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Show v THE SALT LAKE TRIRUNL, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCIt U'G IT I'VE to tlms, saactly bow she Is doing. No flattery; X really wsnt the truth." th Wrongs of th world ss hef orlftamme. about." Mr. Collins, who, even though h wasnt Eh had penned him In a corn f and bored , ' cent of thetr fee hm. That ' .married, had quick perceptions Mr. Collin per Fifty him for a hectic half hour, Sh was premean you must have done aU th work. How grinned broadly. cisely tH type of girl who would give Emily, much would you take for a yearly retainer) Glad to do a favor for two such remark-ablas a seeker after truth, an Infinitely, better contract cases only? Twenty-fivhundred, lie people. Ill keep you posted." welcome than she would glv Emily merely with a eliding ecale of fees?" glanced at bis littered desk and Edwad took as an eld acquaintance. Why, I think so, Said Edward, flushing. th hint 1'U let ou hear from me about It was very late, but Edward couldnt re"111 put It up to th board and let you 'the legal business. Itll go through no strain himself. He hurried bach to the Uniknow; theyTl pas K all right. If Im behind about It Good morning." question versity elub, and laughed triumphantly at ' It, Edward delivered a letter to her brother Well, what brought you out here, if It broll.br. Emily wasnt bUBlnessr . that afternoon and It Was a compressed mas"Wherell 1 addreea my letters? he falittle hie thoat Edward cleared 4 Its terpiece In which ho managed to convey hla ulted. "Care of the Crofton Candy corpora-- ' th fact la, I want you to do me a personal - undying affection, hie complete regret that Uon or at, list Crofton avenue?" he had driven her te this extreme, his perfavor." t Emilye brother, taken completely off hie " Bor Mr. Collins tnioftalloft Showed thst mission to go On with ths experiment And guard, was too astonished for subterfuge or hla dogged Intention of finding her, if merely he was very eautlon. What kind?" evasion. His expression of ludicrous amaze" Yes. Er the fact ie, somewhere In your demonstrate that h eould. ment couldn't be retreo ed and he knew It Th women employd lnver a youve plant got morning her brother gw him a lie gasped again and looked at Edward fear- ' ' short note. In an unaddressed envelope; it Interested In." fully, In Wonder, and In supreme regret, at H m." Mr, Collins wss si prim as e said. that she couldn't tell him what ehe waa bis 6Wn unwilling treachery, schdolmAatrt. doing, but that It waa fascinating plus tbfee spinster Well, Im sorry. I'm aorrler than 1 can pages of endearments tnd Instructions. an unusual situared. Edward grew Its tell you. Youre a Wizard. How'd you ever He was stopping regularly at tha dub,' 1 A Collin. think shes getting III tion, And it out?" morning, to deposit and to receive week. What 1 want is to have her raised to svsfy Edward was half Iftollned to say that mall, and ho Waa actually beginning to Uke In two weeks, $2S or so Inside a month. tit Emily's brother himself had given him the Emily brother; but h said nothing to him Then I want hef put-- la charge of a few best clew, but he aaw that this might eause The ar- , about hie excursion to th factory. sort other to to west a her be I women; get the than to condemn himself for what he Mr. Collins he made had with fangement of minor boss. In two months Sh ought couldn't help. And as long as Edward knew Would annoy EmilyS brother. If he knew It, to bo getting !&0 or $40 a week. Id Uke It whet Emily Was, there was nothing to be almost as much as It would annoy Emily, if she could be shifted over to the executive gained 'by gloitlng, and nothing to be gained lie heard from Mr. Collins, on both counts, end. Then I want her fired. And in the by causing Emily, perhaps, to think that tier , AOoner than he had expected., A cheek for meantime excess Ill pay the you glv her brother had lost his courage and told the tht retainer came to him, and It meant a over what shes actually Wbrlh." " secret. good deal to Edward; not for Its size, hut beMr. Collins had elesed up llkq a steel trap, ' cause It' promised good fee later on. Aa for . "O, I guessed It and his mouth was mathematical. He sur ' Miss Smith, of the dipping, Mr. Collins was EmilyS brother ha a wrinkled forehead. . veyed Edward and smiled with faint cyn- " What ar you going1 to do about her? " A little