"
Kennedy nodded. "What sort of fellow personally was Templeton?"
he asked.
"Very popular," replied the district attorney, "both at the
country club and in his profession in New York. He was a fellow
of naturally commanding temperament--the Templetons were always
that way. I doubt if many young men even with his chances could
have gained such a reputation at thirty-five as his. Socially he
was very popular, too, a great catch for all the sly mamas of the
country club who had marriageable daughters. He liked automobiles
and outdoor sports, and he was strong in politics, too. That was
how he got ahead so fast.
"Well, to cut the story short, Templeton met the Wainwright girls
again last summer at a resort on Long Island. They had just
returned from a long trip abroad, spending most of the time in
the Far East with their father, whose firm has business interests
in China. The girls were very attractive. They rode and played
tennis and golf better than most of the men, and this fall
Templeton became a frequent visitor at the Wainwright home in
Williston.
"People who know them best tell me that his first attentions were
paid to Marian, a very dashing and ambitious young woman. Nearly
every day Templeton's car stopped at the house and the girls and
some friend of Templeton's in the country club went for a ride.
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