Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
The Sldter-Ashtey Affair
Nv J. STUART IASE


NWTHo is that womanr' George
w Vanderpyle grabbed the arm ol
the young fellow nearest him, and in
dicated slim figure en- the floor below
Who dye mean?" Billy Walters
leaned over the balcony. Why. that's
Miss Slater. Been librarian of the Mary
webster Memorial for years"
The other made no comment me~e'v
waited for the temperance OF the slen-
der. s!lk.draped figure in the rounN VI
the waltz. In his forty-odd years OF life
0eorge Vanderpyle had seen many
self. so beautiful q one as this Miss
Slater. And to think of her being incar
cerated In the Mary Webster Memorial
vanderpyle, back for his twentieth
reunion, had done his duty as n wealthy
slumnus and made superficial round OF
tho university buildings. lie recalled the
Mary Webster Memorial, erected since
his time, as an architecturally perfect
severely classic building Of cold lime
stone with q dim, vault-like interior. ad
mirably adapted, no doubt, for the pre-.
servation of fragile first editions. bu;
hardly a suitable environment for tho
winsome. glowing bit Of flesh and blood
he had Just seen.
Suddenly the man smiled. whimsical.
ly. All his life desire on his part e.
see a thing accomplished had predicted
Its accomplishment The field Of match.
making to he sure, was virgin soil. but
that would render the experiment all the
more interesting And surely. from his
vast acquaintance, he could pick some
weil-favored bachelor worthy to rescue
the fair librarian and place her in the
environment to which her lovelinoss en-.
titled her. But first he must meet her
and make sure she fulfilled the rromis,
Of her face.
who'll introduce me TO herr" he
asked young Walters, much to The lat
ter's amusement These old fellows com.
ing back we're dandy chaps and all that
and demanding ones loyalty as fratern
ity brothers, but II was sure odd to think
Of them being Interested In the other sex
LET me see" Walters considered Il
moment, refectlvely. "You might ash
Jack Ashley. He knows everybody"
The boy had hit It. Jack Ashley not
only knew everybody. hut every one
knew Jack. knew him as one Of the fines'
products, physical or mental. ever turned
out by the university And there wa
the man he was looking Tor By George
what pair they would make Nander
pyle was becoming as enthusiastic ovel
the consummaticn Of the match us II hi
was about to close a business deal in
volving millions,)
Ashley he found at the Union swap
ping cigars and stories with other mem
bers Of his class. which post-dated tina,
derpyle, like the canny flnancier he was
approached his object obliquely.
Settling himself In a deep.cushionei
chair, he Joined in the conversation. No
for some time did he direct his attention
particularly to Ashley. Then. I'm in
terested," no began. "in the Bentor
Americafa- Come over with me In thu
morning TO the Webster Memorial and
tell me what you thirk OF the value oi
their collection"
Ashley agreed amiably and coaversa
ton dr.ftcd into other channels Will,
yanderpyle, regarding the man 0npo
site. wondered how he had escaped sc
long the matrimonial ret Surely II coult
not have been through neglect on tn,
part OF the women! Perhaps he wa
awaiting some ideal -. some dream
woman OF qualities rare and seemingly
unattainable. At the thought. Wander
pyle nearly chuckled aloud. She had beer
found for him!