Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

| think | know Just what he's going to say,
DEAR MADAM -" she cleared her throat.
made a magnificent gesture, and dropped
her voice into masculine key, 1T IS with
great regret that call your attention to the
necessity for further retrenchment,' etc,
etc." She broke off with another laugh.
Cant YOU see him, with the threadbare
mustache in the middle of his forehead?
He's really very tiresome old man."
Brooke smiled at her representation; but
was grave again. The items he had been
reading in the morning paper had not been
calculated to inspire amusement. Don't
bother about the letter now Let's put off
the evil hour as long as we cam
cts impossible. Northrop refuses to be
put off, He holds me like the Ancient Mari
ner. with kind of deathly fascination. You
see can't resist him.
She tore the envelop abruptly and read:
DEAR MADAM am again advised by the
trust company OF an overdratt OF the bank
account of Brooke Garriott and Natalie Car
riott. AS . am informed that Mr.. Garriott
has previously signed number of the checks
in this account in blank, assume that he
has no present knowledge of your business
affairs. and must therefore call the facts to
your attention. l beg to notify you that the
condition of business is such that banks, will
ing in usual circumstances to overlook Slight
errors on the part of large depositors, are re-
fusing to grant favors and will not in any cir
cumStances honor overdrafts of this Size
have arranged to take up this check myself.
and must earnestly urge that in future you
make more careful computation OF your
check account l will be IN my office on we'd
nesday, and hope
She laid the letter down with sigh. You
see he's giving me the usual verbal spank
ing. What can one do with such MANI
did you know you've were over
drawn" asked Brooke quietly.
mo; l hate figures. | knew had been
spending good deal of money; but Mr..
Halliburton at the trust company always
kept me straight"
II fancy Halliburton has all he can do
keeping himself straight
| She turned to him in alarm. care things
as bad as that?"
Il don't really know; but Haliburton's
name was mentioned in the papers this
morning. He's mixed up in lot of deals
that don't seem to be coming out right.
but he is one of my-our-executors.
Uncle Oliver had the greatest confidence in
him. You don't really think that anythings
wrong, do your"
ooh, don't say that" He paused un-
certainly.
well, what do you mean thene I feel so
helpless"
lido you really want my advice3"
eyes, yes!"
HE turned in his chair toward the window
~ and looked down the lawn where he
could see the masons working on the new
swimming pool. He made no reply for
sometime, and she watched his face in
alarmed appreciation of the cause of his re-
Straint.
Wont you speak," she urged.
Il don't want to make you unhappy and
perhaps there is no cause for anxiety; but
I've known for sometime that you were
spending more money than you ought to
spend l don't want to preach, either; but
if you'll remember l spoke to you about it
several times in the early days of our mar
rage. l was afraid you had no very definite
idea of your income or what sacrifice adj
ditional expenses might entail at this time.
The greater part of the estate, as you know,
is in the stock of the trust company which
pays regular income; but the money for
the Alicia and these improvements came
from the sale of some other securities. 1t
was foolish to sell those. l suppose l should
have opposed it for your sake if not for my
own. wish had, now Of course there is
the railroad stock, enough to give you a
small income without the interest in the trust
company. What want you to see is that
you should live quietly for awhile, at least
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