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"She couldn't understand about you, how you could have so much money to er waste in that way. I gathered she feared you might have impoverished yourself, or pledged the family jewels, or something. And she plainly will not be easy one moment until she has paid you. She is a very extraordinary woman, Loosh." His companion did not answer.
Galusha replied that it was a good many years ago and then switched the subject to that which was causing painful agitation in his bosom at the moment, namely, the reason for his cousin's appearance in East Wellmouth. Cousin Gussie laughed. "I came to see you, Loosh," he declared. "Family ties, and all that. I thought I would run down and get you to picnic on the beach with me.
The rain, pouring down upon him, served to bring him back a little nearer to reality. Wasn't that a light over there, that bright yellow spot in the fog? It was a light, a lighted doorway, with a human figure standing in it. The figure of a woman, a woman in a dark dress and a white apron. It must be she who was calling him. Yes, she was calling him again. "Loosh! Loosh! Looshy!
Galusha hesitated, closing his eyes, struggled with his better nature, conquered it, and faltered: "Why why in a way of speaking, I suppose " "I knew it! I bet Minor a dinner on it. Well, confound you, Loosh; don't you realize they're only working you for what they can get out of you? Haven't I told you not to be such an ass? You soft-headed old... Here! What's the matter with this wire?
"Well, Loosh," said Cousin Gussie, dryly, "I think you and I had better go home, hadn't we? This has been an interesting evening, an ah illuminating evening. You appear to be the only person who can add to the illumination, and well, don't you think it is time you did?" Galusha did not answer. He regarded his relative vacantly, opened his mouth, closed it, sighed and turned toward the dining room.
"But why did you do it, Loosh?" he asked, after a moment. "For heaven's sake, WHY?" Galusha did not answer immediately. Then he said, slowly: "If if you don't mind, Cousin Gussie, I think I should tell HER that first.
"That is all, I believe.... I I am very sorry.... After your extreme kindness to me, it was I... I think perhaps, if you will excuse me, I will go to my room. I am ah somewhat agitated. Good-night." He was turning away, but Cabot called to him. "Here, wait a minute, Loosh," he cried. "There is one thing more you haven't told us. Why on earth did you buy Hallett's four hundred shares?"
"Why, Cousin Gussie," he observed, for the third time; adding, "I I am surprised." His cousin's laugh made the little room echo. "Good, Loosh!" he exclaimed. "I guessed as much; you looked it. Well, it is all right; I'm here in the flesh. Aren't you glad to see me?" Galusha stammered that he was very glad to see him yes, indeed ah quite so very, of course. "Ah ah won't you sit down?" he asked.
He must have been surprised at the effect of this question. Martha stared at him. Then, without speaking, she turned and looked past him at Galusha Bangs. She looked so long and so steadily that Cabot also turned and looked. What he saw caused him to utter an exclamation. "For heaven's sakes, Loosh!" he exclaimed.
We picked up the small holdings easily enough, but we couldn't get yours or Hallett's. And for a very good reason, too. Ho, ho, ho! And old Loosh, of all people! Ho, ho!" Still Miss Phipps did not laugh, nor did she look at him. "By the way," he observed, "I presume my er relative paid you a fair price for the stock, Miss Phipps?" "He paid me twenty dollars a share," she said, quietly.
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