Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-05

comes extinct. Was the lady this aft
ernoon as old as seventy, Johnson"
"Oh, no, sir. Not at all, sir"
"Are you sure she asked for me and
not Mr.. Rodney"
"Quite sure, sir. Miss Grayson was
here, sir, and can tell you. We had q
time OF It."
"Some lady going into business to dc
America or the Americans" was Mr..
Martins inward comment. anybody
elsew he added aloud.
Eyes, sir" said Johnson; MRS. Cheys
semore. She left the blank for the Y.
NJ. G. A. subscription"
II hope you remember that I'm al.
ways out for her, johnson"
Mr.. Martin thought 1t really a little
shameful how many times this pious
lady came to see him. .a
"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, "
he read, "press representative Belle of
of Broadway company"
"Now who was that, Johnson"
"He was calling on Mr.. Rodney, sir, }"
said johnson. He's been here several
times, but never left his card before"
A press agent from a Broadway
show after Rodney? The young mans
father groaned inwardly. 'Oh, Lord. ;" he
thought, what next?" Visions Of breach
of promise. Of blackbird dinners, OF
even Opponents, flashed through his
mind. This settled it. Rodney simply
must be anchored somehow.
as Mr.. Rodney in, Johnson?" was
the next inquiry.
mo, sir. Not now, SIR"
do you know where he is now?"
Prom to 2 he was at a downtown
restaurant at lunch, sir. From 2:3O to
he was at the horse auction company
looking at new hunter, sir. From 4
to S he's at the Municipal club, SIR"
Good heavens, Johnson, how do you
know all that" exclaimed Mr.. Martin
Because he left the telephone mum
bers, sir, and was to let him know Il
Miss Grayson came In, SIR
"And has she been here, Miss Gray
son?'
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?"
II 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 understands"
eyes, sir. Nothing, SIR"
| It was really faithless Of Johnson
the soap king thought, to betray Rod
| ney's we'll laid plans, but Rodney's IA
Their had plans Of his own in frustrat
ing them. Let that silly ass Johnson
think what he had a mind to. He
didn't want Mary Grayson for himself
and he didn't care If 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, If not the sec
ond and third. But why not all threei
"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 It
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 new mean
ing. Rodney might be made to stooI
| to be conquered-to conquer himself
and his laziness Of rich mans son
On Mary Grayson's part It was not
really STOPPING II you considered Rod
ney's mentality and character. He ad
mitted it sourly. II Rodney could find
an incentive in Mary Grayson, thu
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 eye.
at him from the windows of theil
limousines. Lots Of old fellows, h,
thought, might feel like making up t.
Mary themselves. And why not
Well, one reason for Cyrus Martin wal
that he had known her mother. Be
sides
! ibid you want me. Mr.. Martin ?