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man who played not lightly, but expert
ly, with human psychology. Hardly a
week, and the trick was turned. Finally
he said:
MY dear child. you don't give me
your full confidence, and don't ask 1t,
but let me say this, If you are worrying
about any complication at home III
take care Of that-leave it all to me-"
How would you take care of it?"
Mr. Daner made great, free gesture.
Gust leave 1t to me. would find some
method of compensation"
For losing me, father" She smiled
at him. He was glad she took his mean
ing so quickly. You mean partner
Ship"
THE young man Is hardly material
for partnership, especially in q firm
like Daner. McGrue, but
Why not? You find him such an ex-
cellent private secretary, one whom you
mean to keep on indefinitely"
He did not answer. A second chance
had come to him to confess that he had
broken his word, and he did not take It,
Nothing further was said. Late that
afternoon they landed and took the
train for London, where Mr.. Daner had
engaged his accustomed suite at the
Berkeley. The next morning he had
gone out as soon as he had had break
fast-a good solid breakfast with kip
pered herrings-to visit his banker, who
was also his friend. Corinna attempted
to calculate the length of time 1t would
take him to walk to the bank to do his
business, to bring the conversation
round TO the noble earl and discover
that it was not noble earl, but bad
baron, with whom his daughter had
apparently involved herself.
But she underestimate the rate at
which bad news travels. Her father was
back in the parlor of their suite before
she was half-dressed. calling loudly for
| her, and, when she went in, she found
| him standing there.
Did that man tell you that he was of
| Mindisham?"
"Mindisham, father" said Corinna,
| what is that? 1t sounds like a cheese. "
! did Axley tell you he was Axley, OF
| Mindisham? Because, II he did, he lied.
| He isn't. 1t turns out he is not young
| man whose acquaintance is desired"
why, father" said Corinna, II
| thought you liked him so much"
Like him." said Mr.. Daner. "Id like
any one who could make you forget
that commonplace fellow at home.
must say, you haven't very good taste in
men. Corinna. This fellow is a card
sharper. Yes, I don't wonder you're
| shocked"
what shocks me, father, is your not
remembering that I did not like him
much until had your approval. I said
to myself, when I first felt attracted
to him, I'll consult my father first. I'll
never make the mistake of taking a
fancy to any one without the stamp of
his approval: but 1t seems after all. ~
Corinna melted into tears, vowing that
she could not give up Axley; maybe it
was all SANDER about his cheating at
cards. She pied with her father not
to be hasty-she even went down on her
knees. begging to be allowed one final
interview with Axley. Give him a
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chance to explain" she almost screamed.
even q criminal Is given that"

chance to explain" she almost screamed,
even q criminal is given that"
HER father had never seen Corinna
IL as violent as this He felt utterly
exhausted when finally the scene was
over.
He made one admission during par
ticularly hysterical speech Of Corinnas
on the subject Of his unjust hatred Of
every man she selected. He had said:
Peter Marley Is, at least. honorable"
"Ah, you never said that when you
thought I cared about him"
Nonsense, nonsense. never denied
It. I should not have kept him 50 long
as my private secretary if"
do you mean that he isn't your
private secretary still?"
Confronted with a direct question,
Mr.. Daner saw it was necessary to
confess. but he confessed rather blus-
teringly: why, no, my dear. felt
the situation had become too awkward
for both of US. decided -"
But, father, you promised me. You
gave me your word of honor. oh, to
feel that I have deserted him and
wept, she flung her arms about as she
self on the sofa. Her father was
alarmed. He knew he had been wrong
to break his word about Marley, and he
now saw a way of setting himself right
and gaining an even more important
objective.
"Corinna," he said almost sternly,
stop crying and listen to me. I be-
lieve you are right. There is no reason
why we should ruin Marley between us.
I will consent to take him back in my
employ If you will give up all idea Of a
final interview with that card-sharper"
Corinna burbled something into the
pillows that seemed to be a refusal
IT can't hear what you are saying"
said poor Mr.. Daner. -
Corinna lifted her face from the bro
cade. I'm saying 1t is probably toe
late-Peter may have shot himself by
| this time"
Nonsense" replied Mr.. Daner, "but.
