Arizona republican., 1910-12-21

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 interview inancier returning the Cedric and nothing short of an earthquake would have made him miss the appointment.
 When the fnancier was interviewed and the article turned in for 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 Bul after 1t he immediately left the house and hurried around the ner where, arriving at the fiat, he rang Lily Beachs bell
 Lily alone. She was pretty girl of twenty-two with light hair and blue eyes, but tonight her was quiet and serene that Ferdy nettled. He therefore, wasted time in prelminares If you had date with fifty millions why didn't you tell me-" he demanded.
 Liy's room small, and as she drew sketches for the newspapers, articles scattered about it in artistic confusion. Perhaps it this-the crampness of the room-that made Ferdys 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 my friends please be careful what you say"
 'Friendsl" Ferdy's gray eyes wdened and he pushed back the cump of light brown hair that in his excite ment, had fallen his forehead Good Lord are you and Dudley Gilman friends?"
 "Why not I'd like to know?'
 Why not, Well, for one thing I always thought friendships between financial kings and young news paper confined to dime novels"
 T suppose you heard of such things in h;gh- class literature like yours?"
 In anything high-cass the girl wouldn't keep secrets from her hance. Don't you suppose if the Queen of England took driving in the park I'd tell you about it"
 Lily had gurgiing laugh. "No fear of that" she said.
 That's it" Ferdys anger had passed, and in its place an air of great dejection. Im not down my luck enough, am I? You've got to rub it in
 Lilys laugh subsided Women are not made Of stone despite indications that they are and she bent down and patted the young on the back Don't be fool, Ferdy," she said. q met Dudley Gilman at Cherringtons studio where his daughter is learning to paint He knows all about my engagement you and he only goes with because he likes to talk about art"
 Ferdy looked up a little shame facedy "So that's it, he said in tone sufficiently low pass for apology. Then, another thought him, he added fierce y: Did you tell him the can't marry. too? DId you tell hlm its because like hn squeeze the very blood out of vens?"
 Did you tell your rich uncle from Cleveland that you voted last year for Debs?" asked Lily with aspery q guess not. But did something better than that"
 Something better!" As he looked at her, Lily smiling contentedIy and her mysterious air annoyed him. What did you do?"
 T told him you terribly bright and I've fixed it for you to meet him some time. Suppose he takes fancy to you and gives you some information on the market?"
 Out of Ferdy's deep distress came the shadow of smile. "Whatll I speculate wth-air?"
 You don't have to. yourself; you tell your brother-in-law."
 "Newtown? He wouldn't take another tip from if gave him the money to buy with"
 Lily. at this, was lost in thought For moment she silent, then she suddenly cried: Suppose he gives you information and you make it into an article?"
 Something big, you mean?" Something nobody else knew about-a scoop"
 By Godl" The idea was so wonderful that Ferdy lost for in contemplation of it. But his thoughts, when they came, were tunutuous and moment later he excited that the clump of ruly hair swung back and forth like pendulum If he did, you know what it would mean p he shouted It'd that every paper in New York would try to get l wouldn't have to stick to a Wall Street paper with few thousand circulaton I'd go with the Herald or paper like that Robinson our edtor called me dub to-day. Well, let pull off scoop, thass all, He'd kow-tow in short order, tell your
 He kept on like this until, his enthusiasm spending it's force Lily amplifed her plan. On the following Friday Dudley Gilman was coming to the studio to examine her work and Ferdy must be there, too To introduce them would be her part, but Ferdy must manage the rest
 Leave it to me-" said the young "I1 manage it to the Queens taste"
 The Friday arriving Ferdy early. MT. Gilman had not yet put in appearance but the sound of his automobile presently to the open window and few minutes later he entered the