Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-28

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And HERE 1T CONTINUES
A, A,toundins Propossl
- GET anything new and sound
adopted in this country 10 very
Il. .n.irely the business woman a.
ess' msnner went, took up: "How's
= Whst's the big expense? Mate.
kDnt.. rss.S S Working models? Wagesr'
~ M be answered grin.iy.
~Iunches." .,., .,,,,h n +,.e
a. n. Also to think to herself: N OF
nu su ~ 49, a. lunch you've just had" But
~ u 4. ~ uttered was the Inevitable FEM
siss ~ It.mpor'sins. "now d'y0u mean;
sssnS%S sss:n,SSsn,v he found himself explaining
- =. ss naturally as II she were some :
w ~ sl,e-IIolt or anybody interested
!, he only interesting things. ...
"Wodels, experiments ana a" ..n.. sna.
!. s.nensiye enough" he said, out
M.,',s the least important part. you
wv II those things cost ten times as
.s.h they'd probably have better
I.n.. s.S with the powers that be. If they
~. 49,. Tiilions, they'd take ME on. For
~ ~. anne one would see department!
|. X and a secretaryship and Jobs ana
.,.rnins. stones to career in It.. II 1t
sSssp-'' S'' be shrugged his shoulders
: :4Ssy only see the abolition OF an ex.
,.t;rs Z department. You understand"'
Sbs nodded, listening with an In:
.....t A that was not deliberately turned
III This point Of view was new to
III. Her experience OF business was
.A.t avery one wanted to get something
ione. That the FIRST aim OF the Gov
s,nment might be to Cet nothing done
surprised her little.
] ia went or--not conscious that an
.tnosphere Of attention was stimula.
NM hin. but It stimulated him just
" same.
III once I start cooling my heels In
waiting rooms, waiting for sirs and
,seretaries to attend to me, a mere
humble nobody Of an inventor hanging
,bout. nv mast's done for. From thai
sSment - don't mind being no.
body much; I don't mind how l live
u where lunch. But my mast has
| 10 Co."
She noticed the pride in his voice.
MY mast," said he. has got to hay:
. car at the door ready to take II
q 10 the Berkeley or the Ritz. It's
* to entertain in that style; ignore
ihs under. .strappcrs and 20 for th'
people who can get things done. A
lunch, a dinner from my mast might
Il the whole trick. It's got to so in for
Aoice little week ends at country
houses and to play golf when it's sup.
posed to BE- working and 10 know what
wine and cigar people to so to and whom
10 ask TO theatre parties. That's what
| / mean BY lunches, he summed
|up pregnantly. 1.-The actual thing it.
elf mightn't cost hundreds. Launch.
ng It will run into thousands"
''ThousanslS-!"
She listened intently.
She made n little gesture Of glovcd
hands.
Che said: "well?'' Meaning
"Shs said: "Well?" Meaning :
"Those thousands could be yours. )"
"Wait," he said. "D'you mind not
saying anything for a ininutc:"
Again he sank into thought. After
teveral minutes no raised his head.
1aen he said: And my-the duties
Composed and lucid land preparcd)
ehs told him. What she proposed to
hin in effect was as follows:
Subject 10 modification by her So
lcltors. 'who must, he imagined. con =
ider the young woman quito insane)
the bulk Of her accessible fortune was
70 be 50 tied up that the signatures
|et both herself and the man who mar.
ried her would be necessary before it
could be touched.
Apart from this, each would draw
! liked private allowance of an amount
70 be determined later. Hers was to
|te based on scale Of expenditure suf.
|saent but very much less diffuse than
y had been in the past. The AMOUNT
y bis would depend (for the present.
90 the immediate and definite require.
.Msnts OF his mast. Plus his personal
NO." he said. instantly. "Not any
personal allowance"
lie might toy with the idea of do.
lhs such thing for the sake of his
mast, mast, but even in thought he ronlr
|,ot suppose himself putting u penny
PUG his own pocket over this.
Presently be said: Must You have
IWcni,'te W1i,e answer now on the spot:"
Without bctrnying flicker she
sans!ea In turn impaticnrc, annoy.
~" .n'e, triumph and fear. Yes: fear that
|sIt nadn t won. lIe had thought of il.
"nt .sr ne think better Of it! She said
,;%posed'y, ,;%ap II could give you II little
''ne, Of course"
,uvhtll the end of the week."
..u Ies Say Sunday You could
m ~" u my home address. which I will
~" "vyn, you, ON Sunday afternoon next 2"
b., ,'', a"S' he agreed. rising as she rose
boor w.! y. let you know by Sunday after.
"na even then he did not know that,
CSa, "" u, back Of his mind and below
a' Iad threshold Of his consciousness, he
NV w. already accepted.
(,oU ,~a the following Sunday afternoon,
ksiv'e,r ier tiphinstOne. all in leaf. brow,
Eou, ,, - STOOD at the drawing. room win.
" Th;lt hEt her aunt's house.
bf -Rs Rshho house was quite near the top
kedr" ~, I'M. Beyond the privet
fhe To- az the. foot Of the garden and
r Isr,ae ,ealless eln!s that guarded til" high
6preadI = sn' looked up the Thames that
fss, f,aa :. broad glinting sheet OF water
k,us, VI" , boating sheds. Il silver ribbon
Eherc 'r ,ho ESots' away and AWAY Ia
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