hesitant, but When pressed he said iclsm. That Is unusual. I dont know that " That what I cam down to talk ever." that front all reports thA was a fairly aver-ag-o We e&re tO Consider It. Who Is this person?"' . Well?" beginner. He had taken advantage of a Its Mrs.. Blackburne," said Edward, apolgeneral inspection, he said, to speak to her, Edward made himself comfortable. Tou ogetically. and ask her how she liked her work. Eh aren't A Very good actor, Jack. I had to . was'enthuslastlo about it, and that, after all, Whatr come and spring this on you, just to pay you WSa Consoling, and she had become so exback Edward nodded. " You see, shes Interested little. What I'm hoping now Is that tremely popular In hsr department, and ah ' In sociology. So I Cr 1 consented to let youll do better by Emily." Waa trying so hard to learn, and working I don't understand you." her get some first hand experience,' and she .With Such uncommon energy, that probably Cant you llo when youve get lime happened to pick thta place to come to. Z on would protest at her advancement at didn't know It Until last bight. ' Shes comenough to prepare yourself? Or do you alihA and of the week. " here Uke live to herself to out have work mitted and ways this? give yourself awy The flret advancement waa always to piece tike the Others, and live On what she earns Her .brother reddened. which Waa more profitable. Strictly work, Do you get my Idea now?" What do you rneah?" Speaking, though, eh hadnt deserved It. Th ald "I wouldnt lor th World," Edward, Mr. Collins relaxed, and got the Idea. forewoman stated, lnreply to a direct queshave her think' I know. Shes sobering, wor You had tt Thats a different story. tion, that ah wag a lovely girl, but that chosen to d6 this thing, and lm going to let ried. Why, it certainly mighty sincere of eighteen a week Inside of six months would her go ahead with It Id promised that Aher, Isn't it? She must b a remarkabs be about hsr limit. ' lready. But I don't Want you to tell her I , woman. , "Would you have known," naked Edward, know1 I doht Want you ever le tell her. It' She Is," said Edward, With conviction. ' arfxioualy, that shes well, different? " would spoil the Whole thing for her spoil You bet X Would! said Mr. Collins Of course, It wotild take a good deal of Th the novelty now, and apoll tbs memory. later. Other employ to push hsr ahead Ilka that without would." but have, I strategy mightnt Im going to give you my letters to her, and At the report of her Inefficiency Edward stirring up a lot of Jealousies; still you can't Im going tO make It eut that I can't Imagine waa thrilled with an I told you so sort of test course too of her far th have carrying where she is, and Vm going to pretend to not. gratification, and was immediately horrified hunt all over the state for her, and not find at hlmeelf, but be waited eagerly te see how She's clever enough to get away with It.," her. And even If Z dont understand her would react to hef first promotion. Emily Eut more said th Edward, eonQdently. as you say I guess thatll put some spice Her Saturday latter said nothing about It, hef main point Is, although I dont want hsr to In It for heft" , ' Sunday letter said nothing. If waited until get along cn an 111 basis, that aha mustn't Her brothers eyes lighted. Ned, youre Wednesday, and ventured a phrase of ban suspect that I've had a hand !& this scheme a true spqrtf That's great! Thats bully! I should think by thta teflng derogation. I'm suggesting.' Er I'm not supposed to Tou'U have as much fun out of this as she time you ought to own an interest In (he know where eh la. As I told you, I found does if you keep on. Let me throw in some plant. Havent they made you general manU out accidentally. She wanted to be posifree advice, though, will you? Cfti this same ager yet? " tive she'd .get the real experience and be line. Don't let her. think youre suffering too She ignored It, but on the following Montreated like everybody else. But Im not so much. Just enough. I mean, If aha thought I forday ahe sent him the welcome news. sure I want her to live on 111 a week. . u were desperate about It- got to tell you that Im ott piece work now, I dont blame you. You want to smooth snd last week I mad 117.10. And, 0 Ned! Edward laughed cheerfully. "0, no. Im th path. Obviously. She must bs a remark-abl- e This Is like a wonderful dream come true. reasonable." be