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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, of Personality A Question The personally conducted tour round usual, paused. on reaching tho show piece of th entertainment. The mighty hammer, operated with such consummate ease by the move ment of a single lever, never failed to get a round of applause from' the fascinated onlooker. This time It would crash downward delivering a blow which hook the ground; next time it would just repeat th performance, only to atopthemaa th spectators were bracing selves for the shock stop a 1th such mathematical exactitude that the glass of a watch beneath it would be cracked but th works would not be damaged. Old Frenton had made th works. He was a millionaire now, many times over, but he could (till recall the day 'when sixpence extra a day had meant the difference between chronic penury and affluence. He paid hie men well almoet lavishly; all he asked was that they should work In a similar, spirit. And Tie did more. To him every man he enrploved was a personal friend, again all he aeked was that they should regard him likewise. . . , "Boje," he had said to them on one occasion, when a spirit of unrest had been abroad In the neighboring works. youve got any grietance. theres only one thing I ask. Come and get It off your chests to me. Dont get muttering and grousing about it on corners If I can remedy It, I will, If 1 cant. Ill tell you why. Anyway, talk will dear th air. . . . In such manner had John Frenton run - hi works; In such manner had he a mfltionalrs and found happiness as well. And then had come the great grief of bis life. Hi wife died when fcarjorte, , the only child, was born- -. pn the giri he lavished all the great wealth of love of which his rugged nature was capable. He idolised her, and she, because her nature was sweet, remained s charming, unaffected girl. . . . Then she d met the man. Jt would perhaps be more correct to say that th mah had met her. The Honorable Herbert Strongley received an intimation from an aunt of his that if b would find it convenient to abstain for a wlhie from his normal method of living, and come and stay with her In the country, she would Introduce him to a charming girl staying at a neighboring house. She specified wno the charming girl was, and suggested that, though from his birth Herbert had been a fool, he couldn t be such a damned fool as to let this slip. 8h was an outspoken lady waa this aunt. . . . JUNE 18, '1922. A Great Steel Works and the Heiress to It; the Honorable Herbert, Fortune Hunter; and John Morrison, a Workman, I Still, that hardly seems sufficient Justification for alogging a boy, who Is not quite all there, over the head wKn an Iron bar, does it? Almost unconsciously hvs eves traveled to the bedroom door os he spoke, and then he grew suddenly rigid. For the door was open, and the girl dtood between the two rooms with a look of Incredulous horror os her face. "So thats what was tho matter with Jake, ahe said, slowly, and at tho sound ofher voice Strongley swung round with a violent start. "Marjorie. . , ." he gasped, "what on earth. Without another word she turned and left" the room. And It waa not till tho front door banged that Strongley turned his livid face on John Morrison. "Tou swine," he muttered. "I believe this wss a put-u- p Job." John Morrleon laughed. "Yea you told ms you were coming, didn t you?" "No I didn't tell you," said Stronglook dawnley, elowty, with a vicious ing In his eyes. "Which perhaps accounts for the fecit that Miss Frenton was here. In your bedroom. . . . How nice. . . . The gentleman workman and th employer's daughter, r . --.A romance. I should think charming Mr. Frenton will be delighted to hear It tomorrow. . , - --Not a mued on John Morrison' face moved, "More than delighted, I should Imagine. . . . Except that It will be a little late. Personally, I am going up to toll him tonight. He smiled slightly. "I dont like you, Strongley; far too much about you. But I did pass Mias Frenton a note today at the works warning her to get you away. . , "Your solicitude for my welfare Is sneered Strongley. overwhelming, "Good heavens! laughed John Morrison. "I don't car a damn about you. I was afraiid tho men might get Into trouble. Steady! Dont get gay with me. Im not and I can hit back. . . .' ... be-ee- i g, fr - rough-and-rea- f,r no-tl- ee & cuf4 . ly 8r ... I1" Imper-tinen- hr bn wr; cied grievance" was fongotten in more personal matters. The Honorable Herbert, thankful for the respite, swung round-- . Then as he saw the subject of her question his Jaw set In an uglv line John Morrison he answered, shortly. "And If I had my way Id sack him on the spot. A useless, argumentative, . Insubordinate sw.ne.