The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-10

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gan turning over the leaves rapidly, OBJ
serving: -
You know. johnson, it's easier to
read French than to speak it."
80 I understand. sir,'< returned the
butler
"Beauclair. Beauville-oh, here she
is, Beaurien. No, she is not A fake,
johnson, just as / supposed The
Countess de Beaurien is seventy years
old, and at her death the title be-
comes extinct. Was the lady this aft
ernoon as old as seventy. Johnsonf'
"Oh, no, sir. Not at all, SIR
Are you sure she asked for me and
not Mr.. .Rodney?" 800 .-..
here sir, and can tell you. We had .
time Of It."
"Some lady going INFO business to do
America or the Americans" was Mr..
Martins inward comment. ANYBODY
else1" he added aloud.
Yes, SIR" said johnson; Mrs -Chey-
semore. She left the blank for the r
NJ. c. A. subscription
II hope you remember that I'm al.
ways out for her, Johnson"
Mr. Martin thought it really a little
shameful how many times this pious
lady came to see him.
And who else? Give me that tray
Mr.. Martin took the salver and peered
beneath the rims Of his glasses at the
bits of pasteboard. Ambrose Peaie,"
he read, press representative Belle Of
of Broadway company"
Nov who was that, Johnson"
HE was calling on Mr.. Rodney, sir"
said johnson. He's been here several
times, but never left his card before"
A press agent from Broadway
show after Rodney? The young mans
father groaned inwardly.- ''Oh, Lord. he
thought, what next7" Visions Of breach
Of promise, Of blackbird dinners, or
even ,elopements, flashed through his
mind. This settled 1t. Rodney simply
must be anchored somehow
us Mr.. Rodney in. Johnson" was
the next inquiry. ..-.
mo, sir. Not now. sir
"Do you know where he Is nowT
Prom l to he was at a downtown
restaurant at lunch. sir. From 2:3O to 3
he was at the horse auction company
looking at new hunter, sir. From 4
to he's at the Municipal club, SIR
Good heavens, johnson, how do you
know all that?" exclaimed Mr.. Martin.
Because he left the telephone num-
bers, sir, and was to let him know IT
Miss Gr0ySOn came in Sir''
And has she been here, Miss Gray
SOM"
Yes. sir: she's been here since 4
still waiting for YOU"
Why the devil didn't you say so,
them"
Il was coming to it presently. SIR
Tell her to come in. then. to the
library. And. Johnson. don't you bother
to ring UP and tell Mr.. Rodney any
thing, do you understands
Yes. sir. Nothing. SIR"
It was really faithless of johnson,
! the soap king thought. to betray Rod
ney's we'll laid plans. but Rodney's "a
| Their had plans Of his own in frustrat-
| ing them. Let that Silly ass Johnson
; think what he had Il mind to. He
didn't want Mary Grayson for himself.
! and he didn't care If she was poor
She came Of good stock-he had known
! her mother-and there could be many
a worse fate for Rodney than being
! caught in her net. He was not sure,
in point of fact, II the girl wasn't
spreading her nets quietly. The old
man was shrewd judge Of character.
and there was an idea taking shape
in the back of his mind that Mary
Grayson might help him earn that $780,
600.
Mary Grayson! Well, what made
young men work? Love, sometimes.
and poverty and necessity. The first
might stir Rodney up. If not the Sec
ond and third. But why not all three
"She stoops to conquer" he mutter-
ed to himself. To tell the truth he
had heard this phrase all his life with
out really taking in the meaning Of It.
Now he had seen the old farce comedy
prettily played not long ago. and the
hackneyed title Of it had been ringing
! in his ears with rather a new mean
ing. Rodney might be made to stoop
to be conquered-to conquer himself
and his laziness Of rich mans son.
On Mary Grayson's part it was not
really STOPPING if.you considered Rod
ney's mentality anu character. He adj
mitted it sourly. If Rodney could find
an incentive in Mary Grayson. the
stenographer. what 90 old man Mar.
tin care? He knew her for a good
GIRL as she was pretty one. and mic
er in speech and manners than some
Of the widows who made heavy eyes
at him from the windows Of their
limousines. Lots OF old fellows, he
thought. might feel like making up to
Mary themselves. And why not I
Well. one reason for Cyrus Martin was
that he had known her mother. Be,
sides
ITO Be Continued
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