The Washington times., 1922-08-20

Georgina explained.
"Don't you know that plays have
to be read by an expert before
they're produced? Managers don't
understand plays! They keep a
man to read for them"
A light ,dawned through Mr..
4 tYeomans ciouded intelligence.
Y 2''f see-so Jones-why do you
call him Tremendous?"
"Well, isn't he ?" asked Joseph
inc ifnpAtiently. "If he says a
play is good--it doesn't matter
what the critics say. And IL he
says q plays badt" She turn
ed down her thumbs expressiyely
and a fshocked, Helen closed her
eyes. ai u ~
"Tea. everybody" said Joseph
inc, as Mrs. humble came in with
the teapot. Jordan, love, we
want you after tea; so rushp
"Oh, lord, what ami this after
noon?" Jordan's face underwent
; a change, 81 r.
"Yoa're Sir Milford scarbor-
ough," said Josephine briskly.
4. sounds like bad ,lot--"
4 He's rotten" agreed his daugh-
Helen. on her. fathers right,
heayed a deep sigh.
THAT was the one expression
we never allowed at st. Mar
garet's, papa l used to tell the
prefects--"
II bet they wept when you left
school, little sister," said Geor-
gins. :.Gr
"There was a certain amount Of
regret Helen's voice did not want
for eomplacency.
"Hypocritical little devils"
- "Any' new rewards turned up,
: Jo?" asked Mr.. Yeoman, tactfully,
: and Josephine jumped to her feet.
"Oh, yes-I got the Hue and
Cry this morning."
She flew across the room and up
the stairs.
= y"f think it is so absurd, papa,
don't you?" asked Helen, and the
= cautious Mr.. Yeoman offered no
opinion. In a sense, Josephine,
who had many of his qualities,
was nearer himself when she was
engaged in this fantastic hobby,
than she was at any other time.
We've got to get money from
somewhere, Jordan" said his eld-
est daughter. II thought with my
plays l should have made at least
a hundred thousand. Look at the
fortunes that have been made out
of Star of Baghdad.' Why, they
say that the manager buys a new
car every Friday afternoon! And
Jo may get reward. You get
anything you try hard for-pass
the jam, Evangeline."
Helen's nose went up.
I'm not going to pass it until
you call me by my proper name,"
she said, haughtily.
Mr.. Jordan threatened to sing.
There was no more effective
method Of silcncing all controversy
and soothing discordance. Once
he had carried his threat into
execution-only once. The family
remembered.
"Well, who is it now?" he asked,
as Josephine came running down
the stairs, paper in hand, "the man
who abandoned his wife and seven
children and left them chargeable
to the town, or the believed to be
concerned in the jewel robbery"
ooh, them" said Josephine, con-
temptuously, as she opened the
folded. paper.
Helen shivered.
NO" said Josephine, "this is a
two thousand prize. Listen.
Wanted for felony, John Franklin,
aged 25. Medium height, dark
hair, grey eyes, clean shavcn,
rather long face, in the habit Of
wearing horn-rimmed spcctacles.
Has a sullen manner, is short of
speech, but talks like an educated
man. Will probably be in posses
sion of large quantities of bonds
stolen from the Ninth National
Bank. Very likely to make his
way westward by road. He speaks
several languages. He has a prac-
tice of stroking his chin, and his
favorite pose is that Of man who
is suffering or recovering from a
nervous breakdown. The above
reward will be paid by the bank
for the arrest and conviction of
the fugitive.
1.-TWO thOusandw mused Jordan.
Making his way West" Geor-
gina's eyes shone. what a won
derful situation for dramaw
1t struck Helen in quite another
way.
"Poor man! How sad to think
that one is hunted like a wild ami
NAL. Perhaps if he had had the
influence of a good home"
Look what "a good home has
done for your said Josephine.
'T'm only thinking of some poor
woman who is praying for his
safety" said Helen, gently.
"What about this poor woman
who is praying to catch him?" de-
manded her sister. Jordan, we
must find some money. Have you
any"
every little" said Jordan. an