to going woman. You're not even Supposed to Fra living. Ive learned more about hearts, Good. He regarded Edward anxiously. know Then Is? she where dont you know, and 1st old I didn't souls, end minds, than Id have learned man, Honest, anything slip,' her department, do you?" In a hundred year at home. Im gladder did I? She's never forgive me, I said I'd than I ever thought Z could be, and Il. be No, but alia probably began work only see her through with It And If It ever Came this morning; and I brought a photograph of out that Inside of .two gladder jet when I can come back to you." He congratulated her on her advancement, her, so you can make sure Edward shook hU head. Tou hadn't anyand said that he had given up Utica. She no in Excellent! time. find 'Weil her to do whatsoever with Jack. Id thing it was either in ftochester or Buffalo and he Mr. Collins regarded the photograph and have worked it out the came way fit I'd never expected (0 pounce upon her very soon. murmured another compliment. "Do you talked to you at ail. Honestly." There one thing that does worry me, know if she's using her real name? Her brother breathed with relief. " That's end that's the men In the place. I Z though a trooper. Then Ill Why no, dont." fine, he said. wish reassure me on this. youd if she's the mightn't, you know, You're better than I gave you credit for, trying " Of Ehe reassured him vehemently. to keep in the dark. You wait a few min - Ned. I'm proud of you. We'll be proud of Uke me a course, and its they compliment depart-.men- t utes and I'll hop down to Emily, too. wont we? to your Judgment, silly." and see what I can dig up. So he slept well. And in the morning he He fired back: DO they know youre marHe was gone for a quarter hour, and on his drove circuitously out to Crofton, and left ried?" And she retorted; "NO, but they wes he return his noticeable blue touring car up a side smiling victoriously. think Im engaged. And they respect that O, yea It waa as aimple as A B C. Thirty- street) and went boMly Into the administramore than some of our neighbors would, too. seven girls went on this morning, but only tion offices of the candy corporation. Now, Ned dear would you be too furious seven beginners. Three in chocolate dipping; Mr. Collins, pleas," he said it the precoif I went on some of their funny parties? so four In packing. No Blackburne. go 1 cious youth Who guarded the wicket. Th far I havent, and theyre getting to think I went over to dipping and had the beginner youth surveyed him calmly from top to toe think Im too good for them. Im going, anypointed out to me, snd, by Georgs, there she and gave him a mild rebuke for his Inforway only Im giving you tlm to forbid tn was! Asked the forewoman her name and mality. want to,. ItS quite In yOur own pro- - -fJfiyou she said tt waa Mias' Smith; Not Very crig-- ' Amelia gotta card? esslon. You say Objectlonl ' and I say Inal, Edward was Occasionally, awed by waiters, overruled and go right ahead. But 'Smith was her maiden name, said Edbut never by office boys. are you furious?" ward, with much reserve. He waa freshly Tell him Its Mr. Blackburne, he said Magnanimously, he replied that the whole annoyed) not only that Emily had chosen to " waa out of hie hand Ive got to peremptorily. procedure flee behind the bulwark of an alias, but also And in an instant Mr. Collins was striding go to New York for this next week end," ho and primarily because she waa willing to out from behind a barrier of ground glass. wrote, " and If youd ear to run homo over po.se as unmarried. He didnt Ilk It a bit. a of the was the secretary He Company, Saturday to see the baby theres b nothing Oi The photo doesnt flatter her a bit, on lines to hinder. I glv you my word of honor. business man strict formed young does It? And any Sunday you want to come, say so, fitd with no nonsense In him. It was said No, I think its rather the Opposite. and Ill clear Sut. So you dont have to be of him that his poise and efficiency were so So do L Well, want to peek In the door afraid of my seeing you and spoiling- the on a the road tire could he that change great and see What shes doing? game or trying to make you stay." In ten minutes without- - even- - dusting his Edward shivered. "NO, "thanks. Youve She waa overcome by hla thoughtfulness Edward He heartily. hands. greeted got her, all right. 