The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-20


wv 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 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 was to interview hnanccr returning
the Cedric. and nothing short OF an earthquake would
have made him miss the appointment.
When the inancier was interviewed and the article
turned i'll for next mornings edition. he boarded sub
way train and rode uptown He lived far up OH the
West Side with his sister and her husband and with
them he took his dinner. Bu, after it he
Immediately left tho house and hurried around the
ncr, where, arriving at the fiat. he rang Lily Bcachs
bell
Lily alone She pretty girl of Twenty-Five.
with light hair and blue eyes. but tonight her
quiet and that Ferdy nettcd He,
therefore, wasted time in preminaries IF you had
date with fifty millions why didn't you tell me-" he
demanded.
Lily'S small, and as she drew sketches for
the newspapers, articles scattered about it in
artistic confusion Perhaps it ths-thc crampnes5
of the 1oom-that made Fcrdys voice sound loud At
any rate, she received him coldy and asked him to
remember where he was Besides" she added, when
YOU speak OF friends please be careful what you
say
"Friends' Fcrdys gray eyes wdencd and he pushed
back the cump OF light brown hair that in his excite
mcnt, had fallen his forehead Good Lord,
you and Dudley Gilman friends?"
why not, I'd like to know"
"Why not2 Well, for thing, I always thought
friendships between financial kings and young news
paper women confined to dime novels"
81 suppose you never heard OF such things i'll high
class literature like yours
In anything highclass the girl wouldn't keep secrets
from her hancc Don't You suppose. II the Queen of
England took driving the park Id tell you
about tw
Lily had gurging laugh NO fear OF that" she
said
That's it" Ferdy's anger had passed and i'll its
place was an air OF great detection I'm not down on
my luck enough. am /? You've got to rub it in"
LiIy's laugh subsidized Women not made of
stone despite indications that they arc, and
she bent down and patted the young the back
Don't be fool, Fcrdy," she said Il met Dudley
Gilman at Cherringsons studio, where his daughter is
learning to paint He knows all about my engagement
TO YOU and he only goes with because he likes to
talk about art
Fcrdy looked up a little shamefacedy 80 that's it,
hc sad sufficiently low pass for apology
Then as another thought to him, he added fierce
iy; Did you tell him the reason we can't marry too?
very blood out OF veinsf
Did you tell your rich uncle from Cleveland that
YOU voted last year for Debs asked Lily with asper
81 guess not But did something better than that
Something bettcrw As he looked at her. Lily
smiling contentedy and her mysterious air annoyed
him What did you do?"
II told him you were terribly bright and I've fixed it
for you to meet him time. Suppose he takes
fancy to you and gives you some information on the
markctT
Out Of Ferdy's deep distress came the shadow OF
smic "Whatil l speculate wh-ar2
you don't have to, yourself; YOU tell your
brothe--in-law"
"Newtown? He wouldn't take another tip from me
if gave him the money TO bay with.
Lily. at this was lost in thought For moment she
was silent then she suddenly cried Suppose he gives
you information and you make 1t into all article!
Something big, you mean?
Something nobody else knew about-a scoop
"By Godl" The idea wonderful that Ferdy
was lost for moment IN contemplation OF ii. But his
thoughts, when they came, tumultuous, and a
later he was so excited that the clump OF un
ruy hair swung back and forth like pendulum If he
did, you know what it would mean 9 he shouted, It'd
that every paper in New York would try to get
me. l wouldn't have to stick TO Wall Street paper
with few thousand circulation Id so with the Herald
or paper like that Robinson editor. called me a
dub to-day. WE'LL let pull off scoop. that SIS all.
tic d kow-tow IN short order, tell youV
he kept Ike this until, his enthusiasm spending
Its iorce. Lily ampl6cd her plan On the following
Friday Dudley Gilman coming to the studio 20
examine heT work and Fcrdy must be there, too 10
introduce them would be her part but ferdy must
manage the rest
Leave to me" said the Young man "Il manage
it to the Queens taste"
l1e Friday arriving Fcrdy came early MIR Gilman
mad not yet put in appearance. but the sound OF
ms automobile presently to the window and
lew minutes later he entered the
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