THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 1808.
THE GRAY FROCK.
By ANTHONY HOPE.
( Copyright , 1808 , by A. II. Hawkins. )
The rights and wrongs of the matter are
perhaps a little obscure , and It Is passible
to UUo bis side as well as hers. Or per
haps there Is really DO question of sides at
all , no need to condemn anybody ; only an
other Instance of the difficulty people have
In understanding one another's point of
View. Dut hero , with a few lines added by
war of Introduction , nro the facts as re
lated In her obviously candid and sincere
narrative.
Miss Winifred I'ethcram's father had an
Income from landed estate of about 6,000
a year , and spent , say , 0,000. or there
abouts ; bis manor house was old and beau
tiful , the gardens delightful , the stables
handsome and handsomely maintained , the
housekeeping liberal , hospitable , almost
lavish. Mr. I'ethcram had three song and
four daughters , but the sons were still
youngt and not the cauao of any great ex
pense , lira. I'ethcram WAS a quiet body ,
the two girls In the school room were no
acrlous matter ; In fact , apart from the
horses , Mlltred and Winifred were , In a
pecuniary point of view , the most serious
burden on the family purse. For both were
pretty girl * , gay and fond of society , given
to paying frequent visits to town and coun
try , and , In consequence , needing many
frocks and a considerable supply of down
right hard cosh. But everybody was very
comfortable , only It was understood that
At a period generally referred to as "some
had played the deuce with the fended Inter
est. The matter passed from his thoughts
as ho began to notice how satisfactorily
Jcnnlo moved.
Winifred's lover met her In London , and
found her eyes still bright from the reveries
of her Journey. Today was a gala day they
drove off In n hansom to a smart restaurant
In Piccadilly , Joking about their extrava
gance. Everything was perfect to Winifred
except ( a small exception , surely ! ) tha'
Harold failed to oralso , seemed almost note \
to notice , the gray costume ! It muat have
been that ho looked at her face only !
"It's not a large house , you know , " bo
said at lunch , smiling at her over a glass
of Graves.
"Well , I shan't be wanting to gel away
from you , " she answered , smiling. "Not
very far , Harold. "
"Are your people still abusing me ? "
Ho put the question with a laugh.
"They never abused you , only me. " Then
came the Irrepressible question : "Do you
lllto my now frock ? I put It on on purpose
for the house , you know. "
Mechanically , without considering things
which she obviously ought to have consid
ered , Winifred eank Into the deslgnatea
seat , laid her parasol on a small table , and
leaned her elbows on the same piece of
furniture as she held her face between her
gloved hands. The atmosphere again as
serted Its peculiar quality ; she rose for a
moment and opened the window ; fresh air
dty" there would be very llttlo for anybody
except the eldest eon. "Some day" meant ,
ot course , when Mr. Petheram reluctantly
dleO , and thereby brought his family Intc
leu favorable worldly circumstances.
From this brlcl summary ot the family' *
position the' duty ot Mildred and Winifred
( and , In course ot time , of the two girls In
thA school room also ) stands forth salient
and unmistakable. Mildred performed II
promptly at the ago of 19 years. Ho wa
ther * * end ion o j. baronet , and his edor |
brother was sickly and unmarried ; but like
a wUo young man he took no chances , went
on the stock exchange and became exceed
ingly well to do In an exceedingly brlel
of time something , In fact , "came oft"
pace
In Bouth Africa , and when that happens ordi
nary limits of time and probability are sus
pended. Bo with Mildred all was very well
of the boys would
odds that one
and It was
.
Win.