-r- -. And it was as this graceful eulogy concluded that John Morrison looked at her again. Her fiance had moved away, and she was standing alone. For a moment she hesitated; then she, too, turned to Join the rest of the partv. And lying on the ground where she had been, was her handkerchief. , "You dropped your handkerchief, Mias Frenton." d A courteous voice wss speaking close behind her, and she turned elowly to find John Morrison holding it out to her "Thank you," she answered Rolled up Inside It she could feel the twisted wlap of paper, and as the Honorable Herbert came up with an angry look on hla face she hesitated "What do you want he snapped at the man. Miss Frenton dropped her handkeranswered chief, air," Morrison, Impassive! The other jrunted Ail right Got on with our work Marjori hra tatrd no longrr. with a tori of blinding certiintv there flashed Into her mind the conviction that on noa J?he didn t wrong thing top td analre her thoughts, she merely felt eonwnced that John Morrison was not an insubordinate wir.e and that in the note she held in her hand lav the dew to a great deal that puzzling her at the moment. And so uith a gracious smile at the man he alipped her handkerchief Into her bag . . , ... well-bre- It was ten minutes before ehe found an opportunity of reading the note It wa In penu! anj the handwriting wab null and neat It is Immatera.) to m what action vou taka on receiving this. It ran. but If ou are in anj wav interested in vour fiances future, f most strong y advise vou to suggest a change of air to him Of Hm capabilities a a husband vou must decide for voursf'if of his capah g tne bos of Frenton s, other peo pie have already decided, a possibly ou may have noticed this morn ng So him aaav, and kep him awa. You haent got much time" Get him iwav and keep him avav danced before the girls eves. 8hew conscloua of no anger against John Morrison, merely of a stunned surThe thing waw sp totaih unexprise Of his capabilities as the bows pected of Frenton a. other people have already decided " And even as she read and i e read the sentence, he found that she was actually asking herself the question Waa t wr'totallv unexpected, after atj That matter should have come m a head In such an abrupt wav waa a Stag. . . but shock; she crumpled gering the note ino her hag once more, and aaked slowly toward the waiting ears A hundred litto half defined thoughts came crowding in on her memorv ; a hundred httle things which had not etruck hen at the time or was It that she had not allowed them to airike her? now arrayed themeelvea in massed formation in front of her. She paused with her foot on the step of the car The Honorable Herbert was soHedom y bending over a stout and boring aunt of hera, and she watched him Of his apahiMties aa 4ispalonate.v a husband ou must decide for jour-eel- f . And vet she was notImpertinent. conscious of anv resentment, fome up to lunch, Herbert, bhe said, aa he stepped over to her fTjwant to talk to vou afterward" He raised his evebrowa slightly T shall be very busy this afternoon, dear." "I th'nk the works will stand your absence for one afternoon. she remarked, quietly, and he bit hi lip 'Til be there, Marjorie " He fumbled wMth her rug One o'clock sharp, I He stood back, and the can rolled off What a charming man rour fiance is, m v dear. ' cooed the elderly female beside Marjorie So polite so fitting . . so . . . Impressive The girl smiled a little absently, and nodded Impress, ve. it struck her that the word exactly described Herbert. He wa jmpreseive. And then, because she vraa loval clean through, ahe started to fan herself Into a furious at he abominable Impertinence of rage this wretched man, John Morrison Herbert waa right: he was an insubordinate awlrre. . . . How dare he howr dare he hand her such a note He to be backed at once. She wouldought tell Herbert about it after lunch, and he would explain matters. Of course, he would explain, of course, .v , John Frenton waa standing on the steps aa the care drove up, and jr ahe went up to him. Herbert ta coming to lunch, daddy, he cried, putting her arm through nls Is lie. said the old That s all right." H pattin her hand. turned to the rest of the party as It cams up. Well what do vou think of aiy works? Non in England to beat gi v Irapui-enrel- drlin" em, my friends, not If you search from John o Groats to Land's End. And as far a strike, its unknown. Mr, unknown . . . Mv men dont do it. whatever other firms may do. He passed into the house, talking to one of his gueats. and for a while JlarJorle stood, staring over the three mllee of open country to where the high chimnevs of Frentons Steel works struck up like slender sticks