THE REPUBLICAN , OUSTER COUNTY , ] NEBRASKA.
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'By 'RO'BE'RT "CO. CHAM'BE'RS ,
Author of "The Flflhtlnfl Chance. " Etc.
-T COPYRIGHT , 1007 , BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS. * *
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tip "I dnro wiy uht1 il
t'lmosp the best to be had. It's n pity ,
tlKJUgll. "
"What's a plryr
"That n charming , Intellectual , sennl-
live , Innocent girl like that should
Ixt turned over to a plain lump of n
nmn. "
"When you've DuJgbed your eulogy
on our sex , " Bald Lnnslug. "I'll walk
liono : with you. "
AB the two men ; uterod their own
door nnd started to ascend the' sliilrn
door on the parlor tloor opened , nnd
lh lr landlady appeared , enveloped In
n tolled crimson kimono and n false
front which had Hllppcd sideways.
"There's the miltunn , " whispered
"and she's making algu luu-
Their Inndlndu nppcnrcd.
nt you. Wigwag her , Phil. Oh ,
t""J evening , Mrs. Greevu ! Did you
wish to speak to me ? Oh to Cnptulu
Belvyuof course 1"
"If you please , " said Sirs. Groove
ominously , so Lansing continued up
ward ; Selwyn descended. Mrs. Greeve
waved him Into the Icy parlor , where
JIB presently found her straightening
her "front" with work worn lingers.
"Captain Sulwyn , 1 deemed It my
fluty to ect up In order to Inform you
Of certain specials doln's , " nho said
haughtily. *
What 'doings ? ' " he Inquired.
"Mr. Erroll's. sir. Last night he evl-
Bontlolly found flllllculty with the
Stairs , and 1 peon him asleep on the.
parlor sofa when I come down to an-1
ewer the milkman a-Binokln * a cigar
that wasn't lit , with his feet on the
Uigelus. "
"I'm very , very sorry , Mrs. Greeve , "
b * bald , "and so is Mr. Erroll. lie and
t had a little talk today , and I am
euro that he will be more careful here
after. "
'There Is clgnr holes burned Into the
eari'Ot , " Insisted Mrs. Greeve , "and u
mercy wo wasn't all Insinuated in our
hudu , one window pane broken and
the gas a blue an' whlstlln' streak
Withthe curtains blowln' into It an1
H strange cat on to that satin dozydo ,
Hie proof being the repugnant per
fume. "
MAJ1 of which , " eald Sclwyu , "Mr.
Erroll will make every possible
mends for. He Is very young , Mrs.
O reeve and very much ushumcd , 1 am
ure. So please don't uiuko it too hard
Cor him. "
Bbe otood , little slippered feet plant
ed sturdily In the first position In
flantlng , fat , bare arms protruding
from the kimono , her work stained
flngers linked together In front of her.
With a Boiled thumb sfic turned a ring
On tier third finger.
"I nln t n-golu to be mean to no-
she said. "My gentlemen Is
nlwt vs refined , even if they do some-
Utnes forget thelrselves when young
ud sporty. Mr. Erroll Is now abed ,
air , nnd asleep like a cherub. Ice bavin'
been served three times with towels
xtr.i Would you lx > good euough to
msniloii the bill to him in the tnoruln' ,
Itou grocer bein' sniffy ? " And aim
handed the wadded and Inky memo
randum of damages to Selwyn , who
pocketed It with a nod of assurance
Tilt1 re was , " she added , following
tllm to the door , "a lady here to see
you twice , leavln' no name 01 Inten
tions otherwise than business affairs
* f a pressln * nature. "
* A lady ? " he repeated , halting short
Of the stairs.
"Young and retlned. allowln * for u
antouiobllu veil. "
"Site she asked for me ? " ho repeat
ed , fl 'tonlshed.
"Xi1sir. . She wanted to see your
rooms But bavin' no orders , Captain
flelwj u , although I must say she was
that polite and ladylike and , " added
Mrs. ( Jreeve Irrelevantly , "a art rocker
woroe for you , too , and another for
Mr. Lansing , which I placed In your
Wnpoetlve scttin * rooms. "
"Oh. " said Selwyn , laughing lu re-
Mot , "it's all right , Mre. Greeve. The
tftdy who came Is my sister , Mrs.
