Uneasy Street

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... There was the hint of rebuke in Baird's voice, and Ladd got it. "Don't fool yourself, Rod! Eileen is the best in the world, but--she's out for money." "Well, with your partnership in your father's firm" Ladd shrugged. 'She's going to love the man she marries, just the same. At least, she's going to respect him a whole ... Read More

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ... There was the hint of rebuke in Baird's voice, and Ladd got it. "Don't fool yourself, Rod! Eileen is the best in the world, but--she's out for money." "Well, with your partnership in your father's firm" Ladd shrugged. 'She's going to love the man she marries, just the same. At least, she's going to respect him a whole lot, and--Eileen doeon't respect me." "Why not?" Baird's surprise was patent. "Eileen has seen me at my Jamiest worst, Rod. Let's forget it. The best of luck, and--keep away from the Holben girl." For fully two hours after Ladd had gone, Baird sat in his arm-chair, smoking cigarette after cigarette. Jimmy Ladd had always been an extremely frank young person, but to-night Baird was quite certain that he had been purposely ambiguous. How much had Fannie Holben told him? His last words had been a warning to keep away from Fannie. That warning was certainly open to two meanings: the first, that intimacy with the girl was not fair to Eileen and would be resented by Jimmy; the second, that the girl was dangerous. His mind reverted suddenly again to Eileen. After all, he had not irrevocably offended. Having been forgiven--and an invitation to tea to-morrow was tantamount to pardon--he was entitled to assume that there might be some basis for Jimmy Ladd's hopeful view of his relations toward Eileen. And he did love her! She was--How much did a kiss mean to her, anyway? How many kisses had Blackmar received in payment for his gifts to her? Was her chaperon--He rose and shook himself, as though to rid himself of the evil thoughts that crowded his brain. What a pup he was! In one breath, he told himself that he adored the girl, conceived himself as being married to her, and, in the next, he cast doubts upon h... Read Less