The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-10

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6Iye Offered Her Trip or, Private
QUICK tones Tor moment
"At Pinknam's, then, you think, in
half an hour" And to Mrs. Wizards
nod he lifted his hat, and the car drove
away. Blye gave the fat man quar-
ter and went back into his club.
The fat man stuck the coin into his
pocket, went to telephone and hoarse-
ly called for number.
A sharp faced woman with a long
nose and high arched eyebrows an
swered that call.
"Say. this is Bill Wolf" reported the
thick one. Say, l got him! Do you
know where Pinknam's is?'
Yes" unexpectedly shrilled Mrs.
Blye.
"Well, your husbands gonna be there
in half an hour and meet the galr'
June WarnerY' snapped Mrs. B1ye
violently.
That's the name" said Bill Wolf.
81 heard him say it half a dozen
times"
Honoria was hastily preparing to go
out when a sudden thought came to
her, and she called up Ned Warner.
He had just arrived at the lonely apart
ments which June and he had fitted up
with such care.
"Well, Mr.. Warner" came the par
rot-like voice of Honoria. your wife is
to meet my husband in the offices of
Benjamin Pinknam, in the Bond Sc
curities building, in half an hour"
The coast was quite clear when Mrs.
| Willard arrived opposite the O'Keefe
house.
Sammy came out on the doorstep.
do you know where Mrs. O'Keefe
lives? This lady says she has a young
lady friend stoppin' there, and
as it Mrs. Villard?" asked Sammy,
and he exchanged a pleasant smile
with the lady.
Yes, indeed. Is Miss June at homer
NO" he grinned, but you come
right in"
The coast was still clear when, a few
minutes later, Mrs. Willard and June
and Marie and Bouneer and a huge
bundle of clothes came out of the pas
sageway between the O'Keefe and Nc
Pherson houses and climbed into the
car.
In front of one of the tallest of those
mighty towers which commerce has
reared as monuments to her imperious
sway Mrs. Willard led June through
portals of a majesty which would have
graced a cathedral in older days. June,
lost in the beauty of this entrance, did
net notice a peculiar circumstance.
Mrs. Willard had dismissed her car,
sending Marie and Bouncer home with
the clothes.
She hurried straight back to the ele-
vators with June and shot up to the
eleventh floor, where they entered a
suit of offices furnished with the heavy
richness of a club or a millionaire bach
elor's quarters. Mrs. Willard on an
nouncing her name was shown at once
into private reception room. A Sc
we're looking man came out to meet
them, a hard man. one with smile
less face and n metallic looking nose
and chin.
I'll see you in just moment Mrs.
Willard" he said in an unbending voice,
and his chill gray eye. rowing to June.
specialized appreciatively upon that
very pretty young person.
There swept into the reception room
n woman who almost stopped June's
breath. She was startlingly handsome
with a skin like velvet, a complexion
of exquisite tinting, aNfacial contour
without flaw. Her nose was perfect
ly modelled, her eyes were full and
large and round and clear as crystal
and she held her head tilted backward
Mt slight angle which was the perfec-
ton of insolence. She was extrava-
gantly gowned and glittering with
jewels, but the most remarkable thing
In connection with her was the trans.
formation in the severe man. He had
been changed from metal into wax; his
eyes had come to life and on his lips q
smile
''Why, my DEAR" he said, this is al
unexpected pleasure. May 1 ask yol
to wait just a moment?" And h
glanced apprehensively toward his pri
vate office. where small, impatien
man, with his gloved hands clasped Oh
cane, sat nervously.
81 don't think shall need to wait
And the woman glanced around tn
reception room. Her glance swept jus
above the head of Mrs. Willard, but !
swept downward as it came to June
She calmly lifted her pearl handle,
lorgnette, opened it with snap an
surveyed the girl from head to foo
with cold appraisement of that beau
tiful young persons charms. Sh
swept her gaze to her beaming hus
band. Il shall need some money" sh
remarked, and there was an additions
insolence in her having made hersel
oblivious to the fact that there wer
strangers present
with pleasure, my dear" And Nj
Pinknam was as obsequious as if b
had been salesman whom the We
man had just favored with a large O,
der. How much shall it be?"
"Ten thousand" she said calmly.
The impatient little man leaned fol
ward and started to talk as Pinkna1
sat down at his desk, but no attentio
was paid to his eager renewal of tn
conversation. and he died into fumin
silence while the check was writer
Mrs. Pinknam stood in disdainful II
pose.
II have made it twenty" Mr.. Pinl
nam observed. using the ingratiatin
tones as he tried to smile.
THANK you" she said and, foldin
the check, dropped it into little gol
purse as If it were a tride of vulga
insignifcance. If the man had though
! by his eagerness and generosity I
strike from her any spark of gratitud
or affection he had been mistaken, To-
having thanked him in manner whic