If you want. I'll cable" He sat down a.
the desk. "See, Corinna, am writing
the cable: Regret decision about Mar
ley. Ask him to continue in his former
| position
A sob from the sofa formed the words,
| "At an increased salary"
'At an increase of fifty a month"
"a hundred month" sobbed Corinna,
and Mr.. Daner wrote it as she said
He was, first of all, business man,
and he calculated that twelve hundred
year was substantial sum to pay
above the current price for secretaries,
but 1t was trif1e compared to the
relief Of getting rid of Axley without
final scene.
Sitting down on the sofa, he stroked
his unhappy child's dark hair, and she
became gradually calmer
Women, sweet creatures that they are.
require management man has
to understand them. Well, he reflected
fortunately, he did understand them.
Copyright. 1927
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Gilbert Stuart, Painter
OF Presidents and Kings

trip to Paris, and by royal command
painted the portrait of Louis XVI.
While George III was sitting for him,
the artist had difficulty in getting the
correct lines of the monarch's some
what peculiarly shaped mouth. He
tried several times to paint 1t correctly
without success, until he became some
what angered and made a slap at 1t
with his brush, intending to paint 1t
out entirely. but by a happy chance, the
touch of the brush gave a turn to the
mouth which was just what he wanted.
He Immediately jumped up and down
and cried 1--WE got it, your majesty! I've
got it." Got what?" asked the King,
Somewhat alarmed at this peculiar antic.
Your mouth, your majesty" said the
artist.
stuart might also be called painter
of painters" for he painted portraits of
West, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Copley
and other distinguished artists.
But despite his success, Stuart was
far from occupying bed of roses. He
was utterly lacking in business ability or
system. He kept no record of his work
and often did not know whether por-
trait had been paid for. Money meant
nothing to him. No matter how much
he received, he spent 1t faster than he
got it. He denied himself nothing that
he desired and never counted the cost
Consequently. he was always in financial
difficulties. He was imprisoned for debt
in London more than once.
Matters got worse and worse, until in
1887 he was obliged to leave London,
and he went to Dublin. In Ireland his
fame as g. painter had preceded him.
and he again met with success and
painted portraits of many persons OF
rank and distinction.
After spending five years in ireland
he set sail for America in 1892. The
reason which impelled him to return
to his native land was an irresistible
desire to paint portrait of Washing
ton.
In 1894 when Congress was in session
In Philadelphia, he presented to Wash
ington a letter of Introduction from
John Jay. and Washington accorded
his several sittings. The second por-
trait of Washington painted by Stuart.
known as the "Athenaeum." Is accc0tcd
as the best and the standard portrait.
He also painted full-length portrait
of Washington and one In which he Is
standing by his horse. He made many
replicas of these portraits, mainly Of the
"Athenaeum" He INDUCED himself In
his desire to portray on canvas the fea-
lures of the Father Of his Country to
an unusual extent, for he painted, in
Guiding replicas, no less than 124 por-
traits of Washington. One hundred
and eleven of these are definitely locat-
ed. Art galleries in Boston. New York,
Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and
other cities possess one or more, and
there are two In the Capitol. q
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your opinion of the boy, not as hus-
band for your daughter, but as a SON.
in-law for yourself"
Isn't 1t the same thing?"
Not at all the same. You would get
no fun from saying My daughter, Mrs.
Marley-iS that his name? But you
would get a great deal of fun out of
saying My daughter, viscountess this
or that You know. Edmond, you are
a bit Of snob about titles"
~
Mr.. DANER took up his defense,
A'A sating that he was not snob; that
he cared nothing for titles; that per-
son was fool who did not know that
social position was a valuable asset, and
that there was no such guarantee of
social position as good title. Then,
finding perhaps something slightly con-
Trajectory In his statements, he aban-
doned this point entirely and said that
ne was injured by his daughters con-
Guct, because there had been deceit.