Cirrcnl , and whenever she comes you
> r to admit her , whether or not I am
fcerV
"Blie said she might come again , "
MVfchled Mrs. Greeve as he mounted
Wie sUlrs. "Am I to show her up any
lime Uie comes ? "
"Certainly. Thank you , " he called
back. "And Mr. Gerard , too , If ho
oils. "
H looked Into Boots' room as ho
That gentleman. In bedroom
costume of peculiar e\ollc gorjjwiuv
ness , nnt "fulling n pipe with fhig ; nnd
poring over a masii of p-ipers pcr'nln- i
Ing to the Westeheater Air Line's prop
erty nnd prospective development ? . |
"Come In. Phil. " he called out. "and
look nt the dinky elm- ! somebody eont
inc. " But S'clwyu shook his head.
"Come Into my rooms when you'ro
ready , " he said and dosed the door
again , smiling and turning nwny to
ward his own quarters. As he lighted
his pipe then ? came n hesitating knocl :
nt the door , tie Jerked his head sharp
ly. Tim IsnocI : r > 'nu repeated. TO I
j
BMS'YN walked swiftly to
tlu > dour , IliniK It open '
full width and stood
StOC'U Kill ) . I
And Mrs. It mil vet ) en
tered the room , partly
closliiK the door behind ,
her gloved hand still restlnt ; on the
knoh.
Kor n moment they confronted one
another , he tall , rigid , astounded ; Him
pulp , stipple. relnsliiK n trifle against
the half closed door behind her , \ \ hleh
yielded nnd closed with a low did ;
At the hound of the dosing door he
found his voice It did not re.semble
his own voice either to himself or to
her , but she answered his bewildered
question :
"I don't know why I cume. Iti It no
cry dreadful ? Have 1 offended you ?
I did not suppose that men cared about
conventions. "
"But why on earth did yon come ? "
he repented. "Are yon In trouble'/ " |
" 1 seem lo be now , " she said , with ,
a tremulous laugh. "You are frightenIng -
Ing me to death. Captain Selwyn. "
Still dazed , he found the first chair
at hand nnd drugged It toward her.
Rho hesitated at the oiler ; then
"Thank yon. " she anld. passim ; before
him. .She Inld her hand on the dialr.
looked n moment at him and sank Into
It.
Nesting there , her pale cheek against
her mull , lie smiled at him. nnd every
lie I've In him quivered with pity
"World without end , amen. " she
wild. . "Let the judgment of man pa-is. "
"The Judgment ol till * man pusses
very gently. " he said. looking down at
her.Vhnt brings you here , Mrs.
Itnthvcn
|
"Will von believe meV"
"Yes "
"Then It Is simply the desire of the
friendless for A friend , nothing else ,
nothing more subtle , nothing of ef
frontery , n-nothlng woise Do yon be
lieve meV"
"t don't understand. "
"Try to. "
"Do you mean that you have differed
\vlth"-
"IlltnV" She laughed. "Oh , no. I
wns talking of real people , not of
myths. And real people are not very
friendly to mo always , not that they
are disagreeable , you understand , only
a trifle overcordlal , and my most Inti
mate friend kisses me a little too fre
quently By the way. she IU\H quite
succumbed to yon , I hear. "
"Who do you mean ) "
"Why , Ilosamnnd "
lie said something under his breath
and looked at her Impatiently.
"Didn't you know It ? " she asked ,
smiling
"Know what ? "
"That Rosamund Is quite crazy about
yon. There's no use scowling nnd squar
ing your chin. Oh , I ought' to know
what that indicates I've watched yon
do it often enough , but the fact is that
the handsomest and smartest woman
in town Is forever dinning your perfec
tions Into my ears. "
Liu drew up a chair , seated himself
very deliberately and spoke , ills uu-
lighted pipe In his left hand :
"The girl I loft-thu girl who left
me was a modest , clean thinking ,
clean minded girl , who also had a
brain to use and employed It What
ever conclusion that girl arrived at
concerning the importance of mar
riage vows Is no longer my business.
