Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-03
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BY CHARLES ]. BELLAMY.
Copyrighted by the Author, and published
by arrangement with him
BY CHARLES ]. BELLAMY.
CHAPTER XVII.

his Office table. John T. Giddings had
changed a great deal since the time when he
undertook 10 engineer the CORPORATION
scheme, Apparently he was going down hill
very fast, without brakes His eyes wore a
CLASSY look. as if he had lust walked from a
drunken sleep. The smooth roundness Of his
checks was gone, his lower jaw was strongly
marked, and his nose seemed drawn out and
sharpcncd a. give the effect of a bird Of prey
Philip glanced Significantly about the room
The lawyer followed his eyes and laughed.
Changed some, aren't wu--all lack Of
money. Actually, You have no idea how $40
even would furnish this old table and polish
this floor Times amt as they were, Mr.. Bre
ton, in the old laya, when used 10 get fat fees
out Of mon like your father Nice man, your
father. But" and he leefed meaniugly at
his visitor when we do get II chance for II
dollar tell sou we jump at it, He tipped
back his clair aguynst his half filed book
shelves and pcercd tannlarly INTO IhiIlps
stern face. Wv ny, lpok at those dlrty lei
lows back 10y The door Time was wouldn't
notice client unless he wore "hlte collar
and cuffs, liut now Tor business suppose
You were little asiohIshed To geI my let
tcri"
II should prefer not to have listeners, " re-
marked ihhp cpl"iy,
"Oh, well, viii finish with these fellows
first then Thought you might lie I'M
PlurLt'
NOT AT al. SIT
u" la"trt 'l"lu'S were 'ure"'p''it anu
s"'iea' hhc 'ho hiaeA ltlu nat 'nat ne wore
indoors ana out wei sioueHtu over ms eyes,
was torn III the crown. iLIlP compared
INN WIN MS shAouy looking callers anu
could not see hut tine clients looked as well as
their patron. but at every sign OF poverty
and degradation his heart sank lower and
lower Tor th' man must ne IeIklcaS anu
hungry rs Il man eating shark' II II nay III
ms power '" rae" tnt me "u' vi Nictlni-
the man 'uid nave II" restraint vi 'iHi ictGi
OF de'GhcJ 10 ho'" ,''H ms t''ll''' oEuiu
there be any tnilS ne kne" ABOUT bertha
past maj 'tf,ioIG gap InllP ,uI lioU !rI '',
TO look into' ne cared not tilhh' impatient
lie area" vi lhe moment Wheh the lawyer
shoulu sem. away MS Ho4le" cLehIs. imp
started tarh 'iile Ne mar tuFleo as II 10 coino
back iul when ''Idd'hss closed uhe "oof
after tire ,r,r utlt."@ rn.. was not NATL
II little r' 90 i,it7 l. u Is-.d tro i'!ei
hand, T." his. uud ,arln ,..cS ip b., -'Vt, the
your5 nti 'NI.r "i.i DO, aacin To observe
him uat.l tho lawyer sad:
81 have it.'i oIs complaint, but have
not signed 1t yot.'
Philip looked at him hlankly. what is
complaint"
We'll ny dear sir, Il man of Yonr position |
might pass lifetime and never know.
Ahem! II is IA form of procedure that is
generally understood to he applicable only to |
the poor. When "A wretch has committed |
burglary, for Instance, some friend of justice,
as | for example, goes before a magistrate |
and makes certain charges Then the poor |
devil is arrested, dragged before the court |
and tricdp
"Wel, sir, what arc your complaints to |
me!'
The lawver smiled "Strictlv nothing |