Il was not even told they knew each
other Oh, yes, did see them meet
az my ONCE, but ! had no reason to
suppose they were meeting constantly.
And then one day went to Boston on
business, and when got home 1 heard
ne had been to visit her the moment
my back was turned, and had fallen
Gown my front steps and broken his
.eg and that they were engaged TO be
married. They did not tell me they
we're falling In love"
Mrs. Sandon smiled ut isn't thing
people do tell-the first stages of love
affair-except those terrible people who
'vant an audience for their every emo
ion. Perhaps they did not know it
themselves"
In other words" said Mr.. Daner Bit
.erly, you think it all satisfactory"
NO, not If you are unhappy about
e" she returned, but / am trying
. point out that things might be
g'orSe"
Great heavens!" cried Mr.. Daner. II
I'll you my daughter is entangled with
> mercenary employe of mine, and your
cnSwer Is 1t might be worse"
Seeing his distress she asked what he
Intended 10 do.
It appeared he intended TO take
Corinna abroad for a year, for six
months anyhow. she owes me at least
nat--to be willing to wait six months
''efore making marriage of which
= heartily disapprove. Don't you
hink so?"
Yes. think she might do that" said
frs Sandon.
We'll, she absolutely refuses. I can't
= anything with her. / was wonder.
1g Ruth, If you would have a tall
18th her What? You're always shak.
ng your head. You would not do ever
nat much for me?"
Il won't do it. because it wouldn'
he any USE" she returned. Il lik'
Corinna but ] haven't any real relation
18th her, and you can't suddenly d,
7nything with an entirely artificial re
alton. She would just think OF me a
n interfering old woman. She woult
,ate it. and so should l."
1T seems I cannot depend on you u
help me in a crisis"
Well. ! will tell you how to get you
oWn way. II that is helping you
"HoW?" he asked.
You have only 10 shed few tears.
"Shed tears. cry?" exclaimed MI
Daner frowning. and then he smile
At her mere feminine righteousness.
There was a short silence. Mr.:
!. candon did not say that the last time
he refused him she had seen tears
lis eyes Well, try IT," she said.
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By Alice Duer Miller

He became superior. "Ah, my dear, -
ne answered, that's a feminine method,
not a masculine"
LAS a feminine method it's quite over
rated" she returned Men are used to
womens tears, but women are very weak
when a man cries"
He laughed grandly at her absurdity
and went home to take up his great
problem.
,. 1T was almost time for him to be
dressing for an early dinner. but,
finding his daughter in the library, he
decided to say a friendly word to her;
and the friendly word led almost in
Stantly to an unfriendly one, and so,
within five minutes. they were disputing
the point at issue, both of them quite
oblivious of time.
Corinna was one of these white
skinned brunettes Her hair was crisp
black, but her eyes were gray. Seeing
her sitting there, so elegant and lovely,
so much the most valuable of all his
possessions, her father broke out: TITS
simply pathetic; you, who have always
been so fastidious about things that
didn't matter, now to throw yourself
away on this inferior boy"
"Oh, OH" cried Corinna. Il leave II
to any one whether he is inferior. But,
even if he were, what does that mat
ter? The point is that I'm in love with
him"
You've been in love before. or
thought you were
Never"
You've been engaged before. You
won't deny that"
"Oh, father, really, how dare you
bring that up, when only said I would
consider it, in order to oblige you?"
We'll, a girl doesn't engage herself,
even at her fathers suggestion, unless
she has an inclination toward the young
man"
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BOSTON, April II.
w YELL, all know is just what
little / read In the papers.
NV Been up among the Yankees
I'm New England for couple
of weeks. They are mighty
fine old folks, and they take a JOKE on
themselys great, too. / was kidding EN-
about not making Coolidge a present
of a home when he returned TO the
old State from serving as Presloent.
l really always felt like they ought 10
got Mr.. Coolidge nice nome. iney
laughed hartily at my little qulps on II
but no one started collection. bu.
they are mighty loyal, well read ano
dandy audience.
was here last week during the ceie-
bration of Patriots Day" that's tnlng
they Just have up here. 1t has some
thing to do with the time when the
English overestimated their fghting
qualities and they started Revolution.
