Evening star., 1928-05-21

Yes. but you don't have to make II
by retailing scandal Why. don't know
what YOU can be thinking of. Pat. The
man must have bewitched you. Here
you are. just nicely started with your
library work"
MY dear. was Just explaining to
you some OF the difficulties of my
/ library work" Patricia reminded her,
! Il really like It, But l did ask you to
help me out to the extent of pushing
! Miss PalmerS name through the club.
/ and YOU advised my giving it up, She
/ a nice girl Aunt Louise is giving her
I a card to the Entire Nous"
Lou is? Why, how on earth did Lou
/ Page come to do that?"
Favor to me. perhaps"
Silence, Mrs. Throckmorton frowned
in thought
Who is this newspaper man. Pat?"
"One of the editors"
Yes but who?"
Il can't tell you. Aunt Annie. II
wouldn't be fair"
Contemplate cad" said the matron
hotly. 'Prying into other peoples
affairs. If / were you, I'd take a great
deal of satisfaction in sending him
about his business"
81 Wouldn't Borrow
She eyed her niece mterrogatively
but Patricia did not look up. I'll tell
you what / could do: / could suggest
Miss Palmer for membership at the
next board meeting" added the matron
unwillingly.
Tomorrow" said Patricia iniexibly.
rs it?-Yes. believe it is tomorrow
But, of course, she may not pass the
members vote"
But you will make a special case of
it. Aunt Annie?"
''Oh, can't promise that. But you
tell her her name has been proposed, If
you like"
Aunt Annie, that won't mean any,
thing to her. She wants to get in.
Good heavens, doesn't Uncle Cecil prac-
tically finance the club? You manage
it," Patricia persisted 'T don't have
TO let my editor know until tomorrow
night, and can telephone YOU
Mrs. Throckmorton was in deep
thought.
Pat" she said hesitatingly, ''if you
are so hard up. why don't you let me
speak to your uncle? Until you got
work that is really worthy of YOU"
"Oh, wouldn't borrow" Patricia
said quickly. She reached to the table
and picked up a f1imsy weekly, Talk
Today. This is the sort of thing he
wants." she said careleSsly. Everyone
Bobby isn't out of the hospital yet, is
he?"
IF Lou has let her into the Entire
Nous" unused the matron.
About ten columns a week for the
Sunday issue he wants" Patricia said
absently. as she whirled pages
Listen, Pat I'll do my BEST" Mrs.
Throckmorton said suddenly, I'll
propose her and do what can. Now
that's understood. and say no more
about 1t. Rather than have Alec's girl
stoop To- Leave 1t TO me"
Two more calls. these In the business
part of the city. Patricia, with the
new. delicious sense of being able TO
afford it, engaged cab and swept
downtown in comfort. The clocks were
striking half-after 4 as she entered the
offices OF Forrest IL Bruce, and asked
Christine's impeccable husband a man
OF IS or 46, handsome, well groomed
and prosperous.
They shook hands smilingly. They
had always liked each other.
I'm here to ask you favor, Joel,
and / won't keep you more than two
minutes" Patricia said brightly.
She was confident and prosperous
herself now; he knew that Ii was not
money she wanted. Some months ago.
he remembered. she had come to him
for financial backing, had wanted to
open IA flower shop. was 1t? Anyway.
he had been obliged TO refuse her the
three or four hundred. whatever 1t was.
She remembered that refusal. too. every
humiliating word of 1t, and the memory
steeled her now.
Il asked you for money last March
Joel" the girl went on. land you told
me that II came In this year / could
have all ! wanted. do you remember"
He glanced up shrewdly, but did not
speak
You wrote me letter about II a few
days later, and that's what ! want To
speak 10 you about now" Patricia pur-
sued. You see, Joel, want you 10
do me another favor. and this time
think / can do you one in return"
Shoot" he said simply, uneasy eyes
fixed upon her What favor can you
do for mea"
Il can give you back that letter." she
answered significantly.
What's In it?" he asked dryly.
"In IT," Patricia said. you tell me
that you have got too deep into an oil
deal with Jimmy Pell and the FORESTS
and that you have lost money by II
and are trying 10 get out"
Il wrote you that2" the man asked
! after pause.
AS an excuse for not sending me the
money" she explained, nodding
HIM" he commented. and was silent
MY dear girl" he began again con-
fidently, you must have entirely mis-
/ understood what / said "
Z IL 4 .kAEa
/ equal confidence, Il can read English q"
The Little Ecarcat is the best OIL
I investment In the world today" Mr.
/ Bruce said simply
Il know that nov" Patricia assured
/ him, but you didn't think 80 then. -
/ she added tnnocently
! Mr.. Bruce glanced at the closed door
! Of his Office.
Il want 10 explain that matter to you
a little, Pat" he said. graciously. Il
| got into this oil venture about year
| ago with Harry Page and Steve Forrest
! and some others, seven 0f US altogether
! Well for a while 1t was nothing but
J assessmentsf really know very little
about oil, and got pretty sick Of being
| assessed we all did
Along about February / may have
/ said lokingly 10 Harry-~-I did say 80. In
| facto~-that / was about ready 10 get out
! They called another meeting hi March
| just ~ the time Christine and I were
/ In Rev YORK and Harry he had no
! business ~ do IT, 0f c0urse-~QIl0ted me
! ar being done with II and put up my
stock. Thf other fellows Jumped for
! IL, for that was about the time We
/ began 10 fealize that the geaTcat was
! going w pay us something oyer 100
/ per cent the first year And she's only
beginning al that Well. that's the
/ whole story / came home. questioned
| Hsrfys right 10 ACT for me and put
! IN my claim for my seventh"
II WON'T come ~ lawsuit, lhen7"
/ Patricia asked interesiedly
"Indfed no, the man answered con-
/ fJdently
In this lefteT," Patricia to0k Up the
isIe lnn0ceniIy you say That you are