The evening world. Newspaper, August 21, 1915, Page 9

ee on OR ORS IY REE ee —_— ~ eee eT The Evenin Scientific Sprague By Francis Lynde |} ¢ World Daily Magazine. Saturday, August 21, 1915: Dei eh baad WEXT WEEK'S | Jacqueline of Golden el: Swe ——— By VICTOR ROUSSEAU EN et te ee om Biarbucks Intery the door and to tan nat Ht At the click of the latch, Fpreeve ——--—=— | [rose ponderousiy in bie place at the bead of the table. fact, 1 thought the “Sit down, Mr. Dimmork,.” he i. soe to-day at the luncheon table rected. “The ie & little business “You did-amgnty gearty,” meeting preliminary to «& 4 one, And then te more important =| end our time wil you ge over to ie exceedingly lim r the ‘The receiver looked sharply at the mors us,” be Khow how retorted erimply md you le excuse me” y tw 4 “Certainly,” sald Sprague suavely, 1 Boas be “ you wish it, Mut te that case | Prate Conn must tell you thet Mr, Btarvuck, whe Vader the circumstances te standing Just ben ou, bas been Mmental clreumet Inlted Stave them —you could ar oe oi eta see fore that larger harge eVidence, Mr, Sprague.” mcs Fa Bprague’s mellow laugh rang io the empty room “Just now I am the prisoper et the Dimmock, and T length of t could scarcely greater or more starting, Di retorted jokingly took & backward #tep and put up hig three who remained do hands as if to ff — diow; and the banker's office together, On Munpiwell, the imported attorney, alk Dimmock paused for one sprang to his feet ad been suddenly ele “What'a thi . They are going to make ber © @lean sweep, Dimmock practically iy thie time to-morrow sett the Nevada Short Line will be part y a4 parcel of the Transcontinental eiigens “ pe eeeree were, Seek system with only T-C, men in charge. re in i Tene, and upon “Holy Smoke!” nid Kendall, and prominent among these the ejaculation from him meant more than the most fronsied outburst of a Srowmer's one multi-mil- tl rl jonaire an Presi ol a uae Brewater ‘atioual Bank ‘AC prectaly | a y Bmoke o'clock David Kingie, gray and pale, | Tt waa Starbuck, bimeelf a email aod with his emaili ferret-like eyes | mtockholder in the confiscated rail- Peering shrewdly from under the rim Foad, who iret got bis feet upon the Of the sort Kray hat Sr aa aixers wie M9MA earth again. “evetor with Bullings. It had not “I reckon we atl are just going to yee. wre the speerne to alt around and bite our thumbs and PUdgeon him to induce him to come 4 1ét these holdups put tt all over us” Wit Went on behind. ine locked WHY NoT he said in his alow drawl; adding, door of Koom 403 after the wo had DURING “THE if his chair had of word—the word rifed been at the bottom of his friendly . “Phia approach to Bprague, . ear demand vt lana knows nothing of this?” be ' 4 Oy >. ed! We can said. bo 2 nel Y duress!” she “Nothing more than you have told prague shortly, her,” said Sprague, " “Mr chent, and ‘And that less that ae Y nd him, but was the prompt return Atter, they separat Dimmoc! the street toward Hunniwell's hotel, going to make ono short a Maxwell hurrying off to the tel ment of facts, After you have o to wire the good news to it, if you knd your client Wish to and Sprague sauntering slowly back withdraw, the door will be opened,’ to the Hotel Topas, wond it, 1am ili,” said the Judge weakly py any hook or crook of good for- be very. brief, gentlemen,” tune, he should be lucky enough to nt on, taking out his wateh find Miss Diana Carswell disengaged the table, “The ft and willing to accord him an hour or has been a conspiracy go of for the purpom of de young stockholders of the Ne- "it was in the evening of the same to any 6 wo much afraid of, I'll an afternoon which was still Line of their property aay, after Maxwell been rein- not spared with, any, fourth Marcy HoT SPELL?) orm of | pet Pope. Mtalied in his office by order ef the Maxwell sprang out of his chair, though one of Hditor Kendall's young | aoe exe papers from courts,and the summarily dleghe “ A m promptly waylaid Stulings at fa y evidence *taft had le ‘I must go to the commercial office ty6 close of the conference, Beadaies Jundry per. superintendent turned voce ae and wire Ford!" he broke out, “He'll