But the moment sbe confronts mo
again , offering friendship , then 1 may
use a friend's privilege , as I do. And
so I toll you that loosely fashionable
badinage bores me. And another mat
ter privileged by the friendship you
acknowledge forces mo to ask you a
question , and I ask it , point blank ,
Why have you again permitted Gerald
to play cards for stakes at your housa
after promising you would not do sol"
The color receded from her face , and
Lor gloved lingers tightened on the
arms of her chair.
"That la one reason 1 came , " she
enld. "to explain. "
"You could have written. "
"I say It was one reason. The oth
er I have nltvady given you because
I I felt that you were friendly. "
"I am. Qo on. Pleaee eiplulp about
Gerald. "
"Are you Bure , " raising her dark
eyes , "that you mean to tx > Ulndt"
"Yes , mre , " he said harshly , "Qo
' Vim nre a little rough xvitb me ,
n-nliiiiisi insolent "
"I-1 have to be. ( Jood ( Jed , Allxel
Do yon think this Is nothing to me ,
for a moment they contrrmtctl one an-
ntltcr
this wretched mess we nave tnailp of
life ? Do you think my roughness r ad
abruptness cmmIrom anything but
pity pity for tin both , t tell yon ?
Do you thlul : 1 can remain unmoved
looking on the atrocious punialiuioiit
you hn\o Inflicted on yourself tether
ed to to that for lire the poison of
the contact rhowlus in yonr nltpved
vou-o and inunue : * . to tbe thlucn vou
laush nt. In the things you live for ,
In the twisted. rnlssliapiMJ Id ' : i'i ' < hat
youi % friends net up on a heap of nug
gets for you to worship ? Even if
we've passed through the sen of mire ,
can't we"at least clear the tilth from
our eyes and see straight uuu Pteer
straight to the anchorage ? "
She had covered her pallid face with
her muff. He bent forward , hl-i imud
on the arm of her chair.
Her gloved hand , moving at random ,
encountered his and closed on it con
vulsively.
"Do you understandV" he lupe.ated ,
"i'-es , I'hll. "
Head still sinking , face covered with
the silvery fur. the tiomois from her
body set her haild quivering on his
Heartsick , hif'rhore to ask for the
explanation Me knew the real answer
anyway , whatever sue might say , and
he umlcrMootl that any game In that
house was l.'utliven's game and the
guest * hit siir n mill th.it Uri.ild \ \ n
only iie ! nf tu ! > younger men \vho had
been wrung dry In that house
No doubt at all that Ituthven needed
the money He had lieen [ ticked up by
a big , hard eyed woman who had al
most forgotten how to laugh until Hie
found him furtively iiuix llng her < : li- :
mend laden lingers. So when she ( IN-
covoivd that he could sit up and IH ;
and roll over at a nod she let him fol
low her. and since then he had becoaie
indlspcuxnlilf anil had cut led up on
many a vit't and silken Knee and h.ul
sought and ( 'etched ami rmrieil tor
many a pretty woman what she her-
nelf did not care to touch even with
white gloved lingers.
What had she expected when shu
married him ? Onl.v Innocent Ignoraneu
of the set he ornamented could ac-
Allxe ,
count for the horror of her disillusion.
What splendors hud one dreamed of
from the outside ? What flashing and
infernal signal had beckoned her to
enter ? What mute eyes had promised ?
What silent smile invited ? All skulU
oeeui to grin , but the world hae yet to
bear them laugh.
"Philip ? "
"Yea , Allxe. "
"I did my best , wwlthout offending
Gerald. Can you believe me ? "
" 1 know you did. Don't tnlnd what L
said. "
"N-no , not now. You do bellove 010 ,
don't you ? "
"Yes , 1 do. "
( Continued next weuk )
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A musical comedy of more
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The Leuarlc , Illinois , Gazette
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"The Fitz & Webster Com
pany , of 15 people , presented
"A Breezy Time" before a large
and appreciative audience at the
Opera House last Monday night.
This is one of the best companies
that ever showed in our city and
the manager has booked them in
their new play for the coming
season.1
.Come and sec a bright clean
show and hear some very fine
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