Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1926, Page 26

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. (.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1926. shoulders. “The cashier, Mr. Ter-| “I admit it." snapped Lermond. |assistant of the examiner's. The ex-(and he glanced at Martha in a brief | vance myself an unsecured loan and. | mond, is $30.000 short in his funds.” | “WIll you tell us what you did with |aminer went to the door and returned | significant smile and said: "I under-|believing that the purpose justified M <tounded at this in.|it?" Dersisted the examiner. “If it is|frowning with perplexity and holding |stand_your motive now, Lermond.|the means, I borrowed {rom the cash | e that_her father réturned the bank might show clem- |a paper. | You saw that if money had been taken |and returned it this morning. Unfor-| was more surpri she. |ency."” | ““There is $50,000 more xn the bank's | then Mr. Randal must be guilty. And |tunately, it was just this time 1t | “Lermond is short?’ he repeated| “I admit nothing” returned Ler-icash than the schedule calls for--a |YOU confessed to save him f **|the examiner came, and to protect | emphasis on |mond curtly. “Do what you want, but | compensating error. But why, Ler-|and again the examiner glanced quick. | me Nelson lied and said he took the do it quickly. mond, aid you say you had appropri. |1V at Martha Randal, “well for your mon ‘ dmitted,” answered the| _“You—you ' decelved me," cried ated the cash?" |own reasons. Am I right? | "Martha turned her eves toward the sisted that she had But just then the door opened and | {e will he in here In @ Martha, and suddenly she realized | Lermond did not answer. Both he! “Daddy, what is the explanation of |YOUNK cashier. They — misty with | plex.” Father and tall. officious appearing man entered [EENACE 8 BT I 0 ommuni- | how much this deception meant, how and the president seemed stunned by all this?” questioned Martha. gratitude. “That Is what t Ra nean ) anced at Martha hefor ai 4 reatly : 4 tion being justified”” Le alons in the big e . hahefore he M lcate il the (Banikn) ntioEney. greatly she had cared for Lermond. |ihe announcement that ihere was no| The president howed his head and L L 5 ‘!r-\fih\.nnv gir o kn it : 't Alone - \fartha sank weaily into a chair | He returned a pathetic gaze toward | shortage after all. The bank exam- | then looked up resolutely. & THE no other man o > g & a minute later the door opened her. ‘“‘Sometimes deception is justified |iner looked from one to the other i ndl, . o Martha l‘;-n:\oddm her father: she | and Nelson Lermond, pale but :|N(r-l ——that is what I tried to tell You the [then to Martha and smiled ,w.“ r,‘\‘e,:';;q:h::n;t";;n\l‘flr’:x:ln’:hf:;'lleI 3 g <aw he looked old and tired and that me into the room. He started | other night." Let me ask.” he said. “am T right | failure of the Memorial Hosy Duriig the first six months of its Honest Decaption. | Her eves dilated. “That doesn incredulousiy, putting Martha Randal's e zirl friends in “father cou ughter liv 21 home a1 insisted tha in her sight took to e wr—and the Try the New Cuticura for 3 he needed her. “I will stay, ton,” she |} he saw Marth t immedi-| Martha shook her head. “Deception | i | i . Il stay, ton," sh saw ) ; k 100k d n assuming that beside Yourself, Ler- | ect unlesa $30,000 could be ¢ | operation a free employvment " r"\:”»l..-l,.lin\...r,, Shrewd enough 1o fin ‘,.4!«'::“'\’\‘“:» forced courage. Sl his N me resolute. © 0T e never justified” she exclaimed | mond. Mr. Randal here is th t Monday. . Yesterday I was in pos.|for motion pleture oxtras at. Hone. | Shaving Stick an avenue of approach overlooked by | daughte « e <" Do vou want to admit hefore the | brokenly. | one whe has access to the cash? jon of that amount in my own|wood has placed 113837 o | sther eligible m | bank. president that you tonk the §30,0002" | Just then there came a knock at |as Lermond nodded. in mute [Rht, but T knew In advance that 1|have recaivad closa 10 §1000.000 far Fr""."'."': - And now as Nelson Lermond came | The bank examiner shrugzed his | questioned the examiner. the door and it opened o admit an | the exa *| would he too late. 1 could not ad.|their Tabors. b i, Ient this evening “he seemed not in the least disappointed to learn that Mr. ! Randall was not at home. Marthi found herself suddenly comparing him with her father and ted a little to discover the comy n anything but wlious. She thought she found hnn-‘s(.\ = ” ) s atures, and this quality i i oen : Gene Stratton Porter’s “How 2 s at the bank?" sh H s A ne I Ik bl If You Desire to Novels, Special, 75¢ ] ””\\(lr;’\“jmll;h;r h\(hf \“n ;:l‘ startled him. Shop by Phone %rl :" B b ! ou look tired,” said Martha, “'as H e Harvester—Laddie ! if \‘ml”)l d w'w'n working ‘1‘\"4| 3 You Call Mam 5300 % D-ul.h:’r of t'!-a l;nd b <hould: work too hard,” she coun-| ll‘fl'—ll ition bound in ne Bo e oees it | Mimbeor . 10th, 11th, F and G Streets imitation leather. with gilt top. ried about him It's that Memorial Book Seetion, Fifth floor, sy It was dark. and yet Martha observed Lermond’s frown. 4 ‘He is remarkably interested in | : that hospital.” he agreed. “It has been hard work to raise the money 'y that would bring it here instead of to Centerville.” He rose now, but did not come nearer. In fact. he looked away into the night, but his tone be- came more personal I hadn't meant to say this, Mar- tha.” he hegan. “But you are differ. Tomorrow—In the Annual Summer Clearance 161 Men’s Cool 2-piece ent from most girls. 1 know others have told vou that, both men and women, but they didn't understand ” you, they didn't sce the wonderful | ) woman that is in repose.” He paused. | Umm <t wanted you to know that| whatever happens, I want vou to be- s ‘ lieve that T understand veu hetter, i than any one else ever gan and that | ' 1 appreciate the Vonaértul woman | That have been se”'"g at you are | g What do you mean by ‘whatever | prices from $27.50 to $40 happens?’ questioned Martha slowly. He hesitated. * t tell vou now —ater, perhaps. I think I had better be going. He hurried plexed Marth: lika to be perplex When Martha drove down to the business section she invariably dropped in on her father to cash a check or pay a call. 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