Life — October 5, 1911 — page 46: what you’re looking at

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cigar, sat at the head of the long ma- tall hogany table, which had once stood in a Doge's palace. It was the first conference of the sort that Trayne had ever attended, and he marvelled at the way the most prominent people in the country were spoken of. The President was familiarly called by Fussy Package In half-pound, one, mo, these and five Super Extra his first name; copies of state papers, Wigide wel anaes . 4 Chocolates sent dircct from Washington, were scat- tered along the table; a member of the President's Cabinet, who seemed an in significant figure, sat in a corner, whil a representative of the Treasury Depart " ment, deferential and attentive, smoked ea ; Consainetenty. reflcetively amon the group. iat | ay ‘Chocotate Covered A billion dol jars was crowded about } th Nolasses Blocks that table. Nothing could have brought ke Caramels Nut Brite White Nougat Hard Nougat th forces together but a crisis in the country. The labor element had rise The Socialists, who had been rapidly va : Almond Rock One ‘ Marshmallows growing in power, were rampant. There st dollar fe Cream Walnuts a . soe [ a pound Cas becuse had been riots in many cities. Many | ut everywhere. Brazil Nuts a dd. suspended 7 Sent postpaid on y Double Walnuts t make had:-suspend i. : i receipt of price if Amaracenes Young Trayne, ‘ing there, evidently si no Whitman agent ‘Almonds 7 purpose of taking any message is convenient. 3 Nut Molasses Chios for the purpose of taking any messay: Write for book Hoos Fiberts that might be necessary, felt that his N * Suggestions.” « 2 Pecans own little love story was as nothing in j BS 2 ate Blossoms of Solld Chocolate i : Srerece Werruan & S00, Inc. YW Sad Fussy Nut Brickiets. the face of that gathering; his own iden | c Panaccireu, U.S.A Makers of Whitman's /nstantancous Chocolate. ity had been completely swallowed up. The doors were closed and two huge bs electric fans, one at either end of the si % : room, were turned on, their whir being x ever inquired about her parents —never ception of such a thing; I see ira now, scarecly perceptible, so nicely adjusted u dreamed of such a thing - course, but I was absolutely blind. they iweie. The conference had begun. 3 Why not? I've known her ever since At this moment a note was handed to Ceaigstone;: ie ictlep; ‘brief “sentences tn she was a baby, She never cared for Mr. Corby by messenger. He opened it, } a society—inherited her father’s ability— read it carefully, and laid it on his desk. | is and when he wanted to spend som “ Mr. Craigstone is more solicitous for \ money on the poor she asked to hetp. | you than you think,” he said. “This h Of course, it would never have done to | note is from him and he wants to place a lisclose her identity. She went under you with us. Of course, his word is law. T may interest our read- Y an assumed nar a can begin at once—your salary will “I should have thought the p would——" ‘Tray ie Ree ahousaga.” ers to know that an ne, more astounded than ever, exhibition and sale of “You don’t suppose they would pub- started to say something, but Mr. Corby lish anything about it if Craigstone interrupted him . didn’t want it done, do you? And so you “Tam very busy,” be said shortly; have gone along all this time thinking “you will report to the cashier and your Z e she herself a poor girl and that— work will be assigned. Good morning.” e “ well, well—it seems incredible.” Trayne reported to the cashicr and He looked at Trayne keenly _ then made a hasty visit to his old office drawings by “You are not fooling me, are you? the manager handed him an envelope ‘ ? No. sir! T hadn't the remotest con- containing a check for one month's pay. Evidently the system was working. His experience with it previously had taught him, however, not to ask too many s. 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