The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-08
the MYSTERY Dr. BAKE.

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town to his business place, the firm Of
TAFT, Brother & Co., No.-Wall street,
New York. It was recognized as an
estimable and reputable firm in every
respect except, perhaps-but this
dark cloud on its fair fame was
known only TO those officially con
nected with it-in the selection and
retention OF it's Office boy, Harry Bak-
or, commonly called Bake; a youth
against whom everybody in the BUSH
ness, from President TAFT to old Pat.
sey, the furnace man, had cause of
grievance. Lansing Phillips, an agree
able, good-tempered fellow in the
main as one would find from Harlem
to the Battery, nevertheless was
trowning considerable as he hurried
along in the sunlight. Both buttons
were missing from bis glove. q fact
which he felt sure was directly tracea-
Die to the diversions OF Bake, whom
he had discovered the day before ar
rayed in his tall hat and his best ul-
ster (which trailed on the dusty floor,
giving an limitation Of Mr.. Phillips walk
and bearing for the edification OF the
other clerks at lncheon hour. He
knew, also, that it was quite useless
to complain of the depredations Of
the culprit in question, and that this
count in the Indictment against Bake
was but one of many. When he re-
Elected that the promising youth had
spilled a bottle of ink over the elder
Tatt's new writing desk had dumped
an oil can into the younger Tatt's
box OF choice cigars and gone unpun.
ished, he could but feel the futility Of
warning against fate in this particular
shape. 1t was a pleasant enough
shape, too, by the way an active,
1.-THE young figure, full of life and
movement, with brown hair tossing
and falling above,an open, handsome
face, whose guileless blue eyes look
straight into yours, with the most
sublime indifference as to your wishes
or opinions, or, indeed, your exist.
ance generally.
For some time the advent of this
boy and his subsequent outrages had
been a theme Of wonder in the Office,
and also the fact that he received five
dollars a week and perquisites for
keeping the placei in an uproar. But the
world learns to respect established
conditions, and the employees at
Tatts' learned, in time that Bake was
an evil chat must be tolerated. Nor
were there wanting dark hints to the
effect that the elder TAFT, a bachelor
of sixty-ive, was under soma special
OBLIGATIONS in the matter of Bake.
Old Patsey even went so far as to
trace q personal resemblance between
the. two, who were about as much
alike as a huge, numbering Newfound-
land dog and a little young deer
hound. Bake was only thirteen. he
was III perfect health and in the pos
session Of small lungs and limbs, and
the house OF TAFT Il Co, suffered ac-
~cordingly.
On these things Mr.. Phillips, having
failed to button his glove. pondered as
he went down town. Suddenly, how.
ever, the cause of his thought was
checked and changed. AS he neared a
certain corner he saw coming from
the opposite side ofthe street astylish
.and beautiful young girl who was
crossing under the horses heads with
the fearlessness born of long practice
in q dangerous art. In her daintlly
gloved hand she carried q large, rough
looking basket, which she sat down
on the curb-stone as soon as it was
reached, and then returned rapidly
over the crossing to q poorly dressed
old woman, whom she took by the
arm and conducted safely across.
Lansing stood still in amazement.
The beauty Of the girl, her brilliant
smile, the sweetness OF her voice when
she spoke, seemed to rivet him to the
spot.
nNever mind, " she was saying, with
q sort OF imperative kindness, stop
ping q food Of thanks from her charge
as they stepped up on the pavement.
sNow, where do you want to 60? Es-
sex street? Well, don't try to walk.
At the next corner you viii find a car
to take you therefore," transferring
some pieces of money from her velvet
purse to the old, withered hand. II
would 60 with you and see you safely
on, only I'm ia a hurry, but-a blue
ear, remember"
And here her eyes met Lansing's. He
was staring az her with ~undisguised
admiration, but the glance that dwelt
on him for q second or two seemed as
calmly indifferent as Bake's OWN
bright, careless, scrutInizing. Then she
turned and went down the street with
q step like air. It is needless to- say
that Lansing followed her. but with a
reverent heart. as one might follow q
passing angel. When at last she de-
appeared through the doorway Of az
immense Office building, Lansing
breathed a blessing after her and went
MS way with q strange, sweet warmth
at his heart as OF some bright, new
kindled flame.
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