The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-11

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bowed thrice and vanished.
a moment later large man with ar
urbane smile entered and extended hi
hand.
1--WE are alone together at last" III
said, Gheerfully, GLOW do you do p
| I'VE are $780," replied, gnardedly
for ! did not wish to commit either my
self or ME. Harrison. GLOW do you dc
YOURSELF"
~ am DONE" he said, with light
laugh. Then no helped himself to ont
OF the two Indiana apples 'Ligehad given
me In the morning and sat down. had
Perused his card again and then perused
his mustang lineaments.
"I-you will really excuse me" l said
"YOur face is familiar and-and your
way OF helping yourself TO part OF my
frugal luncheon shows me that you are
not entirely astranger 10 Albany Ell
Observation-Disclosures must pardon
me i ! ask you to loggle up my memory
by giving me u hint us to where We have
met before"
"You don't rememberPn he added,
archly, pairing the apple with trained
skill which l knew could only have
been acquired in Buffalo; "well, well,
Come, now; take good square look.
Try for II moment to Danish all your new
Indiana acquaintance from your minds
eye"
sadly shook my head. II have seen
you before" lsaid, "but cannot place
you"
"Iry again." he said, with almost
childish glec. "Think OF George Wash
irgton, and then come slowly down tho
line to-to-do you catch on?"
mo-" said. at pains mo to excuse
my monomoniCal in6rmity, but | do not
seem to connect the two IDEAS
"Take another tack" no said laugh.
ingly "PiCture to yourself a mana
large, plethoric man-with copious trous'
ers, who once sat down on a red.hot
stove without having even the excuse Of
a cold day. Do you now arrive2 Dc
you getthere?"
"I-it really is absurd" l said, "but
have seen so many Secretaries Of the
Treasury within the lust week, not to
speak OF several thousand Attorney Gen.
erals, that am little confused. But
be patient, Give mo another hint"
81 will" he said, and so saying helped
himself to my other apple. Then he
winked slowly and inquired, with ris-
ing musical infection: "Do you now
remCmber2'
"Wcll," replied, "this last porcine
action narrows down the possibilities so
that could swear you to bo ono Of 600
or 700 men | know personally, but still
the Identification is not satisfactory"
"Then | must disclose all, he said
with rosy smile, biting tho second
pippin in twain.
"You must" said kindly but firmly.
~ will sum 1t all up in one word" lie
said. II will compress the remarkable
labors Of four extraordinary years into
one little monosyllable by which you
will know ALL"
"And that is"
Soup" he said with a gay twinkle in
his eye.
"soup?" inquired, as u flood Of light
broke in on me.
Soup" he said, in manner which
swept away my last vestige Of doubt.
l arose and shook him warmly by the
hand. "G. c." l said, with unieignCd
emotion, ~ am delighted TO sec you"
~ know it," he said; II knew you
would be-"
"And 1 am proud" l said, that you
are ut last about to take q step which
will Gndoar you to the country at
large"
circumstances" he said modestly, but
with proud smile. Whatever my
private wishes may have been, my Coun-
try's call, expressed during that spell Of
cold weather last fall, left me no other
alternative ut all," he added, uncon-
sciously dropping into rhyme.
"Welll well well" l said. "And now
you are going to study, lawP"
10, no-dear, no" he exclaimed ~
am going to practice law. hayo been
busy doing nothing long enough"
"Have you-er-during the last few
years, do you not think that your knowl'
edge OF law has become FATHERS theory
than q condition, and dropped, rs Il
were, into innocuous dcSputudeP" l
asked, pluylully.
"Well," he said, at may DO that on the
finer points that may have got little
rusty, having got into the habit Of let
ting Gus Carly run that branch OF the
business, but on tho broader planes o.
jurisprudence, which demand mainly
that man shall hold down a chair, look
wise, and lot his rising young assistants
look up the references, write out the
argument, and do the work, ain there
Just watch me iondlc a mandamuB
wrcstle with certiorari, or toy with {
rejoinder, and you will SEQ that therel
life In tho old man yet. There will II
no fancy traloo about my law Office"
) "Then you propose 10 unbend liz
tle2n vehtured.
"UnbOnd2 Look ut me. I'm one o
the boys, l am. My hat may have beet
little small for me last summer, but 50,
how easily II slides on now. How d
. YOU like my card p ..A
glanced again at tho bit Of pasteboarl
referred 10. "Er-I-oi course you vii
understand that my objections arc no
at all PERSONAL" l said, obut two Of you
initials happen 10 DO mine also, and |
YOU do not mind"
II AGO." he said. "But Just now
mustn't use my full name-Card woul
: look too much like pension vets
J might antAgoniEe some Of tho CLIENT
Rest easy. These arc merely for pei
/. sonal calls. After hang out my Bhir
4, glu drop In some day and you'll 10 BatlI
Ned, And now ] know that YOU are 10
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