreet employment of a mgn-Keyea
ihortly. "I was hoping you wouldn t be
iforever. Though you ao iook wen
Ithcae duds. I've something qulto lmport
tist to say. Tou may go now, Ellen I
Wn't want you again uuiu ';
masterly self-restraint alone enabling
v
tm
it .! dvnntRtlncr eyebrows "most an
BWtasI," Sho Jerked an Impatient thumb
t a telegram that lay open on tho dress
i ,.v,. iittad tttnf Tt vail waltlnc:
.iWi-UlUlO. ,iwu ... -
OUT UTllVdl.
eSally obeyed with an opening wonder
Uat-awlftly gave place to panic onster
iMtlon. , . .
fe'IIouso entered by burglars last night,
F?!irmerd this mornlne: forced entrance
hj icuttle, extent of -Iota unknown, but
ctBKDro&en open, omo viuuucu w"m o-
'r?om silver gone, some clothing, dresses
jBiisIng; one of gang, evidently wotmn,
'rtrraenis te-c in oain-room, wnn nu.-
IMieinic lauoa, out apparently uimi
UlUnTers; police notified; detectives on
rf,tA IivIka inrti nlpnflA vlre lnstruc-
tions. Bices."
frk', rfnn' hiraA T,vot nrlps!" Mrs.
tttdlah snapped as Sally, vlth a low
: err of dlsmaw sank stunned Into ft chair.
VliJtbero's nothing for you to frit about
'rou'roall rlcht hero with me. under my
trotectlon. Nobody's going to look for
Ton here; but think how fortunate, It was
'1 hid the wit to change your namel No;
If I who have to worry 1"
Jut, I don't understand." tho girl
luminered, "Of course, were roust po
wae mistake; you haven't really lost
tnvthlne
fOh, haven't-1? I wish I could believe
war uon t you see what tne telegram
uri-'iafe cleaned out, dining-room silver
icne't That sounds suspiciously like a
bM to me. Walter didn't 'clan out" the
Bfe, and, of course, he didn't touch the
lifter. On the contrary, he's positive he
slit the safe and fixed the combination
Wore leaving. As for the dining-room,
maa-t once set foot m Jt."
3&?Then-that burglar must have come
jfeWaafs our theory naturally. Walter
k ao mre he'd scared the man on, no
illllMlv lpft tliA an,tl 1nHAitMM.M
W b told me he found hammer and
f ajia fastened it up secureiyi"
M,jTbat waa Just his blague he was hav.
!- good time, pretending to bo -wnat
S aoK nirn ror an amateur cracKsmani
made, un that atorv to fool you. The
truth ll. hn frnnriA nn iiininminnillv Aalnlna
6Ulon, even for Walter so excited
InJ !!n k.. ,1.., !!. IU Vim. vnf
!ar, (o say nothing of the mystery of
IJJ. Interference, that he didn't stop to
5S ure he had got hold of the right
;-",-. ab a, matter ot jatv,
n: everything I own of any real
JUil w i.rt hehlnil: what Walter
Sht tne was the old case containing
f't Of trlntrta uirih llttlA nr nothlnB
from sentimental associations."
"a, i am so sorry I"
ilta. SUfA vm nr t.,1 4hnt doesn't
ISeild tn.t... mi.. ,.. ,LU. ,t.n -0III
m.- . iiiq umy wins "" "
JJK0 vou to make good here and keep
l'BB'3T' frntn Vm Va.Ii i,-ll tU.i xfhrtia
aaiip fc.:w"v V4 M"w "..rrr
r-;- n uiowri over 4na, bdovo
Sj uuiBiUDinviuM, .
ne truth to a living boui.
Rl haihl1 tlt.-i a J U.4 llvk
iMn, Jt wouldn't
: you might. I've got to warn you.
OTthlng depends on secrecy. Suppose
gwie were to question you, ana you
" you naa to tell the trutn-a ae
l for Instance. It's not unlikely
3 Dllv pjiniA Arvarn birA to lntar
ble. Wal& f. 1....i.M x7a Vnre
. -" i,M,hct a ,oauiH fw .m" ..
nrtt boat In hopes of preventing
ws or me sort-but still It Isn't im
. And if it ever comes out that
was In the house last night alter
sell, you can see for yourself what
we'll hae 0t making the burglar
Ma people pay us for what we've
CUIAPTBR VII.
trrtLtrn
Gtneld House that day, in an airy
a-rpow irom which sunlight was
x excluded by Venetian blinds at
loiir. Wlrf ttinrinv rrfAtlna sn
' if Cool twlllvht In h irM heart of
iwrsqns aat t luncheon a meal
HJ3 wwpie, courses, but aamiraoiy
and served upon a clotbiess ex
panse of dark mahogany, relieved at each
placo by little squares of lace and fine
linen, and In the centre by a great, brazen
bowl of vivid roses.
