It was surprising how many little attentions were paid our young
lawyer from the fact of the newly-formed friendship, and how many
consultations were held as regards a promising field which glittered
before the eye of the hopeful aspirant. A wide range of labor lay
within his grasp, and Phillip Lawson was not made of the stuff to
lose a prize when it could be attained at any cost of self-sacrifice
and personal feeling. With herculean effort he shakes off the bitter
thoughts that hourly intrude within the privacy of his own heart,
and armed with all the moral courage and true heroism of his soul he
goes forth into the world's conflicts a noble defender of the rights
of true manhood!




CHAPTER V.

MORNING CALLS--"GLADSWOOD."


A bevy of fair and interesting young girls are grouped around
Marguerite Verne in the spacious bay-window of the library. One, a
bewitching brunette, dressed in slight mourning, is indeed a pretty
picture to contemplate. Louise Rutherford possesses a face and form
which bespeaks a high degree of idealism--an aesthetic nature that
is lofty and inspiring. As she turns toward the fair young hostess,
there is an expressive look of sympathy that leads one to know they
are firm friends.

"It is no use to say anything against it if _you two_ have made