against the dull background of smoke. Then with a little sigh, she, too, went up the steps Into the house. "Herbert,- - I don't quite understand about thla morning. She was in her own sitting room, and her fiance, standing In front of the fire, was lighting a What is the matter at the eigaret works?" All through lunch the Honorable Herbert, In th Intervals of being charming to the ghastly collection of old bores aa he mentally dubbed them who formed the party, had been puzsling out the best line to take at thl Interview That the girl had seen that something was 'wrong was obvious, no one but a blind person could have failed to notice it And now that the Interview had actually started he wa still undecided. ' be remarked, "My dear little girl. gently, alttlng down beside her and taking her hand . . . "Why worry about It? As I told you thla morning, some little grievance, I expect which Ili inquire Into. . . . The girl shook her head. "It a something very much more than a grievance," ahe said, quietly but posiThere s . something tively. radically wrong. Herbert. I want to know what it Is" "Good heavens! Marjorie" there was a hint of Impatience In hla voice "havent I told you III inquire Into It? Do be reasonable, mv dear girl "Im being perfectly reasonable," she answered, still tn the tarns quiet ton But I dpn t understand how things have got as far ss they have without any step on vour part. You sav vou dont know whate the matter. Daddy would have known long ago and remedied it." The Honorable Herberts opinion of daddv, at that moment, remained un. "You see went on the spoken girl "thev re Just part of daddv. are the He was only saving today that work" he nev er had any Ptrlkes And now. when he s gett ng old . . ." She stirred reatleselv in her chair and looked at th fire "Of his capabilities as the boas or Frenton other people have already decided " The words danced before her tn the flames snd almost passionately she turned to th man beside her "Dont vou see " she cried "don t you realise, that I feel responsible You're there aa a partner because vou re mv fiance That s the only reason. The work will come to me when daddy dies. I shall be for them I and my husreponslble band . . "You could alwav turn the thing Into a limited company, darling," murmured the man, "If vou found ll too great a strain " He waited for an answer, hut none came, and after a whl e he continued tn an easv. reassuring voice "Of course. I understand, mv little Marjorie, feellnrs on th matter."''' jour "Do vou?" ahe interrupted, slowly. "I wonder' Im onlv a beginner." be went on. and hla voice wa a trifle hurt "One cant pick up all sorts of technical knowledge In a month, or, even a year . . "Technical isn t wanted, knowledge Herbert much a human knowledge personality I eould run those works with th help of Mr. Thomson snd the other msnager Ah. dear sh bent forward qutrklv. "I dont want to hurt vou. But I just cant Imagine what would ha vf happened If dad had gone round the works with us thla morning, . . I believe It woulu have almost klllM him . . .1" Very well, desr. If those are vour feelings there Is no more to be said With quiet dignity her fiance rose to hi feet. "If you are not satisfied with me .). ,f He left the sentence ,1 shed "I am, she cried, qulcklv "I am, Herbert perfectly satisfied. But . . don t think any more "Then about it " he said, quickly. 'Til go down, little girl, and find out what th trouble is. And then 111 put It right, and lat you Jovow . , Toult let me know thla evening, wont you For a moment he hesitated. "If possible. Marjorie. . . . "But of course It a possible.' she cried. Impulsively. "At our works, youve onlv got to ask. . . . Have th men together and ask. Th Honorable Herberts face waa ex as he bent over and kissed her. murmured "Quite o. 0. darling." h Dont worry about It any"Quit more And it wss not until he wwa at th wheel of hie car driving back to' h! office that he gava vent to hla real feelAak th ings. tpenf" He saw himself doing It. But for that on episode yesterday he could have bluffed It through, until they were married at anv rate. After that ha had never had any intention of carrying on a deception which bored him to extinction; there would be no need to. . . . But now. . . . The marvel to him waa that thev hadn't struck already. And once they did. and John Frenton cam down to th work and the cause became known . good-b- y to his hopes of the future Marjorie would ever forgive him. And ae the realisation of what that would entail struck him seriously for th first time, he awore He had been banking on the savagely. Frenton million not only morally, but . ... un-fj- ln , ..." ... And If thev failed to actually terialise . , . Once again he