oi. Mr. Kendall he shall have | Wrewireho figure as the conspirators, WhO Was Altting, ae his eveiey Sage know what to do if there ia anything the.news, and have it first, when ‘Three of these persons are hepe Wo i ieg, puffing at a black ef that can be done, Stillings, you get there i# any,” Was all the ‘lawyer this room. In another room—namely, OiMTh PMNs it thon the disused, in touch with our general counsel in Would say; but Connabel, the star in Judge Walsh's chambera in the Wilh tit tee marking the exaet : is thing can't be aetued in a ing, died hard, other and quite Timanyonl County court! hint, Mr. Stillings—just {a composed of the leading members — “How did you do It, Calvin t come of from “Hold o1 said Stillings, “That ts hadow of a hint,” of the Har Assoctation of the Timan- the abrupt demand re lame, V @ aliowed our- begge Will the case be taken, 4 yon! District, and it t# presided over corner, "Did oe, geally Bave any selves to be used in this case, as we s’ederal courts?” by Judge Walsh, It is assembled to evidence a Butte W eter, hi laughed the lawyer, who was evi- fair name of tho courts of this ton chuckled softly. ‘ te. ben tag at, as you know, dently | in better spirits, Then he rey ” “Oh, yea; I had the evidence. There $ Gar wewer lines sre calp” eatame’ no Bes, ane you anal Gene ne Mt optect!* shouted Hunniwell, was & hitch between Watson amd * sions. 4 fey Dey, Gad you Shall Dave it when straggling to his fect again; and this Dimmock, and they were both of them amhen we'can't carry it upto he See Seobdahe te doe tee sen tee t {ine Sprngue pushed him back Into injudictous enough to send notes back Federal courts?” gasped Maxwell. {ypesitively ‘all, youll. get eure ae ; his chair without ceremony, and forth—noter which, by the “To this atatement of fact,” the of two good friends of yours ‘© can try it, and, of course, WO me now.” self-appointed Chairman continued, mine, were intercepted, ehall try it. But the presumptive jyrteen minutes after the lay 3 twee Root a the te ere had been no Inter- copied, the originals preserved, Hepta toot car tnathe oatweursin Pred saiire meh ragy tig tend edly oq ate AY wee will add & demand and the caples forwarded, It was a litte Pearare Wal Re abla te help us mals ret a bt ela ieee an alvernative.. ‘The demand off-color, but when you are eae watiaan Comet ™ bod aid : eethat the Failrond be turned tae dovil you can't always stop to the regular hearing.” : ald the big-bodied expert | “He is,” Maxwell, “That's all serted. “Mr, Dimmock camo over to but the equity of his act could be {to the nearby writing room, which over to its rightful owners at once. pick your, weapond, Wi to \ “hen you needn't hope any more, bho Rox perked brother-in-law bad for the present. Just sit tight and my rooms this morning after break- questioned only. tn the courts; ques. Wus opportunely deserted. If it is not complied with you, Judge have a Federal judgeship, Big th said Sprague quietly. "Apert from teXén’ the cheir recently vacated by don’t talk. Go home and take your fast and read mo a carefully expur- tioned and set aside it might be, but | “Richard, I'm out of It!" he gaaped Watson, and you, Mr. Dimmock, and Money was to ee that he Mt, ‘The to Sr the fact that they've the: high ‘#6 banker. lay-off, 1t we win out, you're all yn- gated edision pf te Riot Act. Tran- too late to save tha bewildered and hoarsely, “Dimmock knew what card you, Mr, Hunniwell”—indicating each hitch came |n reference to . itooul “in ‘you today, the eloment of: “The judge is sick, or playing sick,” der pay, just the same'as if you weré sldted. into plain’ ‘english, what he panic-atricken stockholders, to play, and ‘he has played. it. My In turn with a squarely pointed fore- leaving town, He was afraid to go, thne comes in to cut the largest fig- Was the answer, “Doc Mangum has on the Job. #aid was to the effect that my Gov- — Lighting the dry cigar, Maxwell got Lord! Why didn’t I guess that the finger—"may choose your alterna~ afraid of public sentiment; and Dim- ure, For the stock-emashing pur- Just gon@ out to the house, and the | It was late that night, after Max- ernment job wouldn't be worth