The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-28

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But your clienta?" she asked,
curiously. How will you come into
contact with them?"
He smiled.
am not afraid Of business being
slack" he said. +" The world Is full Of
! FOOLS"
You cannot live outside the law.
/ Peter" she objected. !" You are clever,
know, but they are not all fools at
| Scotland Yard"
You forget" he reminded her.
that there will be perfectly legiti-
mate side to my profession. Tho
!, other sort OF case shall only accept
! II can see my way clear to make a
! success Of it. Needless to say, shall
have to refuse the majority that are
offered to me-"
She came little nearer to him.
In any case," she said, with little
sigh. you have given up that foolish,
bourgeois life Of yours
He looked down into her face, and
his eyes were cold.
Violet" he said. this IS no time
for misunderstanding l should like
You to know that apart from one
young lady. who possesses my whole
Affection
All Of it," she pleaded.
All. he declared, emphatically.
She will doubtless be faithless to me
under the circumstances cannot
blame her-but SO far az am con-
cerned, have no affection whatever
for any one else
She crept back to her place.
| could be so useful to you," she
murmured
You could and you shall, if you
will be sensible" he answered.
Tell me howl" she begged.
He was silent for moment.
Are you acting now?" he asked.
am understanding Molly" she
answered. and ] have very small
part at the Globe"
He nodded.
There is no reason to interfere with
that" he said, in fact, wish you 10
continue your connection with the pro-
fession. 1t brings you into touch with
the class Of people amongst whom I
am likely to find clients"
Go on, please" She begged.
On two conditions--or rather one"
he said. you can, IL you like, become
my secretary and partner-and find
the money we shall require to make q
start"
Conditions? che asked.
You must understand, once and for
ALL" he said, " that will not be made
love to. and that can treat you only
as a working companion. My name
will be Peter Ruff, and yours Miss
Brown. You Will have to dress like a
secretary, and behave like one. Some
times there Will be plenty OF work for
you, and sometimes there will be none
at all. Sometimes you will be bored to
death, and sometimes there will be ex-
element. do not wish to make you
vain, but may add. especially as you
are aware of my personal feelings to-
ward you, that you are the only per-
son in the world to whom would
make this Offer
She sighed gently
Tell me, Peter" she asked, when
DO you mean to start this new enter
prise?"
Not for six uonths-perhaps a
year" he answered. must go to
Paris perhaps to Vienna. I might
even have to go to New York. There
are certain associations with which
must come into touch-certain infor-
nation ! must become possessed Of"
Wei, aLC Sdiup lthc sOui
scheme, but there is just one thing.
Such men as you should be the brains
of great enterprises. Don't you~su n-
derstand what mean? It shouldn't
be you who does the actual thing
which brings you within the power of
the law. am not over scrnpuious,
you know. | hate wrongdoing, but /
have never been able to treat as equal
criminals the poor man who steals for
a living, and the rich financier who
robs right and left out of sheer greed.
| agree with you that crime is not an
absolute thing. The circumstances
connected with every action in life de-
termine its morality or immortality.
But. Peter, 1t isn't worth while to go
outside the law!
He nodded.
You are sensible girl he said,
Il have always thought that Well
talk over my cases together. if they
seem to run little too close to the
line"
Very well, Peter she said, i &C
cept"