WOMEN'S INTERESTS
A GIRL AND A MAN
A New and Vital Romance of City Life
by Virginia Terhune Van 'k Water
CHAPTER LX VIII.
(Copyright, 1916, Star Company.)
Miss Lucy Morley had come home
from the hospital.
Agnes herself had gone for her In a
taxlcab—a bit of extravagance at
which the invalid had looked fright
ened.
'"My dear child!" she had remon
strated. "I could have gone home in
a street car."
The whole place wore an air of fes
tivity. Sunshine flooded the rooms;
flowers were on the dining room table;
a vase of blossoms stood on Miss
Lucy's bureau.
"I am glad that you aro here, Jen
nie," Miss Lucy said for the dozenth
time that day, when, in the afternoon,
Jennie appeared in her doorway.
When aunt and niece were again
alone Miss Lucy turned to Agnes with
an anxious expression. The query
that had been trembling on her lips
for hours would not be repressed any
longer.
"Can we afford all this, dear?" she
ventured. "I don't want, to ask any
questions that you'd rather not an
swer—but you told me you had given
up your position downtown, but that
you hoped you would soon get an
other. Did you give it up on account
of my needing you at home? I mean
my coming home and taking up so
much of your time had nothing to do
with it, had it?"
"No Auntie, lUiad not," Agnes an
swered promptly.
"But," Miss Lucy persisted. al
though hesitatingly and timidly—
"what about another position for
you 7 You think you will get an
other, don't you? if not, what will
we ever do?"
"Dear /Uintie," the girl soothed,
putting her arms about the slender
form, "of course. I shall get another
position. An as soon as 1 am sure
about it. you shall hear just what it Is.
Until then do not worry.
"At any rate, for this one day, lei
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A Happy Prospect
"Certainly not," Agnes declared, "I
do not feel now as if I could ever be
such a wretch as to be vexed with you
no matter whatyou did —for I loveyou
so much and am so grateful that you
have been spared to me."
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ly. Even now she seemed almost
afraid to let her happiness and relief
show themselves very clearly: "What
1 want to ask is about Mr.. Philip Hale.
Will you tell me about him and you?
All I know is that you two are fond
of each other."
Agnes smiled indulgently. "That is
not just what we call it, auntie, dear,"
she said. "We love each other—that's
all. But it will be a long while before
we can marry, so we say nothing to
outsiders about our engagement. Phil
has told his father about it. Nobody
but you and be knows of ft. Put.
auntie, you must says 'Phil' after this
—not 'Mr. Philip Male' —when you
are talking to me of him."
"But why wait a long time to be
married?" Miss Lucy inquired in sur
pric.e. "Why 4iot get married very
soon?"
A cloud crossed Agnes' face and she
replied with an effort:
"Because Aunt Lucy, I will not mar
ry a man whose father would have to
support us. As Philip is not yet earn
ing his own living, i will not be his
wife—especially as his family would
all feel that he was marrying far be
neath l)im. But. let's be happy now
and forget uncomfortable things."
Although she spoke lightly, there
was a hot spot in her heart as she re
membered that William Hale and Ills
wife were of another social world than
herself.
(To Be Continued.)
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"But before you go,"' smiled Manuel,
"one stroke of luck you shall have."
"Maybe. I leave that to you. This
kind of thing"-he ( motioned toward
the damp paper—"ls not in my line."
He bent over a picture on the front
page. "That cut. came out pretty well,
didn't It? Lucky we got the photo
graph before big brother Georgo ar
rived."
"I have always found San Marco
lucky," replied Gonzale-—"always, with
one trifling exception." He drummed
remlniscently on his desk.
"I say, who's this?" Mr. Wall point
ed to a line Just beneath the name of
the paper. "Robert O'Nell, Editor and
Proprietor," he read.
Manuel Gonzale gurgled softly some
where within, which was his cunning,
noncommittal way of Indicating mirth.
"Ah, my very virtuous managing edi
tor," he said: "One of those dogs who
dealt so vilely with me. I have told
of that. Manuel Gonzale does
not forget." He leaned closer. "This
morning at 2, after O'Neill and libwe
had sent today's paper to press as
usual, Luypas, my clrosfiatlon man
ager, and I arrived. My virtuous edi
tors had departed to their rest. Luy
pas and I stopped the presses. We
substituted a new flrst page form.
O'Neill nnd Howe—they will not know.
Always they sleep i*til noon. In this
l>almy climate It is .easy to lie abed."
Again Manuel Gonzale gurgled.
"May their sleep be dreamless." he
said. "And should our work of the
morning fail may the name of O'Neill
be the first to concern the police."
Wall laughed.
"A good idea." he remarked. He
looked at his watch. "Nine-flfteen.
The banlis ought, to be open now."
Gonzale got to his feet. Carefully he
folded the page that had been lying on
his desk.
"The moment for action has come,"
he said. "Shall we go down to the
street?"
"I'm in strange waters," responded
Martin Wall uneasily. v The first dip
I've ever taken out of my line. Don't
believe In it either. A man should
have his specialty and stick to It
However, I need the money. Am-1
letter perfect in my part, I wonder?"
The door of the Mall office opened,
and a sly little Cuban with an evil
face stepped In.
"Ah, Luypas," Gonzale said, "yon an
here at lastt Do you understand?
Your boys, they are to be in the next
room—yes? You are to sit near that
telephone. At a word from my friend,
Mr. Martin Wall, today's edition of
the Mall is to flood the streets, the
newsstands, Instantly. Delay might be
fatal. Is that clear?"
"I know," said Luypas.