.
brothcr-ln-law.
his
be provided for by
chances nay , better ;
Ifred had Jurt as good
for her easltlve face and wondering eyes
that Mildred's self-poe-
attraction
tad an
. Bui
could not exert.
looks
good
.eased
Winifred shilly-shallied ( It was her father i
afterdlnner word ) till she was
confidential Barton Ameebury ( lc
21 then refused Sir .
doubtful eanlty. as was gen.
of
Itself a step
herself t
erally observed ) , and engaged
hundred !
who made two
HaroW Jackson ,
except the doubt-
had no prospect
and
year thai
his Income at
maintaining
ot
lul one
out s
, that 1 . he turned
level-unless
whethoi ,
; It was even betting
when
lus.
. awaited him ; to ,
the workhou.e
mansion or of genius Having
Sat depends on the variety
Wlnlfrei
amaxlng course.
tali
l resoMte taken and radiantly happy ; her rcla
amount of argument
tlves. after the necessary
very In
sboulders-the
their
ment shrugged
softenlni
ultlma ratio to which a
reduced relative ,
.ems to have
wh.l . ,
for her
300 a year
had before thli
five nd elx thousand a year ,
badl
to bo a very :
us.d the insurance
- In him the explana
.
mro.cso- eought-
' action must bo
tlon of Winifred's an.
ready ot epeecb
,
good-looking
Utl ,
*
decidedly agreeable. There WOB no aggres
, about him , and his quiet manner :
.tones
S ot Bumptiousness
$ inyusplclon denied that to him Wlnl
But It cannot be extraordinary. h <
' did not seem
action
Ired's by , ng tha
ShaV.lt accounted for this
.
the boy
an Idealist ,
himself , was
he. like "stwkup , ' Mr. I'e
%
by ayH > 8that was exclamation that In al
r thram , by a fretful blind as a new
VworldTy as
watt * " be was
the truth of thes
. born puppy. Whatever convince ,
Sa"vo hoorles , he was ae
.
' happ
[ had chosen tor her own
, Winifred
him his. And I :
she had given
ness as that . Of courae , then
S she most fulry agreed.
the un
tie of shoulders In
aT shrugging
the rad t contentment
not affect
, yer.e could could It aert th
lovers , nor
ment of the
brough
l" ot month- which soon
passage
made preparations
The wedding day In slsht , and
rations tor It urgent and lndUil"nble\ ;
they hav
though
Married couples , even
five hundred a year , mus
precarious
only a
Independon
live somowhero-no Idealism Is
the contrary , It centers roum
ot a root ; on
said and the won
Harold ,
the homo , so
Winifred a
seemed already sacred to
tome
answered hl . It was the hap
her glance
when she put on he
plest day of her llfo
new costume ot delicate gray , tool
dainty
matched to a ehad
fcer parasol and gloves ,
Into the smar
and mounted
with her gown ,
dog cart which Jennie , the new chestnu
to the station. A lette
mare , was to draw
had come from Harold to say that , after Ion
search , he bad found a house which woul
Just a trltle mor
only
suit them , and was
expensive than the maximum sum they ha
decided to give for rent. Winifred knoi
became her well , an
that the delicate gray
that Harold would think her reeking ver
pretty ; and she wu going to sco her bom
and his. Her face was bright as she kl se
her father and Jumped down from the do
cart , but he sighed when she had left hlrr
and his brow was wrinkled as he drov
Jennie b ck. He felt himself growing rathe
old ; "tome day" did not scorn quite as re
mote as It u ed , and pretty Winnie wel
there was no use In crying over It nov
Winful glrU must have their way , and I
nas. not hi * fault that confounded agitator
\
was gained at the expense ot spoilt glove :
and was weighted with the drawbacks of
baby's cries and an Inquisitive woman' '
stare from over the way. Shutting the win
dow again , she returned to her chair th
symbol of what was to be her favorite set
in days to come , her chosen corner In th
house which had been the subject of E
many talks and so many dreams. Thei
were a great many flies In the room ; th
noise ot adjacent humanity In street an
bouses was miscellaneous and penetrating
the air was very close. And this bout
was rather more expensive that the
calculations had allowed. They bad In
mensely enjoyed making those calculi
lions down there in the country , under tb
old yow bodge , and In sight of the flow <
beds beneath the library window. She re
mombcred the day they did It. There we
a cricket match in the meadow. Mlldre
and bar husband brought the drag ov <
and Sir Barton came In his tandem. It ws
almost too hot in the sun , but simply di
llghtful In the shade. She and Harold ha
had great fun over mapping out the
500 a year and proving how much mlgl
be done with it at least compared wit
anything they could want once they had tt
great thing that they wanted.