cursed der his breath. . . . maun- he--i- well-to-d- o gun-cas- . . s gjn-cas- was In London tho following spring Frenton next saw John Morrison. She had not been at the Interview with her father present was In Ignorance that It had ever taken place until the next day. And on that next day John Morrison had disappeared, leaving no trace. . . . For a while sh had waited, wondering whether he would write but no word came. After all, why should be? There was nothing to write about. It was merely curiosity on her part nothing more, of course. . . , A workman In eveinng clothes. . , , Enough to meks anybody curious. . . . And now thers he was three tables away, dining with a very pretty woman. He hadnt seen her yet. Probably wouldn t remember her when he did. . . . After all. why should he? . . . And at that moment their eyes met. She looked away at once, and started talking to the man next to her; but even as The spoke she knew John Morrison bad risen and was coming toward her. "How are you, Miss Frenton? She looked up Into b.s face; met the of a smile In the lasv blue eyes. glint "Quite well, thank you, Mr. Morrison," she answered coldly. "Hullo. Joe!" A woman opposite had begun to apeak, to stop with a puzzled frown at Marjorie's words. "Morrison! Why Morrlsos? . . . Have you been masquerading, Joe, under an assumed name" "I did for a while, Jane, he said, calmly, "to avoid you; you know how you me . . Bat. with pursusd eligible girls. talions of em. Miss Frenton ranged in rows. I had to disappear stealthily In the dead of night. . . Well, then, when are you going to get married demanded the woman, laughing heartily. I do much "Very soon, I hope. better than you, Jane, Is these The girl Ive got my eve on is things a irirl who summoned several hundred factory handa together, and told em she waa sorry for a mistake shed made. And ahe halted a bit, and stumbled a bit but she got through with It. . . . And then the men cheered 'emselves sick "Good heavens, Joe1 . . . Factory hands! gasped the women. "What sort of a girl la she?" A perfect topper, Jane." Out of th comer of hla eye he glanced at Marjorie, whose eyes were fixed on her plate Bv the way, Mias Frenton, ha your father turned his worked Into a company yet? "Not yet." ahe answered very low. "Ah thats good" He forced hef to meet his eyea, and there wa something mor than a smile on hla face now. "Well. I must go back to my slater. . . . And I'll come and call tomorrow if I may. . . . Jane will expose my wicked deceit doubtless. . . ." "Mad quite mad." remarked the woman opposite. a he went bock to his dinner did vou Interrupted Morrison, I knew he wanted to atudv labor say conditions first hand why. Heaven knows He's got works of hts own or . . Rut all the Cariakes are something. mad. . . . And I d got a splendid American girl up mv sleeve for him. . . . said Marjorie, a little faint"Carleke, ly. "to that Lord Carlake?' "Of course It Is, my dear. Thats Joe Carlake. . . . Mad aa a hatter. I wonder who Jhe girl ta?x . that Marjorie mistake It mav be Important, but lt'a one I absolutely refuee to answer " She faced him angrily. What business Is It of It was after dinner that night that yours ' She had1 Marjorie made up her mind Absolutely none at the moment. .quie,tbv---"Bu- t Ou'v eoma to d su.t. The first time he had not come me to find out what the trouble la And In; the second he had Just gone out If you have not made any mistake with to th Jocai tneater. the servant believed. regard to your engagement. I advise With a frown she hung up the receiver, vou to carry out the suggestion contained and. turning away, walked slowly to her in mv note Get your fiance away from father', study Frenton', and keep him away, both be1 want to see the book of addresses, fore and after your marriage. It will daddv, she said, quietly. fatome, f imagine, aa a blow to It was one of old Frenton s hobbies ther. bqt you can easily turn Ityour into a to have the address of everv one of company his men entered In a large book, which You mean that the men don't like enabled periodica! gifts to arrive if there Herbert She forced hereelf to ask wa Hines In the family. the question It'a over there, g.rlle," he said, with "I mean,1 he answered, deliberately, a e.eepy smile "What, do you want "that the men loathe and detest him, tt for?" and that only the love they have for "Mrs. Tracv has just had a baby. you and your father has staved off he announced turn'ng over the leaves trouble up till now. And even that love But It was not under the' T s that ahe will fail to avert a crisis after well, looked. Mendle, Morgan Morrison . . . after th regrettable episode that hapMorrison. John. 9, Castle Road . . . pened yesterday "What wa It