In this strange atmosphere the outsider
maintained a covertly watchful silence
(which, If rarely Interrupted, was alto
gether of her own setectlon) and was hap
pily guiltless of any positive fault! long
proscription to the social hlnterlnnd of
dingy boarding-houses, smug quick-lunch
rooms nnd casual studio feeding had not
affected her nice feeling for tho sensible
thing at table. Sho possessed, further
more, In full measure that amazing adap
tability which seems to be Innate with
most American women of nny walk In
life! whatover sho might lack to her det
riment or embarrassment she wns quick
to mark, learn, assimilate, nnd make as
much her own as If sho had never been
without It.
And then tor In splto of reassurances
persistently reiterated by Mrs. Standlsh,
tho nows from 'Now Tork troubled her
profoundly preoccupation largely coun
teracted sctf-corisclousnes8 through those
first fow dreaded moments of Sally's mod
est social debut.
Tho men on cither side of her sho found
severally, If qulto amiably, agreeable to
Indulge her reticence. Savage, for one,
wns secretly, sho guessed, qulto ns much
disconcerted by tho reported contretemps
f town; but he dissembled well, with a
show of whimsical exasperation because
of this emergency that toro him so soon
awny from both Oosnold House nnd his
other nolghbor at tnblo, a Mrs. Artcmas
a spirited, mercurial creature, not over-
Mr. Lyttlelon assigned to ntertaln his
hostess, and (or Mrs. apsnold flattered
him) scoring heavily In that office waa as
slenderly elegant and extreme a gallant as
ono may hopo to encounter between
magazlno covers. Ho had an Indisputable
air, ii way with him, tho eyo of a kllleri
If he perhaps fancied himself a traco too
fervently, something subtle In his bearing
toward Mrs. Standlsh foilercd tho suspl
cion that ho wns almost fearfully sensible
of the charms of thnt lady.
Miss Pride, on Mrs. Oosnotrt's other
hand, was n wlrs roan virgin who talked
too much but seldom stupidly, exhibited a
powerful lrtuoslty In strange gesture),
and pointedly designated herself ns a
"spin" (diminutive ror spinster) appa
rently deriving from this conceit nn
amusement esoteric to her audience. Slml
larly, she Indulged a mettlcsomo fancy
for referring to her hostess as "dear
II
"House entered by burglars. Now don.t havo hysterics."
handsome of face, but wonderfully smart
in dress and genture. superbly stayed and
well awnro of it; a dark, fine woman who
recognized the rivalry latent In Sally's
dark looks without dismay as Sally con
ceded sho mght well.
On her other hand sat a handsome, well
bred boy of 18 or so, ono of the tennis
four, answering to tho name of Bob evi
dently a cheerful soul, but at ease In tho
persuasion that comparative children
should bo seen and so forth. His partner
of the courts sat next him name, Dabs
a frank-eyed, wholcsomo girl, perhaps a
year hla senior. Their surnames did not
transpire, but they Impressed Sally, and
corroctly, as unrelated save In community
of unsentimental Interests. The other
players were not present.
Aside from these, tho faces strange to
her were those of a Miss Pride and Mes
srs. Lyttleton and Trengo.
The last-named impressed her as a
trifle 111 at easo, possibly because of the
blandishments of Mrs. Artemas, who had
openly singled him out to bo her special
prey, and discovered an attitude of pro
prletorshlp to which he could not be said
to respond with the ardor of a passionate,
lmpulslvo nature. A youngish man, with
a heavy body, a bit ungainly In carriage,
Mr. Trego had a square-Jawed face with
heavy-lidded, tranquil eyes. When cir
cumstances demanded, he seemed capable
of expressing himself simply and to the
point, with a sure-footed, If crushing, wit.
In white flannels his broad-shouldered
bulk dwarfed the other men to Insignificance.
Abigail." Her own maiden name was
eventually disclosed as Mercedes pro
nounced by request. Mar-say-dazo.
