The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14

Had Butted In With q Telegram
II, Mrs Sheila gave me mat runny
little laugh Of hers and told me TO 20
hunt In the pantry and see II | could
ind q piece OF pie, aud the boss added
that II I'd wait, he'd 20 back TO town
with me pretty soon.
l found the pie, and ate II In the
dining'room, making noise enough
about IL so that they could know |
was there II they wanted TO- But
they went right on talking. and pah
no attention 10 me.
DO you know. Sheila, they had
long since got past the "Mr" and
Mrs. you've been the greatest pos
sible help 10 me In this rough.house,
all the way along" the boss was say
ing. you have held me up to the
rack, time and again, when | have
been ready to throw II all up and let
90. Why have you done it7'
heard the little laugh again. and
she said: "It is worth something TO
have a friend. odd as it may seem,
Graham. | have been singularly pow
erty-stricken In that respect And
have wanted to see you succeed.
Though you are still calling II merely
a business deal IL is really mis-
sion. you know, crammed full of good
things to a struggling world. If you
do succeed-and ! am sure you are
going to-you viii leave this G mmu-
nifty, and hundreds of others. vastly
the better for what roa are doing and
demonstrating"
but that Is a -aaH's poict g. view"
the hos persisted, How do YOU ges
III You ARE all woman you k.oU
and your mixing and mingling --at
least, since have known you--has all
been purely social. How do you get
the big overlook"
81 don't know I was foolish and
frivolous once, like most young siris.
! suppose. But we all grow older
and we ought to grow wiser BESIDES.
th, wCuan has the advantage Of the
m4n In one respect; sne has time TO
tt.Ak and plan and reason things out
as a busy man can't have Your prob
lem has seemed very simple To me.
from the very beginning. II asked for
a strong man and an honest one. You
were TO take charge Of piece Of
property that had been abused and
knocked about and used as a means
OF extortion and oppression. and you
were 20 make 1t good
Again. that is a mans point Of
view"
"oh. no." she protested quickly.
There is no sex In ethics. Women are
the natural house-cleahers, perhaps,
but that isn't saying that a man can't
be one, too. II be wants to be-
At this. the boss got up ana began
10 tramp up and down the room
could hear him. knew she'd been
having the biggest kind Of q job to
keep him shut up In this sort Of
abstract corral. when all the time he
was loving her M 10 kill. but APP
parently she had been doing II. sue |
There wasn't the faintest
breath of sentiment IN the air; not
the slightest whin. when she began |
again. / could somehow feel that she |
was Just in time 10 prevent his break
ing out into an sorts Of love-making.
'The time has come. now. when you
must take another leaf out OF my /
book" she said, with Just the proper
little cooling tang in her voice. "Up /
10 the present you have been hammer
Ing your way 90 the end Ike a strong 4
man. and that was right But you
have been more or less reckless-and 4
that isn't right or fair or just % iet
u other people"
The trsmplng stopped and beard
sim say: 4 don't know what you
mean
4 mean that matters have conle 70
such q pass nov that you can't aIori
10 tnFe any risks-personal risks. II
he plan the enemy II trying doesn't
work. Il win try another and a Dore
desperate one
You've been talking 70 Ripley he
Ripley wants me % become
) gun-toter and provide myself Eith
! body-guard I'd look vel. wouldn't
y But what Do you mean By the plan
he enemy Is nog tryingy
She h@-itNied a little. and then said
4 shall make 10 charges. beosnse !
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