The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21


This once" And she looked him squarely In the
eye. He smiled.
June was thoughtful all through that delicious
twenty minutes OF riding Bfye--hs dark face haunt
ed her. Another face came to her-Ned. great
wave OF honesickness swept over her,
They made their adeus rather hastily to Biye, for
their time little more than up.
Just before dinner called Mr.. Wiles came
home and June happened into the library. IL was
Doys favorte storeroom for toys. books and every
thing else. Mrs Wiles-he called her Woozly-was
sitting the arm of her husbands chair. her arm
around hts neck and his chin In the palm of her
hand. With the other hand she twisting lock
Of his hair over and over her finger. and she was
most distinctly and obviously vheedling him for
money! His voice was low and protesting with az
much sternness man when he is being
charmed into docility. Woody Wiles locking
the money In her little inlaid desk when June merit
her
They going out after dinner. There was
talk about ordering a car, aud 1t needed but
one word to give Dolly start. The luxurious iimou.
sine of the black Vandyked the whole OF
her text She ratified on and on and on about It,.
and she talked the pretty face of Mrs. WIes grew
more and more distressed
Harry, dear" she said, dolly and want 4
lmousinel Pieaser'
Dolly clapped her hands.
After that limousine again." he sayly comment
ell. Not now. Woody. Business is too bad"
Il don't like business" she laughed. Its mean
old thing. isn't it, Dolly? Harry. pleased
Get thee behind me- Woody" The man stiii
laughed. but he began to look very seriously at his
charming wife. You'd get anything out of u man"
And his laugh was half vexed, altogether admirng.
Pretty Mrs. Wies accepted that compliment pref
tly. but June, she slipped OF the library in.
observed was hurt for the woman. for herself. for
her kind, as her face betrayed. Here 1t was again.
the endless. almost unvarying story Of the woman
dependent on the mans bounty and In this case.
getting all she could out OF him.
Again In the evening June heard Mrs. WiIes and
Dolly pleading for big limousine. and next day Z
car costing several thousand dollars stood before
the door.
Mrs. Ned Warner had been made tremendously
thoughtful by the affairs Of the little Wies family.
There was something wrong In the custom which
made this condition possible. What it7 The
position of donor and recipient Neither the mar
TOM And June knew what Mrs. Wies would not
admit to herself. II she suspected It. that the man
was being constantly wheedied beyond his means.
The crash came sooner than June had expected
On the next evening after the limousine had ccma
home there walked into the house q grim jawsd.
bard eyed man Of forty fve whose suit wers
pasted foreign labels.
Hello. Bakerr exclaimed WIes with cordially
"A little personal business" And Baker seated
himself
of making conversation.
Doing very nicely" the curt reply, and b.
ker shook hands with Dolly BY ana by the voices
OF the men rose they became more interested n
their conversation, and there noated up to June an
emphatic speech of Bakers which she could MOI
help hearing
You've spent ttw Bakers words were clean cut.
"ln my absence Of q year and half you've over.
drawn your account $4,000 Fifty thousand dollars
was the exact aueunt Of your investment That
makes quits. You'll turn over your share Of the
business to me immediately"
~Y3ut that leavea me- fthouf n rent vfthnu< -
incomer' worried Wnes. He had NO blame for hin
partner, nor was he az much crushed ~ be had ex-
pected to be. II have . wife and Z child, yOU
know. Baker. I could no more refuse them any.
thing than could refuse bread to q starving chiids
That's the trouble" Bakers voice was not harsh.
Il was simply cold. "You've spoiled them. win
should b a help to q man. and most Of them would
II they were given chance You made toy q
yours."
The next morning Mrs. wiles came mp to JunA
She bad been crying. but there was light In her
eyes which was good to
II am very sorry," she said simply. I'VE have hal
q business reverse and shant be able to ken
you. The fact Of the matter = that don't happen
to have cent In the house. took all Of Harry's
pocket money yesterday and spent Il yesterday
afternoon. I-I-l-that isn't quite the truth" sho
suddenly blurted out I'VE are absolutely be0ks.
We haven't any money at all"
It hurt June to part with them. She had IKEA
them all and when the little girl hung around hss
nech tucy CKleO SoSctueSs MI tuESe-vuuo uu0 Mk4b
Wies and Dolly.
Hallway up to the avenue June, walking alon0
and dabbing her eyes occasionally. was confronted
BY some one Blyei
(which way7" he asked
TO the employment ONCE" she told him an1
showed him her little purse with q laugh.
IT'S shame that pretty girl Ike you hAs @
worry about money" And his coal black eyes GaSo1
down at her glowingiy
He tried to detain her: catching her gently By ~
tried to urge her into his car. used al The pes.
suasveness Of his eyes and his smile and his suave
courtesy. but she was obdurate.
Suddenly he jumped into his limousine and whiElsd
away He was at the employment agency befefo
June reached It. and he had cordial chat with ~
employment agency woman. He handed her N - I
dress and went away
June was delighted when she secured m openr
ing quickly and started out Immediately Tor -
place. For moment June felt an intense disliko
to the ugly looking house at the address givsn ~
and al that might contain: then laughing &C ~