From her alono Sally was conscious at
tho very outset of their acquaintance of a
certain frigidity as ono may who ap
proaches nn open window In tho winter
unawares. And it was some tlmo before
sho discovered that Miss Pride accounted
her a rival, thanks to a cherished delu
sion, wholly of Independent Inspiration,
that dear Abigail was a forlorn widow
In soro want of some thoroughly un
selfish friend somebody whoso devotion
could not possibly bo thought mercenary
somebody very much llko Mercedes
Pride, spin.
Tho table talk was so much concerned
with the sensation of the hour, tho bur
glary, that Sally grew quickly indifferent
to tho topic, and thus was able to appre
ciate Savago's mental dexterity in discuss
ing It with apparent candor, but without
once verging upon any statement or ad
mission that might count against the In
terests of his sister. He seemed wholly
unconstrained, but the truth was not In
him. Or, If It were. It was in on a life
sentence.
The consensus pronounced Mrs. Stan
dlsh a very fortunate woman to be so
thoroughly protected by Insurance, and
this the lucky victim Indorsed with out
spoken complacence, even to tho oxtent of
a semlserlous admission that sho almost
hoped the police would fall to recover the
plunder. For while many Items of the
stolen propery, of courso, were priceless,
things not to bo duplicated, things (with
a pensive sigh) Inexpressibly endeared to
ono through associations, she couldn't
deny (more brightly again) it would be
rnthr n lark to get nil that money nnd
go shopping to replenish her treasure
chests from tho stores of the most famous
Jortelers of tho threo capitals.
Thla aspect of the case made Mrs. Arte
aq frankly envious. "How perfectly
ripping!" sho declared. "I'm almost
tempted to hire a burglar of my ownl"
"And then," Lyttleton observed pro
foundly, "If one Isn't In too great a. hurry
there's no telling ono may run across
tho lest things In odd corners and buy
them back for n song or so. Anno Wnr
rldgo did, when they looted her South
ampton place, Bomo tlrrie ngo. Ilemem
ber tho year 'motorcar pirates' terrorized
Long Island? Well. long nfter everything
was settled and tho Insurance people lind
paid up Anno unearthed several of her
best pieces In tho shops of bogus Parisian
antiquaries nnd bought them back at bar
gain prices."
"It sounds like a sin to me." Savage
commented. "But I call you nil to wit
ness that, If anything like that happens
In this family, I hereby declare In on tho
profits. It's .worth all of thnt. this trip
to town and nobody sorry to Bee mo gol"
After luncheon tho pnrty dispersed with
out formality, Mrs. Artemas vanished
bodily, Mrs. Statidlsli In the car with her
brother to see him off; Bob nnd Babs
murmured Incoherently about a boat and
disappeared forthwith: and Lyttleton,
pleading ovcrduo correspondence, Trego
was snapped up for auction brldgo by
Mrs. Oosnold and Miss Pride, Sally being
elected to fourth placo ns ono whoso de
fective education must bo promptly rem
edied, lest tho roof fall In.
She found It vory plcasntit playing on a
brcezp-fnnned veranda that overlooked tho
tennco nnd harbor and proved a tolorably
apt pupil. A very llttlo practlco ovokod
helpful memories of whist loro that sho
had thought complotely ntrophled by long
disuse, and Bho wns aided, besides, by a
strong Infusion In her mentality of that
mvstarlnua facultv wo call card sonmj.
Before tho end of tho second rubber sho
wns playing a gamo that won tho out
spoken approval of Trego and (Mrs. Gov
nnld, nnd certainly compared well with
Miss Prldt's, in splto of tho undying In
fntuitlon for auction professed by dear
Ablgnil'fl ono trw frlond.
Jt wns noteworthy that dear Abigail
seemed to havo no Interests of nny char
acter that wero not passionately Indorsed
by her fathful Mercedes.
Pondering this matter, Sally found time
to wonder that Mercedes had hot boen
doemod n, sufficiently vigilant protector
for the poor rich widow; It was her no
tion that Mercedes missed fow bets.
A rlrcumstnuco which Sally horself had
overlooked turned out to be the tacit un
derstanding on which tho gamo had been
made up: nnd when, nt tho conclusion of
tho third rubber, Mr. Trego summed up
the score, then calmly presented her with
a JIO bill and some lopao silver Mer
cedes with stole countenance performing
the samo painful operation on her own
purse In favor of dear Ablgnll the girl
wns overcome with consternation.
"But no!" sho protested, and blushed.
"Wc weren't playing for money, surely!"
