Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03

"I don't see how you are to blame,
if it's the engineers"
II took the credit-and I'll have to
take the bumps" he reminded her.
THAT'S all there is to it. I must run"
cant you call later?" interposed
Pam quickly. I'm want to know
Whats left of me, after the directors
get through with me, will call some
time" he promised.
FAT Pam was still waiting. Her
IA father was not home yet, and
Larry had not called. Then she heard
Larry's voice below.
"Mr. Thorpe asked me to come
here" he was saying, land wait for
him."
"You had better step into the library.
sir" came the buffers voice.
PANS heart was in her throat as,
swiftly, she went to him.
"Oh, dearest-was it very awful?"
she asked.
Rather" he confessed. 1.-THE board
decided the only thing to do was to re-
imburse those who invested in the
bonds and take the loss itself. A cool
million gone into red ink"
"And-and they blame you for that?"
"They're only human, my dear. Of
fered my resignation, of course, but 1t
was tabled, for the time being. And
that's that"
dearest" she said very earnestly,
"it can't make any real difference.
Everybody makes mistakes. And-and
we do love each other awfully, don't
we?"
you're a perfect peach" he muir
but make a difference. Everybody
makes mistakes, but-as member OF
the board remarked-this Is Million
dollar mistake"
He broke off, held her close for a
second.
"Your father was right" he went on.
II understand his position now. He
must have known this was coming. or
course. he wouldn't want me for you"
But I do, and I am Of age!" she
reminded him swiftly.
He shook his head 1--WE both owe
your father lot, remember" he said.
Hes done lot for me. first and last.
And"
"And-and that's what you call
Lowell" broke out Pam passionately. Il
Il might have known you'd feel that
way. II never want to see you
again"
And, because tears blinded her. she
left the library precipitately, hurried
I'D to her room and-let the tears have
their way.
HE wouldn't, couldn't even dream Of
giving me up, if he really loved me-"
she vehemently assured herself-or
rather that segment of self that sought
to reproach her.
Yet in her heart she knew that he
had done the only thing he could do
and that she had failed him.
IL can't just desert him now, any
way" she assured herself. She was on
the top stair, ready to descend. when
her father came in. She paused.
Mr.. Amory is in the library, sir"
the butler informed him.
The library door closed before she
could move. She remained poised on
the top stair, wondering what her ia
ther was going to say to Larry.
The truth would have taken her
breath away. To add in any way to
the terrific strain that had been put on
Larry was the farthest thing from her
fathers mind. Nor was he thinking,
particularly, of the lost million. His
mind was occupied with only one
thing He knew, now, what a real
stable setback would do to Larry
Amory.
X y X X
THE ghost of Billy Stone had been
- laid.
1t had been laid that afternoon
Normally, PANS father would have
gone to the board meeting ready to
defend Larry. 1t had been shared
responsibility certainly. and the en-
gineers were the real culprits, If any.
But, as things were. he had felt that
he must let the directors have their
way with Larry.
"It's the only way" he reminded
himself, 'of discovering whether he's
another Billy Stone-or not"
And Larry had laid the ghost.
He had taken what was coming to
him in the way of censure. but he had
neither cringed nor cracked. He had
never missed point, nor had he hesi-
tated to state his own case with courage
and conviction.
They had discussed that after Larry
| had withdrawn. Back and forth, until