Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-13
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Socia1Htates
Story No. 8
Sauce for the Gander
Plot by George Bronson Howard.
NoNeiization by Hugh C. Weir
Copyright Kalem Company.


SO am I!' saad the girl And Peter
sSIH was forced to depart with HE
miho mn In a chaos and realizing that the
Es. E,ri had sroTn SO temptingiy aliuring
II she were really HE.
ndsatiy e. she told Mona of t the inter- ter
And ssain she was right The mex,
oply to be met with the same reb1ff@
tribe less pronounced. BY this
ums rather and son were completely
his Intention of leaving the paternai %
r;of and moving into independent
The r1uns bas come for our crisis"
q this developer ent. Il shall accept
PsteS Iatdlaw when he calls again
and III leave the rest to you, Mona"
sent the elder Laidlaw away jubilant-
50 1ubilant thar he promptly sought
opt his son, and informed him OF the
Yourg and beautiful step-mother Dick
received the intelligence I'm dismay,
and an hour later was excitedly pour
ihg out the story to Mona's sym pathetic
Think what It will mean to US. dear!
Some designing woman has trapped the
money, and there won't be a dollar left
why not follow your fathers tactics
Sc Sssfed 16s W PSy 4fG M6na on sSsh
the money, real money-not a check"
woIS.r %Ry JgySA HtAu IL dnad DO i'll You are a
An hour later young Laidlaw, with
his wallet newly repleted. climbed out
OF taxtdab before the apartment
of a familiar figure just disappearing
thu ough y e entrance. II was his father
Young Laidlaw ground his teeth, and
strolled thoughtfully around the block,
ments at hand TO play his game.
Meanwhile the elder Laidlaw in
Mary's apartment was slipping an ex-
! pensiVe diamond engagement ring on
/ the girls finger in spite of her pro-
tests that the gift was much too valu-
able. AS, he stepped back into the
though by aocidert. and that sauey
young woman, attired for the street
stood confronting him
| "Oh, Mr.. Laidlaw," she said sweetly
"I have been thinking over your visit
TO me, and have come to the conclu-
sion that you are -%gnt in your argu-
ments to me that a marriage with
happiness to beth Of us"
"In other words" said Peter Laid
law eagerly.
In other words. II your offer to take
pared to accept 1t! But, remember, Il
must lbe cash. If I am going to sell
/ the only happir ess I have ever known
I will not barter myself for check"
You shall have the cash. said
Peter Laidlaw, grlmly, as he hurried
| from the house, so occupied with his
thoughts that he did not see the
lodging figure Of his son behind the
corner of the building.
Five minutes later Dick Laidlaw was
| pressing the bell of Mary's fat The
Interview was short. and If not sweet
at least was eminently satisfactory to
both parties. When the younger Laid
law took up his hat, Mary held twenty
crisp one hundred dollar bills.
At about the same minute another
| and terminating in an equally salts
factory manner was taking place In
the apartment OF Mona Just across the
corridor.
Laidlaw, that you relinquish all claims
to my son-that henceforth you will
see nothing of him under any circum-
( stances"
softly rustled the newly minted bills,
which her caller had pressed on her;
And now, is there anything further?
81 think notw said Peter Laidlaw
] deliberately, as he stepped to the door.
The girl accompanied him sweetly, saw
him safely into the corridor, and then
started forward with distended eyes.
At practically the same moment the
D
opened for her visitor. Father and son
stood staring at one another, and at
their shoulders the two girls.
For tense moment the tableau con-
tinued.
And then Mary whirled toward,
Mona. "You-hussy" she snapped
"You vixen retorted Mona.
The Laidlaws said nothing. without
a word. Dick clapped his hat dow
onto his head, and etrode toward the
! stairs His father hesitated hor
moment and then followed more slow
ly his face contracted thoughtfully.
An hour later parent and son, in the
privacy Of the formers innermost Of
Ace, took reflective and melancholy
notes. The result left them staring
at each other blankly.
'It looks, governor, as though they
played you for the goat" said Dick
with a groan
In Marv's apartment the two girls
werc busily engaged in airraying them
Selves for the street.
1--WE win!' said Mona. for the TWEEN
tieth time. I'VE win. grille! And
"what?" asked Mona, pinning on her
hat.
Now to give back the money TO the
rightful owners. I have list OF over
twenty of the recent victims OF the
Gaidlaw loan office. Counting the pro-
ceeds of the presents we have received.
we should net something over $1,000.
not bad work at all, chr