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fists. yet still lesible. It said:

/ 'SosSaS' ~ o1ios.
II. HEDGE. E. e. =.
~ seems that each one has ,,>r
own way OF producing an imprc :.
sion," unused the eiiic!enc.. man. IN
admit I'm impressed"'
They made Alice CO T.. 49, 90.
ner. furtive inspection {. {. 4,
efficiency man revealed 70 scars IS y
result of his encounter with TIA
punching bag: lie displayed no els.
cernible sign of a grudge. The tim,
seemed as propi.iou3 as any. whit,
the need was dire ard urgent.
Alice played that she was r-.,J'--.
and presently looked I'D from IA, :.
magazine and murmured softly:
There's an article about pove~.-,
here. Mr.. Hedge. 1t must bc .-...'
Sinful" he affirmed.
Were you ever poor?"
Il! Indeed. yes" lie ioc..s. at
her sharply.
But you're not poor now:"' e.
| "Not-exactly.''
| Il am" said Alice. plaint,ve:y.
| III. Hedge made an ca..snca
with his eyes.
don't own solitary buc'i.''
| added Alice. Neither does E:.y.
And Connie has only two.se, So. ,.
nine."
She paused impressivcly. then con.
! tinued:
"But--this is pay day."
Pay day?" echoed II. IIcs ;,
wrinklfng his forehead. "whose?"
Why--ours" Alice's gesture 81.
cluded the other Brookes.
constance was studiously obsefv.
ing the fire. while Billy continued
his artistic ramble. The keen ears of
neither. however. missed a word.
Il didn't know you had a.pay
day." remarked Hedge.
: Yes. indeed! Once a month, you
know"
That's interesting. I'm sure. Who
pays your"
would7"
What for?"
"Why-why. Just for being his
children. OF Counsel"
Alice stared at him uneasily, then
ventured sidelong glance at Con.
stance. That young ladys head was
tui ed away.
You mean That you get salaries
for being Mr.. Brooke's children?"
allowance. suppose you'd call
It." answered Alice with a hesitant
smile. -. 80
oh" said the efficiency man, his
Dewi!derment vanishing. You mean
that each Of you receives a stated
Sratuity from your father"
Billy glazed blackly at Hedge, who
failed to perceive the expression.
Constance. her head still averted,
was frowning. = 49, .'s.---s-------,. -
He never calls It that" faltered
Alice, angry. Yet mindful of the end
rather than the means. |>"He-he
just pays it."I ..
land what do you do IA return for
we? Why. we just love him. :
Constance cleared her throat osten:
taeously. 1t was q signal. She did
NOT faVor Alice's flank attack: she
nae counseled q frontal assault,
boldly and swiftly executed. Be.
sides, Alice seemed about to, commit
me family to an impossible policy.
see." said the efficiency man
srave|y. s:And how much does he
!. SBiny and Connie. two hundred
ioiiars O month. Me. one hundred
I'm to be raised at my next birth.
iay."
II. Hedge began to write figures
IN q pad: !.
And this" ADDED Alice. "i. the /
lsy that all the money Is due"
; Hedge continued to figure for a.
moment.
~ Ord from your statement, heI
aidr looking up. that your facneri
distributes 10 you three children graz
uities amounting IN al to $1,000 an.
,ualiy."
=. Really 30 much as thatf' asked
Mice deprecatingiy. "a. but you see.I
ts only q little at q tims,s3 And)
ather has such q lot more.
Billy. who had stroiled vcioscyso
leaned over and said IN q
whisper:1
Coarse work.E She's fIunmuxed.S !;
IHush. Billy. ~ Waia."I
IT suppose. - the efficiency man
Observed. THAT this 10 a request for
ne to continue q distribution Of the
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