much up to stroll to the clerk's desk. The Mrs, Carswell ho married four years native, which, ts to go with mo.to mock was holding him on pose in this, particular instance a S¢rvants have their orders to admit well gone to his room, that the to me tf I meddied in this railroad register lay open on the counte ‘ago was Diana's mother? I didn't Judge’ Walsh's chambers, where I I don't know whether the ev! short receivership will prove as em. "obody. fone. celayed word came from New jangle." he absently read the later sii guess it; {t never entered my miud! ghall lay before the gentlemen there the letters would have held cacious a long one. You've had Yhat is tho nature of his sick- York, Maxwell read th gram from “Then he knows you?” @ of the chief embled this packet of evidence.” ordinary court, but I do know oite & i yelled the attorney had Judge Walsh on my side. “Do Fg think Maxwell whirled around why L told youl we're going to be taken in any chatir. * such flim-flam as that? We'll call “Sprague, did those letters pete Among them was a woman's ni I knew Diana was Ne it was, “He knows of two or three things written in @ firm, bold hand, and wrecker—the 1 ri ht teal lier ness? Does anybody know that?” President Ford, and, late Say a oreo vi bave as many more "Ob, yes; {t's heart trouble and too tok it immediately to Spragus 4 of thom as may scom necessary, It’ much ‘altitude. Ho's had it before.” which was on the floor below. The and—well, I'm inclined to think that “ wouldn't make any difference if you | Sprague'’s eyes narrowed and his expert got out of bed to admit him, he is a little nervous abvut some- been after “te a bluff room, that I have done in the reasoning line, lacking the identifying “Miss” or all summer; I found that out lost for tho’ defen ‘Mra.’ Diana Carswell” was the week, and that w u in the place-column was couldn't stay with you should import a trainload of Hastern big hands closed in a vice-like grip C08 road | the few typewritten Hnes thing. He went so far as to hint that Yew York.” “Take It easy, old man,” said Max-- Your bluff, you dainned amateur! inate Dimmock and Mise lawyers: the ‘thing's done, and tt, la on he arms ¢ of ale chair, | od thah ae eye Golo youncoaceitad Le tigre yatta at his mail Maxwell's teeth met in the centre byl soothingly) fleet You don't dare to show up that evi- uncle? mpl to stay one Uiowewhich le this is'& most opportune time for him decent he?” was his comment. “But “What? Ho didn't charge you with pf ytht nemly, Lented, clr whee NO Cats, What Is it that Bimmock has ““Sorayue looked down with a good- let's use the mild complished Wee’atock control, of the: to be taken sick again? What do they that 1s about what 1 expected. Ho is anything like that, did he?” demanded Ming Carswell, truly, but ail { Ni done to you?” natured grin upon the red-headed Yea, I guess they did, Dick.” Short Line to the T-C. Your only do for pationts with heart trouble in UP t0 his neck in the fight to keep Muxwell,.in generous indignation. Miss Carawoll, truly, but all the world “cvieavend and earth! don't you see? lawyer, ‘Then he dropped the packet “Now T've got you!” snipped the mucmance.ia tovetibe back sed atrite this counter lower altie the. majority stock” from dumping | “Oh, np; not personally, of course. of it, at least, was wont to wax elo- For Diana's sake I've monkeyed and of papera on the table in front of gquare-shouldered one at the New york? tude," said the mine owner Can tiene enalee. Goto the wire and cer of tho court, he wouldi't atand for fiishments, and hep vast wealthy Max- weivership bustness pci Lve got tt in ee with you," he sald quietly, World—have let that evidence get out, ‘ “But how?" pleaded Stillings. “Tell sEle erie: Sort Watanpucs will ec: You're not dead yor Algo vou minng UMyanterference.” cor a time, Well remembered vaguely of hearing shape to pull you out without pulling “Read for yourself, Those aro only ‘Tou heew you Wouts’s! § hat I've put “By proving clearly what I pres in’ the present case. When he ecd,that Kingie's backing him with Then ho suid: “What are you waiting ET aie LO oe ee ne at BE eo deep in pomen un tidas We originale, ore