The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-03

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"She told you about that note?" he
questioned.
None other" said Patsy.
Crawford underwent a complete re-
vulsion of feeling in regard to Nora.
Like other men of his kind afflicted
with moral strabismus, who prey upon
the ~inexperience and %credulity of girls
they seek to ensnare he was easily
suspicious and very sensitive about be-
ing duped by women himself, of being
had for sucker" as he would have ex-
pressed 1t. Nora had assured him that
no one knew anything of his note, yet
she had told at least one person about
it-her sister, In whom for once he had
met his match. n detested in conse-
quence, who at their very first meet
ing had handled him without gloves
and humbled him unceremoniously.
Patsy knew also that he had been max
ing appointments with her and taking
her to lunch and urging her TO come to
his rooms. He began to suspect that
Morals air of guilelessness was assumed;
that she was by no means so ingenious
as she seemed; that she q been
working" him for money as well as for
tips on the races and laughing at hin
behind his back with the other girls of
the chorus, who prof1ted by his gener-
osity in giving information and placing
bets and that, having gone too far
and put herself in a measure under
his thumb. was "squealing" and bring
ing her relatives to her aid. The
thought was something more than gall
ing. The best thing he could nave done
would have been to treat the note as
a ocular matter, inasmuch as he knew
that 1t could not be collected, But he
had counted on the debt n the note to
| square things with Patsy in the event
of trouble arising at any time over
| Nora. Moreover, he was unwilling TO
cede any ground to his too knowing
visitor and sought to carry it off with
a high hand.
1.-THE notes good, all right" he bluffed
"Quit yer kiddin'," she said quietly.
tits good for $780," he insisted.
Patsy eyed him pityingly.
Get a transfer. Crawford; get a
transfer she said. IT'S only a for
gerry, an a bum one at that"
! II don't believe Mr.. P. O'Brien would
put it to protest If l presented 1t at my
bank for payment, all the same, ne
declared, angry through and through,
but doing his best not to show 1t.
Patsy had been meeting bluff with
bluff. In point Of fact, she did not
know enough about such things to be
able to tell whether the note was
worthless or not. That he would pre-
sent 1t for payment through his bank
was a contingency she had not reck-
oned with, because she was not aware
that notes could be used that way. All
sorts of vague, alarming consequences
of such a course presented themselves
to her. She shifted her ground at once.
but you're not goin' to do that" she
said persuasively.
THAT depends" he parted.
"You wouldn't show Nora up to her
father. You're too good a sport for
that"
"I'm a good sport, all right, but I'm
not a mark" he said emphatically.
"That money Is due me honestly, and I
purpose getting the value of it.
"Hopestly! Is it?' she retorted.
Nov, on the level, you don't call lead
in a girl of seventeen into maxim a
fool of herself an puttin' her fathers
name to paper honest? II you ask me,
it's a bunk"
"But I'm not asking you. If you
please, we'll not discuss It,"
He said this coldly and firmly, as II
that ended IT.. Patsy, however, was not
to be inundated.
Sure we'll discuss it and settle 1t
now she said, rising and facing him.
tn save me a trip to your office to-
morrow"
This concerns your sister and me
alone" he old her.
You mean it's none of my BUSH
ness?'
Precisely"
''Then I'm goin' to make it my bust
ness. This note with the phony sigma
ture brings pop an the family into the
muss."
1.-THE matter is entirely between your
sister and me. We are competent to
manage our w affairs, and we will.
you can manage yours. all right,
but III have a hand in managin' my
sisters or know h reason why. I've
promised my mother to take care of
her, an you bet your life I'm goin' to-"
And l am going to protect my in
terests."
well, let me tell you you're not goin'
about it right. Your interest in Dan
Mallory's stables a pretty good thing,
amt it?"
What has that to do with it?"
Patsy looked at him grimly.
"What has it got to do with it?" she
said. you get gay with that phony
note an I'll show you UP. Dan wouldn't
do a thing TO you!'
Crawford laughed at her.
D you think you can brighten me
with your threats?" he sneered. "I'm
not afraid of Mallory or of any other
man. Besides. he wouldn't be such a
DOL as TO jeopardize the future of his
stables"
He wouldn't. eh"" replied Patsy
quickly. "a lot you know about it.
Why. he'd dump you an that stable
quick on my say so 1t 'u'd make your
head swim. Dams all to the good. he
is. It's the right steer I'm givin' you.
Crawford, an if you've got a lick of
sense you'll pass over that note an let
me go home. I'm tired"
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