The herald., 1920-06-03
CHECKED UP
BY ALVAH J. GARTH


" mar Is the trouble, Hiram,r T.,
CURED his better half To-
Look and see. 'Smvtba
Brokers' That's false coIors - 70
seems 70 be sailing under ' DIN,
smith isn't good enough for b,r Nla
seems, 50 he has to spread.eo.,a D'
der another name" '' u0'
We'll" rojolned Mrs. Smith ,,..
~, smith IS in fact, a plain GU ,aO'''
name and maybe the city wav -
change it," - "
Change itw cried Hiram g..
his eye. SAY! II all the Smiths -.
the world tomorrow it would foo, ~
lack OF them! ] won't have This a.,
I'm going to give Norman roa 4s
sound piece Of my mind. WHY" e,.
opened the envelope. its ISM t..N
Norman at all, and Hiram proceed.
to read the incloSure.
"Humph :" he observed Anal.
Here's something to consider In'.
hsten' Martha. This letter is trou
Norman's stenOgrapher, a Miss A.,
Brown, and it says that Norman Il r.
trouble, is away from the CITY "a,
day or two, and, because she Is int.,
ested In him and the business Al.
asks me to come on at once and bor.
consultation with her. Tell Won I'm
worried and disappointed ] gavs
Norman $4,000 to make his wsy |,
the world, and here's a break"
1t was no mystery at all, Uncle n.
ram found, when he entered the ofscs
OF Smythe & Co. two mornings late,
He looked savage as he noted ths,
name blazOned in gilt on the plss.
glass windows, but he quieted down
as he introduced himself to the pretty
and sensible looking young LADY in
charge.
81 like your looks" he announced
bluntly, "and your eyes tell me YOU
are Il girl in the habit Of speaking th.
truth. Now, then, tell me all about
It,"
The recital that followed, serious
and anxious, sObered Uncle Hiram not
a little. 1t appeared that some bad
advisers had induced Norman to make
IN splurge" That of the name wa,
a part of it, plunging outside Of ETH
cal securities was a second.
"If Mr.. Smith had only kept On
steadily with safe securities he would
not have had any trouble" declared
the young lady. ale was Influenced
however, by a set of reckless specus.
tors, and has lost nearly all his cap
ital. He is proud. and wanted to
make money too fast. He has been
a good friend To me, NJ. Smith, CIV.
ing me employment when | was out
of work, or the prospect Of it, and |
like him-and something more than
that" and the speaker flushed.
"And he likes yOu-and something
more than that, is that it?' insinuatd
Hiram bluntly.
81 hope So" aSSented Miss Brown
frankly. AT all events, wish to help
him and save him, with your assist
ancC, of course"
"You put it straightforward and
husineSSlike," said Hiram, and III
think It over" which he did. Then
he resumed: "Now, then, Miss Brown
I've decided what will do. Firs
thing, well 90 over the books and
clear up all the debts. Next, no more
silly fads like using the Smythe name
Then Norman has got TO cut out Dis
expensive clubs, and two-hOur lunef
cons, and training with set OF young
fellows who play with bank accounts
and don't care whose they are. Wen
take that name Off those windows ana
make it Smith & Co., as 1t ought
be, right away"
Hiram actually enjoyed the next i've
DAYS. Miss Brown was a girl to IKE
more and more the better one became
acquainted with her. The logan"
truthfulness, and honest business sens
she displayed completely won Hlrsn
over. IL was the third morning alIa
his arrival that his nephew entefe'
the office. 49,
"Who changed those signs on ue
windows" he began stormlly' "nea
Ava silenced him with the promp
warning reply:
"Your uncle, who is In the nen
room"
Norman Smith became meek as =
lamb as he confronted the latter, WV
was stern and dignified as he sala'
"Slt down, want to have y"
with you. No, don't close the wv.
Miss Brown is better business gem"
than you are, and has my conhae''e
Now, then"
"You talk wisdom, Uncle Hlram'
he conceded. "and I'll be glad to 'ur'
over a new leaf"
AN right" spoke his uncle. "iosa
find lots Of encouragement ana n''r
II you do. I'll be your backer II
reasonable way, and Miss Brown W"
doesn't spell her name with an
tagged onto 1t or any such fol-oe,lV, ~
a safe balance wheel. II you IKE =.
and something more than that CIV -,
cluded the old man, slyly' 'en ~
So" ,r,L
"rIl do that" acceded Norman VIZ
ingly, and he went into the mex, r. ~,
",IIss Brown-Ava," he added -
uncle chides me for my folly 10 cD. -,
ing my name, but don't think n ier,.
Ah n