Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-10
CHAPTER XXX.-Continued.

KNOW IL mySelf; but / ask you not TO uo
anything rash and not to say anything
more that will be hard to swallow when
we come to make UP. I am in no game
with Lorrimer, 1 am in no game with
Burton, 1 am
You are an Internal liar, that's what
you are! Didn't I see Burton coming
| away from here as I came in? DIDN'T
have to bite my lips and turn away to
keep from springing on him and killing
him with my bare hands? And isn't Lor-
rimer working at your desk this very
minute?' He paused, raised his hand SOL
emily and said: That's all, that's all
except ! hope that when you are as Old
as am your own children
Don't put evil thoughts in the minds
| of the children. uncle" Interrupted DICK,
who felt no bitterness toward the old
man. Just try to keep calm until TO-
Tomorrow? There will never be To-
morrow for you and me-you viper! he
| shook his fist at Dick, opened the door,
slammed 1t after him, stamped through
| the outer Office, head up and eyes TO the
front. slammed that door after him, ana
1 then began to feel that perhaps, after all,
he had made fool of himself.
| Good Lord, what next. signed DICK.
| 81 feel like Samson after he had made his
last touchdown
Dick put his hands into his pockets and
walked to the window as Miss Burton
entered the outer office, her face showing
signs of nervous excitement.
| rs that Dick Bennington alone?' she
| asked.
Ivan nodded mechanically and started
| to dsmount; but she did not wait. with
eyes flashing and lips set, she opened the
door of the private office, slammed it be-
hind her and demanded: What have
you done now?''
Poor Dick was also irritated. Il haven't
had chance to do anything this morn
ing but hang on to my head while diff
ferent variety of idiot tried to jerk it off.
| What do you want?"
Don't you dare use such tone as this
with me! I have just left Katherine, and
she has just left her father, and he says
that you have ruined him, and she has
gone to the Holland to pack up and go
home She says that she hates you, and
after all / have done for you both. ]
don't intend to stand aside and see my
entire plan spoiled: SO you will have
my dear Miss Burton cried Dick
holding up his hands in despair. you
will have to run that record through
again. / missed half Of it.
| what do you mean by running he1
father just at this time? If you had to
ruin him. why couldn't you have waited
until AFTER
This is purely matter of business
Whenever l am impelled to ruin man
do it when circumstances are right, not
any old time it happens to be convenient:
| but why do you wish to ruin people,?
81 don't want to ruin people; they
forced it themselves. / wanted TO devote
| myself to the lowly, to lead a simple
wholesome life. but they wouldn't stand
for it. they had to poke and prod and
abuse me until 1 lost patience. Now
they must weather the storm the best
way they can"
Miss Burton seated herself and ex-
amined Dick critically. II am sure you
are a great disappointment to every one
but suppose you get it honestly: just
met your uncle on the stairs and he near
| " glowered a hole through me- L was
honestly afraid he was going to bite. me-
| Well. 1 have done all / can You nave
no one to blame but yourself"
but you can't STOP" expostulated Dick
81 shan't allow il. | need you more now
than ever, and 1 positively insist that you
hurry to Kate and make her change her
| mind"
.See here" rejoined Miss Burton, Sharp
ly, you seem to forget that you are moth
/ ing but boy. You may have discovered
some way to ruin Burton and cause a
panic but you'll not find 1t so easy to
order me about-and forty times harder
4 to change Hates mind"
] We'll, I'm honestly sorry for having
spoken so abruptly said Dick. insiduous-
| ly but you know that you are my best
and almost my only ally. Won't you
please go and tell Kate that she must not
be too hasty? I'll tell her all about 1t as
soon as | can"
| Miss Burton's face softened. II an
convinced that under Hates influence you
would soon outgrow your recklessness
and l shall do what / can, but =! fear il
hand on Dicks shoulder "Dick, don't
ruin any one else. When you get as old
as l am you will discover that it is much
| better to give one man start than to
ruin dozen. Now, be good"
Il can't stand this pace much longer,
said Dick. YEARLY, after Miss Burton had
gone. Il ache all over"
| After a moments inaction, he decided
| to call Kate on the wire. 1t required
much fuss and patience to get the right
number. and then he was disappointed to
find that she was not in, but on the prom
| Use of a fve-pound box of chocolates, the
girl at the Holland exchange promised to
| call him as soon as she could get her or
the wire. IT suppose telephone girls are
| good for the soul, but they're blamed
| heroic treatment, he muttered, as he
| hung up the receiver. Dick had arrived
at the stage where the nerves begin &c
fuse.
A knock came at his door. Come in, >
he called drearily.
| "Mr Burton wishes to see you, sir, ;
said Ivan. evincing suppressed excite
ment Ivan was still clinging to the hope
that in some occult way socialism was &c
result from his employers peculiar cam
paign. II think he is ready to give up,
he whispered. mysteriously:
There's an epidemic OF It,, responded
Dick. "Show him in"
How do you do, Mr.. Burton? I sup
pose you have called to tell me what the
law can do to me"
1t was an entirely new Mr.. Burton. His
face was gray and haggard, as faces
which are habitually kept to a set express
sion of calm assurance become when q
Il fierce strain has broken down the nerves
which held them. There is no use beat
ing about the bush,' he answered. 81
knew exactly what the law could do wher
1 left can put the screws to you. al
right but it would take too long and you
have as much money to fight as / have
There is not much in this blamed con
Il tract at the best, but l suppose l shall
have to give you some kind OF bonus ever
to let me get out. What is 1t you want?'
Il am truly sorry that you did not tall
this way earlier. / might have settled a.
a much lower figure a few days ago.
am not buffer. and you made mistake
to treat me as one. Now, you must an
swer some questions"
81 am ready to answer fair ones, but
my daughter is concerned
your daughter is not concerned" in
terrupted Dick, sharply. You had better
take note of the shape of my eyebrows
and the way my jaw is hung" Dicl
paused and the elder man, without feel
ing any disposition to smile, examined
the strong, determined features to which
his attention had been called. 1t brough
| him into still closer touch with the per
sonal equation. which he instinctivelI