Evening star., 1925-11-26

nnent before. Joanna realized that she
could practice no evasions with the
great man.
Il think I meant to say, some one
who will show me how to enjoy n.y.
money" she said uneasily. You see
you. nor Mr.. Graydon, nor Mr.. Bra
don will give me any advice. I don
know what to do. ! feel there is So
much I could do. and should do. T.
tried 10 win a prize onetime b,
thinking up what I'd do IL 7 had
thousand dollars. 1 knew all sorts Of
things. I think I built hospitals arr
| started schools for girls to learn how
to be Mary Pickfords and even the
] didn't win the prize. Now that I'7e
all that you say is in the bank "a
me / can't think of a thing. / que
/ want little fun too badly. So /
going TO learn from one who kno-
| how"
Just little fun, as you call IT, b
you can buy lot OF pleasure with Il f.
! money YOU have. Won't il pail O.
you after while?''
Perhaps. l don't know. I'm a i
tie bit afraid ! don't know much
anything, you see. SO | want to lear
Its lot Of responsibility someboa I
| has put onto my shoulders. isn't Il
| For time he didn't answer. Whe
| he did he asked her abruptly: "Wls
| is your confdante going tn be?'
u don't suppose you know he
| Miss Coutant, Yvonne Coutant. She
very famous, YOU know, and has heaI
of money Of her own. Men are alwa
| in love with her. She's thrilling"
| Again he was silent, and the
Joanna thought there was somethir
| cold in his voice "Yes, know of he
| ] fancy almost every one does. Lei
| see-is she divorced now, or married
| Divorced. But that doesn't maxi
| any difference, does it?"
| Not the slightest" he spoke brief y
! She was sure, now, that he had gort
cold. She decided not to dwell. aftt
all, upon her plans. She spoke l.
John.
Your friend, and mine, Graydor
| was deeply concerned by your repol
of the young mans misunderstanding;
| He gave me to believe, also, that yor
were disturbed by that circumsta ne
AS your banker | took 1t upon myse
to protect your interests-even if thof,
| interests were, at the moment, a n1ei.
young man. If I offended, am so-r
| You are valuable patron of the ban.
l would not offend you"
| But ! wanted TO tell you ho
| happy it made me- Joanna exclairu
| ed. The sudden change in him q
| tressed her. He had gone far ava
| from her and she had always sense
him as very close. very close TO h.
| in some unfathomahle way. II woul,
not take the monochrome of it. If 3
should cost me the thing l want job
| to think OF me-
She was gazing at him too earnest
not TO see, His hardness vanishe.
from his face and his eyes as gent,
as the passing Of a shadow. II
fingers reached out for the jade ape
weight and toyed with it. as she Ia
observed him do during her first Wis
TO him. When he spoke again, it W.
as II she were not there; as if he spoil
to a memory.
"'Yes, there are times when none.
knows this, everything's all right.
| Joanna nodded 10 him, quiet
| silently. At that moment she unde
| stood that something had gone frol
| one to the other of them. But 81
| couldn't for the life of her explaj
| what. In a moment she was tellin.
him about John; of their school day
and of their coming together agai
in the city when she was ION he
| own" and he, with neither fortur
| nor chance, began to build for h
career. OF her hope in him and {
their plans-plans that had all gon
| away.
But have they?" Eggleston into
| rupted. Doesn't he figure some wa
| in YOUR prospects.
| Joanna considered YES" she ad
mitted; but I don't know hove
| I don't think I'd make him happE
! Just yet. There's A lot for him
| learn. as there is for me-" Then 81
added. brightly. But III figure it I.
| out some way. And now. may l hay
some more Of my money? I'm goin
to begin TO spend YOU know"
| tCopyTisht, 1928. H L. GatesA