"Our home , " ho murmured , rather sent
mentally , it must bo confessed. The quo :
tlon about the frock ho did not answer ; 1
was thinking of the homo. Winifred wi
momentarily grateful to a stout lady at tt
next table , who put on her glass , looked i
the { rock , and with a nod ot approval calk
her companion's attention to It. ThU wi
while Harold paid the bill.
Then they took another cab and headc
north through Berkeley square , whei
Winifred would have liked , but did not c :
peot to stop , and BO up to Oxford strce
Hero they bore considerably to the east , the
plunged north again and drove through 01
or t\\o long streets. Harold , who had raai
the journey before , paid no heed to the rout
but 'talked freely of delightful hours whlc
they were to enjoy together , ot books I
read and thoughts to think , and ot an li
Urn ate sympathy which , near as they wei
already to one another , the home and tt
homo Ufa alone could enable them fully '
realize. Winifred listened ; but far down I
her mind now was another question , bard !
easier to Btlfle than that about the troc
"Whero are wo going to ? " would have bee
Its naked form ; but she yielded no mo :
to her impulse than to look about her ai
mark and wonder. At last they turned
sharp twist from a long narrow street In
a short , narrower street , where a wage
by the curbstone forced the cab to a wai :
and shrill boys were playing an unlntelllg
ble , noisy game.
"What queer places wo pass through !
she cried , with a laugh , as she laid her hai
on his arm and turned her face to his.
"Pass throughl We're at home , " he ai
swcred , returning her lough. "At hem
Wlnnlo ! " Ho pointed at a house on tl
right-band side , and immediately after tl
cab stopped. Winifred got out , holding h
eklrt back from contact with the whei
Harold , In his eagerness to ring the doorbe
had forgotten to render her this servlc
She stood on the pavement for a mome
looking about her. One ot the boys crlc
"Crlckey , there's a swell ! " and she Ilk
the boy for It. Then she turned to t :
house.
"It wonts a lick of p'llnt , " said Hare
cheerfully , as he rung the bell again.
"U certainly does , " she admitted , lookli
up at the dirty walls.
An old woman opened the door ; she mlg
bo eald , byay ot metaphor , to need t :
same process as the walls ; a very narrc
paagago was disclosed behind her.
"Welcome ! " said Harold , giving Wlr
fred bis hand and then presenting her to t !
old woman. "This is my future wife , " , '
explained. "We've come to look at t
house. Dut we won't bother you , Mrs. Bit
gett ; we'd rather run over It by oursolvt
We shall enjoy that , shan't we , Winnie ? "
Winnie's aniwer was a little scream K
a hasty clutch at her gown ; a pall of dirty
water , standing In the passage , bad threat
ened ruin ; she recoiled violently from this
peril against the opposite wall and drew
away ngaln , silently exhibiting a long trail
of dark dust on her new gray frock. Har
old laughed as he led the way Into a small
square roam that opened from the passage.
"That's the parlor , " said the old woman ,
wiping her arms with her apron. "You can
find your way upstairs ; nothing's locked. "
And with this remark she withdrew by a
steep staircase leading underground ,
"Sho's the caretaker , " Harold explained.
"She1 doesn't seem to have taken much
care , " observed Winifred , still Indignant
about her gown and holding tt round her as
closely as drapery clings to an antique
statue.
