Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

of meeting friendly, engaging young in the cafe
of your hotel? Asked you to join him at luncheon
believe and talked vague about making Investments"
"Young Churchill says ]. Bayard.
Correct says the lawyer. zone of Our brightest
young Entertaining talker too And if I'm not
mistaken, it was he who opened good-natured dis
cussion to the limit of actual personal acquaintance
which the average man has, ending by his betting fifty
dolars-rather fooishly, l admit-that you could not
remember the names and addresses of twenty persons
whom you actually disiked. Well, you won Here is
the list you made out"
AND the stunned way ]. Bayard gawps at the piece
of paper brings out smoker from He fushes
up at that and glares down at Judson
"Tactcs worthy of Tombs lawyer" says he II
congratulate you your hgh-class legal methods"
ooh, not at ALL says Judson "A suggestion of Mr.
Gordon's. Another evidence of his insight into char
acer, well his foresight into events &c. you see
Mr.. Steele, you decline to become the beneactor of
Mr.. Gordons enemies, his money goes to yours'
1.-THE old fox!" snarls J. Bayard. 3Why-I|et
see that list again
It's more'n gripped in his fingers than he steps
back quick and begins tearn it to bits. I'd jumped
for him and had his wrists cinched when hudson
me off.
@Only a copy" says he smilin II have several
Sit down, Mr.. Steele, and let me give you
other"
Kind of dazed and subdued, ]. Bayard submits to
ben pushed into chair. After a minute so he fixes
his glasses again. and begins starn the fresh list
mumblin' of the to himself.
ITO them Three millions" says he gaspy.
Roughly estimated. >" says Judson, @that would be
about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars apiece
which you would, in effect, hand over"
3And the only way to keep them from getting it."
goes Steele, lis for spend my time hunting up
Pyramid Gordon's lot?'
mot entirely without recompense," adds the lawyer
3As inducement for doing the work thoroughly,
authorized to give you commission all you spend
in that way"
"How much?' demands the other.
@Twenty per cent" says Judson @For instance if
in doing some kind and generous deed for person
Mr.. Gordons list, you spend say five thousand, YOU
get thousand for yourself
@Ah!" says Steele, perkn' up considerable
"The only condition being, goes on the lawyer
"that in each case your kind and proposals
must have the Endorsement and approval of Professor
McCabe, who is asked to give his advice in these mat
tiers on five per cent. basis l may add that like
amount to in place of any other fee So you
this is to be joint enterprise. Is that satisfactory
to you Mr.. McCabe?"
@Its moren usually get for my advice, says 1, 4and
guess Pyramid Gordon knew well enough he didn't
have to pay for anything like that from But if
that's the way he planned it out, it goes"
"And you, Mr.. Steele?' says Judson.
zone dollar for every five that can spend of Pyramid
Gordons money!" says he, wrinklin his eye
with pleasure When may begin?'
..Now,' says Judson, reachn prompt into pigeon
hole and producin' sealed envelope. @Here is the
first the list. When you bring me Professor
McCabe's Endorsement of any expenses incurred,
to be paid out, shall give you check at once.
AND, say, the last of ]. Bayard he driftin
through the door, gain absentminded at the
velope, like he fgurin on how much he could grab
off at the first swpe gazes after him thoughtful until
the comic side of it struck me-
@This is hot combination we're in, eh?" chuckles
to the lawyer gent. Steele, Judson & McCabe, Joy
Distributors; with J. Bayard there wieldin the fairy