Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29


Buy you out? Why, dear girl, have
ever said anything to lead you to believe
that could buy out anybody? Honestly,
you make me blush, because l never
realized before how poverty-stricken l
am. How could buy you out?'
81 am going to lend you the money. l
am going to sell to you for eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. will lend
you that amount. l shall want six per
cent. interest. l am frightfully business
like, Edwin. l spent two hours with my
lawyer, Mr.. RIAL, last night. l told him
the scheme. He thought it was good
one, provided you were the right man.
| told him was very sure you were the
right man. l told him that, dear, and
never smiled. Please never wear tie of
any color but dark blue, Edwin. Yes, like
that you have on. l told Mr. Rial that
/ had watched carefully and selected you
out of large number of men, as the ideal
proprietor of Escutcheon. That was a
tib, Edwin, but it sounded very-pro-
gressive, dare say. Please, MIR. Hyatt,
will you buy paper company? Oh, my
dear, I'm getting positively silly, am l
not? But can you blame me, after all this
fuss and feathers? Come, I've told them
all you are going to buy me out! You
won't go back on me, will your"
"I-I'm stunned!' breathed Hyatt.
"Dear girl, l don't know what to say!
There doesn't seem to be anything to say
| am to be the manager
mo! You are to be the owner!"
Every well. The Gunner of Escutcheon
But, Elizabeth, l don't know that I'm
capable of taking hold like this. You may
be risking your money foolishly. 1t might
be better to sell to those other people
Then, at least, you'd be in no danger of
loss"
Dear boy!' she interrupted. "You
don't think half well enough of your
ability. | am really very canny Edwin,
because | know this is good investment
But, even if you should lose everything,
you'd lose gloriously-and perhaps, per-
haps that would bring us even nearer to-
gether than success. And | shall be SO
very happy, watching everything you do!
For want to share, you know, as a silent
partner. | do hope you'll make some
blunders-so that ce can work them out
together, like big human puzzle
you've mentioned lots and lots of
things you wanted to do for the workers
things that would be good for them and
good for the company-not hare-brained
philanthropic notions, but real ideas for
human efficiency. Now is your chance.
You do those things! There is no Rouss
to stand in your way now; not even an
Elizabeth Farnum to say no'-and I'm
Just wild to see what will happen! Aren't
you-the least bit glad Edwin"
Hyatt passed hand across his eyes.
The door of the world had opened, and
he was being beckoned in. New work,
new responsibility, new opportunity was
calling. But he wasn't thinking, because
he couldn't think of those things just now.
She who had come into his heart, and
made it hers, was standing before him.
She was not showering him with benefits
SO much as she was giving him the chance
to conquer. She had ceverly done every
thing possible to annihilate the distance
that once lay between them. And in the
bargain, she was giving, with mature
and womanly surrender, herself. In
swift moment he had caught her in his
arms.
at was you wanted-just you, sweet
heart" he told her. "Without all this,
am far too rich!n