"Of course, we wero!" Miss Trlde
snapped, with tho more spirit since Sally's
stupidity supplied nn unoxpocted outlet
"I never could seo the amusement In
playing cards without a trifling stake
though I always do say B cents a point is
too much for a friendly game."
"It's our custom," Mrs. Gosnold smiled
serenely. "Vou haven't conscientious
scruples about playing for money, 1
hopo?"
"Oh, no: but" Sally couldn't, Blmply
couldn't confess her penniless condition
before Miss Prldo and Mr. Trego "but I
didn't understand."
"That's all right," Trego insisted. "Tou
won it fairly, and it wasn't all beginners'
luck, either. It was good playing; Bomo
of your Inferences were ns sound ns nny
I evor noticed."
"It really doesn't seem right," Snlly de
murred. Nono tho less sho could not well refuse
the money.
"I must have my .revenge!" Miss Pride
announced briskly, that expression being
sanctioned by convention. "Tonight, dear
Abigail? Or would you llko another rub
ber now?"
Mrs. Gosnold shook her head nnd
laughed. "No, thank you; I've had
enough for one afternoon, and I'm sleepy
besides," Sho thrust bnck her chair nnd
rose. "If you haven't tried tho view from
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you'll find It worth while. And let your
Ill-gotten gains rest lightly on your eon
science; put them In tho wnr chest against
tho rainy day that's sure to come even to
the best players. I myself play a rather
conservative game, you'll find, but there
are times when for days on end I can't
seem to get nhead much better than a
yarborough."
"Do you." Saliv faltered, timidly ap
preciating the Impertinence, "do you lose
very much?"
"I? No fear!" Mrs. Gosnold laughed
again. "It amuses mo to keep ft bridge
account, nnd there's seldom a year when
It falls to show a credit balance of nt
least a thousand."
If Sally's bewilderment was only the
deeper for this Information, sho was sen
sible enough to hold her tongue.
Why ned Mrs, Standlsh deliberately
Jiavo uttered so monumental a falsehood
about the losses of her aunt at cards? Sho
might, of course, bo simply and sincerely
mistaken, misted by oversollcltude for a
well-beloved kinswoman.
On the other hand, the gesture of Adele
Standlsh was not that of a woman easily
deceived.
Thus the puzzle swung full clrclo.
"Mind If I show you tho way, Miss
Man-varlng?"
"Oh, no!" Sally started from her ab
straction to find Trego had lingered, nnd,
smiling, turned to tho steps that led
down to the terrace. "I'll bo very
glad "
But tho truth wns that she wns not glad
of this unsolicited company; sho wanted
uninterrupted opportunity to think things
over: furthermore, sho thought tho sheer
weight and mnscullno forco of Trego's
personality less Ingratiating than an
other's Savage's, for Instance, linn over
shallow, was always amusing or Lyttle
ton's, with his flashing, Insouciant smile,
his easy graco and repose of manner.
But this Mr. Trego, swinging ponder
ously by her side down tho terraco walks,
maintaining what was doubtless Intended
ns a civil sllonco, but what achieved only
oppressiveness, of n sudden Inspired a
sharp Impression that ho would provo a
man easy to dlsllko Intensely the sort of
man who Is capable of Inspiring fear nnd
mako enemies without nny perccptlblo
difficult)'.
And If that were so If, as It seemed, she
had already, intuitively, acquired a dli
tasto for Mr. Trego how could sho nt
onco retain hor self-respect and his money
money which Bho had won In defiance of
the rules of fair play?
It otuck In hor fist, a hard little wad of
Oliver wrapped in tho bill; nearly $21, tho
equivalent of threo wcoks' pay for drudg
ery, tho winnings of an idle hour, tho In
crement of falso pretenses.
"There's your vlow," Trego's voice broke
upon tho roverlo. "Pretty fine. Isn't It?"
Thov paused In n corner of tho terraco,
where a low stone wall, gray, weathered
and llchened, fenced tho brow of tho cliff,
and Sally's glanco compassed a panorama
of sea and sky nnd rock hendlands, with
llttlo appreciation of. Its wild, exqulslto
beauty.
Sho uttcrod nn absent-minded "Yes,"
hesitated, plunged boldly: "Mr. Trego, I
do wish you'd let me give back this
moneyl"
His slowness In replying moved her to
seek an answer In his fnce. Ho wns un
questionably sifting his surpriso for soma
excuse for her extraordinary request; a
deep gravity Informed his hcavy-llddtd
eyee thnt were keen with an intelligence
far more alert than sho had previously
credited.
He said deliberately: 'Why?"'
