The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

SO ] understand. sir. returned the
butler. s
"Beauclair. Beauville-oh, here she
is, Beaurien. No, she is not. A fake,
johnson, just as supposed. The
Countess dc Bcaurien is seventy years
old, and at her death the title be-
comes extinct. WINS theilady this aft
ernoon US old as seventy, Johnson?s
a0h, no. sir. Not at all. sir"
Arc you sure she asked for me and
not Mr.. Rolney?"
sQuite sure. sir. Miss Grayson was
here, sir, and can tell you. We had a
time Of it.r
Some lady going into business TO do.
America or the Americans was Mr..
Martins inward comment. Anybody
else?' be added aloud.
Yes, SIR said Johnson; Mrs. Chey-
semore. She left the blank for the Y.
NJ g. A. subscription
Il hope you remember that I'm al
ways out for her. johnson"
Mr. Martin thought It really 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 Peale.n
he read, press representative Belle Of
OF Broadway company"
Now who was that, Johnson?r
He was calling on Mr.. Rodney, sir.D
said Johnson. Hes been here several
times, but never left his card before
A press agent from u Broadway
show after Rodney? The young mans
father groaned tnwardly. "Oh, Lord. ,he
thought what next r. Visions Of breach
of promise, of blackbird dinners. or
even Opponents, flashed through his
mind. This settled It. Rodney simply
must be anchored somehow.
Is Mt. Rodney In, Johnson?" was
the next inquiry.
mo, sir. Notnow, SIR"
do you know where he Is now?r
From TO 2 he was at n downtown
restaurant at lunch. sir. From 80 to 8
he was at the horse auction company
looking at new hunter, SIR. From 4
to 5 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 if
Miss Grayson came in, sir"
"And has she been here, Miss Cray
SOM"
Eyes. sir; she's been here since 4
O'Clock, sir, doing some tipping. She's
still waiting for you"
why the devil didn't you say SO,
then:"
Il Il was coming to 1t 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 understand"
yes, sir. Nothing, sir"
1t was really faithless of johnson,
the soap king thought. to betray Rod.
ney's well laid plans. but Rodney's ia
Their had plans OF his own in frustrat-
ing them. Let thatssilly ass johnson
think what he had mind to. He
didn't want Mary Grayson for himself,
and he didn't care II she was poor.
She came OF good stock-he had known
her mother-and there could be many
worse fate for Rodney than being
caught in her net. He was not sure.
in point of fact. If the girl wasn't
spreading her nets quietly. The old
man was a 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. II 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 1t.
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 stoopi
to be conqucred-to conquer himself
and his laziness of a rich mans SON.
On May Grayson's part 1t was not
really STOPPING IL yoa considered Rod
ney's mentality and character. He ad-
mitted It sourly. If Rodney could find
an incentive 4 in Mary Grasson, the
stenographer. what did old man Mar
tin care? He knew her for good
girl. as she was a 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
'llmousines. Lots. of old fellows, he
thought. might feel like making up to
Mary themselves. And why notf
Wen. one reason for Cyrus Martin was
That he had known her mother. Be
sides $3.50
:tDid, you want me, Nj. Martinr