/ Well that's the time Paul Revere I'M
/ hitched an old Buggy Horse, jumped
| on him bareback and announced, THIS
! Is Paul Revere broadcasting from
! Bunker Hill Station, shut off your sets
! and grab a musket. The British are
| coming and II they don't stop to get
| tea they are liable to he here any
minute. This programme is being
/ brought to you through the courtesy
of George Washington, Virginia
Planter. farmer that needs no re-
| lief But just wants to clean the Brit
ish out. and figures we can run 1t our
selves and cut out the overhead. Wake
up Pilgrims, and shake a leg. and
| when YOU see Red Coat coming don't
shoot till you see II they got white eyes
Any of you Birds know the road to
Concord. Loan we a pair OF spurs or
never will get anywhere Good nigh
Patriots, remember this is station B. Fl
Bunker HID broadcasting. Goo-oo-d
Night"
Now just want to show you how
/ much smarter these New Englandcrs
are than all the rest of us. We thought
Paul was the only Western Union Mes
senger Boy that night, we had never
heard of another one mot in Oklahoma
History there anti. Well there was
another fellow. that worked a different
territory that same night, his name was
Dawes, and he had Horse too. don't
know where he went. l think he went
down to Newport to see II he could in
terest any Of the Millionaires in Local
Government control
Now how many of you knew that
there was Dawes that made the race?
Course 1t attracted no more attention
than a Vice President, but he did 1t
He had long Corn Cob pipe and here
was his appeal against Taxation with
out Representation. Wake hp there you
, Plymouth Rocks. al stor laying and e.
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"I got out of 1t fast enough. Oh,
think that's most unjust. You both
battered me down; but this time, with
Peter, I provided all the initiative. /
practically proposed to him"
And so, after few feintS and brushes
OF this sort, they settled down to the
real serious quarrel, which was on the
question of her going abroad. Mr..
Daner's point was that, II she were so
sure of herself and Marley, there was
no reason why she should not wait a
year, or six months, as favor to an
aged and broken parent. Her point was
that it would do no good and change
nothing, but would cause both her and
Peter excruciating agony TO be sep
arated.
And do you ever think what my suf-
fering is?" said her father. For IA
years now. ever since your mothers
death, you have been the only being in
the world whom really loved. And you
not only insist on doing what I believe
to be suicidal, but you will not do me
the small favor of taking few months
to think 1t over" And being touched,
as we are so apt to be, more by his own
eloquence than by harsh facts, the tears
stood in Mr.. Daner's eyes.
Corinna had never seen her father
cry, had never supposed that such a
thing was possible; she was shocked.
She said instantly: ooh, father, I'm
| so sorry. OF course, I will go abroad.
1t almost breaks my heart, but will
not for six months. but for three. I
/ will go for three months"
/ THE door opened, and Munster said
with his habitual detachment: Mrs.
/ Sandon"
Corinna, with one of those impulses
/ Of family solidarity. stepped between
her father and his guest. "Oh, I'm SO
sorry Mrs Sandon," she said. Il kept
father talking, and he isn't dressed, and
I'm going to be awfully late for dinner
but it's all my fault"
Mr.. Daner murmured that he'd be
down in a minute and went upstairs
He had no sense of danger in doing
this-indeed, he would have said that
he desired nothing so much as that they
should become friends: and he did not
reflect that. separated as they were by
20 years. they had only one bond
their profound esoteric knowledge OF
his character
Mrs. Sandon's point of view about
Corinna was that she did not doubt thai
she herself had been like that wher
she was young, but she simply could not
take much interest in idle. extravagant
girls. Corinna's opinion of Mrs. Sander
was that she was probably the best Of
them. II Father really meant TO remarry
but she hoped he'd wait until she hac
married first. Yet, with this rather un.
promising beginning, as they looked a
, each other. they were both aware tina
they, out Of the whole world, were thu
, only two who understood Edmond
/ Daner, and that. If they stood together
he would be powerlesS.
