Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-10


meantime is neither actively exertina
apparently taking on about 1t. Very
good. see more clearly now the posi-,
ton, politically speaking, that am to
occupy. But-the very Thought appalla
me!-what If Noll should write to them
to inquire how matters are progressinRf
That would place me in q most embar-
RAISING position! However. this Is Dor
rowing trouble. Lettcr-writing never
used to be my brother Noll's besetting
sin, and it is to be hoped that his abb
sorbing business complications, together
with his sublime faith In these cleo
pioneering friends of his will prevent
him from committing SO absurd blum
der as that"
While he was struggling with these
reflections North had been half-hstening
to his companions conversation, and
had absently responded to many hasty
but cordial greetings from persons
whom they met.
He did not recognize among the lat
ter anyone that he had seen before I'M
til, on turning corner abruptly, they
came face to face with the gentleman
with the eyeglasses, who made too
disagreeable an impression on North's
mind to be easily forgotten.
North gave very cool response to
this gcntleman's Rrowl of salutation
and was intending to pass on immedi-
ately; but his companion halted with
the brusque greeting:
Hello, Wee! Any news af1oat?"
Concerning what?" inquired that
gentleman in slightly non-committal
tones, with defiant ''you-don't-get-
anything out-of-mer air. as he paused
grudgingly and only half turned to-
ward his interlocutor.
"Oh, things in general-politics, for
instance. What are they doing up at
that Wymer meeting2"
"How should know? Haven't been
there. You'd better go yourself, War
ner, if you're so pushed to find out!'
And with this gracious response, &C
companied by surly little laugh, he
was turning on his heel to pursue his
way, when he abruptly checked him
self, and facing around squarely for the
\ first time he continued, addressing
North:
"By the way, North. old Archer was
around this afternoon, and not finding
you there, he tackled me. Very anx.
| ious to see you"
''Old Archer2 What did he want Of
me, Weep" inquired North at random
airing his newly-acquired information
L O., the gentleman's name-or, more
properly, nickname
want Of you? Quite q pnysteryv' re
torted Wee with q sarcastic laugh "He
swore up and down that he wouldn't be
l put off any longer, and said that if yor
don't move in the matter yourself he'll
soon find some way to fetch you. be
heve am quoting the gentleman liter
ally"
''Swore up and down. did he? Well
he will find that he will gain very little
by that" said North, assuming an ex
| preston of stoical defiance which woulc
probably have caused Mr.. Archer t.
renew his profanity, could he have seer
1t. Like the aesthetic dragons, Nortl
was not at oil sure that he was doing
this correctly, but 1t was the safes
venture that his ingenuity could sug
gest.
| Wee lifted his eyebrows with pro
volzing air of surprise; while Warne
preserved discreet and sympatheti,
silence as he glanced from one to tn
other Of the two gentlemen, either o
him in height.
Really, North, you're little can
tankerous this evening"" drawled Wee
with his exasperating laugh. ''For m,
part, think old Archer has been yer,