The herald., 1915-11-18
Potash,P erlmutter
and Others
By MONTAGUE GLASS
(. THE GINHOU=
LAC HEIRLOOM.

r L must be confessed that even as
office boys go BonfOrtunato Tag
liatela was by no means of ell
gaging personality. He was short
for his fourteen years, and tOuSled
mop of hair hung low over his eyes,
with which he squinted horribly.
So i'll favored was the boy that he
moved ea-y going John Oakley to pro-
testatiOns of disgust
by George he said TO Freddy Fur
nival. That office boy of yours is
freak May | ask what on earth in
duced you to hire him."
You may" Freddy replied. The
sole consideration was that he's
member of the Benvenuto Cellini cir
Gle of the Tasso Settlement on Mott
street, at which your sister Mary is
worker"
quite So" Oakley commented. But
where's the connectlonT
Spoken like a brother said Fred
dy. 81 suppose you don't know Mary
is awfully down on me and calls me
one of the idle rich"
Il do know it," Oakley replied.
Last night at dinner she said you
were only playing at practicing law"
Precisely" said Furnival, land Tay-
Tor shall be the means of disilluSiOning
her He is under strict injunction to
inform her. first, what large and
lucrative practice I'm acquiring, and,
second, how by precept and example
I'm making Il man out Of him."
He felt in his pockets for some ciga-
rettes and found none there.
Taylor" he called. And when Tag
liatela appeared in response he threw
the lad a quarter. Get some ciga-
rettes," he said, THE kind we're both
partial to-"
You don't mean to say you feed him
cigarettes?" said Oakley when the boy
had gone
Not IT, Furnival answered. HE
helps himself to 'em. together with
what small change | may have, out of
the pocket Of my office coat, when I'm
not here. Last week he developed
new trick. | found my library dwin-
ding volume by volume. He sells EN-
ut book shop on Ann street. | fol-
lowed him there last Thursday, and
arranged 70 have him paid quarter
apiece for reports and thirty cents for
digests. Very decent fellow, the pro-
prietOr. He turns EN- back to me at
nickel profit-and there you are"
BY Jove! What won't a fellow do
when he's in love- Oakley ejacu-
lated.
You're quite right" said Freddy,
but there are cOmpensatiOnS. I've in
vited myself over TO the Benvenuto
Cellini circle tonight, as Taylor's guest,
and Mary will be there. Here he is
now" he broke off suddenly. Greet
ings, Taylor
The stunted youth entered, and, grin
ming sheepishly, deposited a package
of cigarettes Oh the desk, from which
Freddy took it.
Cigarettes used to come ten in a
box" he said. as he opened the pack
age, "but-ha, as l thought, there are
only nine here! The trusts again, Oak
: ley-yOu can't beat EN-
The Tasso settlement on Mott street
accomplished two results, neither Of
which was important from the stand
point of sociology. Imprimis, it pro-
. vided Hector GinhOuliac, its founder
, and head worker, with a living, and,
secondly, it catered to laudable and
, charming taste for social service" in
various wealthy young spinsters. One
Of these Hector had marked for his
own.
: what others have done can do" he
, declared to himself and laid siege to
; ; the heart of Mary Oakley.
To that serious person there could be
no comparison between Ginhouliac, the
Milanese Of French extraction, and
} Freddy Furnival, only heir at law of
Furnlval's dry soap and magic cleaner
Freddy's perennial f1ippancy served but
to irritate Mary, who was nothing If
not earnest Of purpose, while the
suave and polished Ginhouliac appeal
ed strongly to her sense Of dignity.
True, Gilhouliac had no money and
even made melancholy jest Of his pow
erty to Mary.
But you are rich in your life work."
she would say.
Ginhouliac would answer with a re-
signed smile, induced, no doubt, by the
aptness of Mary's observation. He
would, indeed, be rich II his plans ma
fured as he hoped. Moreover, he sin
cerely admired Mary. Her face was
lovely rather than beautiful.
In most men her glance might well
provoke sense Of their own unworthi-
ness, but In Ginhouliac it aroused only
self cOngratulation. The proposition
seemed delightfully."- easy, save for one
obstacle-namely, the cost of suitable
engagement ring-and this difficulty to
person Of Hector's ingenuity might
be readily overcome.
When Freddy entered the settlement
house on the Tuesday in question, In
, Mary's company. Ginhouliac felt no
restraint. He greeted Miss Oakley eff
fusively and acknowledged the intro
duction to Freddy with an obeisance
that blended grace and dignity in Just
the right proportion.
"Assuredly," thought Freddy, "this is
something to be kicked"