Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-09-28
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I appeared different from the way sup.
| posed did. my impressions in that re-
spect having been based partly on the
reports OF my mirror and partly on the
assurance of my wifc-madc soon after
we had been married. l never realiz-
! ed, for instance, how large the mole
! was on my check and / resolved to
raise whiskers forthwith. But the
money. Dropping into chair beside
myself I began to explore my pockets.
My fingers had not closed over the
bills and silver khcn / felt clasp of
stout hand on my shoulder 1t was one
Of the portcrs AHA, We blatherskite.'
he cried, We've caught We 1T it,
Then the situation dawncd on me.
was Il robber But, no. Dusenberry
was the robher. and would get the
blaine. He was something of Il rob
Der, after all. confound him. Yet. if he
We're arrested j should be the sufferer.
for the time being, ut least, and to all
appearances I was the sufferer any
how; but for this once l would not
complain of Duscnberry. j. that is, he,
assumed a dignitied air, and said: DE
sire the clerk To step this way"
The porter would not leave me, but
he held up his hand and beckoned
with four fingers to the night clerk
who came directly. | knew him so it
was one of the most natural things in
the world to remark. Good evening
Mr.. Martin" through Dusenberry.
Il do not, know you SIR he answer
ed.
had forgotten WHO . was. and the
porter took advantage of my momen-
tary confusion to say in Il loud voice,
full of disbelief. Luke n that, now
My friend. Mr.. Ferguson. i contin-
ued, pointing to my sleeping self, lis
subject to a scurious lapse. like cata
lepsy. He is liable to be in this con-
dition for, a day or So Kindly keep
his watch and money, and give him a
room at my expense. / will pay for
a day anyway in advance
l had not intended to do it.gbus under
the circumstances | had to draw ont
Dusenberry's swad' My manner was
so frank and the wad was so large
that the clerk was impressed and the
porter quieted. He summoned another
man, and the two of them carriedsme
that used to be-off up stairs
somewhere.
the clerk. I'm afraid he's been drink
ing"
Never. sir I'answered He would
not allow himself to be overcome with
liquor. A1r. FergusopzEis one of the
most moral most temperate most adj
mirable young men of my acquain
tance. Drinking? Absurd. Take the
best care of him. give him What he
likes, and will pay the BILL ] slap
ped a $40 bill into the hand of this
functionary and left Il dollar for the
porter; then left the hotel in a hurry.
while the good impression was strong.
wiping the perspiration from Dusen-
berry's brow On reaching the street |
I started UP town. but i noticed a ten
dency in my legs-I mean Drsenberry's !
legs-io go the other way. Presently /
was startled by remark. Its pretty |
tough, l think, that a man can't do as |
he likes With his own body.
| had not authorized that statement: |
I was thinking of something else at /
the moment vet he voice was the one
that / was using. Horrors! There
was two of us in Dusenberry, He had |
partly reoccupied himself The situi-
ton was perilous. 1 asserted myself I
at once by crying, silence i'll a loud
wholesome voice. "a. Another word and /