Evening star., 1922-05-21

in making me your offer. SO i thank
you. But ! don't care to consider it."
Ledder rose. too. He was not ac-
customed to being dismissed.
You don't realise what you're do
ing" he said.
Susan smiled, defiant little smile.
"You have made 1t very clear to
me Just what am doing, Mr.. Led
der" she said. i've never been much
Of fighter. but when do get into
a fight I like to finish on the same
side start. Good night"
When Susan reached the red-brick
building at half past 8 the next
morning something had gone wrong
with one Of the motor trucks, and the
president of the Maple Leaf Company.
whistling.S in his shirt sleeves, was ex-
perimenting with 1t himself. He
waved a monkey wrench at Susan
and raised a. joviaI face, streaked
across one cheek with oil and CRIME.
willard's very smile twisted at her
heart; she could have run across the
truck room and put her arms about
him in 4 vain. shielding, womanly
way. Instead she said only:
"Just as soon as you have mo-
ment to spare may I speak to you?
1t is something rather important"
The trucks engines began to throb
evenly. and wiping his hands on
piece of waste, Willard followed
Susan fnto the Office
All the. Eaysty had left the mans
face long before she had finished. He
nodded once or twice.
$50 that's their game. That's why
they have been keeping 50 quiet
They've simply been waiting to see
whether We were going to be worth
their while to crush. I suppose It's a
sort of compliment that they consider
US worth it." He laughed grimly.
'They consider US worth It," said
Susan. "Mr. Ledder practically ad-
mitted that, but for this price-cut-
ting. nothing could stop U.S."
'"rm a fool" said willard. mot to
have foreseen this Even Uncle Miles
didn't. though-that's . minor con-
ISOLATION; he's q slick old business
man himself. and I've checked up
every point as 1t came along with
him."
He sat staring at the edge OF SUI
sans desk in silence. Finally he rose.
washed of the CRIME and donned his
coat.
III any one needs me-" he told the
stenographsr. 'I'll be back by noon.
I'm going to see how much more
money ! can raise"
AT the door no met Dan Maheney.
just coming In:
"Dan." he said. will you 60
through the plant this morning with
q fne-tooth comb and see where any
possible cuts In expense can be made.
any doubling, anything that we could
possibly do for while on pinch?"
Sure" said the surprised Dan.
| 60 willard went out after capital.
and Dan into the freeser room to
check up on production. Production
and capital at work, advertising watt-
iag. As Susan sat down at her dark
wood desk 1t seemed suddenly ~
though she were linked with the
whole feminine slant on life-waiting
| for men. sF
while she waited she glanced idly
ever the proofs that lay on her desk.
full-page Advertisements that we're
to appear in day after tomorrow's
newspapers. There WAS the one she
and willard had laughed over 30
proudly only yesterday morning: =
your silver bridse-prise will bear
the sterling mark. OF course.
| THE Maple Leaf frozen in each slice
OF your Ice cream means the same
thing" :.
Then there was the page In the
Daily Gasetts, the newspaper which
reached the. shop people. the mill
workers. This had to advertise tbs
bulk lee cream, and showed the
uusintty dashiue counter sign which
hHd besn gtvsn TO every Aruggist or
lconfsctiener serving Maple Leaf. un-
der II appeared the words:
"a sweetheart Test.
III you see this iittls sign when he
takes you IN for eoda or . sundae.
h is the kind Of man yho always buys
! girl the hSst,'
T1esA psaefs hAA locked 20 INTEREST
IinG, 10 prquising tp hAr and willard
tquIy yask4ndark Dan 1GaAonW e4uae