, ! Nothing of this kind was said, how
ever. Corinna remarked: Poor father
T suppose he has told you what a tim
he is having with me"
And Mrs. Sandon answered. YES, h
. did mention that he did not approve o
. your engagement and that he wante'
1 you to go abroad and think 1t over"
so silly but / said / would" an
. Swered Corinna. I don't know VIII
S / did"
a Mrs. Sanddn knew why she had-be
Gauge no woman can resist = man
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ROM all his intimate friends
l. Daner received full sympathy
when he told them of his
4 daughters imprudent engage
ment o. no, he refused to call
It that d. her silly fancy for a young
man In his Office, Peter Marley, his pri-
vate secretary.
From only one of his friends did he
get no comfort, and she was the one
from whom he desired 1t most, Mrs.
Sandon was a slim widow of AZ, with
eyes just as clearly turquoise -colored as
they had been when she was IA. Mr..
Daner intended to marry her at the,
first opportunity; by which he meant
the first time that she said anything
more encouraging than, mo, my dear
Edmond, certainly not"
It was to her apartment that he hur-
fied after peculiarly trying scene with
his child. although Mrs. Sandon was to
dine with him that very evening and
60 to see a new play; but his lacerated
feelings demanded action.
He went over the situation for the
hundredth time. and, seeing the cool
detachment Of those crystalline eyes he
found himself using words of more and
more eXaggeration.
Its catastrophe, that's what it is"
he said.
We'll, is it?" said Mrs Sandon gent
Il. HE must be able and honest. or
you would not keep him as your sec
rotary; and he must be attractive. or
Corinna, who has had a good deal of
experience with young men, would not
want to marry him"
Her logic annoyed him almost as
much as her detachment. Good gra-
cious, Ruth" he said, you have no
more respect for my opinion of men
and things than If were boy. 1 am
telling you
She interrupted. 1T have a great
deal of respect for your opinion she
said. But I feel that am getting
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tears; but she did not say this. She
said, "Oh. I think you had to yield
that much"
And suddenly Corinna found herself
describing Peter. He was so wise and
strong, and very goodlooking. She told
how they had first met when she went
down to her fathers Office to speak to
him about a bill she had run up, and
young Mr.. Marley had understood she
was looking for job and had scolded
her and given her some excellent adj
vice-rather romantic, wasn't it? And
he was SO eager to succeed and had
been going to have his salary raised on
the first of the month. and 1t
might be his whole career. >.
The sound of Mr.. Daner's footsteps
was heard before she had finished. Mrs
Sandon held up one finger in token
that she was going to say something
important. Go abroad" she said
and, If you can forget, forget; but in
any case, make your father promise
that the young man shan't lose his
job"
Corinna would never have foreseen
this danger, but, when it was pointed
out to her, she recognized the likelihood
of it.
She recognized it all the more when
she spoke to her father on the subject;
the very tone in which he said he could
not pledge himself to retain any one in
his employ. If he should turn out un-
satisfactory. proved to her that his plan
was to get rid of Peter at once
Corinna was very firm. II will not go
abroad, father" she said, unless you
promise me that Peter will be in his
old position when get back"
And he, reluctantly, promised.
PAGER as Mr.. Daner was to get
away, maddened as he was by the
knowledge that Corinna was spending
every leisure moment at the bedside of
his broken-legged secretary, he could
not tear himself free from all his in
Movements under a month. In that
month Corinna and Mrs. Sandon met
several times.
Corina took Mrs. Sandpn to see Peter,
because she wanted the triumphant vim
dication Of another woman's opinion
that Peter was great and fascinating.
The meeting was great success. At
least, when Corinna turned to her COM
panion with the questioning look Of one
who has just shown another the eighth
wonder of the world, Mrs. Sandon an
swered, well. my dear, I don't believe
should ever have promised to go