The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
When A Girl Marries
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By ANNE LIsLE.

e few college teams. It has still to be proved that I have any business judgment. This exporting game IS still in its infancy. Of course, even a man with foresight and sound bus mess training might fail at It 1T fse didn't learn all about his fluctuarrnK market
 'Pve no illusions about my present equipment as a partner in the Yelda, concern. Also I've none about young Rockhill's. Without money he'd go on the rocks. Max Hoadley has be- come tired of pouring money into what he's concluded Is a sieve. He and Rochiu can't work together
 Rockhill strikes Hoadley as child, and when Hoadley's through antgonizing him and bossing him and blowing up in general, the so-called president isn't in a frame of mind to know whether he ever had an idea or not. Now, if Rocl1hill and I can work together on a sane basis, we'll make good.'
 Have you decided what that basis is ?" I asked in an almost awed voice, tremendously impressed by Park as he was revealing himself
 The basis of studying our game, of going slow, of getting ourselves before the public and of establishing
 
 cried Park in a tone which indicated he'd already begun to study his sub ject. linen if we, top that off by hiring experts to carry out our ideas when practical and to scotch them when they're no good, we really ought to be on the map in-would you say six months, RaIph?"
 ''I would"
 MT. Lacy bit 1t off in a tone which T., touch the steering wheel which Park had just taken into his hands
 "I've sized up young Rockhi1l as an a1l-f1red snob," went on Park glowing with interest in his subject. 'He thinks having a Parkinson for a partner is a darn sight more im- portance than 1t is. And he'll take stuff from me that he'd fight coming from FIoad1ey. Now I like the old codger. He knows the business world. I'll stand as a go between and let Hoad1ey hold 10 per cent of the stock and act in advisory capacity as Ralph thinks wise. Then the Parkinson money can be invested in hiring experts"
 That's great I said idly.
 And the first expert want to hire Is a woman who knows women- and who's been studying the publicity game. Do you think that's a wise move, Mrs. Harrison ?''
 "I certainly do,' I agreed. You're stocked up with glove silk underwear and all sorts of lingerie. If you find the right market for that you ought to make a fair turnover"
 'One detail is settled" said Park with glint in his eye on which f laid no particular stress at the time. Now I want you to help me tR a real problem. Look at our Ralph Would you think he could lay back his ears and balk in a fashion to do credit to the teaching of our friend Hoadley?"
 This sounded like the regular Park whose persiflage has always hidden just these possibilities for gravity and TOT gripping a situation. But the keenness with which his eyes search ed my face as he put his seemingly light question, disconcerted me. I felt that something hung on my answer-on my decision.
 MT. Lacy might be firm. I don't think he'd be stubborn" I managed in a tone I thought suitably casual half amused, In fact.
 MT. Lacy smiled with more satis- faction than my reply seemed to warrant. But Park burst out
 But he is stubborn-downrigh stubborn. I'll prove it. need ex- perts. I need friends. I need sound a advisors in whom I have absolute Confidence. Where will I get all three except in Ralph Lacy known to his college mates as 'Rafe the Pirate ana Captain kidd'?''
 'Mr. Lack is going to stand by you know that" I said, gropiog for tHA right note.
 Sure he is He has. He made me what I am today. And he's planning to make Yelda. He got me a play thing. He's made me want to take 1oid He'll see me through. Never mink I'm questioning that. But what makes me mad is that he wants to 10 it just as a friend, instead of going down on the books as an expert, re- taIned in an advisory capacity. ant persuade him to go on the salary list. He's the same old impractical 'iNpence he was in college days where his friends were concerned. And say he must. What do you say?"
 It was on the tip of my tongue TO ,ry out that of course MT. Lacy must De retained as an expert and stand nigh on the salary list. But some hing impelled me to meet his eyes.
 found them wistfu1. wide and al- most pleading for understanding. The 1eenness and shrewdness were gone, 70 too was the intentness. There vas just a look of wanting to hoId ast to an ideal-of what I did no, ,now. But to my surprise and as if had been impelled by Ralph Lacy's yes. I heard myself saying:
 efIt Is MT. Lacy's right to be a1- owed to stand by you-and Aunt fay"
 Ralph Lacy smiled I had queer ense of having been rewarded.
 CHAPTER 668
 You folks win!' cried Wayne Parkinson, Jr, getting to his feet and eginning to stride up and down the