Thoughtfully she closed the book, and she demanded, and put It back In its proper place Then her voice bounded dead to the man. she crossed the room, and kissed her fa"I don t think we need bother as to ther lovingly on his bald head It was, he said, Shall "Youre a dear old thing" she whis- we leave It at the factquietly. that however a- husband pered. "Go and play bil.iards w th the excellent may Strongley general. . . make, as the boss of Frenton s he Is a A few minutes later sh wa driving complete failure?" He bit his lip as he her little runabout toward Castle Road saw the look on the girls face. Then An onlooker, had he been able to see he went on In the same quiet voice. under the thick veil she wore, would "Things like this hurt. Mis Frenton; have been struck with the likeness of but you are the tvpe that appreolatea th small determined face to that of old frankness And I t41 you openly John Frenton Like her father once she that the men are after quite your fiance. came to a decision, she required seme And I dont blame them. "You side with them, do you? stopping She threw the word at him fiercely. I not one "Am of them? he replied, Castle Road proved to be a better neighborhood than she had expected grav ely. "You know you're not She stood up Moat of the hands to live preferred nearer to the works and this street and faced him - "You're not one of the Look at your eaenlng struck her as being moi su table for ordinary hand e In the vierks But she was far too clothe; look at that . ." She paused as she saw preoccupied to wonv overmuih with corner the sudden look on his face "What Is suco tiif'es. John Morrison and th truth were what she wanted She It ft it Into Ih s room qulcklv," be whisthe car at the end of the sreet, and You must stop there till he goes wa ked to So 9. pered Gonrl Lord' What a complication" Yes. Mr. Morrison was at home A Who he cried, startled by it" disapproving sniff preceded the optnng h cv ident agitation of a s tting-roodoor v m h ilo.,d with ' he a bang behind her She hrard the stop "Heard Strotiglev whispered vone in the halt. Absolutely unof the landladv gong down the stair", a and tnen she took an unceilam race expected " forward " she stammered Un I . I . He closed the door, and she found herdoubtedly the man In evening clothes self In his bedroom. Just as the landlady was John Morrison but he ushered in the second visitor. facing her looked so different And whoever had And If Marjorie had been surprised heard of. a factory hand getting into a on her first entrance to John Morri- n for dinner And rooms, it smoking jacket evident that the Honth room ... The prints on the wahs orable Herbert was even more so. the big roll-to- p desk golf nubs in the Good Lord man" he spluttered. "M nv the glad rags corner, and to cap everything -- a I er of course, no business of mine, but your gen't "I think there must be some mistake eral appearance gave me a bit of a he said, haltmglv. "I trust apologize s to k . . . I . ." bhe turned as if to leave To th girl litenlng Intensely on the o her the rooin. . . . de of the' door It seemed aa If a "I hope not, Miss Frenton " She gave note of relief had crept Into her fiances a little start, she had hoped be had not voi e rel ef In which a certain amount 'Wont vou come and of uneasiness was mingled. recognized her sit down bv the fire and tel me vvaaf n "Mhat can I do for you? John" I can do for you asked, gravely. After moments hes tatlon sh d.d "We.l er don t vou know undoubtas he said ed v the visitor was not at all sure of "You must admit Mr Morrison she hi ground vour rooms snd thst sort s she spoke loosened her veil that of thing have ratner knocked me. I there is some excuse for mv surprise ' mean er 1 m rather in the aoup. MorriThe man glance-- j around thq room son, and I reallv came round to ask your with advice don t vou know I mean you saw Slight smllf I c an! under"Yes" he murrhured, the whole thing yesterday; and stand It causing Von a shAck Had In afraid I lost . mv temper wnththough you, I known vou were coming I would have too. vet even at the time I saw you were tried to make it7 i.v pr -- startling " different And er I thought . . ." "Whdt on earth are vou doing in the Th Honorable Herbert mopped his she asked forehead and sank Into a chair. Mv poor comi'rns "The mere fact wil kAep Mss I change for Frenton " A charming sm'l fobbed the d nner dnesn t seemthat to alter the situawords of anv dffen. e ribn t think tion appreciably," said Morrison, quietly. '1 p It was to me that v ml came toNo. bv Jove -- I suppose not " The othnight Mv notej suppose. Am I to be er sat up and braced himself for the rebuked" p'unge what th hell am I tq "No" she answered, slow v "I am to do? And "Well, what