0 I understand she Wad ' and Edward went out and spent Sunday At Come on- In, Mr. Blackburne. Whats to board on Crofton avenue. Ia that right?" th Country olub playing golf. Next mornyour trouble? Yes, 1 noticed that on h registration ing, when he stopped as usual at her brothEdward. said aU." at Non card. Lota of em llva there.- - Well, well be room for mall, he found a note with a ers judgment entered yet? This was la ref glad to look out for her, Z appreciate her IS bill In It. " Saved! " said the riotous little coimsctlon. erenrs to thetr alight business idea, but 1 Can see you re, too. We take note. "Ned, darling. Ive lived and' Ive . This morning, probably." good care of all our operatives, any-wapretty saved IS besides. It's th preoiouseat IS tn Thats good." Mr. Collins hauled out a but well break records with Mrs. the whole universe, and I want you to tall chair and plumped himself down behind his Blackburne And Shell get aa much knowlIt and do something foolish and waste lt Youll bs interested tb know the own desk. edge orj 2B a week as sh would oa 111. "And X made nineteen dollars and eighty director liked your methods a lot. At first , Edward Stood up. But, for heavens sales, Cents last week, and they ay If I keep oa dont let her suspect thst anybody know they couldnt e why our regular attorneys like this they'll put me In as am latent forewanted you associated with em In what about this!" woman at $24 a week! The girl ar crazy " O, no. Thatll be all right. And you Just looked Ilk a simple case, but Id heard you about me. I tell 'em true stories about couldnt be beaten on contract cases, and you wsnt her to run right th Whole school, and traveling, and society, and they sure did make good with A vengeance. And Scale of husinees expartenc hired, tatight, think I'm making em up e X go along." that was good for me,.snd good for you. too. ' promoted, made a boss, and fired. At about this period Mr. Collin dropped in " That It, I'll be Aver So muoh obliged to What are Jhey paying your to nee him. , you, Collihs. And when you fire her. Just Why," said Edward, Im to get SO per It looks as though Ill have to send you send me s memo of what 1 ewe you. Audcent of tha fee. ' Of course, I was mighty a memo after all," he said. I'd hoped Miss ens mors thing. X wsnt to know, front tlm that is, Mrs. Blackburne would earn her glad to have a chance to do something for Continued from preceding J 28, 1920. you people, even on such a small Job. But that wasnt what I cam out her to talk jap. - k o ' - V , . iet - -- hours" e the-lab- . but" - ' "0, raises, but sh Isn't. That's nothing against her, of courme If I were In your place I'd be glad of It. Ehe Isnt cut Cut for our kind Cf work. ' But ehsA mighty popular, and nothing's been said about favoritism. Pretty soon ws'U switch hsr to some other department and that'll stave off any suspicion," He looked dubiously at Edward. Have you thought Any of th man probleraT Bather! " said Edward. Th X told you so entirasnt WSA giving place to A loyal resent-men- t He was very willing to believe thst poor little inexperienced Emily was making a botch of her handiwork, buhe didn't Uko to hear Collins say so. But on the man prob-lera- , they evidently thought alike. "X Mr. Collin began to grow confused. hope you won't misunderstand me, Blackburns, but Ive been thinking about that, toO, Now. If you'd be willing to trust me that ), ' well, her th point: If youd sanctlud. my taking Miss Mrs. Blackburn to some perfectly proper movie, for instance, where lots Of our people go regularly; SO wed b Seen together. You know It would be talked about. Well, that would absolutely prevent any of the the undesirable element from bothering her. They wouldn't dare to, after that. No employ going to risk that sort of mixup with an officer of the company. .It wouldn't affect her relations with th ether gir. oa the contrary, it would certainly hold the men back. What do you aay7". Edward put out hi hand. " I aay you're a gentleman." bad faithfully vowed to conceal. At least, be oould reflect that she knsw how to tak care Of herself, TW was Thursday. On Friday, Edward Was Utterly Incapable of concerlating upon th law; h forced himself to safeguard hla balance by playing golf, and h Incited murand der In tha heart of hla caddy. Wide-eyetortured, b sat up until 4 o'clock, pretend-lnto read Epictetus. In th morning, h went mechanically to hi offic. and labored for a century; looked