The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
otash,Perlmutte
and Others
By GLASS
II GIN HOU=
LAC HEIRLOOM.

copyright. The Frank A. Munsey Col
office boys go Bonfortunato Tag
liatela was by no means of en-
gaging personality. He was short
for his fourteen years, and a tousled
mop of hair hung low over his eyes,
with which he squinted horribly.
SO i'll favored was the boy that he
moved easy going John Oakley to pro-
testations of disgust.
"By Georger" he said to Freddy Fur
nival. THAT office boy of yours is a
freak. May | ask what on earth In
duced you to hire him?'
You may" Freddy replied. THE
sole consideration was that he's a
member of the Benvenuto Cellini cir
Gle of the Tasso Settlement on Mott
street. at which your sister Mary is a
worker"
"Quite So" Oakley commented. But
where's the Connection
Spoken like a brother!' said Fred
dy. 81 suppose you don't know Mary
is awfully down on me and calls me
one of the idle rich"
81 do know it," Oakley replied.
Last night at dinner she said you
were only playing at practicing law"
precisely" said Furnival, land Tay-
lor shall be the means of disillusioning
her. He is under strict injunction to
inform her. first. what a large and
lucrative practice I'm acquiring, and.
second, how by precept and example
I'm making a man out of him."
He felt in his pockets for some ciga-
rettes and found none there.
Taylor he called. And when Tag
liatela appeared in response he threw
r~ettes," he said, 1.-The kind we're both
partial to-"
"You don't meal to say you feed him
cigarettes?" said Oakley when the boy
had gone.
Not IT. Furnival answered. HE
helps himself to 'em, together with
what small change | may have, out Of
the pocket of my Office coat, when I'm
not here. Last week be developed a
new trick. | found my library dwin-
ding volume by volume. He sells 'em
at a book shop on Ann street. l fol-
lowed him there last Thursday, and
arranged to have him paid a quarter
apiece for reports and thirty cents for
digests. Very decent fellow, the pro-
prietor. He turns 'em back to me at a
nickel protit-and there you are"
by Jove! What won't a fellow do
when he's in lover" Oakley ejacu-
lated.
You're quite right" said Freddy,
but there are com~pensations. I've in
yited myself over to the Benyenuto
Cellini circle tonight, as Taylor's guest,
and Mary will be there. Here he is
now he broke off suddenly. Greet
ings. Taylor"
The stunted youth entered. and, grin
ming sheepishly. deposited a package
of cigarettes on the desk. from which
Freddy took it.
cigarettes used to come ten in q
box" he said, as be opened the pack
age, 'but-ha. as | thought. there are
only nine here. The trusts again. Oak
ley-you can't beat EN-"
The TaSso settlement on Mott street
accomplished two results. neither of
which was important from the stand
point of sociology. Imprimis, it pro-
vided Hector Ginhouliac, its founder
and head worker, with a living, and,
secondly. it catered to a laudable 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 Fmrnival, only heir at law of
Furnival's dry soap and magic cleaner.
Freddy's perennial fippancy served but
to irritate Mary, who was nothing if
not earnest of purpose, while the
suave and polished Ginhouliac appeal
ed strongly to her sense of dignity.
True. Gilhouliac had no money and
even made melancholy jest of his pow
erty to Mary.
But you are rich in your life work."
she would say.
Ginhouliac would answer with a re-
signed smile. induced, no doubt, by the
aptness of Mary's 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 we'll
provoke a sense Of their own unworthi-
ness, but in Ginhouliac it aroused only
self congratulation. The proposition
seemed delightfully."- easy, save for one
Overwhelmingly. the cost of a suitable
engagement ring-and this difficulty to
n person of Hentor's ingenuity might
be readily overcome,
When Freddy entered the settlement
house on the Tuesday in question. in
Mary's company. Ginhouliac felt no
restraint. He greeted Miss Oakley eff
fusively and acknowledged the intro