The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-10
! A Virginan Page for Each Member of the Family
'CONOUERING MR.. CUSHWAY
ny NJ. ). PHILLIPS.

But we'll see"
The secretary laughed scornfully.
That means you'd pack Ethel off to
Europe for year,"
Hammond took one or two agitated
turns across the luxurious private Of
flee. Then he stopped before the com
placent magpate. why do you object
to me as "A son-in-law 90 he demanded.
NO man is a hero to his boss" he
observed
II was o'clock of bitter winters
day. The mercury registered zero.
An Arctic wind drove lances OF snow,
fine and singing as sand, before 1t.
Detectives Mooney and McGill, OF the
Central Station, with oyercoat col
lars turned up, stood guard on the
Cushway home with what patience
they could muster. Mooney watched
the front of the house; McGill tramp
ed through a foot Of snow In the al
ley In rear
Both cursed with great fiuency
and persistence. matchmaking Cush-
way. Hammond and the Rev. Mr..
Monckton impartially. Except for
few hours respite during the pre-
vtous night. they had been ON watch
constantly for more than thirty
hours
Neither Hammond nor Monckton
had attempted 10 visit the Cushway
home, nor, In fact. had any one else
McGill found IT liyelier in the alley.
especially the second day. Delivery
wagons t,it.4vt-ti their through the
drifts. An onVe-skinned peddler,
with huge pack of fabrics which
! he aarnestly'-aud untruthfuily-~de-
clared to have been smuggled from
| Persia, went from back door to back
I door. tempting the maids with his
! gaudy display.
| The gasman was the first TO enter
1 Cushway's by way OF the alley that
! afternoon. He was followed pres
/ entity by q plumber with his kit OF
| tools. smudge of grease and four
| days growth of beard adjoining his
I face A, broad stet4itlefed- sfeeef's
! boy, muffied to- the eyes. puffed in
/ with basket The plumber, az
usual. had forgotten important tools,
1 and went back to his shop for them.
/ He borrowed match from McGin
! on hts way out,
Returning presently. he paused for
/ a few moments to chat with the
watcher. Hungry for human COM
/ partnership. McGill guardediy ex-
planned his vigil Also. he ventured
! the assertion that "old man Cush-
way must have a pull like a four
| horse team or the chief wouldn't be
standing for such monkey business
as this
Shortly after 4 O'Clock Cushways
t carriage drew up to the house. ftr
grtnned with satisfaction at sight of
the watchers, for their presence
proved Hammond had not ventured
TO call on being dismissed with IA
generous tip, they left.
man servant took CHshMay
bag and the magnate walked spring
lily up the steps. AT the door or the
/ library he stopped, paralyzed: tor
there. awaiting his coming. We're his
placid wife and pretty daughter. his
secretary and the Rev, Mr.. Monck-
ton.
Walked In, sir: Mr.. Monckton and
I were strong for theatricals in col
lege.. and we thought we could dis
guise ourselves and fool the detee
tives. He made up as the grocer's
man, and ! posed as the plumber
I And---here we are, sir
I Mr. Cushway WAS noted for his
I violent and uncertain temper Bu'
now he showed that he had sense
4-uf the fitness -of Things as ~etA-iAe
! realized under the extraordinary cir
cumstances the utter inadequacy OF
Efying into IA rage. Il suppose you ars
married p he asked, quite mildly
'.%0, sir" replied Hammond, mo-
yet We wanted to show that we
! could outwit detectives. But we
wouldn't take any unfair advantag,
OF YOU So We waited.
His employer fixed him with 8
hostile eye. Il can't order you out
ne grumbled. FOR I've just gottef
control Of Perkins company. and
need you worse than ever" His
glance travelled over the eSpectan
| Gai iTASc1DlS
whats the use of sitting around
staring like funaticsT Go ahead ant
get married. hang IT."
His daughter threw herself in hi'
arms. DADDY. you're an old darling
she cried. rapturously But, per
haps. we'd better wait week 81
SO Really. ! haven't a thing tt
wear"