at his watch, and found that It was 10.30. And couldn't do that, Blackburn movie twice." Well, whet difference doea that make?" There wss a long hiatus Its certainly a pleasure for me, eld man, but I'd hata to hav her or anybody else think I'm crowding things. X Ive taken her to the Thats all right Go to It" Eure you want me to?" "Havent I said so?" Edward fejt 4hat be could trust this man implicitly. Think how you'd feel In th same situation. -- g Mr. Colllne voire waa curiously pitched. I will, then. See you Monday." On Monday hla behavior waa remarkable. Edward bad always regarded him Sa a man of uncommon poise, but ea this occasion bs waa nervous frAm first to Inst He Called attention to It himself, and said that h had been overworked lately, and was smoking loo much. $ "About firing Miss that Is. Mrs. Black-burI dont want to." " I want her t b shocked. said Edward -- "Thank But somehow ths day passed, and h dashed to the station an hour ahead of time, and th train was abominably late. His stomach went out of him, as he stared at tb descending passenger. And Emily Waa there. At sight of her, hs forgnt all about ColUna ' n firmly. But there's another side to It." He looked Edward straight In the eyes. I want to be friend of your family. 01 said Edward. t And even If I'm not th on who has to do It, ahed naturally coma to me naturally. And what posalbl reaeon could I glv her, 1 cant tell her Sh hasnt mads good not When Wsv promoted her three times In six wsaki, can It" "fihes about ready to quit now. Ehe written m "Tea, but shes got spirit. Blackburn. And It would hurt her like th devil to havg to go out on that port Of basic. Eh oouldnt stand it., It wquld spoil hsr whole pleasure tn what ghsa don. And why should wo mislead her Into thinking sbsS don so well, and then band Out 4 wallop ilk that at th end? X dont think Its fair?" Edward Indulged in Introspection, "That may bo true. I guaOa It la. I thought never mind. YottY quit right. Forget it." At th crisis, h preferred to hav Emily dazzled by false honor rather than to hav her confronted by reality. And It was A gen-ui- n on Edwards part, for sh was certain to make fun of him for th rest of their lives, and; Edward waa senzltlva. Dont forget those dinners, though." "Not n chanca said Co Ulna, with empha- Cross-examl- -- They shook hands solemnly. " Tou can do even more. If you want to," said Edward. " Clinch It, Take her to sup-peWalk down th. street with her. Th more widespread It ia, the. Sefer shell be, wont she?" " That's right, Ah Will. I'm glad you understand it." . Edward didn't mention men to Emily again. . By appreciable effort h maintained the i level of his letters to Emily, and her to him were Increasingly Joyous. Bh wAa almost satisfied; sh had convinced herself Of her power to exist; th management of her llttl group of a dosed or twq of girl was far easier than directing oven a small household. No apprehension Of the future could over disturb tfer now. Edward gritted hla teeth and telephoned to Mr. Collins. It had Just occurred to him that whelEmlly Cana boms, ah would over after rejoice, openly and righteously, la the sis. success sh had mad. And h could never The days were dragging slowly now, and enlighten her, never let hsr hear the basic Edward Impatlenoo suddenly leaped ahead truth. lie wondered dumbly If It wouldnt of th calendar. For six long week hs had have been far better for her to have tasted endured desertion, and th last fortnight Independent failure. Instead of arriving at WaA certain to ho th worst of all. H had fictitious success. promised himself not to writ Emily th X " G, Collin! faintest hint of appeal, no matter how long guess th person wt've talked about so much has' gone far enough. sh Chose to absent herself, but th tlm Thank the Lord!" said Mr. Collins, heartcam when hi released himself from the To he perfectly Hank. I didnt see how "Next ftaturdayli make seven ily. promise. we could do another thing without starting weeks, and thats enough! Youro due horn, and I want you to com. I want you to ho something. " She In charge bi Some gir la, la she?" her as Oarly Saturday aa you can. If your noon Yea, and Shes making a horrible mess ' plants up to data, U ahuts down at meet when to wher mo and Let know you, of It, too." But youve got to com. there. and be Ill Edward stiffened. Look here, Collins, I X insist on It" , don't car to have you talk