The Washington times., 1909-07-05

/ True, he had always found the mil
/ ICpaiTe honest in this respect in the
past; but then there had never been an
affair between them which so personal
~ affected the Old man.
He could scarcely doubt from Gladys
pe-Lurbed manner and the significance
/ o. Ger questions that Warwick had
/ been discussing the trust investigation
with her. and for some purpose of his
! own he had been seeking 10 alarm her
| on ner fathers account: but how foolish
seemed such an attempt, when the fell
; low must Have known that she would
( lose no time in interrOgating either the
Old gentleman or himself and having
his story disproved
No. Graham gave las enemy credit
| for more sagacity than that. 1t seem
ed certain that the other knew some
thing of which he, Robert. was still in
| the dark.
Yet what could it be, II Corlett had
made clean breast in his story of the
conference? And why should Warwick,
unless for the mere desire of torturing
her, have carried his representations
Manlfestly there was something be-
meath the surface, and n behooVed hira
10 find out just where and what it was.
GTaham's intention on leaving his
sWeetheart's had been to proceed di-
rectly home; but puZZling over these
questions, he had stTOlled mechanically
on and on. and presently realized to his
surprise that he was On the great
white way"
Blinking his eyes in the glare of the
elecLTic signs as he suddenly aWoke
from his reveTie, he gave a start; for
there, just entering a restaurant a few
steps ahead, was Barry Newell. a light
hearted dilettante. who knew everybody
, and everything about them-a walking
compendium. in short, of unuseful in
. formation.
Still, Barry might be of service to
him in his present uncertainty; there
fore Robert lost no time in following
him into the restaurant and having tie
god fortune to oVertike him before he
had reached the table Of friends TO-
which ne was heading. laid hand ui on
his sh3u!CeT.
-IieI5, Newell" he said. you ar,
just The man I want to see. Can YOU
Join me in SON ething VIII e 1 pump gov
gracefully for q half hour or sO2'
One secret OF Roberts success was
his absolute straightfCrwardnes He
never concealed his purpose or sought
to gair information by diplomatic
equivocatOn; but. seeking out The per
sons who should know what he wanted
TO learn. boldly stated his desires. and
generally got the truth in return
So, in the present instance, If he
had beaten about the bush, or tried
TO persuade Newell that IL was merely
the pleasure of his company he wanted,
the latter would probably have chosen
fiattered by the idea of playing in
teIligencer to Graham he unhssitatingly
changed his plans and agreed to Bob's
proposal.
We'll" he said. leaning forward in
teTestinglT when they We're seated at d
small table in secluded corner, and
the order had been given, now, what is
Z you want TO find Out2'
1T isn't so much a what " returned
Robert, 'as a who. Tell me all you
know about William Warwick"
An eager light fiasIIsd into the Cos
sips eye. You mean Pill Warwick, old
C0Tlett's nephew, Of c0urse2'' he in
luired: then as Graham nodded.
Well. If that isn't funny! Had you
asked me the same question a couple
of hours ago, I could only have told
YOU that he went smash on the Street
about eighteen months ago, and had
dropped out OF sight
But, as II happens, [ have just seen
him and had a long chat with him. Ran
into hira down at thz club. where he
was strolling around as much az homie
as If he hadn't been away a single day,
and looking anything but down on his
luck"
,.Ah?" broke in Graham. Did he
tell you what he was doing2-'
NO, except that he had quit the mar
Ket fer good and all, and gone into
another line OF business. He gave me
to understand in a general way, though,
that he was prosperous. and / guess ft
is straight At any rate, he doesn't
act as though the financial question
BY JOve,' Newell Interrupted him
self. do you know. Graham. shOuldn
wonder b.; II War~ick had gone back
10 his FIRST lave2
His first loveT" Robert frownsd
stifly. If tLe chatyere. was going L
bring in Gladys name he wof';0 have
70 De sat do%n on go "a and hard.