The evening world., 1916-04-05

"
S ent by the cold, practical
light OF day.
His position with the Empire Con-
struction Company had altered ma
terially: he had no longer the inside
track with the President. and he be-
gnn 10 find the going very rough.
Marsland treated him strictly as an
employee. an inconsequenti tial servant.
one OF the many. He no longer had
entree to the others private office;
IN fact. never saw Marsand except
IN the halls and elevator. when the
other would bcstow curt nod or
ignore him entirely. according as his
humor dictated.
The rank and file OF the Office staff
were quick 20 note the sudden coll
lapse of the favorite. and old zeal.
ousies. long treasured. now found set
tlement Carkcr. head OF the design
Ing room. and an able. ambitious. bu:
small minded individual. bitterly
Jealous OF his little authority. had
always silently raved against Forbcs's
intimacy with the President and tho
consequent leeway 1t gave the former.
Perhaps Forbes too had uncon-
sciously taken advantage Of It., but
more often than not Marsland HIM
SELF had been 10 blame, never hcsl-
ta,ing 10 call the other away from
work set him by Carker. Now tho
la''"r was having his innings, and he
proved equal to the occasion.
Forbes found lt~lself shouldered
with all the dirty" work, the sort OF
thdnkless routine stun he considered
himself above, which hitherto had
been rcleEated to the most juvenile
and least competent member OF the
stan. When he protested Carkar
told him curtly Ae was there TO DO
81. ordered, and II hc didn't like IL
there was plenty oS room outdoors.
He would have Mr.. Forbes under
stand that he. Carker, was head Of
the room and didn't want any advice
about how 20 manage II. Carker
seemed to be Al his elbow every min
ute of the day, fault-finding, nngGing,
hroWboating; man impossible to
please.
Tho authority or which he was 60
bitterly jealous, which Forbes had so
auCc became an unrestraincd torrent
uf venom now that 1t had an outlet
n last. II seemed 10 Forbes as il the
word had been passed to Carker from
higher up 10 20 as FAR as he liked:
perhaps this was doing Mlrsland an
Injustice, but the impression re-
lnalned.
only once had ne seen Marsland in
private; on tho occasion OF asking FOR
the return of the money invested in
the sterling Mines Company. Mars
land had smiled colily and in way
that brought the blood to Forbes's
face.
"rm not asking this because OF
anything that's happened" said
Forbes Aotly. you know why want
the money, IL isn't mine, but must
bee pnid To that Chicago bank"
"Mhy do YOU como 20 me, Mr..
Euvuos?" asked tn" other curtly. "I'ye
nothing 90 lo with your affairs, pr,-
vat" or otherwise"
"lt MAS on YOU. earnest advlc" in
vested tho money in tho Sterling
COMPANY | UNDERSTOOD you were in
tcr"stci in H."
What do you mean by Inter.
og'.l'""
"rna, You were back OF it in a
s'us'."
"Thou YOU understood wrong" sail
Marslanl dryly. "My business is tho
Empire Construct ipn Company, and
I've no other. II advised YOU 20 in
vest with tho Sterling people II was
simply because | thought II . good
thnE. ] had no other interest in tho
mntt"r.'
Forbes lookcd at him. "Mr Mars
land, you gave IN" TO understand
t.| .tH,
many words, tIat YOU were Interested
IN no Sterling Cumpany--baCk of it."
~ gave YOU 20 understand nothing
of the sort" rctortcd the other. you
AZ" making n statement that's abso-
lN'"lv ials", and | warn you 10 ho
careful II YOU gathered that mean
ing from what | said is your own
faul, not mine. I'm a small minor
~ Stockholdcr precisely like your
s"II and have absolutely no other in
tcr"" In tho concern, no voice In It's
management, | invested in II tust
as You invested in II. Don't come 10
me- about Nour money hut 20 70 the
Sterling COMPANY Sell ont 10 Won
waut Il" hut don't bother me about II:
Nv" other ana moro important things
TO do"
Nlrsland wheeled around 10 his
desk, presenting a broad, implacahlo
back ana Forbes had nothing to do
but leave,
Sub"o olu~n'lv hc paid visit to the
ornate offices Of the Sterling Mines
'omr'nv ava had an interview with
me SECRETARY treasurer, Mr., Green. n
very smart, plausible and prcsentahlc
rcn'lr'Nnn, Tln sterling Company
w'r" owners of mining propertv in
Sort 1W"S'orN CANDIDA, ana Mr. Green
'Np'plr"i tho" were not in the mar
kct 10 buy back their own stock. They