The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-24
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 "Tm not deeply concerned with your reasons" Hampden remarked shortly. He picked up document and pointed ly began to peruse it. Observing that John did not at once take the hint, he looked up, nodding carelessly. "Ohl
 Good morning?'
 John rose, flushed under the curt dis
 missa1 and went out of the bank. "I told you so,' Warren said. Cant you say anything more orig1- nal than that?" Hampden exclaimed ] fmpatiently Warren couldn't. so he | held his peace
 What I'd like to know" Hampden added ref1ectively. dropping the docu- ment. .'is why Murchen let him be nominated A young lawyer who re fuses a big fee for sentimental reasons !; has no place in Murchelrs machine" He was talking to himself rather than to Warren.
 | But this was attacking what had al
 most attained the sanctity of a tradi- tion. an institution proudly cherished 1 by New Chelsea! .'Murchell is smart ] man." Warren was moved to protest. | ''and. he likes Dunmeade. And maybe l John is smart enough to guess that l the stock Eaay be worth nothing-even- | tually.''
 Hampden looked at him sharply, but | Warren's face was as expressionless as that of the soldiers monument. well" the capitalist remarked philo- sophically, tits MurchelPs business, | not mfne.''
 | That evening Katherine was to be l found on the terrace. She was looking e. <>A s1I1 -I,<, was not altogether unconscious. But | she was restless and wandered aim ! lessly into the library where she found her father busy at his desk on which lay a profusion of papers and blue i prints. He nodded abstractedly. .'Still at work. dad? Don't you ever | get tired of it?'
 'I guess it's the only thing know how to do. My generation was never taught to take pleasure seriously You
 needn't complain, though" He leaned ] back in his chair and surveyed her ap-
 provingly. Where are the swains? p l She Syawned- There seems to have | been a devastating epidemic. You will
 kindly proceed to amuse me" .AIl this gorgeousness wasted" She yawned again :I was rather 1 looking for John Dunmeade this even ing"
 Hence that gown and that stunning
 ne$ arrangement of the hair? You're
 not going to fall in love with an incom1 | potent one horse country lawyer. are i your?
 Ut is not beyond the bounds of pos
 sibi1ity.' she laughed .'But is John an
 incompetent? I don't believe it''
 He is- He proved it today. I gave |
 more than he is likely to make in five
 years. and he turned it down-for senti- mental reasons! And the worse of it | is he didn't turn 1t down regretfully.
 but bluntly. quite as though it didn't | matter. That sort of man won't go
 far.''
 He told me once that he didn't care
 much for money. I thought then he
 wasn't posing"
 And" Hampden continued the in
 dictment. "he virtually called me | crook"
 'WelI?'.
 ''weIf-what?'
 "Are you?'' And she added quickly.
 seeing his look of aggrieved astonish- | ment, But of course I know you 1 aren't-'
 'I am not" he said empha tically. 'sI
 have always kept my operations strict | ly within the law. and that is more
 than a good many men who aren't call | ed crooks can say. Of course," he
 went on. 'T know perfectly well I'll
 not be consulted when you come to marry. You will choose your husband ] according to your own tastes''- :. "I have the right she interrupted. 1 ''sfnce shall have to live with him" Unless I have to support himr'
 "You wouldn't have to-" she said 1 positively. 'even if he were poor. I | can do without luxury'' "You think you can.' he answered You've never had to try. But even if
 you could do without it. you couldn't be content with mediocrity. You'd want to be in the thick of things, with a husband who'd wear No. 8 hat.
 who'd have big wants and would put up a big fight to get what he wanted. And if you ever took the bit in your
 mouth. Lord pity you and your hus
 bandp'
 Do you know" she said thought fully. "I've been thinking just that Still, John Dunmeade-we're still dis cussing him. aren't we?-isn't exactly commonplace. He really has brains and he is attractive. In poIitics"-
 ''He would he out of place. You know nothing of politics. He'd have less chance there than in business
 'sWe are really anticipating the event He hasn't asked me to marry him, and he doesn't intend to. think