Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-25
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Haven't you heard from him.
"Oh. yes, | got cable When he land
ed at Yokohama"
And that is all?"
absolutely ALL"
in ten months?"
In ten months, yes.
He has buried himself, hasn't her'
That, Mrs. Waterman, was his idea
/ think" He decided to experiment q
hit and added, Il have some reason
for thinking that when Mr.. Stanley
went away he wasn't quite happy"
Characteristically, the blue eyes
.widened just bit. Really" she said
do you know Why"
Not positively, but l could make a
guess"
do you mind guessing for my bene
tit?" she asked. You know l am a
very old friend"
I'm sorry, but it is so vague guess
and touches on so intimate a matter
that I scarcely feel justified in en-.
larging upon it
Suddenly her old affection for Stan.
ley revived. Complicated with it, too
was an abrupt realization of fact of
which she had been dimly conscious
intensely worried about her husband
Under the spur of these mingled emo,
tons she said:
Mr.. Wilson, / wish very much that
Mr.. Stanley would some back"
II wish SO. too"
You see, | speak so frankie o YOU
knowing more or less of the .timate
relations that have existed between
YOU and Mr.. Stanley. ] have heard
him speak more than once Of your de
Notion and your loyalty to him
You may count upon that, Mrs. Wa
terman."
Il am sure of it. That's why I am
so frank. | know that you are. or
have been, intimately acquainted
with the details of the business in
which my husband and Mr.. Stanley
were engaged and that YOU were for
some time in my husbands office after
Mr. Stanley went away. l have been
little worried about that business in
the last few weeks. Perhaps my worry
is unnecessary. but l have been think
ing that maybe my husband, out of a
mistaken sense of kindness to me- has
not told me everything that l should
Ike to know. There have been times
when l felt that things We're not go
ing we'll with him in the Street, and
perhaps It is because of nv wish to be
L
me in strictest confidence what you
know about it"
But, Mrs. Waterman objected
Wilson. 1T has been some months
since l left the office"
II know that" she answered. "but
We're things quite we'll there when you
left?"
Frankly" said Wilson. mot alto.
gether to my way of thinking"
DO you mind going into particu-
larso"
Wilson reflected. How much should
he he justified in telling her? He de-
cfded to compromise.
No certainly not" he said. 1T was
merely that Mr.. Waterman had en-
barked upon some operations in the
Street which did not appear to me ex-
actlv conservative. OF course. I'm
ready to admit I may have been influ-
enced by the fact that l was sure they
We're operations which Mr.. Stanley
would not have approved. You see.
my business education has been en-
tirely in the hands of Mr.. Stanley"
Doris did not press the point further.
She had a suspicion that Wilson was
not telling all he knew, but she was
sure that so far as he had gone he had
said what he thought He had con
frmed her suspicious Things were
not well with her husband in the
Street.
Thank you. Mr.. Wilson," she said.
for your frankness. That is all I
wished to know" And she added. de-
fensively Il wished to know what YOU
have told me because | want in every