The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-17
my brain was still occupied with
the glass eye problem.

am going away lOr icW WtekS
to the Contlnent-on business, of
course
Business" echoed If thought
you were free Mr. Monk?"
He sighed and shrugged his shoul.
dors as We slowly walked across
the lawns towards the shallow steps
Of the terrace. # have five hun
dred = year. ne declared. "and
what il that mere pit,ance.
have to allow Gertrude something
and have this house to keep up.
Also my flat I'm London has to be
rented cant do that on ten
pounds n week
II was on the tip OF my tongue
to ask him why he did not remain
In Burwain and play the part of
country gentleman. to reduce his
expenditure, when he proceeded
"Yos. am in business of sort,
connected with commissions on
loans That Is, YOU will understand,
Mr.. Vance, am not money lender
far from It. simply find people
who have no money and who want
II and agree to procure them money
from those who possess 1t. ON condi-
tion that have ten per cent
commission. In word | induce my
many friends to benefit each other
and so benefit myself Cone. Mr..
Vance, you are a rising dramatist
who should be better known in the
West End. Suppose you allow me
at ten per cent-to arrange
loan for you to produce one of
your better class plays"
Il have no security" I objected.
Il can arrange that" said Mr.
Monk. with an airy wave OF his
hand. and If you can find that eye"
started violently but he did not
appear to notice, and get the fifty
thousand pounds, shall let you
have the money myself at the same
percentage shall not charge any
commissi5n," he ended generously.
quite forgetting that he was pro
posing to gamble with his daugh
ter's money. But that obtuseness
was Mr.. Monk all over.
IF | could see you in town"
Later on; later on" he said has
tily mounting the steps. Say in
three or four months when / return
from the Continent Then we can
have talk"
Your address la"
He interrupted me again. II shall
see you here; shall see you here.
II will be much more convenient
for me-" and he passed through the
French window into the drawing
room.
Mr.. Monk puzzled me. as did
not understand why he should re.
fuse to see me on his-so to speak
business premises. seeing he desired
% speak with me on a business
matter However, all his froth and
small talk wered riven out Of my
head by my discovery that the glass
eye had disappeared from the small
table. | suppose Gertrude had put It
into her pocket. as she was in the
room arranging some flowers in
vase. glanced at her keenly. but
she appeared to be perfectly cool.
Where Is your aunt?" asked
VI nix, looking around.
She has gone home again she
only came to see II she could get
Joseph to attend to her place" said
Gertrude. busy with her flowers.
good morning. Mr.. Vance"
Good morning." | answered. look
ing hard at her-so hard that she
blushed becomngly, but certainly
not suiltily
What Is the matter?" she asked.
putting her hand 10 her head. is
my hair ont OF order?"
"No-o-o-o," said. hestating.
ly, for her GOODNESS amazed me. II
was only delighted TO see you look.
ing 50 we'll"
She blushed again. Thank you,"
was her laughing reply. for that
compliment you shall have a flower"
and she actually handed me
rosebud.
placed 1t in my button hole, feel
ing quite bewildcred. 1t was i'm
possible that she could be guilty.
and yet the eye had certainly been
on the table, and perhaps had found
place in her pocket.
Meanwhile Mr. Monk was fuming
with injured egotism at being left
out OF the conversation Attend to