Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-28

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Richard Walker Gives Young Keeno
| Commisson to Handle His Brok.
/ erage Business.
that to the plain ill-bred ones. Con-
! geniality is what they strive for, be-
cause they realize there's nothing bet
ter possible for them. Congenial! As
though finding society congenial were
the end-all of a beautiful, cultured
/ girls life. Being congenial won't help
you any. when you see the wrinkles
, coming. Congenial. o. indeed!"
| You speak of people In this place
as though they were inconsiderable.
/ I'm afraid
$50 they are inconsiderable," she
cut In, rising young men, promising
young men, young men of intelligence
in facial young men, but young
men without money. There's no sense
In our trying to evade what's in each
of our minds. When you say, its
quite congeniai here-you mean
Hugh Keene; and when I say incon-
siderable people and young men of
every kind but young men with
money mean Hugh Keene"
| She rose to go indoors.
But that's all nonsense One can't
live on promises or inconvertible in
telligence. You really should appre-
ciate that. I'll do my best to meet
this Mr.. Walker: we can arrange Il
at the club-and you" her shoulders
! shrugged expressively. Then sudden
ly her hard face softened (Ethel
thought 1t looked much nicer inflex-
ible), she came quickly toward her
daughter.
IT'S been an awful drag. dear
more of a drag than you, at this time
can appreciate. It's because 1 don't
want that you should ever have to
appreciate what denial means that I'm
/ so anxious you should be comfortable.
Anything but lack of money. That
is doubly unbearable for those who
are used to luxury Think of that-try
to imagine yourself without the lux
uries you have come to consider the
| necessities of life. and you might get
an inkling Of what mean" She
turned and went into the house.
Ethel sat there for quite awhile, her
hrst feeling of discomfort and her
mothers obvious inference with re-
gard to Walker. changing as the old
lady's words Jolted her suddenly out
Of the towering castles of her imaEin-
alton. She seemed to realize sudden
ly the recognition due the percent
age of truth in her mothers words
Ideals and luxurious surroundings
were, to be sure, desirable in prefer.
ence to all other things. But ideals
without luxurious surroundings? Love,
so to speak, in a cottage-for one
used to a mansion? Which could she
best afford to do without-her physi-
ral comfort, or her ideals?
She pondered, and 1t was a bad sign
TOR the ideals, that she pondered long.
Edith was splendidly vibrantly alive
as she mixed with the many people in
the reception room of the exclusive
Sunset Club the night of the annual
ball. She wore a wonderful filmy
cream colored gown that artistically
subordinated itself to the soft beauty
of her face.
Mrs. Hilton was there, seeing all,
understanding all, her deep piercing
eyes darting everlastingly about the
busy room, ready at any moment to
appreciate anything that happened
any place in visual touch every
second with the entire room. Both
Edith and her mother were the guests
of Hugh Keene.
In one corner of the room, sur
rounded by a group of worshippers of
the shrine of gold, stood Walker.
When Hugh led Edith back after
the first dance, Mrs. Hilton spoke to
him. drawing him slightly out of the
range Of passing guests.
That man over in the corner, the
one in the center of that group, dark
haired. rather course featured, he's
Mr.. Walker, believer"
YES"
Can you arrange SOS we'll meet
him?"
Certainly If you care toll bring
him over"
"Of course you won't say"
Nonsense, he'll come to meet
YOU!"
! He started for the far corner of
the room and in a few moments re-
turned, Walker in tow.
Introductions were soon over.
| Walker bowed deferentially to Age,
gallantly to Beauty, and all stood,
talking until Mrs. Hilton graciously
indicated that Hugh offer her his
arm. He did, rather reluctantly, and
they moved off. leaving Edith and
Walker alone.
Hugh was worried at the evident
attraction that Walker and Edith
seemed to have for each other; so
worried that he proposed to her dur
Ing the very next tdance-proposed and
was put off with "a
This is so sudden. Hugh. I hardly
know my own mind"
The worry did not leave him the
next day, did not even leave him that
afternoon when Walker called on him
and gave him a stock buying commits
sion, and showed his confidence by
leaving with him certified check for