Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

! "Of course. I made boomer In
! sending out for another typist On the
| other hand, / had instructions to see
| that the work was finished before i
left. / can't type. None OF us can:
! What's the good when there's stan
of young women waiting there Tor us?
/ I sent for one, quite naturally. The
/ next morning the chief was like
| mad bull"
We'll, WE'LL" Angus murmured SYM
! pathctkally.
! This is how he laid it across me. 3"
the young man explained. III the de-
+ cision leaks out through my letting the
/ girl copy the last few pages OF the
agreement. / get the sack. II ! can
+ keep her mouth shut, / escape with a
! reprimand. i went to see the girl. and
! / must say she grasped the point at
| once. Keep me away from every one.
! she begged pathetically. III try NOT
! to be indiscreet. but nowadays. with
| hats fit TO wear at such an awful
/ price. money means so much She
put her little hand in mine. and I've
! tried to keep her away but it's job"
! Poor old Sholto,"
! We've shut up her fat. She's STAY
/ ing with my sister. We've got an old
/ dragon from the Home Offlce-used TO
be a polcewoman-supp never to
leave her for second when I'm away.
but. George. old boy. it seems to me
never am away"
you seem TO be having pretty good
time with her on the whole" Angus re-
marked.
The other coughed.
"Oh. we'll, we get on all right. but
I can't give my mind to It. Even when
she's touched me for thcater cloak or
bracelet and We seem really paliy and
I. say. Look here. Ada. are you going
10 give me your word Of honor that
what you saw and typed shall never pass
your lips?' do you know what she an
swers? She just grips my arm and she
says. 'Sholto. I'd love to promise. but /
can't. I'm so weak And what can one
do with a girl like that
TITS difficult" Angus admitted.
And nov you fellows are in the
game" the young man pointed out in
an aggrieved fashion.
"All in the way of business" Angus
reminded him. II don't mind telling
YOU that we've got check on the table
there for 10000 pounds that she Is
welcome to the moment she Is ready to
! speak
That's the end of me-" gasped
{ Sholto.
Why"
/ "You know her latest move--her final
/ turn. as declared last night al the En-
bassy? She SAYS I've got TO marry her.
! She gave me the tip that. II ] didn't
introduce her last night as my fiancee.
she'd make terms with you. George. do
you realize / shall have TO marry the
! girl?"
Angus strolled to the window and
| back
! Look here. Sholto." he pointed out
! you're IN 1t up to the neck. old man.
/ You can't keep Miss Malcolm from conn
/ ing into touch with either us or our
! client for two months, can you?'
| Il don't suppose can
IF you can't. you've so: to marry
| her"
! Il suppose So"
| so there's no harm in trying what
/ pal can do for you. Let me see. to-
! days Tuesday. Let me take Miss Mall
COIN To lunch at Ciro's on Thursday.
Something might come Of It,"
! You always were a bright chap.
. George" Dennis declared earnestly.
Hop IL now. then" Angus enioined.
! and I'll see what I can do for YOU"
+ At II o'clock. three days later Mr.
! platt was ushercd into the Office In
/ Bellevue Mansions. He produced a roll