Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
A Story of Summer, the Sea
and Love at First SIGHT

is, II you're the man want. II you
haven't got that much-or II you
can't raise it-we've made a mistake
because In this harsh and cruel world
there's Just two things that show a
mans quality for business. his ability
to save money and his ability to make
friends. Check, Billy?"
Check" said Irwin.
X Il + II
IN the corridor, Haviland looked
dazedly at the banker. GOOD
heavens" he said. Five thousand dol
lars!'
THAT was my own idea." said Ir
win quietly. III It hadn't been fol
me, he'd have let you in for nothing
Haviland stopped short. What"
The demon, who had been march
ing ahead. turned back to him. Yes.
he said. But there's no use trying II
on him now. I've fixed 1t for good
The band leader and the banker
stood in the second-hoor corridor and
stared at each other.
you see, old man." said the banker
"life Is real and life is earnest, and Ell
cetera, and so on. I'm starting back
| to New York in about 20 minutes.
don't need to tell you why, do /? I
mean. this is awkward, but we're both
human, aren't we? I've known hel
since she was almost a baby" He put
out his hand. You'd have done the
same thing in my place. Haviland. I've
acted in perfectly good faith. She
| cares for you, but she isn't sure OF
you. Myself, I'm sure you're able
but ~ ,B.-A r@oH
to you to prove the contrary. II you
can-and to realize that I'm only do
| ing my best to protect her, until you
| or some other man acquires that right
Good.by, Haviland-and good luck"
She had refused the demon, them
| All, but Irwin was a prince-a prince
| But what did her refusal mean? VIVA,
had she said to Haviland himself-no,
that It was too late. but that 1t was
getting late. And Irwin had said
"She cares for you. but she isn't sure
Of you" Then Hoffstot-Hoffstot who
was ready to swing wide the gate Of
the future, but at so CHASTITY an admis
sion fee!
He knew with clairvoyant knowl
edge that IL he could meet Hoffstot'.
| terms he could make a success. II
But with an ''if" you could put New
York in a bottle! Five thousand dol.
lars? 1t might as we'll have beer
fifty! And he knew that both irwin
and Hoffstot would rest on their ulti-
matum.
He laughed insanely and began II
stumble toward the hotel.
| In his acute concentration he stalket
straight across the prohibited south
| lawn and up to the main entrance
where he ran headlong into the man
ager.
well, Mr.. Haviland" said the man
ager impressively
Haviland started. and came back tc
earth. "Why-why-"
please go around the other way.
said the manager.
For Ave seconds Haviland was unde
cided. There were weighty words OF
his tongue; and his hands had never
been so nervous and eager. But ther
he remembered his position and re
Taxed.
He went around to the servants
wing. A pace or two from the stepl
he paused and laughed. THE stage
door" he said aloud and bitterly. The
| stage.door! Enter, a scene-shifter"
And he went in and assembled the
stairs heavily.
Midway in the fight he was visited
by a curiously insecure sensation, as
though he had been walking on rotten
ice. An instant afterward 1t was as
though he had broken through. A
vivid flash of darkness struck him
and there was a great roaring in his