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And you just raised my weekly insult to twenty-five dollars last Saturday, you know, Mr. Trubus." With this Parthian shot, she slammed the door of the general stenographers' room, and left Mr. Trubus to face his irate wife. "You pay that girl twenty-five dollars for attending to a telephone, William? Why, that's more money than you earned when we had been married ten years.
Miss Emerson came from the side room, attired in a street garb which would have brought envy to many a chorus girl. "Oh, my dear, and so you are to follow my job. Well, I wish you joy, sweetie. Tell Papa Trubus that I'll be back after lunch time for my check. And keep your lamps rolling on the old gink and he'll raise your salary once a month.
As Trubus raised the glass to drink the red liquid Bobbie caught the glint of an enormous diamond ring which must have cost thousands. "Well, evidently his charity begins at home!" thought the young man as he stepped toward the desk. Tiring of the wait he addressed the absorbed reader. "I beg your pardon, Mr. Trubus, but I was announced and told to come in here to see you."
They had a dictagraph and a mechanical pencil register which connected Trubus's office with Clemm's." "It's a lie!" shouted Trubus, furiously. "Some of these degraded criminals are drawing my famous and honored name into this case to protect themselves. It is a police scheme for notoriety." "You'll get the notoriety," retorted Sawyer.
He's not such a dead one if he is strong on this charity game. Life with Trubus is just one telephone girl after another ... ta, ta, dearie. I'm off stage." And she departed, leaving simple Mary decidedly mystified by her diatribe. A few minutes brought another diversion. This time it was Sylvia Trubus and Ralph Gresham, her fiancé, come for a call.
"Is my father in?" she asked, absorbed in the well groomed, selfish young man. Mary rang the private bell and announced Miss Trubus. Her father hurried to the door, and when he saw his prospective son-in-law his face wreathed in smiles. "Ah, Mr. Gresham, Ralph, I might say, I am delighted! Come right in!" Mary was startled as she heard the name of the young girl's sweetheart.
In the outer office of William Trubus an amiable little scene was being enacted, far different from the harrowing ones which had made up the last twelve hours for poor Mary.
All answers to the form letters, to judge from the return envelopes." Trubus frowned at her as he caught Burke's twinkling glance. "Doubtless they are insults to our cause, not replies to our importunities, Miss Emerson!" he hurriedly replied. He looked sharply at Burke. "Well, sir, having finished what I consider my midday devotions, I am very busy. What can I do for you?"
The sisters decided to stay and end their first ordeal with what testimony was desired. This was sufficient for the starting of the wheels of justice. Trubus had called up his lawyer, who was on hand with the usual objections and instructions. But he was held over until the day court, without bail. "Only let me go home, and break the news to my wife and daughter," begged the subdued man.
I understand that you are a policeman am I mistaken?" "No, sir; I am a policeman, and I have come to you to get your aid. I understand that you receive a great deal of money for your campaign for purifying the city, and so I think you can help me in a certain work." Trubus waved the four-carat ring deprecatingly. "Ah, my young friend, you are in great error. I do not receive much money.
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