Fe ery Aras rte Yar pier 5 Iribed. ott J vert Agar 4 + Fis And then that what you wanted Kinzie for to- trap, and a word from the man wh that Miss Carswell was the niece of haul him out ih gent | that bit of hurriedly and the color came and to do ity I had it framed up so that (Bue to bis calling, Stillings was what* he queried. bcd te watehing It A alill larger fortune namely, that of that, waa tbe rensan OOF JS vtunchoon ecto hie Aarid fone: PPE One apsliniadse. cf the ectite push eo the first to object to #0 sweeping & “Thon the regular hearing, which ts it was one of the things. Get your — “Will the trap be eprung oo Ford had. tae ag %; Toad’ would message in so that I , st f he and Ford had all along credited table, He was saying to mo in Just eee Ge napoly fingers were slip out and the whi set for the twelfth of the month, we in so that Ford will have it «{t will, ‘Twice since yesterday Mith'the planning of the raids made so inany words, "Now you know Who Wwetiny'a nervous tattoo on the arm come down on Mr. Dimmock's ke shoulders, But that luncheon play ” ” in the morning. Goodnight.” “Oh, hold on!” he exclal T can't. be held,, and the temporary re- there have been nibbles at the bait, e Short Line. you're hitting; go abead if you dare! The Judge had mrenian's Eo 9 o A "fh {8 coivership will hold over until it is Gun Bseear edition ten dies and both times the nibbler has been bse sah fe reflection, plenty "And, naturally, since Miss Cara. Ay Seapolens yee, fo. the easy quesred me, and I had to think euiek on’ & Pretty parlpte cneree a Aredy bribe either condirmed of set aside by the down to some extent, and the new “MlWetson you meant” of it, What was Miss Diana Carswell well I# tho one altogether lovely. YoU Chair he had chosen and his face was to invent @ new way out. It worked: aed % ‘ railroad routine was’ gettin, went dot Brewster, which was as far don't dare, I can’t biamo you, © ashen, and that's all there is to it; all but tue ery it doesn't Bekemrlly Se see delay will have accomplished its pur- shaken into the working rat. a, ae “You. on peer ey her world as if it had Drop it and ye I do the best we COM "Ar the end of his hasty examina- one little item—Miss Diana let me Tih srosser form of buying witb \cogh pose, ‘The New York bank pool of the hand it was evident that the coup had .,W at 1s he afraid of? been the smallest village on an allen without you. tion of the papers, Hunniwell looked drive her out to Lake Topas this af- fry money. Let us say that Judge Wats stock will be broken, the T-C. people been carefully planned long in ad~ o, A Jatt with heart trouble ts afrald pitnet? Curiously Maxwell scanned Sprague was walking the floor of yp, and Stillings, who sat opposite, ternoon, and I stole your car to .° son, art yey Sustain Will buy it in, and the nail will be vance, Almost without a break the of many things. the register for other names which the Uttle waiting room with his DIE yaw defeat in his eyes. “No; there is one other little item,” can't make that charge and sustain. driven and clinched through service was established over , Maxwell put ea unlighted cigar in jrignt anawer the query. There was hands jammed deep in the pockets of ““1¢ | could speak to Mr. Dimmock said Maxwell, rising and closing sit you may as well Starbuck winced gravely, the now routing, and a hard-and-fast D8 mouth and began to chew on it [ihe Miss Carswell was alone, or at his short business coat. Suddenly he and Judge Watson in private’——- he desk upon the evening’s work. “I foal) was, Jonning. aaainbt tH. eon pio cutee toon, 9 er sudan Wate law was laid down for the Short Line AbAONELY sg daughter is here, pid least she wan Rot accompanied. by stopped and amacked w bugs fst IntO suggested, and Sprague nodded. There wired Ford, as you know, and T gave door 3) myo, Hila expe were flory and Can ride up the trail that far without majority of whom were retained wee You know that?” any other New Yorkers, It was an- a hollowed palm. was a small ante-room at the right you the credit that belonged to you eve ol id other tery, and the ex-superin- “Ky George, Dick, we'll do it yet!” or the larger directors’ room, and the which you may not know, Our N ‘was coming quickly, ; " edie vert other mystery y diel a ur New — aay, fiers line been crooked , . > Was staring fix i VOIVINE mystery nerve. Possibly own game—come on! ie Judge a much-needed arm. ey promptly wired Kingle, I don't Ework, Calvin, that aettioy Iti T be: going to let hlin get away until we ment Thore would be no more re: atreet door which waa whirling slowly "Siragye camo ina fow minutes be- jelaing tho allroad man's arm, he Aimost immediately the conferrees know how you're fixed, Calvin, but I fore 1 o'clock, and there was a grin dragged him out of the hotel and al- returned, and Hunniwell acted a8 guess this won't o " the other arrangement I spoke of?" thing lew: than a hearty acceptance the lately arrived Red Butte accom fore 1 peleit, ind [lite Maso Bit teeing him into the nearest walt : € eae one Aaa ‘endall’s loan, leathery jaw was “"y° sure did. If anybody's fool of the court order would be consid- modation, J n : he ra coaman, Rn eae ad to try to marry Diana’ Care- av and he was furtively watch- nought “ tered suMolent cause for > ay f heen there more than once on the ing taxicab. ou've turned the trick, Mr. and be handed Sprague a slip of ‘ti tho big expert, ‘That a flerce seitpet din ae Matuaa on Onl for prompt dis- | “I, didn't know that he had @ football fleld when the game WQS ‘The order to the cab driver ran to Sprague, for this one time,” ho sald which bore Banker Kinale’s the Brewster National Bank; and briefly, “but only because one man-@ promise to pay ten thousand dollars two manutes later Sprague, with sick man—cannot stand the pressure to the order of one Calvin Sprague, Maxwell at lis heels, shouldered his which is doubtless what you figured — Sprague took the draft, glanced at t missal, daughter; or.rather I do know that struggle of some Kind was golng On part of the job.” Copies of the recelver’s circ he hasn't one. He was married only “awe, aie toyee: face, Dee a cis exces’ the other end Site rot and got out sucky, lo, Mpawall, p00 the Ari, half absently. Together they went to the cafe, way through @ group of waiting cus on, Judge Watson will resolnd hie the figure of it and handed it back ~ 5 ol "ad g ~ " n taking their accustomed table in the tomers to president's room, Gray order at once, and the road will be with another ¢ " eae ego earsorre onnstaeiee You, wo'll got the cat, Billy, ‘The taKINg thelr acca ed ee one eae ravid ieinsie was at bis desk, turned over to its former mansee- laughs © “8 Gem cheated t,’ was the Incomer's H of a tog That’s where you're off wrong.” re. : every line of them, How Sprague torted the railroad man. “He only thing I'm afraid of is that we would go about it to break down the tainly has one, and sho is here; she i ell told 8 E ded toward 5 the ment- @ condition: that you a CHAPTER VII. may get the kitten, too. If. that wall of possession which every hour Was at breakfast with him whon ft jut hvcn Aor H OGRLARADY Whee BAG 28 Reena BE ee ae eee ee eee RaOere WEIOR ‘sneer nel eine Marae 80 The Girl. rant S Racks hattan fore Te aleine Diener a8 AORN Waa come down thie morning, Whe Ja 90 table-talk ee eaaily into discus- leading to. the ated direct You aay are locked up in Judge he eed owe teeny: tea bi . AM Dave bed unsolved; and it was distractingly pretty that I couldn't yjon of human loyalty in the ab= room, “Stillings and Hunniwell are Walsh's safe." ie foam m' pi OU don't know What youre Oe a a te ee ee aan day that’ the various Bin Wesness pelave bie wna tie Gaugniar Of thay Mract, and. so. continued until the in there," he sai and, Starbuck No," sald Sprague instantly, Tho bn al ‘su Windia ve yout ‘ Kk,” said the z ; * featured plece of financial mae waiter brought the cigars. They has gono after the culprit.” condition does not stand. Stillings, ago and le 4 ‘ba, asking, Dic! at half-past three, and I'm going to which the expert had eet afoot began chinery which is running our railroad, started toward the door, As they "And the other man?" queried get Judge Walsh on tho phone, will ayo and te etm ) more money than \ be big man slowly, ask you to borrow Maxwell's car and to