Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17

his stock, made him proposition for that.
He accepted 1t. You say yourself that he never
criticized my fairness. Well, may say, then,
that I consider your present language-and
also the subterfuges which led up to this inter-
View-distinctly shabby?"
ct don't doubt it. But to get back to the
main point, I'm ready to sell you my land for
$1O,O0O-and conditions"
Conditions? What conditions?"
She looked through the big bay-window to
the lawn. WHY can't help remembering
what 1t used to be like out here, when I lived
in this very house. Why the bit of lawn we're
Squabbling about was just an orchard on a
country lane Then you came along. And
what have you done? Made model village?
No, you've built up a wonderful money-making
machine-and one of the Notwithstanding
communities I've ever seen in my life tt"
II happen to be manufacturer" said the
president, caustically, land not philanthropist.
And what concern is it of yourS?"
why" she said, Gin two ways. One is the
thing that you'd have done here, if my father
had kept his stock-and you'd kept your prom
1SeS. The other--well, to tell the truth
couldn't afford to buy such very fine monu-
ment for him. So it occurred to me that may
be you'd like to combine these two ideas, and
put up that monument yourself. I'm speaking
only figuratively, of course mean for you to
do what he'd have done, himself His houS-
ing scheme, and"
IT make conditions whatsoever" said
Bradburn, deliberately. "State your price in
cash"
The girl sighed. "You just can't think Of
anything but money, can you?"
Mrs Kent" he said, "I have never vet con-
fused sentiment with business"
Still, that doesn't say you're not going to
begin, does 1t? Because, II you don't meet nv
terms, you'll never have that land never never
never! And I'm not fooling, either!"
The president tortured anew, closed his eyes,
vxORR
else? Do you realize that all I've got to say
IS Change such-and-such vent-pipe-move
such-and-such exhaust'-and so and SO Onto
poison that miserable little acre with gases
and cover it with SCOT? Mrs. Kent, only one
building will ever be erected on that land-and
ttl belong to mel"
THAT may be so. But I'll still own the last
scrap OF clean, decent, honest soil in this hor-
rible village that you've madel And I'll put
up marble shaft. And I'll have carved on IL:
sacred to the memory Of George Fernie M D.
who would die of shame, If he could stand
mere today and look aroundr"
Blindly, the president reached for the he'll
That's about enough" he said THE manIl
show you out"
She stood quivering ooh you needn't bother
your servants! know the way used to live
here" W -'s
Behind her. Philip, hat in hand, exclaimed:
~Why-why, Noel! Why, what's the matter2
What's he been saying to you?"
Inc president clambered to his feet. what
has it got to do with you?" he reared "And-
and you knew this woman Phil? You knew
he--" Speech failed him. and he stood mute.
There was tense of silence The secretary
came braVely forward and put his arm around
DR.. FernieS daughter
Bradburn's voice was very low. you've been
pretty smooth, Philip-havent you? Pretty
smooth-both of you. How did thiS-happen?"
pHHIP cleared his throat. 81 ran across Noel
in town, sir-three weeks ago. We're.
membered each other We talked of the past
She told me of her husbands death and her
reasons for coming to her old home Shed
already heard from you. But she didn't want
you to know-yet-who she was She had an
idea that she wanted to put over. It's been one
OF mine, too. You know that DR.. Fernies plans
are still in my files She thought she could
convince youth her own way. So I didn't
think had any right to interfere Especially
when you wanted to close this deal yourself
So"
The presidents voice cut like knife $50
this has been going on for three weeks? You
framed it between you to club me into this
scheme-with sentimentality as the club? And
you, Phil, not an hour ago took her card, and
oh, you're a good actor, Phil! Far too good to
be tied down to the chemical business!" He
leveled his arm at his son. And, therefore,
you have my permission to quit my room-and
my house-and my employ-with this woman
that you've ranked ahead of your loyalty to
your own father and to your own company"
The girl flushed. Listen to me, Mr. Brad
burn"
I've listened to you quite enough" he said,
in the same cutting monotone. 81 begin to
realize what your methods are now. If you
fancied you could use my own son as a lever
against me, you were never so thoroughly mis-
taken