Miss Pothcram's account of the house , Its
actual dimensions , accommodation and char
acteristics , has always been very vague , and
since she refused Information as to Us num
ber In the street , verification of these details
has remained Impossible. Perhaps It was a
reasonably capacious , arthough doubtless not
extensive , dwelling ; perhaps , again , It was
a confined and well-nigh stifling den. Sue
remembered two things first , Its all-porvad-
ing dirt ; secondly , the remarkable quality
which ( as she alleged ) distinguished Its at
mosphere. She thought there were seven
"enclosures , " this term being arrived nt
( after discussion ) as a compromise between
"rooms" and "pens , " and she know that the
windows of each of these enclosures were
commanded by the windows of several other
apparentry similar and very neighboring en
closures. Beyond this she could give no ac
count of her flrst half hour lu the house ;
her exact recollection began when she was
loft ulone In the enclosure on the flrat floor
which Harold asserted to bo the drawing
room , Harold himself having gone down
stairs to seek the old woman and elicit from
her come Information as to what were and
' In the said
what were not tenant's fixtures
encrasure. "You can look about you , " he
remarked cheerfully , as he left her , "and
make up your mind where you're going to
have your favorite seat. Then you shall
tell me , and I shall have the picture of you
sitting there In my mind. He pointed to a
wooden chair , the only ono then In the
room. "Experiment with that chair , " he
added , laughing. "I won't bo Jong , dar
ling. "
The vision vanished ; she was back In the
dirty little room again ; she caught up her
the dust marked
parasol ; a streak across
where It hod lain on the table ; she sprang
up and twisted her frock round , craning
X
"I DON'T THINK-I-SHALL MARUY MH. JACKSON NOW.'TtfOTHER. " '
her neck back ; ah , that she had rcc <
noltered that chair. She looked at 1
gloves ; then with a cry of horror she dh
for her handkerchief , put It to her lips , a
scrubbed her cheeks ; the handkerchief ca
away soiled , dingy , almost black. This 1
outrage overcame her ; the parasol dropj
on the floor , she reeled her arms on i
tabfo and laid her face on them , and i
burst Into sobs , just as she used to in cbl
hood when her brothers crumpled a clc
frock or somebody spoke to her rough
And between her sobs she cried , aim
loudly , very bitterly : "O , It's too moan i
dirty and horrid ! "
Harold had stolen softly upstairs , mean !
to surprise the girl he loved , perhaps tea
a snatched kiss be her flrst knowledge ot
return. Ho flushed red , and his lips
sternly ; he walked across the room to I
with a heavy tread. She looked up , s
him , and knew that her exclamation had b <
overheard.
"What In the world Is the matter ? "
asked In a tone of cold surprise.
It was very absurd aho couldn't stop c
Ing ; and from amid her weeping notb !
more reasonable , nothing more adcqua
nothing less trivial would come than c
fused murmurs of "My frock , Harold ! " "
parasol ! " "O , my faco.'my gloves ! "
smiled contemptuously. "Don't you se <
she exclaimed , exhibiting the gloves i
parasol.
"See what ? Are you crying because
room's dirty ? " He paused and then add
"I'm sorry you think It mean and hori
Very eorry , Winifred. "
Offense was deep and bitter In his vol
he looked at her with a sort of disgust ; i
stopped sobbing and regarded htm wltt
garo In which fright and expectation seen
mingled , as though there were a great p <
and Just one thing that might narrowly av
It. But his eyea were very hard. She dr
her tears and then forlornly scrubbed 1
checks again. He watched her with hos
curiosity , appearing to think her a v
strange spectacle. Presently ho spoke ,
'
thought you loved me. O , I darfsay j
thought so , too , till I came Into competlt
with your now frock. I beg pardon I m
add your gloves and your parasol. As
the house , It's no doubt mean and herr
we were going to be poor , you see. "
laughed scornfully , 89 he added , "You ml
even have had to do a little dusting yours
now and then ! Horrible ! "
"I just sat there and reeked at hit
That was Winifred's own account of '
behavior. It Is not very explicit , and lea
room for much conjecture as to what '
look said or tried to say. But whatever
message was ho did not read It. He was
grossed In his own Indignationreadier toh
than to understand , full of his own wro
of the mistake he had made , of her extra
dtnary want of love , ot courage , of the h
soul. Very likely all this was a natv
enough state ot mind for him to be
Justice admits bis provocation ; the trivia !
