Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16

enterprises. which. it happened. was a
| wholesale grocery: but he had grown
into the confidence of Roger Cr;igniii.
and when CraighiIl organized the g, ocery
| business into corporation and began di-
recting il from the fourteenth story OF
the Craighill building. Walsh became
| Craighilfs confidential man of affairs,
with broad administrative, powers.
| Walsh thrust his hands into the peck
cts of his Office coat and began talking
at once of several matters of Importance
! connected with rhe Craishill interests.
Craighill nodded oftener shan he spoke
as Walsh made mis- succinct statements.
/ There was flo sentiment jim Walsh; his
voice was as dry. and hard as his facts.
| He had studied credits long that MS
7 life's chief concern was solvency. lie
fcouid tell YOU any day in the week the
hamount OF bitumfhOus coal in the bins at
| Cincinnati or Louisville: or whether the
corner grocers of Johnstown or ioungs-
town had paid for their last purchases
! from the WaXne-Craighill Company.
Craighills inquiries were largely per
who tidgeted in his chair
/ Everything seems all right, said
Craighill. turning round aud facing
! Walsh. BY the way. did the home pa
pers report my address before the West
| ern Reserve Society? Here's very fair
| account of ii from the Cleveland papers.
| I'd bc glad If you'd look it over. I'm
often troubled. Walsh by the amount OF
time these public and semi-public mat
, trrS take, but i'm one way and another
! am we'll repaid They inject a certain
variety into my life. and the acquaint-
ances and friendships have made
J among statesmen. educators. nnancicrs
and men of affairs are really of great
value 10 me.
I'm.
! Walsh twirl"d the clipping in his fin
! gers. The discussion Of anything outside
the range of business embarrassed him.
/ . f..x. -
! hill to spend his time with other gentle
men of wealth and influence in making
after dinner speeches. ard IN seeking
ways and means of amelioratinS the
blacks of the south. or in stimulating in
tercst in the merit system. or In REFORM
ing the currency. Walsh thought favor
ably of these things. though he did not
I think of them deeply or often.
| "Ah, Wayne,
! The moment had arrived for the son
to show himself and Wayne Craighili en-
J tered from his own room and walked
quickly To his fathers desk. Walsh rose
and examined the young man critically
| with his small. shrewd eyes. then LEFT
with an abrupt good night Father and
son greeted each other cordially: the
father held the young mans hand II mo-
ment as they stood by the desk.
Wayne. my boy! said the elder.
warmly. sit down How's Fanny? Sic
came home from York Harbor rather
early this year.
"Oh, she's all right" replied Wayne.
! though he had not seen his sister during
| his fathers absence. He assumed That
| the fact of his latest escapadc was
| known to his father Every one always
| seemed to know, though for sevcrai ears
| Roger Craighill had suspended the re-
| Dukes. threats and approximations with
which he had met Wayne's earlier iapses-
| His fathers cordially put wayne on
guard at once: he suspected that he was
| to be taken to task for his sins with
severity that had drawn interest during
his immunity.
Il am sorry to see that you rave over
drawn your account somewhat, remark
f! ed Col. CraighiH holding up one OF the
papers and examining il through his eye
glasses. His manner was now tnat ~ IL
teacher who has summoned an erflnS
| student for reproof The miidness OF his
manner irritatcd WAYNE, WHO was, more
! over. honestly surprised by his fathers
statement.