Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
A STORY Of Neto York Liie
Bu LEROY SCOTT

but you know I've always said could
take no part. directly or indirectly, in
your political affnirs-ond particularly
not in your fcuds within your own
party"
I'm not asking you to--yet,' the
other said blandly. I'm merely ask
ing you to consider, If I'm put down
and out, what that will mean to Mr..
James Harrison, Of Harrison & Co, in
a business way
Mr.. Harrison looked his question.
"It will mean that all the contracts
! I've been able to swing to the firm, I'll
! not be able to swing any more, and that
/ those contracts will go some plnce else.
1 1t will mean that about 80 per cent. of
your total business will be suddenly
sliced off. That ought to interest YOU. y
| 1t did. Mr.. Harrison looked very
grnvely at Conway for long moment,
hut | don't see how l can help out.
As ! said, never did mix in that end
of things"
Yes, you always were respectable.
/ Iim." Ii there was irony or acrimony
or menace in Conway's mind his even
voice did not show It. You took the
/ business ] turned in, and never asked
questions about how | got it; you never
wanted to know. And ] admit it paid
/ ne TO have you clean and respectable.
Guess I've been fairly square myself,
as men average up. But now If you
don't want your business Topped in two,
and if don't want to lose everything,
we've got to get down to brass tacks--
md you've got to come in quick and
Iclp me"
How"
''Use your respectable connections.
figure out how they can make it worth
/ Murdock's while if he leaves me alone
or how they can squeeze him If he
DOESN'T"
For the next half hour, the two men
discussed this proposition. In the
meantime, out on the piazza, Mrs. Har
ison, hand on the shoulder OF Jennie
ho sat ut her feet on the steps. had
issumed the tuctful hostess's duty Of
'tarting conversation between Jennie
ind Harry Edwards.
so you two have met before had
been her first remark after the men
had withdrawn.
Yes" replied Jennie "Wc met on
the Astor roof that first night Kenneth
took us out. MIR. Edwards and ] had @
lance together"
"oh, then you really know each
other"
"Yes--a little" Jennie admitted.
Mrs. Harrison chatted on for u few
minutes, then arose. She recognized
'he gulf time had eroded between forty
i've and twenty, and it wUs part of her
idea of human relationships that the
middle aged should not intrude un-
necessarily upon the interests natural
10 the young.
~ must give orders about tea, SC
You'll please excuse me. think you i
find Sue and Billy Graysou playing
ennis.
Jennie and Harry strollcd OF to-
sether, but not toward the tennis
courts. Presently they brought up at
the tiny beach, with its huge boulder
where two weeks before Jennie haC
communcd with herself and had read
justeed and added 70 her patient plans
ior her enlarging life.
Harry glanced about. Their seclu
sion was perfect.
Il was down at the Pekin last night
and saw your father" he began.
GLOW was he?" she asked quickly
ain good health-but in an awfu
temper ut me-"
"WhyY"
you see I told him about my meet
ing you the other night, and about my
threatening you"
what did he say?"
''Toned down and made elegant il
was to the effect that he'd smash my
everlasting head if / messed things w
for you. And he'd do it, too. | told
him / was going to behave" Harry &
frank blue eyes fixed upon her in grave
reflection. az thought about it last
night as he sat in his little office with
his big hands gripped in front of him
Black Jerry down there in the 'Pekin,
asking nothing for himself-you up
here, one Of the regular swclls. He's
a strange man, Black Jerry-but believe
me, he's all right!'
Jennie did not answer. Her mind
saw the set look on her fathers dark
face when, four years before, he had
sent her out of his life; saw that set,
goggled face as it gazed unwaveringly
ut her two weeks since while she had
delivered her valedictory address. A
fierce hunger surged up within her
pretending to gaze ut passing steamer
she turned her head to hide the tears
which sprang into her eyes. A moment
went by; then she deftly managed tc
wipe her eyes unnoticed.
How are you getting on in business
Harry?" she asked, her eyes still sea
ward.