ot her spoken excuses gave bis anger o
too One on opportunity. He easily p
euaded himself that here was a revelat
of the real woman , a flash of light t
showed her true nature , showing , too ,
folly of his delusion about her. Against
this her look and what it asked for 1
very little chance and she could flnd
words that did not aggravate her offense.
"This is really rather a ludicrous * cer
he went on. "Is there any use In p
longing It ? " He waited for her to spe
but she was still tongue-tied. "The ca
taker needn't be distressed by seeing
awful P fleets of her omission to dust
room , but If you'.re composed enough
might as well go. " He looked around
room. "You'll be glad to be out ot th
ho ended.
"I know what you muit think of n
she burst out , "but but you don't und
stand you don't see "
"No doubt I'm stupid , but I confcei
don't. At least there's only one thlnj
tee. " Ho bowed and waved hU hand
ward the door. "Shall wo go ? " ho asked.
She led the way down stairs , her sklr
ncaln held close and ralscxl clear ot he
ankles. Her care for It was not lost 01
Harold as ho followed her , for she bean
htm laugh again with an obtrusive bitter
nres that made his mirth a taunt. The ol >
caretaker waited for them In the passage.
"Whcn'Il you bo coming , sir ? " she asked
"I don'.t know. It's not certain wo shal
" "Tho lady Is mud
come , said he. not
taken with the house. "
"Ah , welll" sighed the old woman , ro
slgnedly.
For au account ot their drive back to th
flatten materials are , again , sadly wanting
"He hardly eald a word , and I did nothlni
but try to get my face clean and niy glove
presentable , " was Winifred's history of thel
journey. But she remembered or chose I
relate a llttlo moro of what passed , whll
they waited for the train on the platforn
at KiiEton. He reft her for a few minutes 01
pretext of smoking a cigarette , and she &a\
him walking up and down , apparently li
thought. Then he came back and sat dowi
beside her. His manner was grave now ; t
Judge by his recorded words , perhaps It wa
even a llttlo pompous ; but when may youn
men bo pompous If not at such crises a
these ?
"It's no use pretending that nothing ha
happened , Winifred , " he said , "That woul
bo the hollowcst pretense , not worthy ,
think , of either of us. Perhaps wo had bet
ter take time to consider our course and-
cr our relations to one another. "
"You don't want to marry mo now ? " eh
asked simply.
"I want to do what Is beat for our happl
ness , " he replied. "Wo cannot forget wha
has , happened today , "
"I know you would never forget It , " sh
said.
said.Ho
Ho did not contradict her ; ho fooked firs
at his watch , .then along the platform fo
the approach of her train. To admit that h
might forgot It was Impossible to him ; 1
such a case forget fulness would be a ncga
tlon of his principles and a slur on his pet
ccptlon. It would also be such a trlump
over his vanity and his pride as It did not 11
In him to achieve , such a forgiveness as hi
faults and virtues combined to put beyon
the power of his nature. She looked at hlir
and "I smiled , " she said , not poomlng hci
self to know why she bad smiled , but con
sclous that , In the midst of her woo , som
subtle amusing thought about him had com
Into her mind. She had never been amuse
at him before ; EO she , ( oo , was getting som
glimmer of a revelation out of the day's ex
pcrlence not the awful blaze of right tha
had flashed on Harold's eyes , but a dim raj
just enough to glvo cause tothat puzzle
smile for which eho could not explicitly ac
count.
