Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08

hood Was in Flower" His graceful
courtesy was like incense In her delicate
nostrils. His attitude toward her, to
ward Mrs. Stetheril, was that Of a re.
spectful admirer toward great lady
Evelyn had known only the SNUG younl
men OF her set and found in Ashe'i
manner something refreshing and novel
II Is pleasant To be waited upon by q
good looking young man who finds hi,
own reward In the rendering of the serv
ice. 1t IL pleasant to have one Of you,
own age and apparent station treat you
with respect. And perhaps still NOR,
pleasant when that respect, not lessen
ing. IL subtly tinsed with both admira :
tioD and ardor.
There are In this good old faulty
world Ot ours certain number OF
beings like Evelyn DAILY who consider
themselves rather as pcrsonages than
mere persons, who turning their eyes
inward see there what they wish to see,
who are highly satisfied with that
vision, who while sanely realizing that
utter perfection Is impossible hero be-
low are comforted by tho thought that
any, closer approach toward perfection
could be attained only at the sacrifice
OF the existing charm Of their little i'm.
perfection. IL they wrote theses upon
the mattcr-which thank heaven they
lon t!--thcy would probably lead on
with tho statement which we are in no
position to disprovc; 1.-The wings of an
angel are very becoming, but one
couldn't really look well In them and do
her hair the latest way. Not to mention
the other. sacrifices they would cost. =
Which, OF course, the theses would 20
on to mention at length. And. when
YOU come right down to It, bare, white
shoulders are quite as attractive.
When one considers himself as being
secure IN that desired position with re.
gard 10 thG final limit Of perfection and
thc little charms Of impcrfcction. he IL
quite likely to expect others 70 shorc In
nus clarity of vision. Evelyn DAILY had
had many young men tell her very in
terestlng things about herself, views
with which she could agree without be.
ing displeased, and by no means all of
the young men had been unuury IN
huenced in their views by the fact of
her great. aunt's millions. EVELYN had
grown to look upon those of her own age
ana opposite sex as being almost uni
yersally quite sensible and pcrspicacious.
She had her doubts about those of the
gentier and more discerning sex, and
WIN no aim at pun since she was
never humorously inclined, believed that
more often than not they were unfair.
In certain Of hrr terrestrial moods
she had announced to her bosom con
"eshte that these beings were "cats. "
These days at tho Big House she was
very happy. She saw that Justin
irowned when he came upon her and
tthe amateur detective secretary bend :
inH together over book or lounging In
the music room, and the frown gave her
q thrill ; thrill little terrible but de .
lightful withal. The idea of Justin
grown into sinister, jealous, pcrhaps
dangerous lover was not without its elc-
ment OF eXpectant pleasure. She saw
that Ashes eyes really frightened when
nc came upon her and suspected that an
early admiration was being swept up
ir'to warmer interest. Strolling alone
In the garden while Rachel Stetheril was
firing orders Mt both her lawyer and
secretary. she saw Huxter, the head
gardener, turn idolizing eyes upon her
could hear his great sigh across the
roscbushcs. True. Huxtcr was only n
gardener. But then sigh is n sigh
And alteration. even from an uncouth
Huxtcr. may be not unlike pearl from
an unlovely oyster.
SO the days danced on in triumphant
procession, leading in the full blown
springtime. Ashe was at home here
now. He felt toward the old life In San
Francisco as though il had been but n
dream prelude to this delightful exist.
ence. He came and went as it pleased
him. always conscious that Hnddon's
eyes journeyed after him, but in no way
disturbed by them. He knew that Had
don never lost sight of him for more
than a half dav at Il time, very seldom
for so long. H. knew that IL he tried
to slip away Haddon would telephone to
u dozen places aud that the many arms
Of the law would reach out for him.
He knew that Rachel Stethcril watched
him often and keenly. But 1t didn't
not so soon from so pleasant an exist.
ence-not until he knew just what Had.
dOn's game was.
As Mrs. Stetherirs secretary he was
kept very busy for many hours each
day. He had always had his own opin-
Ion Of people who accepted such slave.
driven tasks Ms this. But even this
work didn't mar the Joy Of his "holi.
day. He typed letters. talked with
people over the telephone lines. making
appointments for his employer, and yet
1t was to him more than dull routine.
He was seeing from fresh viewpoint
the workings Of big interests.
To call for long distance and then get
q financicr whom he had In the old days
upon his list" had It's amusing side TO
him. To send his own voice for hun
dreds of miles into teeming city where
even now the law was driving its hun
cry search after him was akin to ad-
tnl1y ynI L..
Rnusch, the president of San Fran.
exactly what he was to do upon certain
bit of company business. Rausch grum-
bled, but at the magic words. II am
sorry. but Mrs. Stethcril insists" did
rs he was told. He wrote letters which
said briefly. you will do AZ have said
and do it Immediately or take the con.
sequences" And the letter. once that
1t was signed viciously, brought in due
time the desired answer. excepting alone
In the attempted coercion of Bond, the
I.ockworth cashier.
Yes, 1t was interesting to pause for
\ little upon his gay journey down the
bright highway Of life. to look In at
the windows of such as Rachel Stctheril.
to observe how the big deals in ''legiti.
mate business were operated. 1t was
worth while to stop and read this
word, "lcgitimate, scrawled across all
these big dcaIs--and to smile ut 1t !.
Rachel Stetheril had said to Mr.. Bond,
in just so many words, "You'll do as
'cll you or I'll smash you I'll break
you so completely that you won't have
'nough pennies left to start In selling
'npers!" Ashc had always contented
.lmsclf in taking what he thought he
might need and did It unlawfully, She
would take every cent. but In n highly
respectable aud legitimate fashion.
"Bond has just cleaned up fortune
N boom city rnnl cstatc - IIodIon rr