The evening world., 1922-01-14

bailiff who handed him a telegram.
The young attorney tore open the
envelope and scanned the message,
which read:
Have recommended your firm to
certain corporations in which l am in
terested to counsel them in legal and
business matters affecting your city.
wv. s. CAMPBELL" .
John proceeded to terse eXplana-
tion of the injury inflicted upon his
client and the restraining order was
granted. The bailiff delivered into
Johns hands three more kilograms
The message of the Sutphen Loan q
Trust Company stated that 1t was
sending an engineer to examine tho
plant of the Sycamore Water Power
Company and would appreciate such
confidential assistance as Ward & Ward
might give him as to the personnel OF
the corporation. One of the Vice Pres
idents of the steel casting company
wished to make an appointment with
Ward & Ward at the earliest date pos
sible, letter of explanation to follow;
matter strictly confidential. The
Transcontinenta official would reach
Kernville shortly to take up the mat
ter OF certain improvements. and
wished conservative estimate of the
local needs uninfluenced by the Cham
Der Of Commerce or owners of prop
erty that might be needed in exten-
sions. Matter confidential; letter to
follow; please wire answer
Ward senior read the telegram and
said hoarsely:
you certainly got the business, sonl
OF those people Cappbels sending us
we've got at least $25,OOO worth of
business on the books right now!"
Don't look so scared, dad. We're
handling it all right. Where are the
papers in Shipton versus Hovey? I'm
getting a settlement there that viii
save Hovcy about ten thousand bucks"
H1 NEVER expected a simple tea
would cause SO much trouble!"
Il exclaimed Mrs. Ward five days
before the day set for the
Campbell visit
Let me see that list again." sad
John. IF Mrs Shepherd Is to pour
chocolate. you'll have to afix Mrs.
Hovey to the teapot to prevent hard
feeling. Townlcy's all set to make a
DIE spread or HcIenS engagement 10
Ned and mine to Alice next Sunday"
The invitation list was finally accept
able, and Helen and John had begun
TO address the envelopes when a tele-
gram came.
What is II, mother?" asked John
without looking up.
THE Campbells are not cominr!" she
gasped
Not coming!" faltered Robert
Fleming Ward.
Read it, for heavens sake!" COM
manded John.
80 sorry we are Obliged to change
our plans and cannot pay you the visit
to which we had looked forward with
so much pleasure.
"Walter feels that he ought to at
tend a conference of Southern bank
ers unexpectedly called for Feb
IS at Baltimore, and we are obliged tc
defer the California trip indefinitely
However, we are going down in the
yacht and Walter has happily solve
the whole problem by insisting that you
all come to New York and make the
cruise with us"
GLORY! glory. hallelujah." John
shouted.
I'VE want your husband son nm
daughter to come of course and Won
Will be our guests throughout the iou-
ney. The manager of the Transconti
mental will put his private car at Won,
disposal Do wire at once that yol
will come With much love
RUTH CAMPBELL"
My dear pnrcnts!" cried John plea,,
ingIy my dear parents, nothing cou;4
be more fortunate! Don't Won rea;iz,
that an announcement that the CamD
bells are sending a private car to han
us down to their yacht will make th,
biggest hit of all! And you're going
mothcr-and you, Helen: and father
got TO go too! You all deserve it. anc
I'll stay here and bask in the radianc.
t or your grandeur while the White Gul
, rides the waves"
THAT boy Of yours" remarked Wal
Ter scott Campbell as he sat with Rob
ert Fleming Ward in the smoxin,
room of the White Gull-"that bo,
must be a good deal NJ n Iod r.