South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-30
By MABEL HERBERT URNER-
THE THIRD YEAR.

, That's the reason why it can't be
handled through our Office"
"Oh, see" unused Warren. in a
non -committal tone.
Now, I've been watching your work
lately, and I've heard a good deal
about you, and / think you're the man
we want with US, but for the present
at least, we don't want it known
Warren Not Interested.
Warren had taken up the papers
again and was bordering over them.
( Then he asked a few technical ques-
tons which Helen could not under
kells explanation she knew that he
was on the defensive. At last War
rem folded up the papers decisively
and handed them back.
Much obliged. Haskell; but / don't
think / care to touch it,"
NOV. don't be hasty. There's a
I fifteen hundred dollar retaining fee
and your regular charge in addition"
Warren shook his head. Nothing
/ doing"
/ Two thousand, them
/ mo, l don't care TO touch it."
Now, look here" and Haskell
pounded the table vigorously with his
! fist IF you've an idea that there's
more underneath this than shows on
the surface, you're all wrong. It's
straight deal, / tell you, and it's being
done right along-and by the biggest
/ firms, too"
81 don't doubt that Some Of the
| big firms do some pretty crooked
! things nowadays"
Well" with a shrug of his shout
ders. IF you want TO be quixOtic and
turn down a good thing-why, that's
I your own lookout. You'll not get
another chance like this in hurry"
And don't know that 1 want one.
See here, Haskell, you say you've heard
a lot about me. SO you probably
know I'm pretty blamed independent.
| Now I've never touched any of that
shady corporation work, and L don't
| intend to begin"
well, of course, that's for you to
say" as Mr.. Haskell gathered up the
papers and put them in his pocket.
J IF I'd known you'd have taken it this
! way, l wouldn't have troubled you.
But I suppose there's no harm done"
Not a bit" agreed Warren.
/ Mr. Haskell had risen now and
! reached for his hat.
Il presume / can-can rely on you
60 treat this as confidential. Nat
urally 1 don't want"
II don't talk" snapped Warren,
grimly.
Thank you. And-and Mrs. Cur
! It's" turning TO Helen. who flushed and
| u
| I'm sure, that this was a purely bust
ness matter which 1 had intended to
| discuss only with your husband"
"Why. of course, Mr.. HASKELL
stammered Helen, II wouldn't
| think Of
Helen Hears Door.
81 don't talk and don't let ms wife
talk" broke in Warren CURLY. II
! think you left your stick out here"
They went out in the hall now.
Helen heard Mr.. Haskell make some
commonplace remark about it being
pretty cold and having worn heavy
nvercoat
Yes, we're making up for cold
weatner we didn't have this winter"
answered Warren.
Then they moved on down the hall.
and a moment later Helen heard the
outer door open and close. Warren
came back in frowning silence, threw
himself in a chair, lit a cigar and
scowled into space before him.
Helen drew up a low stool beside
him. "Oh, dear, what was it? What
did he want you to do? Tell me about
it,"
ooh, some shady corporation work.
A lot Of it's going on all the time"
And it wouldn't be legal2"
We'll, L suppose it's legal. They'd
get around some technicality and
make anything legal That's too
Shrewd a bunch TO ever get caught"
Dear, you're wonderful" trying TO
draw down his head to hers. 81 can't
tell you how PROUD : was of you when
that man was here. You're so much
finer and bigger and more honorable
than he-anyOne could see that Oh,
loved you for not wanting to touch
anything that wasn't quite straight.
And when you refused his bribes-for
that was practically bride. wasn't it?
Oh dear. L do love you so for it ALL"
''Oh, cut it," shaking her off. This
isn't the third act of a play. It's
rough enough TO have to turn down a
cool two thousand"
Then he threw his cigar stub in the
ash tray, rose, yawned, stretched and
started toward his room with a gruff:
Now you wind the clock and shut
that cat in the kitchen. I'm going to
bed"