The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
TIE EVENING STORY


sputtered and seethed like one of MS
own carpcys- His neatly shaver pink
Jowis grew purple. His pink scalp turn
ed fiery red. Each closely cropped hair
en- the sparsely covered head bristled.
'You. you he beloved, ana
stopped. overcome by the rush of his
emotions. He swallowed hard. gazed
at the young man before him, and
began again; You miserable, migrate
full gutter-snipel You lazy double
oealer! Using your position as my
secretar- to- try to steal my daughter!
Have your permission to marry
moi No. confound you! When she
inarries, it'll be a man with some
prospects. You haven't a cent in the
Worldi"
Pm getting $1,000 year, SIR
As my secretary. I've made you,
hang you: Took you our Of the
'out of college, sir. corrected the
young man. calmly.
Same thingl Took you out OF pow
erty and starvation and made a man
tried to make a man." he correct
cd himself hastily. t'out Of you. Where'd
You be If turned you out tomorrow
Young Hammond had borne himself
admirably during the TRADE, but now
a slight flush rose to the roots of his
hair. oh. don't know" he retorted.
Il don't think J. Allison Perkins, of the
Raw Drugs corporation. would see me
starve!"
What's that?' Cushway thrust out
Sa stuSb ;ba undsrlip and scOwled more
in my face, eh? Yes. that's true; Per-
kins would pay well for my secretsI
He'd lob my safe. if he thought he
could get away with it. So you're go-
ing to him, you ungrateful-''
Not unless you discharge me, sir"
'Humph," Mr.. Cushway suddenly
subsided into his everyday voice and
manner. Now let's understand one
away for day or SO. There's con-
ference on. For certain reasons not
unconnected with your threat about
Perkins. don't want you with me.
Will you promise not to see or COM
municate with my daughter till I get
back?"
NO, sir. I will not,''
The older man nodded, 81 thought
you wouldn't. Very we'll; and now
house, or if you're seen with my
daughter, you will be Immediately ar
rested-do you hear, sir, Immediately!
And if that socialist preacher from
around there. either. you'll be landed
in a cell within an hour. 1 don't pro-
pose to have any clandestine marriage
behind my baek!''
ed? For speaking to your daughter?
Nonsense!''
"Oh, no, Hammond His employer
shook his head and grinned triumph
antly. "You will be arrested for the
embezzlement of--let's see-we'll call
it $3,S43.97." He turned to his desk
and scrubbed the amount on a pad.
That's what you'll be arrested for!
Tut, tut, now!' AS the young man
"Keep your temper; play the game,
play the camel"
But haven't embezzled a cent of
your money!" cried Hammond, furi-
IT know it," Mr.. Cashwawy nodded
again. "But I guess if said you had |
the police'd lock you up. wouldn't |
they?" He waited for an answer, but |
none was Forthcoming. Hammond |
knew they would.
''I'Il fix it so they won't touch you |
as long as you keep away he con-
tinued. 'I'll say my chain of evidence
isn't quite completed. But I'll tell the
chief that if Monckton or you goes to
the house, or you meet Ethel any
where. it's signal I'm ready. And
they'll nab You. So you see it's all UP
to you. Agree to an armistice till 1
get back. and you WORT be nolested. |
Otherwise He waved a plump, |
pink hand negligently. and continued: |
''Of course, if they do get you I'll see |
you're released"
Thanks rejoined the secretary, |
"well." he said. ungra- |
ciously, at last, "supposing I agree to |
this armiStice ~
"Um-well, I'll make no promises.
But We'll see.'
The secretary laughed scornfulIy. |
THAT means you'd pack Ethel off to |
Europe for a year.'
Hammond took one or two agitated |
turns across the luxurious private Of
fee. Then he stopped before the
magnate. 3'Why do you
object to me as a son-in-law?" he de-
mo man is a hero to his boss" he
observed.
II.
Tt was o'clock of a bitter winters
day. The mercury registered zero.
An arctic wind drove lances of snow,
inc and singing as sand, before it,
Detectives Mooney and McGill, of the
Central station, with overcoat collars
urned up, stood guard on the Cush-
way home with what patience they
could muster; Mooney watched the
'front.' of the house; McGiII tramped
through foot of snow in the alley
n rear.
Both cursed with great fluency and
matchmaking Cushway,
hammond and the Rev. NJ. Monckton
Except for few hours
espite during the previous night they
lad been on watch constantly for
more than thirty hours.
Neither Hammond nor Monckton
lad attempted to visit the Cushway
lome: nor. in fact, had any one else,
dcGill found ii 1ivelier in the alley, |
specially the second day. Delivery I
wagons plowed their way through the
lrifts. An olive-skinned peddler,
With a huge pack of fabrics which he
untruthfully-decla
O have been smuggled from Persia,
vent from back door to back door |