Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-13

| fellow. Rather interesting situation
| for the lawyer She's quite young, and
very beautiful. ] wonder II she Is like
wise in love with me? IL looks ire
mendously like t. Pshawl OF course
mean with the other follow. by the
way, ought 20 be hunting up
Dennis O'Reilly As a matter OF
fact, that Is what / am here for.
wonder II his name is in the d.
rcctory2 Just like n laundering idiot
TO forget TO give his address, Now,
suppose | step into this drug store
there's an accommodating-looldng man
In the door-and glance over their di-
rectory. And then II 1t should so
chance that the man doesn't know me,
though that Is almost too much to ex-
poet, can venture TO inquire the way
TO the Clement house, without exposing
myself TO aisagreeable insinuations and
ridicule."
Accordingly he stepped up to the
drug store and lifting his hat to tho
man who was Longing on the steps, he
ventured the observation that 1T was
6ne day"
VERY fine" assented the man ad
dressed. with amiable brevity' as ne
gave North glance that plaihly salu'
1--WE seen you before, but who In the
world are you, anyway? Ihen NOV
ing little aside 10 enable North TO en-
ter the store, he rclapsed INTO MS own
silent meditations as he idly watched
the passers-by.
Lounging amid the colored hghts IN
the great front window was discon-
| tod Ipp1rinfr tsptrfh whose mttpr idle
ness and general appearance OF ennw
appealed 10 North's sympathy at once,
The depressed and languishing state OF
business was painfully apparent IN inc
solitude and leisure that pervaded the
place.
North smiled ahably AT the youth az
he turned TO the counter what inhglcal
influence there is In smile! hope, eN-
b pectation, renewed faith IN his tellow-
men, even faint interest IN lie DC
came apparent In that SAD youths
countenance. only To be succeeded by a
melancholy far surprising ms original
gloom, when North inquired Tor d.
rectory.
indicating by n silent gesture the
dinRy old volume thnt was cbalhed 10
the counter In full view, the youth re-
. turned with II sad rcproachful air to his
, post of observation In the window and
D vouchsafed no further notice OF the man
whose interest scared no higher than
h the pages of the local directory.
r Turning the leaves rapidly until he
! came to the right initial, North com
r menced TO scan the pages carefully in
the hope of discovering the name anc
b local habitation OF Dennis OI'eilly. lie
r found the family well represented
= There was Jem and bridget and PatricF
Q and Ann and Terrence and John but
d nowhere Dennis. over and over agar
z he read the Names but To no purpose
y for, lacking the ingenuity OF the Irish
4 man who unlawfully appropriated al
o army blanket and then proved property
20 his own satisfaction, at least, by thu
v fact that his initials were ON IT. To-
? Patrick and for o kaiferty-he eoul'
: not make John or Bridget or any OF TN
: other names read Dennis and he hnall!
Y gave up the attempt in despair
y As he was turning back listiessly, TN
Il name Maynard caught his eye. Their
o 1t was-"Maj. Charles Maynard, No. .
r Delaplnine street"
- hANi a'N''N''A'N'i
+ vague feeling OF having satisfactory.
N settled one point. II suspected so iron
tho way she referred to him A crotch
ETY. old fellow who has to be hunoreo
| wonder II he makes her very unhaT
py? And If" Tho thread OF his +,
Elections was suddenl broken III
glance had wandered from the ope
N book TO newspaper on the counter
Y and this, among other professions
m cards displayed in the advertising co
N umns, had arrested his attention
XII North Il Weseott' Attorneys an
Y counselors ct Law. Offices and
N, Market Square"
VA "'North & Wescott--a partner, b
III Jovel" was the first comment this
III flashed through his mind "3 and
VI Market squarei II ever can find II
! place, think / must call Mt my ofiiC
and see how things look there. Mort
--North-h'mi Not in the directory
he added after II hasty search for Il
name. But then, it's an old edition
and probably doesn't contain the mann
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