Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Wfe's Money
BY Margaret Cnlkin Banning.

ber it doesn't make bit of difference whether
you have a family with money or not We
like on what I've got. Well begin small but
you watch my smoke after a few years"
ct love your ambition" said Olive Mary.
Of course, that was inaccurate. She loved
Cornelius. But as for his ambition What
did Olive Mary know or care about the HER
archy of the Commercial Super Electric Com
pany? What did she know about electrical
equipment, wholesale or retail, about methods
of supplying electric repair service to homes;
about young men who were employed In the
Offices of such companies and their chances 10
become assistant sales manager, with the man
agership and a possible partnership IN
the remote distance; or about the ambition
that kept such young men keen and spirited?
But Cornelius did not analyze. He accepted
the tribute. And the Bateses came in just
then, Billy wearing his amused and almost
constant smile.
"You missed something Alstyne," he told
Cornelius. "Pommy came down with some
real guns. Be great shooting over there this
Fall. You'll be down here lot now, sup
pose"
at don't expect to-" said Cornelius. ct can't
afford much week ending"
Cornelius had wondered, going back to town,
If there would be any opposition from Olives
parents He was quite prepared to stand up
to it, if need be, and he kept assuring himself
that he and Olive cared enough about each
other to see any adverse arguments through.
But there were none only few courteous
questions. The Tillsburys had passed the point
where ordinary intermarriage could add much
to their standing in any case, and they took
Cornelius quite simply.
MIR. Tillsbury, Cornelius found, had made
AVA some inquiries about him, and what he
had been told seemed to have satisfied him. All
the Tillsburys asked was that he should remain
a healthy, decent young man of reasonably
good standing. All Olive asked was that he
should adore her. In return, he was to marry
into the Tillsbury family, and to have Olive
1t was the generous arrangement of generous
people, and Cornelius knew it. But still there
were times, during those next bewildering
months, when he felt the control of his own
life slipping out of his hands.
1t seemed to Cornelius that he was two
persons now: one the rather swagger young
man who was known as Olive Tilsbury'S
fiance, who stood his share of week end ex-
pense who paid for the supper at after-the-
r-parties, who rode around $4,000 automo-
biles belonging to other people, and danced,
and ate in great houses The other, the very
ordinary young man who spent the day at the
Commercial Super-Electric, listening to the
complaints of ladies whose ironing machines
would not work, and tried to sell electrical
appliances and devices to shops and Offices
He was better acquainted with the young
man of the Commercial Super-Electric than
he was with Olive TillSbury's fiance But he
wondered sometimes if Olive was
Things shaped themselves.
Darling" said Olive, 'if we are married
during the holidays we can be all settled by
the first of March. Do you realize that we've
got the wedding all planned and the invita-
lions will be out next week; but we haven't
decided about our trip? Well have to decide
pretty soon because Of clothes, you know"
"Clothes?"
eff We go to Bermuda, well want white
clothes, you See-that sort of thing If we 60
to New York, want to get more formal things.
1t makes a difference"
st see," said Cornelius. 'T don't think much
of the Bermuda idea, sweetheart" He was
rejecting that business suits would do better
in New York than on southern steamers. why
can't we just go off quietly into the country
somewhere-where we'll be alone? You know
Olive can't afford much of a trip"
"You don't have to afford it at ALL" laughed
Olive. Didn't you know that, silly? It's to be
Fathers present. made him promise. He'll
take care of it ALL"
ct See" said Cornelius, slowly.
won't it be wonderful" asked Olive with
her face close to his. But, for the first time
Cornelius did not turn to 1t. He was thinking
that she would not be really his, somehow, II
he took her away on some one elses money II
wouldn't be like caring for her himself
whats the matter?"
Nothing" he told her. 1t seemed so I'M
grateful to object. And, after ALL it was the
honeymoon, which was really part OF the
wedding. After that, they'd settle down ant