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 eUi ~tea. aei Ba something save Rodney a new resolve.
 Meanwhile, he went on, "I1l give you check for S-.y9J oil account. lie sad T presume that win be satis. factory. wou't it.?
 ~Wby-yes yes-sure-but' = Jones stam mered, taken abaek and Rodney turn. ed to Peale and added
 You understand. Mir Peale, that not q cent of that $50.000 we appropriated for our october advertising campaign k to go to him?'
 Absolutely" said Peale This was q great word with Ambrose, pronounc. ed always with q strong accent on the loot"
 Jones was impressed
 Now, MT Martin, I'll admit I'm nasty tempered. Pm sorry l made d mistake. but q contract is q contract. and he began
 Here's your check Good day" said Rodney.
 "But Mir. Marlin
 "Show Mir. Jones out" Rodney went on to Peale, who obeyed with glee.
 "come on. Jack This way to the elevator" he said
 Roor Mary had observed this scene with renewed dismay.
 "Oh deari" she said You've only got us into more difficulty. You know there's no money in the bank
 But the check won't go through the clearing house until tomorrow morn ing, and by then we'll have the S10,000 from the countess protested Rodney. Peale looked at his watch and won. dered where the countess was.
 "I'll bet she sank in midocean' he predicted dolefully. Wasn't that just the way with money when you wanted it? So things always went, it seemed, when they needed cash. They had looked forward so eagerly and so long to that 50000 francs, and instead they had entertained a dun very vulgar and demonStratiye dun at that
 Rodney could not pretend he liked such scenes and said so with some vigor Even Peale looked a little sym pathetic and forgot to spout his adyer- tising gospel.
 It was adding injury to misfortune when card was presently handed to the president of the 13 Soap company bearing the name of Ellery Clark. How Rodney hated that fellow! He must admit that Ellery had never done anything to him, but he could not bear him, just the same. He said as much to Peale. whose curiosity seemed to be aroused:
 Lets have peek at him. he said 'Take a good look at hm" said Rod ney as Miss Burke went after Eliery, and see what father wanted me to be like Efery went into business-so must !. Ellery loved work-so must I. - But it was only his pride in you, said Mary. Your father didn't want old John Clark constantly rubbing 1t in about Ellery's success"
 Il didn't want it rubbed into me either" said Rodney.
 'Weh. this is our chance to impress ElIery," said Peale. "Who knows tool He may have some money.
 Meanwhile I'll go call up the steam ship office again, said &ary. "Oh, Rod ney," she called back, 'hnd out how Ellery's doing in business, will you Rodney watched her as she disap' peared and was brought to presently by Peale
 You're spelling that girl-she used to be good business woman. Now half the time instead of using hei brains she sits and looks at you as if you were some marvellous antique wors of art"
 Rodney laughed and, as a matter of fact, liked this teasing. Above all, Ii was delicious to his heart to hear Peale say that Mary was in love with hlm He did think Mary was beginning td show little more love for him lately despite their troubles. and Peale's tes- timony made him glad He looked up quite good naturedly only forcing a frown on his face as Ellery Clark came in. Enery bored him awfully at mosi times
 The truth is John Clark's Ellery was a real pinhead and always would be, oyerdreSSed in the latest style, affect ed, aping the English when he remem- bered to do so. but oftener than not forgetting
 Hello. Rodney. Mind if l come in he called out cheerfully.
 s1'm very busy today. Mir. Clark, said Rodney coolly.
 ''0h. suppose you are, Ellery agreed Must take lot of time to get up your advertisements"
 Peale pficked np his ears at thls. You like 'em? l write iem My names Peale," he rattled off. coming over to Ellery, who, however, looked right through him as if he were empty air. That sort of treatment was losi on Ambrose. who only walked back to his chair, comically rebumed, and set tied down to the role of listener.
 What is it. Mir ClarkE Kodnel went on.
 ..You soc. it's ike this, o'd top- said E,nery. f'Ive been having rather time y fth father lately Silly cid man Of cosrse with a dsa like yours, who's perfectly satisilei with you. you can uAs.erstand that
 No, of course not said Rodney