the devil are th men goj be enlightened, please do to Are they going to etrlke? i "Have you spoken to StriiJ.glev about irg 'o I don't thtnk so." Mdrrison smiled It hd seked I' after a pan at the Hidden look of relief on Strong-'ev'- s Bhe raised her evehrov Thev re too fond of Mr fice "I asked Mr Strong.ev what was the Frenton and hla daughter. It'a you they matter with the men. after lunch to- are after day " Mhat are thpy going to do?" , "I stand corrected With an expresGive you a pleasant half hour under sionless face John Morrison held out a the steam hammer," eald Morrison, de-- 1 heavy silver cl gam box to her, but she heratelv, and the other rose with a hook her head. stifled erv to teat your nerves, Just "No. thank vou," she eald curtly, and it drop to wtithln sn Inah of you he replaced the box on the table. "But then stop it And If thst doesn't expesmoke joursef. it vou want to" dite 5 our departure they'll take other plea And what dd Mr. Strongley say? Step . . asked the man "But. damn It, Morrison. hla vole She stared et the fire with was "Nothing" don't you understand I a little frown ' He didnA seem 40 know, can't shaking Good er do Lord' you supbut he said he d find out and ring me pose Igo? want to stop here for one second up. He hasn t done so. and I went to longer than J must? I loathe It. Cant know. Mr. Morrison know the truth. vou em. man; tel 'em 1 m clearing There's something radically wrong down the stop insant I'm there. What is it" "Mamed. said Morrlaon, quletlv. John Morrleon thoughtfully lit a clga-rsaid th other. 'Tfl hav "Well, and leaned against th mantelpiece, to be frankye.with you and I can see you taring down at her eves strared round th His understand." "Mav I ask you one or two questions. room I admit absolutely that this Isnt Miss Frenton; questions which, though my line; I detest the show. But old thev may sound Impertinent, are not inFrenton Is wrapped up In these works tended In that spirit" and well he looks for a who "Yes." She looked at him steadily. will carry on. After Im married I can "But I dont promise to answer" to dont explain him, you know. "How Jon ago did you meat Herbert And untilthings then well, w must stave off Strongley?" th1 trouble, Morrison' "About a year Wouldnt tt be a little mor straight-forwar- d And bow long was It before you got to explain your views to him engaged to him before the marriage Bhe shifted a little in her rhalr. It would have been. ald "Perhaps "Not very long. she said at length. the with apparent frankness. "But He did not press th point; though a It s other, too late now and then theres that faint smile hovered for a moment on his damned show yesterday. Thats what Ups. Im so afraid will cum out. He .stared Not very long. he repeated, softlv. st the fire. "I didn t mean to the "Are you quite sure. Miss Frenton and fellow." he went on. querulously.hurt"And this Is a very Important question are I m certain he dropped that on spanner yeu quite sure that you haven't muh a my toe on. purpose." A a e . Mor-rUo- ... ... . ... tCop right, 1921, Geo. H. Doran rv (Printed bv arrangement with Metro- politan Newspaper Service, New York ) 1 et 11 THE (Oce tinned fna Pre ending Psse) trial of cases, but that I could dig out the law and perhaps gain enough to adviss my client if I aver have any! "Father waited a year for his first esse." remarked Paul. "And then lost It," Fearing added. Its one of th melancholy things about a laasult that both sides can't win." "It helped a lot to hav you with us said Frances when they had gone to ths dressing-roofor their wraps. T know It isnt kind to drag you into family affairs: but you're a person who understands things; Paul and I both feel that. You wont mind my saying that Paul and his father are not just what thev should be to each other. There Isnt that frankness and sympathy there ought to be between father and eon. Ever since Mrs. Fearing died, ten years and ago, Mr. Fearing hes lived mor more In his profession. Paul was awav at school so many years, and then tn the army, and I sometimes think they dont know each other at all!" The simplicity and Ingenuousness of ths girl, her solicitude for her lover, touched Marian deeply. It seemed that she had strayed Into a strange house end suddenly become a factor In the troubled lives of the Inmate There must be, she reflected, great numbers of friends of the Frances could go, to whom Fearing people who might with propriety Intervene to bring about better understanding between Paul and hie father. It was absurd to think that she, who knew them hardly at alt. could hav anv was duty in the matter, though this somehow 'Implied adorable by- Paul to be who young fiancee, appeared reaching out to her with