The Irish standard., 1910-10-08

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ued, grave1y as II hi. fecol;sscctittn at
anything connected with her was a
mere matter Of course.
ooh, beautifully. You see. there Is
nothing to consult you about now. 1t
Is all In the architects and builders
hands. You have been so helpful to
me really don't know what I should
have done without you"
"And you have, of course, respected
my confidence? No one knows any
thing about my connection with tho
enterprise?"
mo one at all"
mot even your father!"
Certainly not never discuss busi-
ness with my father, nor does he
discuss business with me-"
"And yet" said Gormly quickly, II
should think he might discuss busi-
ness With you to advantage"
What do you mean?" asked the
girl.
Il am business man, Miss Haldane,
accustomed to deal with men and
women in business way, and much
depends upon my ability to estimate
the capacity Of those with whom !
work. / have not often seen woman,
or even man, with better head for
business than you have"
It was the deftest thing the man
could have said to her. Women, she
knew, were, not naturally business
like, and to have such qualities at
tributed to her was the subtlest kind
of dattery. It came, too, from a man
who was q power in the business
world, and was therefore the more
valuable.
1T is very good of you to say that, !"
said the girl, smiling pleasantly in ap-
probation, "and am more proud of it
because everybody says you are such
. fine business man yourself"
Il should like to do something real
ly worth WHILE" said the girl after q
little pause. Il like people who do
something worth while"
80 do l." said the man, with obvi-
Gus meaning.
"Mr. Gormly," she exclaimed i'm
petuously, "why don't you do some
thing worth while?"
Gormly smiled. my dear young
lady," he Theoretically, he was
old enough to be her father, he
thought half sadly, as he noted his
form of speech-"I have the largest
store-in the world. 1 have agents in
every civilized country and many that
are uncivilized. own and control a
fleet Of steamers. have my private
wooden mills, and silk mills and fac
tories. suppose there are ten thou
sand people in my employ. I can give
you check for another million for
your settlement work as often as you
wish it, and"
These are all very we'll, Mr.. Corn
~" said the girl gravely. "They spell
tremendous material success; they
show your ability and acumen; in the
eyes Of the world they count for q
great deal: indeed, find lately that
they are counting more and more;
but they don't really amount to any
thing after all. What Is money, what
are power and influence? My father,
for instance, was born with more than
he could possibly spend, more than he
knew what to do with, inherited from
thrifty ancestors who had the wit to
buy land when it could be bought for
a song. He has influence, power.
What does it amount to? I want him
to do something, really to do some
thing in the world for the good Of
mankind. am preaching to you just
as preach to him."
do you look upon me as you would
a father?" asked Gormly quickly.
why. no, not exactly. Certainly
not" answered the girl.
II am forty-four, you know"
mo, didn't know; but what If you
are? You are still young man. My
father is fifty-nve, and don't call him
old"
Wonderful consideration from TWEEN
ty-two!" said Gormly smiling.
WELL" resumed the girIs-'T was
saying that you ought to do something
in life. You have made yourself. You
started with little or nothing, If 1 may
believe the newspaper accounts of
you"
Have you been reading themT
Every word" answered the girl
II was quite proud of being able to
say to my friends that knew you and
what they said about you was true"
Never in his life had Gormly been
happier than at this frank, spontan-
eous expression Of approval.
you ought to put these great tai
ents Of yours at the service Of your
fellow men; not in buying and selling,
but in doing something for them," she
ran on.
Don't you, think that in selling
them honest goods at fair profit, in
telling them the strict and only truth
about what you have to sell, in allow
ing them the utmost freedom of re-