Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27

HM Jerking the cigarette from his mouth
~ with such violence that the ashes be
spattered his Clothes he stared down the
street after the departing couple. Good Lord he
said softly.
The couple walked to the end OF the street, where
they turned the corner and their disappearance brought
him to his senses. Calmly pulling cigarette box from
his pocket he lit another cigarette and turning his back
the newspaper Office hurried toward Broadway His
present task to interview inancicr returning on
the Cedric, and nothing short OF earthquake would
have made him miss the appointment.
When the inancier was interviewed and the article
turned in for next mornings edition he boarded sub
way train and rode uptown. He lived far up on the
West Side with his sister and her husband, and with
them he took his dinner Blu. after it he
Immediately left the house and hurried around the
ncr. where, arriving the fiat, he rang Lily Beacls
bell
Lily was alone She was a pretty girl of twenty-five
with light hair and blue eyes, but tonight her
so quiet and serene that Ierdy ncttlcd. He,
therefore, wasted time i'll prelminares IF YOU had
date with fifty millions, Why didn't you tell me-" he
demanded
Lily's room was small and as size drew sketches for
the newspapers articles were scattered about it III
artistic confusion Perhaps it thistle crampness
of the roonl-tat made Ferdys voice sound loud. At
any rate, she received him colby and asked him to
remember where he was Besides" she added, when
you speak OF my friends please be careful what YOU
say"
"Frends! Tcrdy's gray eyes widcncd and he pushed
back the cump OF light brown hair that. III his excite
,nen had fallen across his forehead Good Lord, are
you and Dudley Gilman friends
"Why not, Id like to know
"Why not? Well, for thing, always thought
friendships between financial kings and young news
paper women confined to dime novels.
u suppose YOU heard Of such things in high
class literature like yours"
On anything high class the girl wouldn't keep
from her fiance. Don't YOU suppose il the Queen OF
England took me driving in the park I'd tell you
about it,"
Lily had gurgling laugh "No fear of that" she
said
That's it," Ferdys anger had passed, and in its
place was an air of great detection I'm not down on
my luck enough am T. You've got to rub it in
1lys laugh subsidized. Women made OF
stone, despite indications that they arc ano
she bent down and patted the young the back
Don't be fool, Fcrdy," she said Il met Dude.
Gilman At Chcrrington's studio, where his daughter il
learning to paint He knows all about my engagement
to you and he only goes with because he likes tl
talk about art
Feriy looked Up a little shancfaccdy $50 that's t.,
he said in tone sufficiently low to pass Tor an apology
Then rs another thought to him. he added fierce
ly: Did YOU tell him the reason can't marry, too
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very blood out OF vcins:'
Did YOU tell your rich uncle from Cleveland tina
you voted last year for Dcbs? asked Lily with aspcrity
al guess not But did something better than that
Something better" As he looked at her, Lily wa
smiling contentedly and her mysterious air annoye
him. What did you do;"
81 told him YOU were terribly bright and I've fixed
for you to meet him time Suppose he takes
fancy to you and gives you some information on tn
market"
Out Of Ferdys deep distress the shadow OF
smile "Whatll l speculate witi-air:"
"You don't have to. yourself; you tell you
brother -n-law."
"Newtown? He wouldn't take another tip from II
if gave him the money to buy with"
Lily, at this, was lost in thought For moment 81
was silent then she suddenly cried: Suppose he Civ,
you information and you make it into article?'
Something big, you mean?"
Something nobody else knew about--a scoop"
"By God! The idea wonderful that Fcrt
was lost Tor moment in contemplation OF it But h
thoughts, when they came, were tumultuous, and
moment later he excited that the cump OF u
ruy hair swung back and forth like pendulum. III
did you know what it would mean! he shouted. 1T
mean that every papor in New York would try to &
me- wouldn't have to stick to a Wall Street pap
with few thousand circulation; Id go with the iera
or paper ike that Robinson our editor, called me
dub to-day. Well, let pull off scoop, thatss d
He'd kow-tow in short order, tell you,
He kept ike this until, his enthusiasm spends
its force, Lily amplihcd her plan On the follow
Friday Dudley Gilman coming to the studio
examine her work and Ferdy must be there, too
introduce them would be her part, but Ferdy mi
manage the rest
Leave it to me" said the young man "Il mana
it to the Queens taste"
The Friday arriving 'erdy came carly Mr. Gilm
had not yet put in appearance, but the sound
his automobile rose presently to the open window ant
few minutes later he entered the room.