Evening star., 1940-04-28

A turbulent unruly scamp who
maligns better men than himself.
No stability in him. A grill is likely
to become interested in q dashing
reckless vagabond like this scalawag.
think it my duty"
Offers to Buy Paper.
"-to warn me not to fall in love
with him. You are really too kind,
Mr.. Mosely. I don't deserve such
solicitude from stranger"
He laughed, ruefully. "All right,
Miss Eliot. I give up. Make your
own friends and find out later that
I am right"
"You can say I told you So when
you find me weeping" she suggested.
Nov If you're quite through, Mr..
Mosely, I mustn't keep you any
longer"
But I'm not through. I presume
you are here to realize on the prop
erty left by your uncle. The
Sentinel is white elephant on your
hands, but in view of the circum-
stances I am prepared to buy it
from you"
What circumstances" she asked,
her eyes watching him.
Naturally you don't know any,
thing about country newspapers.
A young lady like you has never
been soiled by contact with business
of any kind. The only way to make
even living out of a paper like the
Sentinel is for the owner to edit
and run it himself. You couldn't
hire anybody to do it without losing
money. There is nothing left for
you to do but sell it,"
Except run it myself" she said
quietly.
He smiled broadly at her jest.
II hadn't thought of that" In his
masterful way, he pushed straight
on. '1T not drive a hard bargain
with so charming a young lady.
You may depend on me to pay
little better than fair price. The
Powder Horn country needs a good
paper. am willing to supply that
need"
Decides Not to Sell.
II think I won't sell it-at least
not yet"
why not?" he wanted to know
His frosty eyes challenged her
| decision.
1--WE told you I'm going to run
the paper"
That's nonsense" he said curtly,
annoyed by her obstinacy. You
can't do it."
She resented his arrogant as
surance. Cant -" she replied,
her voice carefully Indifferent.
"Of course you can't. In the
first place you don't know how
Already you have become entangled
with some men no better than out
laws-wild, unscrupulous fellows. In
the second place, young lady can't
mess around with printers ink and
get into the squalid political brawls
that every editor must face. Her
place Is in the home, where she is
shielded and protected by the love
OF good man from the evils of
the world"
There was poised steeliness in
her bearing. After I'm all
splashed with ink and mud you can
remember that you warned me, Mr.
Mosely."
He still trying to conceal his anger.
His smile was meant to be indulgent
to her folly.
Il am older than you, Miss Eliot,
and more experienced. Believe me,
am speaking for your own good.
Young ladies do not edit news
papers. To try to do so would be
to soil yourself. You are too young
to start life by making a bad
mistake" He concluded bluntly
sharply. I'll give you twice what
the Sentinel is worth. I'll buy up
the rest of your uncle's holdings at
fair valuation"
Mosely Won't Give In.
mo thank YOU" she said without
the least hesitation. Il don't want
twice what the paper is worth. If
you want to buy it the price will be
a dollar year."
He was still not ready to give in.
This isn't a joking matter Miss
Eliot" he said, his grave manner
rebuking her levity. You don't
know what you are undertaking. 1t
is proud tradition of our country
that young ladies do their part by
preparing themselves to make happy
homes for their future husbands.
What you propose is not proper for
a young lady"
And if there isn't going to be any
happy home for her to brighten?"
Anne asked. 'Is she to sit in a
boaring house and embroider SAM
plers?"
That's too absurd to consider in
your case, Miss Eliot" he answered
blandly, with little bow. Il think
you are not quite reasonable, and
that you know it yourself. If you
lowered yourself to do such a thing
I am afraid people would not respect
you. I am speaking plainly, with
no intent to offend"
Anne was annoyed and felt q
perverse delight in irritating him
II suppose being reasonable is doing
what you want me to do" she said
sweetly.
Il am older than you" he went on
ignoring her thrust, land as one
who knew your uncle"
and was no doubt a close
friend of his" she interrupted
tartly.
Undisturbed he answered, not bat
ting an eye at the thrust.
mo. we were not friends, but we
respected each other. A young
lady cannot safely disregard public
opinion, Miss Eliot"
I'm not greatly concerned aho,,f