childlike faith fog assistance. "Its too bod," said Marian, slowly; "but I cant believe theres anything wrong that wont straighten Itself out. They ve been separated too much; that may account for some things. Isnt it ltkely that the fault Is a 1UU on both sides? Yes, oh, yes! tha girl agreed, with a little gasp of pleasure that her newfound friend was able to see It in Just Paul la splendid: I'm sure that way. he has the ambition and ability to go dear to the top. But If Mr. Fearing would only give Paul a little more of his time; make a chum of him! Thats what the poor boy la hungry for! Paul called to them to hurry, and In a few minutes they were In the lecture-roowhere the assembled students noted with curloua Interest the arrival of the feminine member of the class In the company of the most distinguished member of the bar. Mr. Fearing walked to the platform under a volley of applause, while Marian found a seat with Frances and Paid at the back of the room. In a moment Mr Fearing had been Introduced by the dean and had begun hla address As she followed the speaker s clear-cuIncisive sentences, that represented year of thought and studv, ulterei that calmly and with a persuasiveness was second nature to one long used to addressing himself to the highest tribunals, it seemed Incredible that he toiud fall to bring the same power of anal.a and reasoning to bear unon matteis, tint touched Intimately his own life Thats a good class. he remarked as they drove Marian home spun mv yarn longer than I Intended. ! ause I felt they were Interested And M Ward, you wont be displeased to know that ths dean told me youre one of tbc best students. In fact, he was quite eloquent about you. Sava you re bound to have a brilliant future." Im going to take ail mv cases to "I m always Marian, declared France getting in trouble for parking in the wrong places." Paul "That a a blow ejaculated Tou forget that Tm 'trying to be a lawyer and need your business." When they reached the boarding house France urged Marian to go with her to the Country club for luncheon the following Saturday. You dont hav to work In the afternoon, and we can wander about, or keep on motoring. If youd Tather." John B. Fearing thereupon announced that she should play golf with him. as all the men he knew looked upon him as a hopeless dub, and tt would relieve him of the greatest embarrassment If she would wak over the course with him. Feeling that to refuse when there was no questioning their sincerity would be rude. Marian accepted. John B. Fearing had not exaggerated his deficiencies as a golfer. He played atrociously, as Marian quickly discovered. But he was entirely good shout It. He averaged two strokes to her one. and ss the links was crowded their slow progress was Its embarrassments. But, Ignoring the pressure behind, he talked unconcernedly of matters whollv unrelated to golf. In her sport suit that zhe dug out onlv occasionally when she visited a publio links. Marian played with akUl and certainty. ex"How did that ever happen! claimed Fearing with mock astonishment. after missing an easv putt. "You took vour eve off! It might help your game If voud remember certain passages In Cooley on Torts, with special reference to contributory negligence! Youd save yourself a lot of trouble." He liked her chaffing, and Invited It by his comments on hla wretched plavYoung people usually were afraid lng of him, but Marian treated blm quite a though he were of her own age. and to a man who has reached the middle distance, flattery offers nothing more beHer plavlng method Interested guiling him: It was definite, rarefullv calcu- Centtnaed a Fags Four m t, -- 1 na-tur- How to Protect Your Skin and Bring Roses to Your Cheeks 1 w ON Hot Summer, Sun Trying On The Complexion dis-ns- -- 1 -- ft He was looking at her deliberately and Intently, and suddenly, to her surprise, he held up a twisted slip of paper in his hand. . ... ... half-witte- . bringing all hla guns to bear. And because the man was a consummate actor when he choee to be. he had but little more difficulty In getting through the defenses of her father. Marjorie eeemed wonderfully happy: that waa the ch'ef thing to John Frenton. And he was getting old; carrying out hie usual routine at the works was dally becoming more and more of strain. Why wot? He had no son everything would go to his girl and her husband at hie death. Hla life work would b In their hands. If he'd had hla way, perhaps, hed hate chosen someone with a little more knowledge of th trade the Honorable Herbert didnt know the difference between mild and tool steel; but after all a happy marriage did not depend on such technical qualifications. And so his prospective became a prospective