Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-09-19
The eyes" Man
Said "No"
By JOHN FRANCIS


"XX7 ERE through, Tom"
w Sherry Gordon's gaze was
steady as she faced her tiance in the
library of her fathers home She spoke
softly, but her voice was firm.
"What do you mean, we're through"
asked Tom Spencer.
"Just that" Sherry answered.
Through. You and l."
you're joking, Sherry"
"No. Tom I'm not Joking. | mean
IT. Do you remember the night we
quarreled because you were afraid
to stand up for your OWE opinions
in a discussion with father and A. d.
Russell?"
Tom said he remembered, and Sher-
ry continued:
"Then you will remember | told
you | could not stand that sort of
thing, especially in the man | loved.
Tonight you did the same again"
"But. darling" Tom protested, II
couldn't contradict Leslie Spiller. He
is"
II know who he is, just as well as
you do" Sherry interrupted. "He is
president of railroad a director of
four or five banks, and probably one
of the wealthiest men we know But
none of those things makes him in.
fallible in an argument about foot
ball. Night after night you've lei him
and lot Of other men walk all over
you when on were right and they
wrong. just because they have lot
Of money and prestige, you seem
afraid to voice your own opinions
If your ideas differ from theirs. You
always end up by agreeing with them,
whether they are right or not. That is
why we're through Tom. [ love you.
but | am going to get over 1t, because
l refuse to marry yes man."
That was all. Sherry turned and
fed up the stairs before Tom could
speak.
Although Tom Spencer was not yet
thirty, he held an excellent position
with the G. b. Gordon corporation, of
which Sherry's father was president.
general manager, chairman of the
board, and virtually the corporation.
He held his job. not because he was
Eyes" man, but because he pos
sessed keen intellect and an enor,
nous capacity for hard work. He knew
what was best for the business, and
he fought for his point. He had argued
time and again, with every executive
at the plant. That is, every executive
except Gordon himself.
Tom never had had an opportunity
| to argue with Gordon about the bust
ness. He usually staged his battles
with the assistant general manager
and that parsonage carried the fight
into Gordon's sanctum. 1t wasn't
there, however, for no one in the
company ever disputed Gordon's word
His word was the last. Except with
Sherry.
G. B. GOrdOns brOwn-eyed daughter
had inherited his tip-tilted nose and
his strong will. Sherry knew what she
wanted, and was not afraid to fight
for it. And she had wanted Tom from
the day she first met him IN her IA
Tiers office.
Since that day Tom had spent most
of his leisure time with Sherry. At
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