The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-11
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"Quitc 20" Oakley commented. "But
where's the connecticut
spoken like brother" said Fred
dy. Il suppose You don't know Mary
IS awfully down on me and calls me
one Of the idle rich"
Il 90 know it," Oakley replied.
Last night at dinner she said you
were OILY playing at practicing law"
Precisely" said Furnival, "and Tay-
Tor shall be the means of disillusloning
her. He IS under strict injunction to
inform her first, what large and
lucrative practice I'm acquiring, and,
second. how by precept and example
FL making a man out of him"
He felt in His pockets for some ciga-
rcttes md fonnd none there.
Taylor" he called. And when Tag
! l.atcla appeared in response he threw
he lad quarter. Get some ciga-
rettcs," he said, the kind we're both
partia TO-"
You don't mean to say you feed him
rin"roties;' said Oakley when the boy
ha3 cone
"Not l." l'umlval answered. lie
}ellS l..lscr 10 EN-. together with
oL,s l.r4-i c&4ule may have, out of
.Ic pdc..ct If Jay o.iye coat. when Ina
act here Last week he developed a
lew lrlca. found my library dwin-
ding vo.U.Gc ~ volume. lie sells EN-
It Al boaS shop on ann street. fol-
owed hnu ghese last Thursday. and
rrau@cd TO have him paid II quarter
p.ece fcr reports ana thirty cents Tor
4ia,sts. Very decent fellow Tie FRO.
priviur. lie turns en- back To me- at a
nici.cl Wody there yOn are.
"By Jcye! What won't Il fellow do
when hes in love-" oakley cjacu
atcl.
You're quite right" said Freddy.
but there are compensations. I'VE in
yitei myself over to Tue Benyenuto
Cellini circle tonight as Tayl0r's guest,
and Mary viii be there Here he is
now" lac broke of suddenly. Greet
ings. Taylor"
The stunied youth entered. and, grin.
nlng sheepishly. deposited package
OF cigarettes on the desk. from which
Freddy took it.
cigarettes used to come ten IN a
box. he said. as he opened the pack
age. "but--ha, as thought, there are
only nine here, The trusts again. Oak
iey--you can't bent en-"
The Tasso settlement on Mott street
accomplished two results neither Of
which was important from the stand
point Of sociology. Imprimis. Il pro-
vidcd Hector Ginhouiiac. its founder
and head worker. with a living, and.
secondly. it catered TO Il laudab.e and
charming taste for social service in
various wealthy young spinsters. One
of these Hector had marked for his
own.
what others have done can do" he
declared TO himself and laid siege TO
the heart Of Mary Oakley.
To that serious person there could be
no comparison between Ginhouliac. the
Milanese Of French extraction and
Freddy Furnival only heir at law of
Furnivars dry soap and mngic cleaner
Freddy's perennial fippancy served but
10 irIitate Mary, who was nothing II
not earnest of purpose. while the
suave and polished Ginhouiac appeal.
Ell strongly to her sense Of dignity.
True. Gilhouliac had no money and
even made melancholy jest of his pow
erty 10 Mary.
But you are rich in your life work"
she would say.
Glnhoullac would answer with re-
signed smile, induced, no doubt. by the
aptness OF Marys observation. He
would. indeed. be rich if his plans ma
tured as he hoped Moreover, he sin
cerely admired Mary Her face was
lovely rather than beautiful.
In most men her glance might well
provoke a sense Of their own unworthi-
moss. but in Ginhculiac il aroused only
self congratulation. The proposition
seemed delightfully."- easy. save for one
Overwhelmingly. the cost of a suitable
engagement ring-and this difficulty TO
person Of Hcctor's ingenuity might
be readily overcome.
When Freddy entered the settlement
house on the Tuesday in question. in
MGry's company, Ginhouliac felt no
restraint He greeted Miss Oakley ef-
fusively and acknowledged the intro
duction to Freddy with an obeisance
that blended grace and dignity in just
The right proportion.
"Assuredly," thought Freddy. this is
something TO be kicked"
How dye do?" he said aloud. "Cold.
Isn't IT,"
Glnhouliac agreed that Il was "cauld"
md asked 't Miss Oakley was to have
the pleasure Of demonstrating the set
tlement work t. Mr.. FTuival.
Not exactly" Mary replied. Il met
him by chaEce on the way over from
the subway Hes here rs guest OF
one of the clubs.
THE Benvenuto Cellini circle" Fred.
dy broke in.
"Ah, so" said Ginh0uliac. You pro
nounce the Italian good"
AT the invitation OF my friend Bon.
fortunate Taglatc!a," said Freddy
enunciating all the liquid sylIables with