yield results, So T asked the head walter, He sald payyed a table where sat Dimmock Spr gue sharply your Roe eee te On eine ae ae 4 “1 dol” said Maxwell Grave me Ont te the sme ee pote. te gyZatbell brought the first of the re she was Mr. Dimmock’s daughter. pad a radiantly beautiful girl Dim- — ‘He didn't want to come, but he ” “phat was enough. Hunniwell quick- be LT a Baer ing 2 . hotly. “I'm asking YOU p0come plainly evide: 4 y sults to the lobby of the Topaz at 11 ‘It's a mistake,” insisted Sprague. mock hailed them, will, He thinks it Is a conference to jy withdrew the condition; or, rather, ause I don't knew how to” iene te piasnly nt that the new o'clock on this third day in the shape Then he changed the subject ab- — "sixcuse me, Mr, Maxwell,” he was discuss the bank's attitude and he he modified It, lawyer Wise. rece do t ond a bunch of criminals management of the Bh Line had Dt y ’ ¥ comfortably--never did, Of course, I tHe to help us send t ‘ort Line had of a note from Banker Kinzie, Hixon, ruptly, rising and buttoning his coat, saying, "I wanted you to meet my doesn't want to commit himself, 1 Never mind,” he cut in hastily, A we iust low-down, ordinary thieving climbed fairly into the executive #ad- the suing bauxite miner, had received “I ha Y a MSF 4 ‘ can't quite match up with the’ Cars- n appointment that I've got daughter. Diana, this ia Mr. Richard convinced him that he'd better we'll waive that, with the proviso 4 ions; Sprague, if you dle and was making due preparations his $10,000 from somebody, and had to keep, and I may not get away for Maxwell, whoso wife Ix one of the come.” that you'll put the papers into Mr, Sie thine ie the oie nee to stay there. As Maxwoll had te outed it in the bank. " ériminals—to jail! . } only thing in'the way” ron" wane & couple of hours, Meet me here for rbairn girls, you know, and Mr, Again Sprague led the way, paus- Kingie's hands, to be destroyed In the eWwhat ‘ ~ ia can do It, and won't do t——" | prophesied, Recelver Dimmork made Fagie passed the tote to Maxe a 1 eldiock luncheon Ié T make the Maxwell's friend, Mr. Bprague of the !ng at the innor door, however, to prosence of such WItnesHon As WO eq Mental feo st eenene “4 ‘There was a strained silence in @ clean sweep, and before the first well, who came in just as Tarbell was point I'm going te try to make, you'll Department of Agriculture.” push Maxwell in ahead of him Eeepeuee Ot Aue) tere aha have. foun mock solicitude, * mmabty little law office that esemed through train came jn over the new | ; Be neodad.” J Tt was the young woman hersaif ‘The two lawyers ware sitting oppo i Io guud , noregue had risen and was stretches ‘ag if it would never be broken. Ken- FoBaee & ope OF calor Capes tone % “That's good news, in a way,” aid When he was left alone, Maxwell Who broke in. site ench other at the tar end of the be his arms over his head and yawn- aus ; Mr. Sprague and_T long committee table which filled the Kprague nodded, and Starbuck ing sep Gail turned his face away, and Star- places filled by T-O, men. the expert. “It tells us that tho pay- did his best to kill time easily and to , "Ob ye le ainbeal’ caida aha’ copaad tie Gaoe ud ‘seo me step on the seales i) master has begun t 5 4 ° have mit before; haven't we, Mr. centre of the room; and their gr ae te } vg. buek alld nowolessly out of his chalr 4 ven the train despatchera wore furmner end Teas Meck tuacee’ Soy DOmneee HA sol! In patience, The i> Eoraguet” with @ mocking amie for ingn to the newcomers wero wordless. leading out through the banker's of you, wouldn't nak, 'm auch. & whale + indow “ . “IT saw him about half an hi eCD Shrague's benefit. And then: "We've Maxwell had scarcely taken the chair fice, At the upper end of the table, . |. way, oi. and went to stand at the wi well held a “consolation” meeting in an hour ago, @ keen agony, unrelieved by any 4, ‘tas! 4 t To Tepees. next to Btillings wh ihe anoe if i se notice her at table to-day? "Pretty,’ At the hotel club: He says that Judge Watson's condi- glimpse into the mysterious depths Deen missing you at Topas Tepees. p oe oor Maxwell and Stillings and the gray: Void gay ob ’ o with his back to the other Je ghotel, clubrooms with hia fired tion remains th Pthe fieve you beon “nding it too far to opened again, this time to admit a faced bank president were all trying YOU say, but that isn't the word: - staff, and listened patiently to th: on remaing the same, and Dr. Man- in which Sprague, after hia usual 7 . : t's ‘dainty,’ dainty In every look and th the reply to Maxwell's dex # y e akes ride stoop-shouldered, thin-haired man to shake hands with Sprague at one ¥ loo! poe came, Wrung out, as it seemed, fad, jnawuage swale the wholesale fo". reordered him to aviower aitie Sg ae ae Fre et Sheague could _,What the athletic chemistry expert whose face was even prayer than and the samo moment: and when rove and touch, Imagine ® Gt liam r t of reluctance. . p managed to stammer out in reply, Banker Kinates. nis last a Nunniwell had led the tremulous that saying, ‘Yes, honey, om the Very near oF chain that y Z°,0ne, and all of the lovere ho sald Hrd this imoraing. He saya we ee cael eee N nos CHAhG FOF, the what he went on naying to Mine Cara: was Judge Watson, and when he sw Judgo away, immock walked tho tik varkrowns tale, football Fa ‘at . A : O ~ well during the fraction of a minute Sprague and Maxwell he would have jength of the table and took his turn. ome! Let 0 over to the house an over forged has its weak link to'sit tight and eay noth dying by inches at the New York dredth time Maxwell went over tho Sra: pu 4 tarbuc! De ii este: For reasons Which are purely person®l present. It was a ee Arias, cor 23 and the final smash may come at any well Intrenched position fe ye ron te or go that Dimmock was holding Max- withdrawn, only Starbuck was behind Stillings, being Western bred, anticl- and smoke a bedtime, Nobody loves 3 be ty ” well in talk, he could not remember a him to make tt impossible. pated Violence; but instea: ‘alling 1 I'm going out In the garden ex: to me, I'd ration be snot aa Ee no turning, and the next turn in the ™/nute. » Searching vainly for the weak point single second after the swinging to- “I think I have’ made a: mistake, Rees te big-bodied ex naan Dine Seraarvl , Te: int this thing with you. I'd refuse, ghort Line iane might not be very far _ "We've got to have a little the,” in the lines which had been #0 swiftly gether of the glass doors which shut gentlemen,” began the Judge, “I was mock, too, held out hts hand That is what makes you feel eo . > 4-1 could in common, ail mrs a4 distant, was the quiet rejoinder, “The trap and surely drawn about the confis- them out of the dining room, That expecting to mest Mr.—ah—er—a gen- “Mr. Sprague, you've oute frightfully fat—-you eat too many of in any event, I may fall COvA ce ust one thing, Mr, Maxwell,” Con- is baited and set, Dick, but we can't cated property. Every legal require- was because the astounding discovery tleman who is not here.” us," he said, with more fri the fuzzy kind,” laughed the enaj you when it comes to the Pi poh But polly, the fat despatcher, put in, very well spring it ourselves, Any ment had beon astutely met, and the was still crippling bim to blot out ail The words were hardly out of bis than his hard-lined face and av little Superintendent, unsympat 4 . Ri go fF Aas OP oueupiarine ae Ci eyed Sout, fo Freaks Up. word from Mr, Dinmook iam iipelt seemed to bar me Wey 0 the intermediate details. aa 1 mouth before the door was opened manner promised, even as a pussibil- cally, Ane thee he Gicked the ewiteh “gay it! ’ . a recovery, True, Judge But one large fact stood clear in for the third 4 Dimmock, ity, |" ella me that you are of the office lights and they went *¢endent eagerly. 8 mile was mirthless, ‘l Watson had grossly misused the aus tho confusing medley, E HOM, 408, iamocl, iky, pane, tells oa * ton ty yan as prague is with us I guess we'll all “All right. tilings, yeu may come sleep better to-night,” | “ th lutching Max- closely followed by Kini tered, dided t G t ition, together in the calm tember camped on" saan ha‘ ase GuasiGe given’ Ginn by" kis Sigh ales, eu'a’ een be abs7es Miss wenalea Like tas dukeh ihe veamies eeu BOA ts Ghat on pou are euNBSE |” kam MOEN oe \ ; i y —