So they parted , and for persons who ha
followed the affair at all closely It Is hardl
necessary to add that they never came tc
Kctlier again. This Issue was obvious , an
Winifred seems to have made up her mln
to It that very same evening , for she carle
her mother Into her room ( ns the goo
woman passed on the way to bed ) , an
looked up from the task of brushing th
gray frock which she bad spread out on th
sofa.
sofa."I don't think I shall marry Mr. Jackso
now , mother , " she said.
Mrs. Petheram looked at her daughter an
at her daughter's gown.
"You'd better tell me ore about It to
morrow. You look tlredd tonight , dear , " eh
replied.
But Winifred never told her any moro-
In the flrst place , because the family was to
delighted with the fact. ] to care one stra1
about how it had come to pass , and , In th
second place , on the. moro Important groun
that the thing was really too small , to
trivial and too absurd ) ) tobear telling a
least to the family. -meJfor some reaso
or other , Winifred dld'tfe'll'lt , or some of
enough , anyhow , to enable1 me , with tb
help ot a few touches of Imagination , t
conjecture how It occurred.
"Don't you1 think it was very absurd ?
she asked at the end of her story. We wer
sitting by the yew hedge , near the llbrar
windows , looking across tbo flower beds t
the meadow ; It was a beautiful day and tb
old place was charming. "Because , " Eh
added , "I did love him , you know , and. !
seems a email thing to separate abou
doesn't U ? "
"If ho had behaved differently " I bcgai
"I don't see how be could bo expected to ,
she murmured.
"You expected him to , " I said flrml ;
She turned to mo with an appearance e
Interest , as though I might bo able to In
tepret to her something that hnd been caut
Ing her puzzle. "Or you wouldn't hav
looked at him 09 you say you did or smile
at him , as you admit you did. But yo
were wrong to expect him to , because he' '
not that kind of man. "
"What kind of man ? "
"The kind of man to catch you In h !
arms , smother you In kisses ( allow mo th
old phrase ) , tell you that he undo-stood a
you felt , knew all you were giving U ]
" ( viilzcd the great thing you were doing fc
him. "
tvinlfrcd was listening , I went on wit
my Imaginary scene of romantic fervor.
"That when he contrasted that mean llttl
place with the beauties you were accustomc
to , with the beautle.s which were right an
proper for you , when ho saw your dalnt !
nees soiled by that dust , that gown who !
hem he would willingly "
"Ho needn't say quite as much as that ,
Interrupted Winifred , smiling a little.
"Well , or words to that effect , " said
"That when he did all this and saw all tht
you know , ho loved you moro , and know thi
you loved him moro than he had dared I
dream , with a deeper love , a love that ga\
up for him all that you loved next best an
second only to him ; that after seeing yoi
tears he would never doubt again that yc
would face all trials and all troubles wit
him at your side. Don't you think It he'
Eald something of that kind , accompanyln
his words with the appropriate actions
I paused. |
"Well ? " asked Winifred.
"Don't you think you might have bee
living In that horrid little house now Instet
of being about to contract an alliance wit
Sir Barton Amesbury ? "
"How do you know I shall do that ? " si
cried.
"It needs , " I observed modestly , "lltt !
skill to discern the approach ot tbo Inovltt
ble. " I looked at her thoughtful face and :
her eyes ; they bad their old look of wondei
Ing In them. "Don't you think that it he1
treated the situation In that way 7"
asked.
"Perhaps , " she said softly. "But I
wouldn't think ot all that. Ho was sue
an Idealist. "
I really do not know why she applied th :
term to him at that moment except that I
used to apply tt to himself at man
moments. But since It seemed to her I
explain his conduct , there Is no need I
quarrel with the epithet.
"And I hope , " said I , "that the gray froc
wasn't Irretrievably ruined ? "
"I've never worn It again , " she murmurc
So I suppose it was ruined unless she hi
some other reason. But she would be rlgl
to treat It differently from other frocks ;
must mean a good deal to her , although
failed to mean anything except Its on
pretty self to Mr. Jackson.
