Evening star., 1911-08-20

will hope in the near future be in further position
to learn all the business plans OF the Amagamated and
other companies. OF don t know how far Mrs.
Wrav eniovs the business condolences of her husband;
but it is safe that being she knows
much more than her husband thinks she does. don
intend that shall be placed IN embarrassing
position with respect her with respect to me. m
the point of starting the machinery OF my office on
big financial operation for the Amalgamated Reduction
Companv-the exact nature OF which until the present
moment has remained secret. Your part IN this deal
has been mapped out with and the response
bities have selected for YOU should give you sense
of my renewed faith Your capabilities. But you can
carry water both shoulders
"You're very flattering, Sir. I've carried much
water either shoulder and my relations with MIS-.
Wray hardly warrant
II can't see that mpatiently. you're Oft
together that people are talking about you. Curts
Janney has spoken to me about It. o course your affair
with Gretchen that must work out tor your
Selves but III confess IN surprised that she stands ior
your rather obvious attentions to married woman r.,
Cortland Bent smiled at the ash OF his cigar. HIS
father saw it and lost his temper.
I'm tired of this sh1lly yShallyng he snapped ~ ou
seem to make practice in life of skating along the
edge of important issues I'm not going to tolerate 1t
any longer and I've got know just where you stand
XIELL, Dad" calmly where shall we begin2 With
" Gretchen Very WELL Gretchen and | have de-
cided that we're not going to be married.
@Well of all the-Curtis Janney doesn't know this
"He should. Gretchen is in love with somebody else,
"You! understand. You are too You're in love
with Jeff Wray wife!'
He paused; but his made no reply, though the
old man watched his face curiously for a sign is
that true?'
the matter
but the fact remains that I'm your father The old
mans long fingers cutched the chair arm and he looked
straight before him speaking slowly suppose bose you Rt vt
you're almost old enough to be through that perod
There was never woman IN the world worth the
pains and anxietes of affair OF this kind woman
uyno MA 1Onca with
Cortland turned the fire. his lips compressed, and
with the tongs replaced fallen log.
"When was young the old man went on, "a man
claim upon his wife was never questioned Society
managed things better in those days Ostraclsn was the
fate of the careless woman; and If fellow OF your type
had oats to sow, he sowed them with decent privacy
instead of bringing his mother, his sister, into contact
Cortland Strengthened up the tongs IN his hand his
face pale with fury, saying IN stled tones For .oo
sake STOP or Ill strike you as you SIT!
The General moved forward in his chair almost i'm
perceptiby and the cigar slipped from his fingers and
rolled on the hearth For long moment the two men men
for the first time in his life he had seen his son really
aroused There fear in the father look, only
surprise and kind of reluctant admiration for side OF
Cortlands character he had He sank back
into his chair and looked into the flre
"Oh!" he muttered. at is as bad as that"
"You had right to speak of Mrs. Wray IN those
terms" said Cortland, his voice still quiverlng.
am sorry. l did not know
Cortland set down the fire tongs his hands trembling
and put both elbows the manteshelf. perhaps,
since you know much, he said in suppressed voice.
u had better add that should have married her II
Wray hadn't"
"Really? You surprise me!'
"If YOU don't mind, I'd rather didn't speak of
this Mrs Wray would understand your viewpoint less
clearly than do. She not familiar with vice, and she
does my feeling for her. If she did. should
be the last person in the world she would See"
Il can't believe YOU
at is the truth. Strange it may seem to you and
to me, she loves her husband
"She married him for his money!
NO" he replied, "she did not marry him for money.
She married himfor other reasons. She found those
reasons sufficient then: she finds them sufficient now.