Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-21
Printed b. special arrangement tDith
HoR0htou MtGlGl Co.
Copvripht, 1890, by LeroD Scott.

copvrioit, 1870, by LeroD Scott.
The old mans fury was now almost
beyond all control. "God--you crook,
YOU Haven't you tried to put across
enough slippery tricks? Haven't l pulled
you out of enough trouble for you TO
learn any sense? And yet you try still
another stunt--forgery l didn't know
you could forge-but l should have
known that you'd have your try at
every crooked stunt there is. YOU
gou---" He ended with a gaspins
choke.
Jennie, eyes wide, stared at her hus-
band. She did not consciously remem-
Der what Slim had said about him, but
the substance Of Sims words must
have been reuttering themselves in the !
ears of her Subconscious self. She felt
dizzy-sick.
'But-but-I don't know anything
about that check" Kenneth responded
in a thin, dry whisper.
sYou lie That other signature is
your signature all right. But / know
1 never signed that check-though if |
hadn't been so certain | had not. l
might have believed l did. for that
forgery is a wonder. It's no use to lie
and try to suuirm out of tive had to
cover you up too often to believe any
Of your lies'
( Kenneth wet his twitching, white
bps. ''The amount isn't really so big.
Only fifty thousand Take care of it
I, for little while, father-and I'll
square it up. promise. I've got big
chances. Square it up and-and-keep
It quiet -
"You don't get this situation at all.
aou young fool - ragged the father. Il
might square it. Fifty thousand is
lot of money still could manage it.
But can't keep it quiet. There's the
big point can't keep it quiet ~
y.E"You cant keep it ouict?' exclaimed
Kenneth You cant keep it quiet?
Why
sf.I didn't discover il. The audit
company discovered this morning there
Was just fifty thousand dollars differ
ehcc between our figures in our balance
and the banks figures, and they dug
,ip this check. And they happened to
tell three other men in the firm about
II before they told me-and one of them
Is Mortimer. And Mortimer hates me
Morse than poson-he wouldn't pass
By this chance to get knife into me
for a million dollars. Keep it quiet?
The best / could get out of them was
the loan of this check. under a guaran
ire. while had the affair out with you.
Keep it quiet? Young man, you We at
ast mixed EourSeil III SomethihS tua'
no human power can keep qulei ..
.'kenneth was now supporting nimSelI
by leaning heavily on the table aud
e5enching its edges with both hands.
His terrified eyes were blinkirgly on
his father. but he did not speak. Jcn-
ME, little to one side, watched the
Two men waiting IN slcNeheu aina"e'
liient of soul.
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lifetime, unloosencd in moment.
'ss'Keep it quiet. When you say that
! Won are thinking ONLY of what ii may
mean to you. Well, it can't be kept
ouieti Do Won know what that means
fo me? Do YOU know that 7 lowered
your mothers social position bv letting
her marry mo? DO Won know that for
thirty Years and more I've been work
( ;ng day and night 70 win nIace II
.hns;ness and ont in life that worId put
me and nv family on Il level with +h,
fon neonIc your mother used IN mi,
.witb ) God, how I've worked an,
sthougbt and waited Ia ESTABLISH rnvsnI
lind ,ov family And I'vn won out-o
almost won ont And nov, inst n
I've won in n big wav. nv son com
,r,its forgorrNtbera,II bc 'n' a hig v" +,;ai"
.if's Main caseNand ha'I 90 to Gin
n hat ~
- nep The idea of NV vboie iifo !
tss,asbed >, He rinnod orr a +erribi
~.asth /. Torn;o boJ nn,-or boord Lor 60 thon
eren in his most fnriors ,rn rnou,nnt 'Symv s'roa
.,,;th s,,nh J.i,,;1a ''ronrtnoiioJ
Garce tYon si;nnerr r,ortb1oss ho,,,,J ,I
itba+ I,yo +riod an bor5 20 - ,,'o,
tsf-eI ought 70 boat yo,,. hoad | u, m - -"
c., " pe"' U"' "c"u !"
Stili' hennetn' pale gripping tn
anles eyes on MS father' made no re
esponse
& Mr. Harrisons fury ragged on. -
few years in Sing Sing might be n goo,
thing for you. if that was all there wa
40 it. But think of what it means Il
my life work-think of what il mean
TO my family And you've had ever,
srhance in the world that We could Civ
you. And your wife-Shc's deveIope,
into wonder for you' He turnc,
iaipon Jennie. Jennie. I guess yo,
know I objected to you at first. but
want to apologize. What you've don
ITO put him forward is a miracle,
phe'd had the right stuff in him there
mo place 80 high that You couldn't hav
.,landed him in it. But as it is. YOU r
Siust one moro he's dragged down, Jen
onfe!''
y. Jennie. though she had heard. did no
eeply. When Mr.. Harrison had turue
10 her and snoken her name. she ha
.;seen Kenneth's gaze. which all the Will
had been fearfully upon his father
:, s6ift to her face. He was now starin
NJ her and curious look was dawnin
in his ewes. Jennie perceived this; sh
cnuId moi anticipate what this look coul
nean; but a new culver went throug
her weakened body.