The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-11-02
Mr.. Vtmpanu tore up the account and
threW the pieces in the face OF Mr.. Paul.

utTeW Inc pieces m inc race OF Mr. Paul..
Still preserving his dignity, Mr.. Paul
like Mr.. Peter) rang for the clerk, and
briefly gave an order. "Mr. Vimpany's
account he said-and proceeded TO ad-
pear, sir, to have no defense of your con.
duct to offer. Our firm has a reputation
to preserve. When l have consulted with
my brother. we shall be under the dis
agreeable necessity"
Here Gas he afterwards told his brother)
the publisher was brutally Interrupted by
the author.
''If you will have it" said this rude man,
there it is in two words. The doctors
portrait is the likeness of an ass. AS he
couldn't do it himself. | wanted materials
for writing his life. He referred me to
the year of his birth, the year of his mar
riage, the year of this. that and the other.
Who cares about dates? The public likes
to be tickled by personal statements. Very
well-I tickled the subject. Taere you
have it in a nutshell"
The clerk appeared at that suspicious
moment. with the authors accom- neatly
exhibited under two sIdes-a debtor sids,
which represented the expenditure OF
Hugh Monntjoe's money. aud q credi or
side, which represented $50 far Mr.. Vimp-
any's profits. Amount of these last: "a
las. 10d.
Mr.. Nimpany tore up the account, threw
viz IiVSSS III WV 4NS VI "A Il M hlNt IA
pressed his sentiments in one opprobrious
word: .~'Swindlers!'
The publisher: you shall hear of us.
sir, through II lawyer"
And the author answered.: go to the
6evil!n
CHAPTER x1Xv11.-THE FIRST QUARREL.
Once out in the street again, the first
open door at which Mr.. Vimpany stopped
was the door of u tavern. He ordered a
glass OF brandy and water, and a cigar.
1t was then the hour OF the afternoon,
between the time of luncheon and the
time of dinner, when the business OF .
tavern Is generally IN a state of suspense.
The dining-room was empty when Mr..
Vimpnny entered it. and the waters uu.
occupied attention WAS In want Of an oh.
Jet. Having nothing else to notice. he
looked at the person who had just come
In. The deluded stranger was drinking
fiere potato-brandy and smoking (at the
foreign price, an English cigar. Would
his taste tell him the melancholy truth?
No; it seemed to matter nothing to him
what he was drinking or what he was
smoking. Now he looked angry and now
he looked puzzled: aud now he took long
letter from his pocket, aud read 1t in
places. and marked the places with a pen
Gil. "Upto some mischief" WIS the walt.
er's Interpretation Of the signs. The
stranger ordered q second glass Of grog,
and drank il III gulps. and fell into sucn
deep thought that he let his cigar go out.
Evidently. a ma in search OF an idea.
And, to all appearance. he found what he
wanted on q sudden. In o hurry he paid
his reckoning, and left his small change
and his unfinished cigar on the table. and
WAS OF before the waiter could say THANK
you"
. tine house in a spacious square. A Cur.
ri,ge was waiting ut the door. The ser.
want who opened the door knew him.
rs T James ia going out again, sir. in
two minutes" the man said. Mr.. Vimp.
any answered: II won't keep him two
minutes"
A bell rang from the room on the ground
floor; and a gentleman came out rs Mr.
Vimpany was shown in. SirJames' steth.
oseope was still In MS hand; mis- latest
medical fee lay OF the table.
Some other day, Vimpany," the great
surgeon said; II have no time to give you
now
"Wil you give me q minutes" the hum
avery we'll. What is it,"
Il am down in the world now, Sir James
as you know-and am trying to pick my
self up again."
Every creditable. my good fellow. How
can help you! Come. come-ont with it.
You want something"
II want your great name to do mo
great service. l am going to France. A
letter Of Introduction from you will open
doors which might be closed to an uu-
known man like myself"
what doors do you meanY Sir james
asked.
"The doors Of the hospitals in Paris"
wait a minute. Vimpany. Have yol
any ,Articular object In View"
"A professional object, of course" the
ready doctor answered. II have got ar
Idea for q new treatment of disease of the
lungs, and want to see II the French
have made any recent discoveries in TINT
direction"
SirJames took up his pen-and hesitated
His ill-starred medical colleague had beer
his fellow-stndent and his friend in thu
days when they were both young men
They had seen but little of each othel
since they had gone their different ways
n Of them on the high road which lead!
to success, and the other down the by
ways which end In failure. The famous
surgeon felt . passing doubt of the MS,
might make of his name. For a momenr
his pen WAS held suspended ever the pa
per. But the man of great reputation
was also a man Of great heart. Old asso
Citations pleaded with him. and won tlei,
cause. His companion of former time.
left the house provided with a letter of in
production to the chief surgeon ut the Ho
tel Dien. In Paris.
Mr.. Vimpany's next and last proceeding
for that day wss to stop at q telegraph
Office. and TO communicate economical,
with Lord Harry In three words;
Expect me Tomorrow"
Early in the morning of the next da,
Lord Harry received the doctor's tele
gram. Iris pot having risen at the time