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One more desperate encounter, and Wilmarth comes down with a thud. He seizes the rope and rings such peals that all Westbrook starts. Then he runs through the passageway, but is caught again. Whatever Wilmarth does he must do quickly. Some voice in the street shouts, "Fire!" Grandon with a free hand deals his adversary a blow, and the next instant he has the street door open.
She is not invited with very young girls any more, but as Mrs. Wilmarth she can ask them to her house and patronize them. Then married women are allowed to flirt shamefully with young men; and though Mr. Wilmarth cannot dance, she may have other partners. Altogether, she would be immeasurably better off, even if she did not care very much for him.
He certainly could grow quite fond of this willing slave, and he will let himself enjoy all the pleasure that can be drained out of it. Marcia opens the hall door for her lover and closes it again softly. She meets Briggs coming in from fastening the library windows. "Briggs," she remarks, "that was Mr. Wilmarth. I had some special business with him.
Several people are gathered on the porch. Floyd hurries within, and goes straight through to the library, lifting the portière. Dr. Radford is sitting by the window. Jasper Wilmarth is still in his chair, his head fallen over on the desk, pillowed by one arm. The swarthy face is now marble pale, the line of eyebrows blacker than ever, the lips slightly apart. Radford bows and steps forward. "Mr.
It is not a matter he cares to have Wilmarth settle, and Eugene is not to be relied upon. He could take Violet, but it would look absurd this hot weather, and on such a hurried journey, when he has not hesitated to go alone before. Why should he be so reluctant to leave her, he wonders. "It's just shabby!" declares Eugene. "Wait until to-morrow.
"Floyd has gone on to Chicago," announces Eugene. "Wilmarth turned black as a thunder-cloud over the news. He scents treason, stratagems, and conspiracies." Violet looks up in curious amaze. "Mr. Grandon will never do anything that is not right," she adds, after a moment. Eugene shrugs his shoulders.
"So you expected to take half the amount of the note out of Mr. Eugene's quarter-share?" he says. Wilmarth starts, then puts on an air of surprise that is quite evident to the others. "That is a mistake," he admits frankly. "No doubt we should have found it out in the course of settlement. I trusted most of this matter to Eugene, and he surely should not have wronged himself.
Marcia tosses her head with a curt farewell. But it has been a success. Doubtless many of the guests came from curiosity; but Mrs. Wilmarth is delighted to have had what would have been an enormous crush inside, and much elated to have it praised on every hand.
"I suppose," he continues, in his usual courteous tone, "that it will be best to have a business meeting as soon as possible. I will consult Mr. Connery; an inventory was taken, I suppose." "Yes. It is in his hands." Wilmarth is certainly hard to get on with. To natural brusqueness is added an evident disinclination to discuss the business.
There were some slight miscalculations which I have remedied. If I could find some one to whom I could explain my plans " "I know a man. I have had him at the factory and he would be glad to see you. He does not quite understand, but he believes it can be made a success. Wilmarth seems doubtful and strange in some ways " "He is working against me, no need to tell me that! But why?"
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