to me Uke that!" According to hef response, sh also had "Well when you first cam out her you had enough. And If h cared to, h might . said b at th station at I:t0. Edward laughed Never mind what I said. I tak It back. at her Oohaistency. Eh was play-ln- g . outright You dont need to go up In the air, th hand Out to th last card. Sh was though. It's simply a matter of being Out evidently going to eontlnu her routine of of her element. J have the very highest mystery, and dismount from th S;30 east-- ' regard bound local on tha main line, and she oould 0, you have, hav you? do It by simply taking 4 trolley from Crof- - ' Yes, and so has everybody else, Haven't ton Up ths road 4 few miles, and boarding you?" ; local there. th ' Edward coughed vociferously. " X suppose h Mr. ColUna, excited, rang up Feverishly you think Im sort of snappish. Coiling, snd asked for a memo of charges to include Saturday. Collin Was Still nervous. "O, I dont blame you. Not a bit, possi"Id gladly call It Off, old man, but of bly Ive been too frank." oours It's been the company's money and " No, Im glad you have, but I dont want I dare aay you wouldn't take it kindly If I any more of it. Ive got the story straight; to make up the difference myself." Offered don't rub It In. Well, hate your fnovlA said Edward, " I shouldnt," And No," party? Was at this moment that he first accumuIt " Yea, and Ita worked out nicely. Just as lated an Intuition as to tho cause Of Collins I said It would." Ho laughed A little. I nerves. Tbs thought was like a whip lash couldn't help quisling her a Bit about her across Edward's sensibilities, and it made past, but She iur IA sticking to her charachim dizzy. And th greatest Impetus waa ter. Couldnt hardly get a word out of her, given to It by Edward sudden realization exoept the usuAlyarnof her family losing that It was his own fault. Colllna had voltheir money, so she had to go to work." himself as a guardian, and and it unteered I suppose that wag the first thing that ocwho had arranged for Edward Colllna was Well-three her. to curred weeks more." to be retained aS Joint counsel for the corI wsnt to talk to you about that som poration and O, lord! To fight Collins waa time." no Joke. About what?" " It'll be a hundred and ten dollars, then. About your idea of firing her. X don't She's still worth what sh got to- start-ele- ven think thats quit fair." 4 week." Dont you? 1'U mall you a check, rasped Edward, "No. It seems to mo Its Unnecessary. ' trembling with fury, and rang off without Itll he a good deal of a ahock of that politeness Which all th telemeant It to bo," said Edward." '.any directories recommend; phone but Yes, dont ot see, there wont b It would have been 4 relief to confide in any cause for firing her. And after the Emilys brother, but that was Impossible. really rapid promotion1 Nor was there tny other source of comWell, well go over that later. Run In fort. Edward's rag had 'no available outlet, and have lunch with mo, wont you?" and week. this by Inward pressure it redoubled hourly. "I cant, " Im tied up. Emily herself waa Innocent ae a baby, but If Collin had dared to fall in love with her Right-o- . University olub at one? That's all th signs were in favdr of It fine-- Good-by.and , Yet, Where was COllinS to blame? Edward Before Monday, he had received four Abort had asked him, begged him, to taks cars of letter from Emily, and qvery on of them brimmed with Optimism. The only Complaint Emily. Ho was tempted to go out and hav th satisfaction Of flaying Coffins In his own She had was tLat sh was fearfully tired of sanctum, and yet h knew that Coffins had be working people's food; She thought-Ake'an Impregnable defense, lie hadnt taken a willing to give a week's pay for On good dinner at a hotel, with muslo and flowers, Step 1$lthout permission. snd everything but ahe couldn't afford It. Eventually Edward realized that with only two more days of this awful fare ahead, he Edward waa distraught, but he telephoned Collins sgaln and told him exactly what had better waK until he could have, Emilys Emily had said. testimony fretp her oWn Ups. After that " Ill take it aa a personal favor, he said, ordeal, he would know beater how to. deal If you see that she has on banquet a week with ColUna. And he couldn't summon from now on. Jut It oa th mem." Emily at ono without betraying whet he r. 1 - c rr - for" but" -- , Edward choked on