"I'd rather not say." Sho offered tho
money In her open hand. "But I'd feel
well, easier, If you'd take It back.
Ho clasped his hands behind him nnd
shook his head. "Not without good roa-
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son. I don't understand, nnd what I don't
understand I can't be party to."
She tried the effect of a, wistful smile.
"Please! I wish you wouldn't make me
tell you."
"I wish you wouldn't put me In such
an uncomfortable position. I don't llko
to .refuse you anything you've set your
heart on, but my 'notion bf playing the
game Is to lose like a loser and win like
a winner."
"That's Just It. I can't win like ft win
ner because because I didn't win fairly."
"i'ou never cheated."
It was less n quest!6n than an assertion.
"How do you know?
"I'd have known quick enough If you'd
tried. Anyway, you're not that kind."
"How do you know I'm not?"
There was a pause. Then Trego smIVd
oddly. "Better not nsk me. You don't
know mo very well yet."
8ho colored faintly. "Then I must tell
you you nro wrong. I did cheat. I did,
I tell you! I played for money without
a cent to pay my losses If I lost. You
don't call that fair play, do you?"
"Dppends. Of course, It's hard to be
lieve," "I'm penniless. You don't miderstanJ
my position here, I'm nobody. Mrs.
Btandlsh took pity on mo becauso I was
out of work and brought me hern to n0.t
as secretary to Mrs. Gosnold."
Trego nodded heavily. "I guessed It.
I menn I felt pretty sure you were well,
of nnotlicr world." He Jerked a dli
rcspectful head toward tho smiling fncado
of Gosnold House. "Tho samo ns me," ho
added. "Thnt's why I thought But It
doesn't mnttcr what I thought."
An unreasonable resentment held her
truo to tho courso of her purpose.
"Well, now you know, you must seo
It's Impossible "
"I don't," ho contended stubbornly.
"Maybo I'm tho devil's advocate, but tnn
wny I seo It to begin with, I wns playing
for money; If I had won I'd have ex
pected you to pay up."
"But I couldn't "
"You would have; that Is, Mrs. Gosnold
would have paid for you. It wns up to
her. Sho meant It that way. She was
sinking you against tho Prldo person nnd
myself; that's why you played togcthor;
If you and she had lost, sho'd havo pall'
for both. So, you seo, you may as well
quit trying to mako mo touch that
money."
His sophistry baffled her. She shook
her head, confused nnd a llttlo nngry in
defeat, liking him less than over.
"Very woll. But I don't feel right about
It nnd I think It most unkind of you."
"Sorry. I only want to play tho game
as It lies, and this Is my idea of doing
It."
There wns a. brief pause while Snlly, at.
a loss, stared out over the shining hnr
bbr, now moro than over scnslblo of tho
profound peaceful beauty of Its azuro
floor over which bright sails swung nnd
swayed like slim, tall ladles treading n
measure of somo stately dance,
"If you ask my definition of unfair
play," Trego volunteered, "U'b this pres
ent attitude of yours forcing a quarr-1
on mo and getting mad becauso I stick
up for my conception of a square deat
"Oh, you misunderstand!" she protertert.
"I'm only distressed by my conception
of what's wrong."
"It's tho worst of gambling," he cew-
plained; "always winds up In some sort
of ft row."
"Why do you .gamble; then?"
"Why not? We've got to do something;
here t6 keep from yawning In ono an
other's faces."
"It there po milch of It going on all the
time gambling here?"
"Oh, not ft great deal. Not had gam
Wing, at least" Mo smiled faintly. "Not
what I call gambling. But I was bred on
strong meat In mining camps where my
father made his money There men gam
bled with their lives. Here-hmp!" He
grunted amusedly. "It's Just enough like
the real thing to make ft fellow rcstlei
Something I wish the old man hadn't
struck It quite so ilch. If he hadn t,
we'd both bo happier. As It la, he fluffs
around, making a pest of himself In Wall
Strcot becauso he thinks It's tho proper
thing. And hero am I, Instoad of earning
dividends on what little knowledge I do
happen to possess, sticking round With n
set of idle egoists, simply because tho old
man's got his heart set on his son being
In society! Ho won't he happy till he sees
mo married to ono of these er women.
Sometimes "
Morosely ho ruminated on the sup
pressed adjecttvc for n, moment. "Sonm
times I fell It coming over mo that the
governor's liable to bo hnppy, according
to his lights, considerably quicker than
I am."
(CONTlNUEryTOMOItROW.)
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