Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-30

stone, with her complete lack Of juds.
ment, liked that rotten blighter better
than any Of the others. She would
She went on ut was Number Two.
the man with the striped tie, who asked
me to lunch when you were ut the
Office.
"Ah. The over draft"
His name ia Captain Clyncs. What
ne Is ! don't quite know. He hns been
one thing and another. think hos |
now what they call an outside broker
but he. must have been soldier some
time, because he's u member Of the |
Cavalry Club"
,(I-"or says he is." thought Car.
he takes us up the river good |
deal, with Mr.. Oakc. That's Number |
lnree. who sat opposite To you. lie |
was on the. Stock Exchange, hammered |
ut the beginning of the war; not his
tauit. Number Four. Mr.. Fontana,
used to know some friends Of my fu
Tiers IN South America he wants 10
90 III for cinema production"
Carmichael thought bitterly that there
was not one OF the bunch who wns roal.
y producing anything. Not one Of them
hau created or done anything that
couidh be as we'll left uidonc. az far
us MS country was concerned. It WIS
men of this stamp (only rich, rich y
Inat the inventor Of Carmichael's mast
had 10 nave money to buy cigars and
'uhches for. What world
Aloud he said. "Those nrc the mon.
are they? And who were ali the sirlsf'
Two Of them we're my cousins. nv
aunt, Mrs. Meadows, daughters. The
tWo tair-laired ones. The Others we're
ame nr,en9s OF theirs who cone in ana
II see." He gave n Thought n N.
one being under that roof With whom
ne ha, felt In any sympathy. May I
ask ., who that small boy was?"
a., Ieddy. Lavender's eldest child.
tmat Is, my married cousins. Her hus.
TTno 'rh ana tis people are very badly of.
Inc 1 other two babies have got measles,
with US. His first. from his iS prsn
scnool.' She hesitated, then produced
with shade of defiance, II am edu.
cating Teddy"
II see"
| They walked on. A frieze OF deer
sped noiselessly past.
Clover thought: "IIow awful I am
being. How I should hnte myself !!
However,. here goes ~ Then, with a
chahge OF tone to mark the change of
conversation. but still in the Elphin.
stone, brothers voice, she remarked:
well, the business. You have now
seen roughly the job. As | asked you
before: how soon are you prepared to
soon."
"How soon?''
"A months engagement is quite
| usunl now, isn't it?'
Engagement"
| of COURSE she said quickly, I'VE
presently"
Disnay flooded Carmichael's soul, for
each word brought it home to him what
he'd done. Why. in heavens name.
had that "yes' popped out when every
thing Ind prompted him to say the very
reverse! lie had wanted to say: "Aa
you were No. II hundred times. no,
Take your barrister; take your fellow
who was hammered on the Stock Fix.
change: take your Cavalry Club young
man. but I'm backing out :" Again
he cursed his friend Jim Holt. Even II
tho mast were he passion of Car.
michael's life. what right had that
club. footed blabster Holt to 20 talkins
about It? Damn Holt. And confound
this young woman here. who looked al
him as If he were piece Of furniture
In her office or a ruined log In Rich.
mond Park. It's one thing to rule
women out of your life: its another
thing to have a girl take it for granted
that. as far as that is concerned. yo"
she can discuss with you spool mar.
get out Of 1t. He'd find way on
Of It presently. In the meantime sh,
cut in impatlently.
''We've Got to Be Engaged
! but Of course we've got to be en- .
J gagged. People don't get engaged the
first time the man comes to woman &
house. The war Is (supposed to be-
over. Those very sudden affairs have
gone out. People are no. engaged for
Well. at least a fortnight or ten days"
1--WE have now been 'enga ged,' II that's
TIE word. for something like ten min
utes? From the moment when &C.
cepted your firm offer?"
. "Yes, yes. as far as you and are
concerned. But for other people. After
. all, that Is what this engagement Is for,
isn't 1t Major Carmichael? It's cold
business, Of course, but 1t can't b.
allowed to look like il. That would
spoil the whole thing"
"Then." he demanded smoothly
"what Is 1t to look likc?"
"Why, like anybody else's engage.
ment =" she snapped. For she knew
well enough that nc was not stupid
. He was merely making the whole thing
that seemed to her 80 simple. as difficult
as he possibly could. objectionable
Beast.
lie said. "Do YOU mind being little
more explicit?"
"Not at ALL" said she, with exag
gerated patience. shall ] give .yot
time table of what Is going to have
happened between us, as 1t must appear
to my family and to everybody wh'
knows me?'
"The Official Program and Guide
Please do"
Thursday evening, dining with tn
,, Holts."
"Yes."
: You were very much attracted
every much--?'
firmly and distinctly. "By me-"
~ see.'
. "You them" she continued. "aske
IL you might call ;,
q "D!d !? You mean---
$ "Please listen, Major, Carmichael
: You asked il YOU might call. You cam
+, the next Sunday afternoon, with thos
d Others, You became still more attract
. ed"
~ beg your pardon; was that to
: day.;r", oou,so :,us. now. Then. earl
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