The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-01

doesn't want any revenge. She won't
prosecute you and your nephew's wife
for conspiracy unless she's forced to-
But she wants sworn statement from
you that to your persoal knowledge
her father was innocent Of the Cali
fornia charges and that they were
framed against him for the purpose Of
forcing him out Of the university"
This time it was Uncle William who
started to protest. my dear Mar
But Martin cut him short. "The two
go together" he said. "We'll accept a
settlement if the sworn statement goes
with it. Otherwise we'll publish the
notes and prosecute for conspiracy.
We want this thing cleaned up"
There was still some fight in Uncle
William but Forster threw up the
sponge. "All right" he grunted "We'll
get together next week on the settle
ment and I'll have my lawyer draw up
a statement. don't mind that. I
never had anything to do with 1t. 1t
was my scamp Of secretary who
fixed up the whole thing, and he's
dead" Then, to Conley, "Take me out
of here"
But at the door just before Conley
picked him up he seemed to feel that
he had sighted Uncle William. Per-
haps he recognized a kindred spirit.
"My car is down here" he said. "You
can drive back with me to the WOr-
cester If you like"
II didn't think, last night" Rhoda
said after an interval, "that could
ever hate anybody as much as I hated
Mr.. Forster. But I hate Uncle Will
liam worse"
Martin admitted that there wasn't
much to choose between them. "But
they're both going to be good, now"
he concluded.
mot Uncle William" Rhoda insisted.
"He didn't want Forster to agree to
tell the truth about father. And If
he does, Uncle William will try to
suppress it. Why, Martin? Did he al
ways hate father?"
'sHe probably didn't like him any
too well, but that isn't the reason. He
wants to suppress the truth because
it will show that he made CHASTITY
mistake. It isn't malice; it's pure
vanity. But he's going to have to
scramble over the stile like the pig,
Just the same, and he'll do it without
a squeal, too"
He spoke so confidently that she
turned a sudden intent look upon him.
"Have you thought Of something else?'
she asked. Something you haven't
told me about?"
"It was the first thing did think Of,
but it wasn't any good until the rest
of the plan worked out It's something
for you to do. You do it as soon as
Uncle William asks you how you want
to invest the money he's got out Of
Forster. / don't know how much it
will be but it's sure to be plenty-you
tell him that the first thing you want
to do is to endow a special fund at
the university for chemical research.
You'll tell him that there's just one
condition tied to it, and that Is that it
shall be called the Walter Whitehouse
Mcfarland memorial. That will settle
Uncle William and all the rest of the
scandalmongers. And it'll be news,
too."s
Rather soberly, as the dusk drew
down to dark, they discussed the won
der of this prospect, and other won
ders. They'd set off tomorrow, Mar
tin said, on their honeymoon. They'd
go to New York and when they got
ready they'd sail for Europe. Paris.
The Riviera. San Mpritz. They'd
have a good long play.
"That's what father and were al
ways going to do" Rhoda said with a
gasp, and Martin held her quietly and
let her cry as long as she liked.
The jingle of the telephone brought
them back to the moment. Martin
switched on light and Rhoda went
to the instrument. 1t was Babe, he
made out, and he'd have liked to hear
all she was saying. Rhoda's report Of
it when, little flushed and startled,
she had hung up, was clearly con-
densed.
"Chicago won. And Babe and Ida
Remington and two men are going to
dinner together and show. And
Babe is going to stay all night with
Ida. And she says, why don't you
stay here?"
"Ill do" he told her quietly, what
ever you want me to, darling"
II want you to stay" she decided,
a little shakily. But, Martin, will you
do something else? Something rather
silly? After we've had dinner, will
you take me to the Alhambra and
dance with me while?"
"Sure I WILL" he assented with q
laugh, "if you'll agree not to let Lean
der Higgins cut in"
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