Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-28
.at,s Timo We Shook Handsi"

Inseoornd up to and beyond the Trayworth
Iii. The matter is settled now, and I've
sa,dSd saa.,tcd tenders for pulling down Tray
~nrth and building garden city. /
Inc men then and found them n
nd iot I told them we couldn't give
S.u vu ali all the money they asked for,
shorten their hours to the extent
.Ssv wished, but I met them halfway
nsh hoth points, and threw in the re-
.uSino Of Trayworth. At the same
.,ms vv,it told them that I had under con-
%stSsration % a big cooperative profit
sSsr;ns scheme which would apply to
%..v factory in the combine, and
vSan W.. the scheme was worked out In
S..s;l ;l IL would be submitted to them,
ssS nrinted leaflets describing It cir
Slated TO every employe. A ballot
.nnuld then be taken on II. The strike
vas of, and everybody satisfied, in a
ny There % was silence, and at last old
H:rkness found his tongue He spoke
~ deliberately and bitterly.
mo YOU know how much this-this
-ouixotic philanthropy is going to
"only in round figures, father. I
hould say 1t will wipe out your last
m years income"
"f;od in heaveni' It was almost a
hout, "And you stand there and
.simiy tell me this! Fetch Hilary
Fetch him at once! I'll cancel the
,hole thing! Fetch him"
"Hilary Is away, father, seeing the
Au,ldinr contractors in London. Any
low. I shouldn't allow the arrange
nsnt to be Cancelled
aYou wouldn't allow?". The old
.,n was struggling for breath. "And
no the devil are you to talk like that?'
II am Hardness, and the name Of my
family is as dear to me as 1t should
= TO you. I have given my word on
behalf Of the family, and that word
Old Harkness hesitated. 1t was
,vident that he was struggling for
vCrds. "Two years income" he
mumbled at last. do you think
work for nothing?"
"You will never have spent money
fpr a better purpose, father. And you
von't miss it. was absolutely ap-
rslled when Hilary explained your
noncial position to me. 1t seemed in
credible that one man should control
INCH enormous wealth. The money
a a mere bagatelle, and If you knew
What the people in Trayworth are say
inr YOU would realize how insignificant
IA the expenditure with its effect. Al
N. suspicion is gone. Instead of the
name Of Hardness being execrated Il
Il praised. The men are already work
inr better and harder, and If the co.
operation scheme goes through you vii
more than recoup yourself in the mex
Eve years.
Hardness head moved nervously
"And what are you going to do now!
hs demanded. m
II am standing by. The doctors tel
me you must not work any more. so
shall carry on
"Subject to my permission.
"Without your permission, If 1
means the cancellation Of this promise.
They stared at each other, the Ol'
man fiercely arrogant, domineering ant
sesentful; the young man coolly deter
mined.
GAnd then strange thing happened
Old Hardness sat back. and his lip
eurled in thin cackle of laughter
His son stepped forward uncertainty
He was afraid the strain had snappe'
bis fathers sanity, but great ham
waved him back.
Were dour lot, we Harnesses
And you're a true sample: l didn'
think you had it in YOU" He laughed
again. "All right! Lose my money IL
your own way I'll sit by and watch
And beat up the rest of the board
Let 'em know there's another Harknes
come to town as bad as the old one
NJ boy"
The laughter died from his eyes. ant
sudden wistfulness showed there in
stead
Jim! I think It's time you and
nook hands, don't you"
Lord Connington Arrives
The days passed swiftly at Knock
holt
Audrey received no word from Hark
ness. She read in the newspapers Of hi
triumph at Trayworth. and endeavoret
to understand the details of the gigantic
Reorganization which was being effected
In the affairs of the vast combine owe
which his father presided.
She tried to persuade herself that h
had done this because Of her; but know
Ing that his father was i'll, that al
eponsibility must have descended OF
his shoulders, she found herself doubt
Ing. He had had to deal with th
situation, and he had taken the line o
least resistance. 1t was like him to b.
generous. Generosity was always tn
nving grace in the so-called waster.
And then Lord Cunningham came.
Audrey saw his big car as 1t slid VI
The hill toward the house, and she raj
IN 70 tell her mother.
Let me see him, mamma" she said
Constance shook her head. Now tina
ms crisis had arrived she was yer,
calm and cool.
~ will see him myself-alone,
ne said quietly. 1T will be best
Afterward--,, hen we know exactly wha
90 proposes, you will be able to talk t
him. After all, he Is coming to Sc
me-"
'You have made up your mind
Conme?" Aunt Ella asked anxiously
"1ou are certain you can stand it?'
Yes. shall surrender Audre,
simplicity. l have been selfish to
long"
Aunt Ella could not perceive the sci
nsnness. But she said nothing, for a
mat moment the garden gate ratified.
AS Aunt Ella slipped out thrOug
The door, Lord Connington reached tn
open window. He paused as he say
constance, and lifted his nat.
bennington and Constance remaine
sul, looking at each other for som
seconds. They might have been tw
antagonists, old in battle, measurin
each other for a final conflict: or the
might have been two people bridgin
lifelong distrust with a sudden gen
sous appreciation Of hitherto unsus
pscted virtues.
bennington stepped in through tn
~ have come about Audrey" b
Md quietly.
constance mOtioned him chair