"Very good," said Gonzale. He turn
ed to Martin WalL "Now is the time,"
be added.
The two descended to the street. Op
posite the Hotel de la Pax they parted.
The sleek little Spaniard went on alone
and mounted boldly those pretentious
steps. At the desk he Informed'the
clerk on duty that be must ree Mr.
Spencer Meyrlck at once.
"But Mr. Meyrlck Is very busy to
day," the clerk objected.
"Say this Is life and death," replied
Gonzale, and the clerk, wilting, tele
phoned the millionaire's apartments.
Finally Spencer Meyrick appeared,
pompous, red faced, a hard man to
"I hate you!" said Cynthia Mayrick.
handle, as he always had been. The
Spaniard noted this, and his slits of
eyes grew even-narrower.
"I have something to show you,"
Raid Gonzale politely and removed
from his pocket a copy of the San
Marco Mall, still damp from the
presses.
"HARROWBT WASN'T MAKING
ANY CHANCES."
'"derneatli, In slightly smaller type,
Spencer Me}'licit rend:
REMARKABLE FORESIGHT OF ENG
LISH FORTUNE HUNTER WHO
WEDS MISB MEYRICK TODAY-TOOK
OUT A POLICY FOR £76,000 WITH
BOYD'S, SAME TO BE PAYABLE IN
CASE THE BEAUTIFUL HEIRESS
SUFFERED A CHANGE OF HEART,
Prominent on the page 'was a large
photograph which purported to be "an
exact facsimile of the policy." Mr.
Meyrick examined It. He glanced
through the stcry, which happened to
be commendably brief. He told him
self he must remain calm, avoid fire
works, think quickly. Laying the pa
per on his knee, he turned to the little
white garbed man beside him.
"What trick is this?" he asked
sharply.
"It Is no trick, sir," said Oonzale
pleasantly. "It is the truth. That la
a photograph of the policy."
Old Meyrick studied the cut. again.
"I'll be hanged!" he remarked.
"I have no desire to annoy," Gon
cale went on. "But there are 5.000
copies of today's Mail at the office
ready to be distributed at a signal
from hk>. Think, sir! Newsboys on
the street with that story at the rery
moment, when your daughter becomes
Lady Harrowby!"
"I see," said Meyrick slowly. "Black
mail."
"You're a clever little dog," said Mey
rick through his teetii.
"You are not exactly complimentary.
However, let us say for the argument
you buy the Mail at once. I am, by
the way, empowered to make the sale.
Yon take charge. You hurry to the
office. You destroy all copies of to
day's issue so far printed. You give
orders to the composing room to kill
this first page story, good as it Is.
'Plenso kill,' you say, a term with news
paper men."
"Urn! And your price?"
"It Is a valuable property."
"Especially valuable this morning, I
take It," sneered Meyrick.
"Valuable at any time. Our presses
cost fl.ooo, our linotypes $2,000. And
there Is that other thing—so hard to
estimate definitely—the wide appeal of
our paper. The price-well, $15,000.
Extremely reasonable. And I will in
clude the good will of the retiring
management"
"You contemptible little"—, began
Spencer Meyrick.
"My dear air, control yourself,"
pleaded Gonzale, "or I may be unable
to Include the good will I spoke of.
Would you care to see that story on
Ihe streets? Yon may at any moment
.There is but one way out—buy the
newspaper.- Buy it now. Here is the
plan: You go with me to your bank.
You procure ?15,000 In cash. We go
together to the Mail office. You pay
me the money, aud I leave you In
charge."
Old Meyrick leaped to his feet.
"Very good!" he cried. "Come on!"
"One thing more," continued the
crafty Gonzale. "It may pay you to
note—we are watched, even now. All
the way to the bank and thence to the
office of the Mall wo will bo watched.
Should any accident, now unforeseen,
happen to me that issue of the Mail
will go on sale In five minutes all over
San Marco."
"I understand! Come on!"
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Th#r Will Be N Wadding-"
mHERE must be soma escape.
The trap seemed absurdly sim
ple. Across the hotel lawn,
down the hot avenue, in the
less hot plaza, Meyrick sought a way.
A naturally Impulsive man, he had
difficulty restraining himself. Slut he
thought of his daughter, whose happi
ness was more than money in his eyes.
No way offered. At the counter of
the tiny bank Meyrick stood writing
his check, Gonzale at his elbow. Sud
denly behind them the screen door
slammed, and a wild eyed man with
flaming red hair rushed in.
"What is if you want?" Gonzale
screamed.
"Out of my way, Don Quixote!" cried
the red topped one. "I'm a windmill,
and my arms breathe death. Are you
Mr. Meyrick? Well, tear up that
check!"
"Gladly," said Meyrick. "Only"—
"Notice the catbirds down here?"
went on the wild one. "Noisy little
beasts, aren't they? Well, after this
take off your hat to 'em. A catbird
saved you a lot of money this morn
ing."
"I'm afraid I don't follow" said
the dazed Spencer Meyrick.
"No? I'll explain. I have been
working on this man's paper for the
last week. So has a very good friend
of mine. We knew he was crooked,
but wo needed the money, and he
promised us not to pull off any more
blackmail while we stayed. Last
night after we left the office, he ar
ranged this latest. Planned to lncrlml
nato me. You little devil"—
Manuel, frightened, leaped away.
"Ve usually sleep until noon," went
on O'Neill. "He counted on that. En
ter the catbird. Sat on our window
sill at 10 a. m. and screeched. Woke
us up. We felt uneasy. Went to the
office, broke~down a bolted door and
found what was up."
"Dog!" foamed Mani'el. "Outcast of
■mtter"—
[To be continued.]
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