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Their Silver -Wedding Journey
By WILLIAM DEAN HO WELLS
will afford pleasure and enjoyment to the reader. It is a story of Europe
revisited after twenty-five years , and it Is enlivened by a love theme.
THE PRINCESS XENIA A SPANISH WAR STORY i
By H.B.Marriott Wation By John Fox , Jr. j j
ARTICLES ON THE WAR
NAVAL LESSONS OF THE WAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S FLEET
m By H. W. Wilson By Lieut. S. A' . Slaunlon , U. S. N.
THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY THE RESCUE OF THE WINSLO W
ByJ , M. Ellicott , U. S.N. By Lieut. E. E. Mead , U. S. K. C. S.
Other articles about the war , equally Interesting , will appear from month
to month , all of which will be Illustrated with characteristic artlstlcncss.
SHORT STORIES
A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES THE LOVE OF PARSON LORD
By W.W.Jacobs By Mary E. Wilkins \
UNDER AN APRIL SKY THE RENTED HOUSE f
/ / / Brandtr Matt/tctvs By Octave Thanct
Illustrated , and written by authors
Many other stories will be published , fully
thors whose names have long been established as leading writers of fiction.
The Century's Progress in Science
By HENRY SMITH WILLIAMS , M. D.
Is a valuable scries of scientific and readable articles to appear on Biology ,
Psychology , Sociology , and their allied subjects. Other Important series
to appear are :
BROTHER JONATHAN'S COLONIES OUR NEW PACIFIC PROSPECT
By Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart By Charles F. Lummis
REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA WHITE MAN'S ASIA
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MESERVE'S ' OFFICIAL BOND
State Treasurer Out Hunting for Hen to
Guarantee His Integrity.
OMAHA CAPITALISTS ARE SOMEWHAT SHY
Locnl Hniikem nntl HIIIICHX | Men Not
Inclined ( o SKH Union * the Lint
or OatNlile Niinicn IM Ma
terially
State Treasurer Meserve Is In Omaha for
the presumable purpose of probing the dls-
positluii of local capitalists In regard to as
sisting him to furnish the new bond that
* ! ! ! bo required before he can enter on his
second term. So far , however , no definite
arrangements have been made and It Is un
derstood that Mr. Meserve will not pueh ap
active canvass for bondsmen In Omaha until
he has secured definite assurances from the
rest of the state.
It Is an open secret that the Omaha bank
ers and business men who furnished a large
proportion of Mererve's bond two years ago
will not blgn another document of the sorl
unless It Is reinforced by decidedly better
backing. Ono of the heaviest bondsmen said
. -cstcrday that It would bo Impossible foi
Meservo to get the eamc support In Omaha
unices the remainder of his bond was ma
terially Improved.
"The Omaha bondsmen , " he declared ,
"represent practically the entire responsibil
ity of Meserve's first bond. A big proportlonol
the other bondsmen were men of doubtful
financial standing and It has developed thai
In cose of any difficulty the entire burden
would be thrown on us. I think Mr. Mo-
serve understands that there must be a dif
ferent program this time. We shall Insist
on examining his list ot bondsmen before
we have anything to do with It and unless
tbo remainder ot the bond Is thorough ! }
satisfactory , wo will not be responsible for i ,
dollar. This Is not on account of any lacli
of confidence In the Integrity of tbo treas
urer , but It is simply a business proposi
tion. "
Several local bontlsmcn say they have noi
yet been approached by Mr. Meserve in re'-
Kard to the new bond , but It Is pretty thor
oughly understood that there have been suf
ficient negotiations in one way or anotbei
to Inform him of the conditions he musi
meet. It Is understood that a number 01
the Lincoln names on the present bonJ will
not be accepted by the Omaha men and thai
the treasurer will bo compelled to obtalc
pretty nearly an entirely new lot of back-
crs outside of Douglas county.
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