Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-04

that passed, until now she was the visi-
Bile pcrsUnihcation of dccrcpit old age,
hollow eyed. hollow checked, with a
witch's nose and chin drawing ever
closer each other as the mouth rcccded
| while she looked all this IL you man.
aged to catch her nm instant in rcposc,
which was an achievement you might
boast of---in action she seemed younger
this morning than she had been ten
years ago. The brightness Of her eyes
bespoke the guickness of hcr mind the
sharpness Of her tongue wns ample sign
of the nimblcncss of hcr temper the
brdlikp alertnrss in the carriage Of her
head. the grim set Of her long fingers
about her stick. the quick step, all be-
spoke the wOmah's character
Now she hobblcd down the porch until
she bent over Evelyn's chair, her hard,
wise old eyes gimlcting after whatever
the girl might hold secretly in her mind
and actually making Evelyn wonder
If they saw the naughty latest thing in
books undcr the thick cushions.
You're pictty thing" snapped
the old woman.
Thank you. auntic." said Evelyn.
clearly pleased at such remark from
such a quarter.
'Oh. don't thank me-" cut in Rachel
Stcthcril. tapping viciously with her
u
on looks and short on brains. Most
likely your heads chuck full of look
ing glasses and fools in brcCches7-----
Where's lIaldUnT'
Still Evelyn smiled. accepting her
great Srandaunt aS a true philosopher
accepts an unpleasant change in the
weather.
II haven't scen MrP IInddon this
morning. she answered quietly.
Morning" gruntcd the old woman.
ITS afternoon aud time for lunch
and | told IladdOn to be- here at II.
If,thr fool doesn't know which side hi%
breads buttcrcd on and who buffers il
for him lac doesn't know much.
Evelyn prcpcd slyly at her watch. The
little golden hands pointed at two full
minutes after R2.
Graham !" cried Mrs. Stcthcril. lift :
ing her sharp. shrill voice with such
sudden vchemrncr that fully nnlf n
dozen servants in the house and about
the grounds started nnxiUusly. Ora
ham"
Yes. Mrs. Strthcril."
The answer in the cXprcSsiOnlcsS
voice Of the young man with the frost
bitten face sounded ridiculOusly la
after the Old wOman's lively call. II
was preceded by n cessation of the fniu
clicking Of distunt typewriter and i'm
mrdiatrly followed by tn" sound .
Adrian Graham's soft footed up
prOuCh.
"What do YOU think of this now sec
rctary of lladdon So demanded Mrs
Stcthcril. OF Evelyn. obviously. since
not yet had Graham come. out of tn
house.
II Why. what should think
auntic?' She lifted her very innocent
looking eyes to her aunt. II hardl
; know him, you know. lie seems yer,
! nicc.'
"What does IInddon want n srcrctar
: for?" qlicricd Mrs. Stcthcril sharply
her eyes keen upon EvcIyn's.
"Why." smiled Evelyn. ''hc say
that he Is very busy and needs som
one TO take lot Of the routine work o
Z his hands. AlHo. he told me last nigh
that he is writing book, II sor
, Of -" g."
4; Book" jccrcd the old woman
"Justin liaddon write book. Is til
= man plumb mad?'
Il don't know, auntic." came pleas
= antly with Ev"lyns little laugh. III
says that there is demand for
i Oh don't quite know whn
u it is. a sort Of handbook of lcgH
information or something Of that kind
| anu
= "Whcn did he tell you all thisT
0 asked her aunt. cycling her with sharp
: ness vaguely mingled with suspicion.
: Last night. While We were =
u "IIumph! Last night without an
: warning he takes on secretary. Justi
u IIaddon who doesn't need one any NOR
, than ! need wings. and who's as tigl
as rain barrel. On top of that he
going to write book Oh
, You're here. are yOu:"
= = "ICs, Mrs. Stcthcril. io
called 5"
"DOn't tell me what | did" sh
IL snapped at Graham who had come II
!, so quietly that she had not heard him
- N"That's no reason for you to com
. creeping up on me like fOotpad.
= She glarcd at him for an instant nn'
then jrrringly announced. II nlwny
, did have my suspicious of man tina
y went sinking around in rubber Solrs. y
- "Iou may remember, Mrs. Strth
Grill" he began with an assumption q
dignity very unsuccessfully done undc
: her hard eyes, II dignity which sccmc
actually pale. Coiorlcss. as though
=, were thing he kept in the dark celia
= of his being and now had dragged on
g into tn" sunlight THAT YOU yourself
:, suggested =.
,, shut up" she cried out at him
:. Jerking up her great Stic as thoug
" she would strike him with it. Shu
up I. What have YOU done abou
y this Bond affair.""
: 'Thc Bond AFFAIR."" he asked Srifrly
- conscious Of Eyciyn'S Interested oh
Scrvation and being. after all. humnl
- May | ask what particular bond ai
- rair?'
con. You Ounce" she rlnrkcd II
, him. "What particular bond affair
q The Bond affair. Bond, Capital II
g B-o.n.d. Bond It's a mans nam'
- 4 man might be named l'rnmblr q
!, Spinach, suppose, if he wanted tC
q Some men ought 10 be named l0l
Fool. I'm talking about Arnold Ronc
Il man, cashier Of the Lockworth Ma
- tional Bank. -
1t all came down upon poor Ndrin
y Graham IN an nAIanch" OF hurtllng
heated words. and though he got hi
Il mouth open and kept it open until Sh
was done no words came from II i'm
. ncdiatcly. His face was red. and on
; less mplacnblr than the Black Witr
o. herself must have felt sorry for him.
. Il trlcphonod Mr.. Bond this morn
. ing. aS per your instructions ~ he Il
r last got out. "IIc said that unlor
= tlnutcly nothing had been dom" yet.
:, urged him to give the matter his earl
T. attention.
r Early attention, :" Snrcrcd Racine
! Stcthcril. "And I'm TO wait like
d simpcring schoolgirl upon his pIcnSur
= and convenience, am II Nou-you-
p you're fred" she ended bIunty.
" Really. Mrs. Stcthrril, he bcga
k weakly, II fail to see ="
II so does II bat" she cut him short
. "rhats one reason you're fired. Now