Ostensibly h was supposed to partner. be picking up the tricka of th trad, a performance which afforded him no pleasure whatever. He loathed work In any form; he regarded It as a form of partial Insanity. But he waa 'oo astute a person to run any risks. He was playing for Immeasurably larger stakes that he could afford td lose, and In addition he waa genuinely fond of Marjorie In his quite own peculiar wy Ho Intended to marry her, and then, when the old man waa dead and he wss visibly failing the Honorable Herbert hed h!s own Idea on th aubjeet of Frenton 8tel works. The only trouble was that Frenton Steel works had their own ideas on the subject of the Honorable Herbert, though that gentleman was ignorant or the fact. For thesupremely men did not like the Honorable Herbert in fact they disliked him considerably; and sime there was no eecret regarding hla future a future which concerned them Intimately this error in tho calculations waa serious. y They were a, crowd, with Ideas of addition ,n pUy t!f8wC8, 8?d Idolised Marjorie Frenton and her they father to a man. It had taken .them about a month to site up the new partner, and that was six months ago Since then, slowly and inexorabv their brains did not work very quickly the determination that they would not have the Honorable Herbert aa John Frontons successor had crystallised and hardened. while they had waited, eurelv the - old 4man did not aee: Th Honorable Herbert still strolled yawning through the works, taking not the slightest of any of the hands the man whom In future they would have to wbrk for. Very good; if old John could net it for himself, other step would hsve to b taken to dispose of the gentleman. fhdy might have been peaceful step m Incident which had occurred th day before the personally conducted tour already mentioned. It was by tha Honorable Herbert hlm- - self, and -- consisted 6f the house-part- y with John. Frenton and Marjorie. slayinghouse-party Th noticed unusual, somewhat naturally; nothing were bored or Interested according they to their nature. But as the tour progressed, a P1111 wonder to dawn in aearjorle a evea. Whatbegan on earth was the matter with t?e men? otne time since she had been Ul the works, and the waa the more pronounced becausechange of It. instead sullen faces and black looks followed them wherever thev went he sensed that th whole atmosphere wa Ko,t And after a While th uneasv suspicion began to form in her mind that th object of this hoe- itlilty wss, her llsnee. She took sdvan-b8lt 8t kteam hammer to draw ,?. him on one side ten 'What is the matter with earth the men, Merbert?" "I v never seeh them Ilk thethldemanded before." Honora.bIs Herbert cursed under bis bbesth. He. too, had been painfully aware of the scowls which had followed h h8d against hop that Marjorie would hoped not nottce. Moreover. be had known only too well the reason of the demonstration. And now it would com to old John's eanL . . . the rlrl looked at - hit questioning eyes. Lort know my dear." he answered. 1 b th have u.pir: ' 11 fancied grievance."blighter Faneied grievance" " The bck In genuine amaxement. rouhav them together - and ask them, like daddy used to do " US!1 glanced over his a moment her eves met 'h behind him. He m" standing 8 looking at her deliberately and A suddenly, to her surprise, he In his hlLd UIV?JTUtd. 8,1 1 the floor and f?py8d Away.- h!it Pln,1 had been dons so qufek-j- y that for a while she eould hardly be-lthe men. to pas a 8y8, secret net - . , To her. trying rth W88 th mtter with ev- erybody ? te8k8d At her .th8 w.th the suspicion of a smile on hie and she frowned quiekly. He was face,t. this yeungster, and she turned to fUuico. Sh rommbro4 now that tho Uat timS aho had round aha oon him worklnr on a lathe; that It had had hor then that ha had eme4 dtf-. struck rant from too othorohU handa oilyf too cool unembar- though th ty a you tell me at tho he demanded, at him with level eyea "Why 11 storing about at em so unnecessary and petty. It?And then to Mt Jake over the head. You . . . Take It back, please." She laid her engagement ring 'on the tablg. And I think youd better go at once The fault was partially mine; and I wouldn't like them to punsh you for my for my mistake. . . 1 of the world who la really ..." .Why, didnt glnnmg? she The Honorable Herbert made a few in- raesed look in his eves his wav of speakquiries, and left London next dav for ing . . Almost aa if he had been her a protracted stay with his relative. It equal. . . And now he was presuming took him a veek he possessed a very on her kindness then . . manner did Herbert before he charming Her hands clenched waa formally engaged to Marjorie. 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