a leaf of lettuce. " What ham did you work under?" Mine and brothers Emily Jack." Ills world was tumbling about hi ear but ha kept On smiling In spit Of th triple revo-- ' lation which shook him. Emily had won by sheer merit, then, and there was no Appeal; all hla premises were groundless and ah was fully entitled to gloat: Edward had paid good money to a little girl of similar coloring whom hs had never met and he recalled now what Collins, had Said about tha photograph. It confirmed Emlly'e opinion of Elsie Emlth. Collins, looking for tho original of that photograph, had gone first i Dipping and had Caught a fair likeness, and Stopped right there. Ho had never Sven seed Emily. And Edward had egged Coffins on and Coffins had vowed never to speak of what he knew, and Elsie Smith waa reticent, and What sb did aay was banal enough td pass muster. ColUna waa an honorable man; no doubt of It any longer. So that Miss Smith couldnt know yet, nor eOuld ColUna know yet. What waa tb matter With thing. ' And Emily1 experiment had brought Edward Seven clients, counting- what hel brother had don, and there waa nothing to cavil at. He abruptly pushed back hi plat. ' "Excuse me a minute, dear, while I tele' phone?" Couldnt you wait "I'm sorry It's vital. I It Slipped my mind. And every minute Counts. -- - "I -- Mon-day?- ' ' .Across th dinner table, Edward watched her hungrily. Eh wsS th same Emily, but sh had grown, la ways beyond him. And although ah' wsa reduced to melting rapture t her homecoming, sh waa nevertheless ncased In certain ew self respect and Confidence which mad Mm shiver. He felt a great wrenching pity that sb waa so deluded. so that h could hardly beer to hear th first hand narrative of her triumph. It was wrstched buslnea. too, that b Should have to her, And try. Without her suspicions, to convict Colllna arousing Eh had told him wher Sh had been, and Edward had Ued bravely, and said that he Eh had had never dreamed of Crofton. teased him, and he had taken It beautifully. And then. Over th salad, Aht had gw4n him a moment of electrical tensefima " But Its better than I thought," ehe said, reflectively. "Iti falrtf, and people get what they deserva You hear A lot about , discrimination, and and Influence but aa , there was only on caa far as I could of it all th time I was thera and that was perfectly respec tibia" It wasnt Edward played With hla Spoon. . about you, I hop. No, indeed. It waS kfi awfully sweat little girl and one of th men 10 the front office waa In love with hf. Everybody knew It. And ahe was so alow and Incompetent, but they kept pushing her ahead, just because that mao Was Interested In hef. But he waa such a dear. Her famllyd had money and lost It, and hef parent died eh never told anybody much about it, hut It mUst hav been pretty awful for her. Just my Coloring, so much prettier. Why, whats only th matter, Ned?" Edward had sat back aghast, but hepen-- , trived to alter hla expression to onS of mer Whs- - What waa absorption la her story. ? her name?" , "Elsie Emlth. Eh started to work th asms day I did, only ah was tn Dipping and X was lit Wrapping. And then thld man got . Interested In her, and he took her every where, only Im sur It was proper enough. That was tb Only Oaks Of favoritism X saw. And sh Just proved what I always said; that girla ought to bo taught Aomsthlfig useful. . you "... Hall By Ho Iw or thy It waa fifteen minutes before h returned, but his face was radiant It had taken Collins a good while to understand, and when h did ha had become incoherent HO, toO, waa dazed and blessed and mortified all at th same time. But he, too, bad compensations In tight, and he waa flying toward Crefton avenue before Edward got back to th table. At Emily's chair Edward paused and kissed her ceremoniously. Ehe drew his face down I'U never do It again, to hers a second tima Nsdr . Thank goodness!" said Edward fervently. But In the next instant her eyea were dancing. " I wouldnt tak a million dollar for It, but I wouldnt do It again for a hundred milYou couldn't find lion. It waa wonderful! in, though boaster! Now, could you? ' You fooid mo Completely," said Edward, And with plenty of sincerity in his voice. Im proud of you." He gazed upward, and hla lip curved In reminiscence. "And Im not so sure." said Edward, with fine Judgment, that I'm net Just a iltJ b t proud of myself." (CaprrUhl: 19?0: . r Sa Ivwliy EaO.1 |