The Washington times., 1909-07-03
|ISHADES OF THE PAST

! as Jobs turkey now. am sure with
such an incentive and goal to spur me
on, It can't be very long"
She admired him more than ever. Of
course FOR his maniiness and self re-
lance, and readily assented to his
wishes, and old man Corlett, too, ap-
plauded his decision.
Better set limit to yourself, though,
my boy" he advised. otherwise
you'll be tempted to argue that the time
has come Wien you're not really ready
at all Name a figure and stick TO II;
| that's the only way TO do"
We'll, them considered Robert, let
US say we will get married when my
income reaches $1,000 year"
The old man glanced at him pityingly
| You evidently don't Anow Gladys" he
remarked. Just multiply that by four
and you'll be a trifie nearer to the
mark"
Twenty thousand" gasped Graham
! why man alive, / shall be bald and
toothless before 1 am making THAR
Nonsense The millionaire clapped
him encOuragingly on the shoulder.
An income is like a SNOWFALL, you must
understand. Once get 1t to going. and
] II rolls up on you before you know It.
1 You take my advice and put your mar
! rying point at twenty thousand"
'All right" assented Robert, desper-
ately; twenty thousand; so be it. And
after all'-he threw back his shoulders
Its only a matter. of putting In a rev
extra ticks every day, isn't IT."
THAT, and adding a few extra
charges to your fees counseied the
| other.
Thanks for the tip" laughed Ora
/ ham. Il had your account for the Della
/ field matter already made up; out
think now ] will revise it before J send
/ it in.
Left alone to himself. the prospective
lfather-in-law chuckled. IT had TO put
the figure high enough" ne unused, 'or
! otherwise the young rascal would be
carrying. of my girl before I'm ready
| to have her go. No; two years is none
/ too long a time for him to wait 20
/ prove his worth to me; and il he stands
! the test, as I think he will. I'll see TO
| it that he has the twenty thousand in
but, by Jove!" He shook his head
/ doubtfully as he recolleCted Graham S
eager face and resclute jaw. Il don't
| know put that / was wrong in not
| citing the figure at nifty tho1sandr'
And as the months went by the mag
nate had more and more cause to feel
/ that the sum he had named vas far toe
low.
was still far from being reached; but Il
could not be denied that Robert was ap-
! preaching 1t with steadily increasing
strides. Nor was his business confined
! solely to the matters which Carlett
either openly or secretly threw his way
The success ne had achieved in the
prompt settlement OF the Delafielc
casts attracted other clients to him and
his practice was steadily growing II
! volume ard importance.
He had long since left Rogers & Var
| DUCKS 10 open an office fer himself
. and when he went Hilda Montgomery
! at her own suggestion, accompanied
him.
He would never have proposed him
I self that she should leave her assured
/ position for an uncertain and precari-
Gus one with him, and, indeed, counseIeo
her against it: but she had insisted 50
/ strongly upon the step, urging that II
was to her advantage to be a genera
| factotum rather than a mere cog II
i the machinery OF the larger place, thai
at last he had consented.
AS a matter of fact, he was GLAD
| enough to yield: for despite her mex
! perience at the start. Hilda had devel
1 Oped capabilities which made her ar
extremely valuable assistant.