Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06


business says he. That's the only game
worth sol playing wing "rhen here's where vo, oct
let in bad with your eyes open. You heard him
tell how useless he was.'
Il did says Pyramid; but | always do
my own appraising when hire men. l antici
pate finding Mr.. Marston somewhat useful"
And say, that's all | can get out of Pyramid
on the subject; for when it comes to business,
he's about chatty over his plans hard
shell clam the suffragette question. I've
known him to make some freak plans; but this
move of pIckin out yellow one like Egbert
and rewardin' him if he was Carnegie
medal winner beat anything he'd ever sprung
yet.
It's no bluff, either. l hears of this Marston
gent sportin' around at the clubs, and it want
until l accidentlly run across an item on the
Wall Street page that | gets any more details
He shows up, if you please as secretary of the
Consolidated Holding Company that there's
been much talk about. | asks Pinckney
what kind of an outfit that was; but he don't
know.
HUH" says l. "A1l I'd feel safe in givin'
Egbert to hold for me would be one end of the
Brooklyn Bridge"
Il don't care what he holds" says Pincknev
if he will stay away from our little governess.
She's a treasure"
; Seems Mrs. Marston had been dom some
great tricks with the twins, not only keepin'
'em from marin the furniture, but teachin EN-
all kinds of knowledge and improvin' their table
manners until it was almost safe to have 'em
down to luncheon now and then.
But her life was being made miser' BILE by the
prospect of havin' Egbert show up any day and
create row. She confided the whole tale to
Sadie how she was through with Marston for
good but didn't dare tell him so, and how she
sent him most of her salary to keep him away.
THE loafer!" says l. And think of the
chance l had at him there in the studio,
Hanged if l don't get even with Pyramid for
that thought
- this season to show up for any trainin', and
it was only here the other day that runs across
him in the street.
well" says I, shows that work scornin'
pet of yours gettin' on these days."
"Marstons'' SAYS he. "Why, haven't you
heard? Mr. Marston is away on vacation"
"Vacaton!" saysI. "He needs it. he does! -
1.-The company thought So" says Pyramid.
They gave him six months leave with pay.
He's hunting reindeer or musk OK somewhere
up in British Columbia
Z" Him hunter?" says |. "Gwan!
Pyramid grins. "He did develop liking for
the wilderness rather suddenly" says he: but
that is where he is now. In fact, | shouldn't be
surprised if he stayed up there for year or
more
whats the ioke?" says I, catchin flicker
in them puffy eyes of Pyramids.
"Why just this" says he. Mr.. Marston,
you know, is secretary of the Consolidated
Holding Company"
Eyes, read about that" says I. "What
them"
1T pains me to state" says Mr.. Gordon,
"that in his capacity of secretary Mr.. Marston
seems to have sanctioned transactions which
violate the Interstate Commerce act"
"Ah-ha!" says l. Turned crooked on YOU,
did he?"
1--WE are not as yet" says Pyramid.
"The federal authorities are anxious to settle
that point by examining certain files which APP
pear to be missing. They even asked me about
them Perhaps YOU didn't notice. Shorty, that
l was cross examined for five hours, one day
last week.
Il don't read them muck rakin' articles
says l.
"Qute right" says Pyramid "Well,
couldn't explain; for, as their own enterprising
detectives discovered. when Mr.. Marston
boarded the Montreal Express his baggage in
cluded trunk and two large cases. Odd of him
to take shipping files hunting trip. wasn't
it," and Pyramid tips me the slow wink.
I'm more less of a thickhead when it
comes to fossy finance; but I've seen enough
plain fimflam games to know a few things
And the wink clinched it. "Mr. Gordon" saws
l, for Mr. Smooth you've got a creased pig
in the warthog class. But suppose Egbert gets
sick of the woods and hikes himself back?
What them"
Jail" says Pyramid shruggin' his sable
collar up around his That would be
rather deplorable too. Bright young man,
Marston in many ways, and peculiarly adapted
for"