The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-09


The gas was lighted here aud there In
tho long, narrow. deserted store, a.
Paul walked through it from tho office
to tho alreet. Outside the swift twilight
OF New York November had already
settled down on the city.
Cant | carry yer bag tor 20, Mister
Paul?" asked the porter, who was show.
ing him out.
mo, thRak you, Nike" was tho young
mans answer. THAT bag has worry
little in it And besides haven't got
TO carry it far"
The next morning Paul was the first
Of the three TO arrive. Tho clerks were
in their places already, but neither the
senior or the junior partner had yet
come. Tho porter happened TO DO
standing undor the wagon archway as
Paul Whittier was about to enter the
store.
line young man saw the porter and a
mischiovous snitO lowered about the
corners of his mouth.
mike" no ssid, pauslng on the door.
step, do you think you ought to smoke
whtfc you are cleaning out our office IN
the morning.
"Sute haven't had me PHO in me
mouth this mOrnin' at all, the porter
answered, taken by surprise.
but yesterday morning. Paul put'
sued.
Yesterday mornin'," Mike echoed, not
. little puzzled.
yesterday morning at ten minutes
before eight you wore In the private OF.
fee smoking pipe"
"But how did YOU 500 me, Mister
PRul2' cried Nike ia amaze; "yD was
late IN comm down yesterday, wasn't
yo?"
Paul smiled pleasantly.
"a IitiIo bird told me-" io said.
III | had tho bird I'd wiring his neck
for tsin' tales" declared the porter.
81 don't mind your smoking, Nike"
tho young mar went IN; chats your
affair, but I'd raIheryou didn't smoke a
pipe whitley you are tldying up in the pri-
yate office"
"WelI, Mater Paul, ! wont do 1t
again" tho porter promised.
"And wouldn't encourage Bob 10
smoke other" Paul continued.
81 encourage him % inquired Mike.
"Hes," Paul exclaimed, yesterday
morning you IOt him light his cigarette
from your pipc, didn't yonT
~ Gro 80 peakin' in thro tho wlndOr,
MislOr pau,2' the porter asked eagerly.
"Yo saw mean never saw 20 at all, "
no." tho young man answered, ~
can't say that saw YOU myself. A little
bird told me-
Aud with that he left tho wondering
porter and entered tho store, Just In.
sido the door was the Office bow, who
hastily hid att HaIighted cigarette az he
caught sight Of the senior partncr's son.
When Paul saw the rcd-hONdOd boy
he amilud again mischieyously.
"B0b," 10 began, "Thon You want to
sec who can stand on his head longest,
you or Danny tho bOotblack, don't you
think you could ChoosG bOtlcr place
than tho private Ollicr?'
Tho olIicO bow WAS quito rs much
taken by surprise as tho porter mad
been; but he was younger and quicker
wlttOd.
"And when did have Danny in tho
Officer he uskOd doIiNntly
Yesterday morning" Paul answered,
still smiling, "a little before hOIf.past
eight"
"Eo,lorday mornin'2' repeated Bob,
as though trying hard to recall all tho
events Of tho day before. Maybe
Danny dtl chine he fora HiHnto"
"llo played leapIiog with you all tho
way into tho private Office" Paul went
on, whlo Fob looked at him with In
Crrnalng Wonder,
GLOW did you know" tho Office boy
aokcd frankly. "Wcro you IookIn'
through the windowa2"
GLOW do | know that you aud Danny
stood on YOur hOhdl IN tho COtnnr Ui tho
office with your heels ngninaL tho saIo,
scratching oil tho painl2 Next tilnu
! I'd try tho yard II ! were you, SpOrlB
OF hat sort ntO moro fun In tho orun
AR" And with that parting shot Paul
wont Oh his way ~ hia own desk lOay.
ing thu office boy grOnlly puzzled
later 1T Tho hHy Doh aud Nike OK.
changed condolences nnh neither was
fOndv with any explanation,
"AtscNnnl,' Boh declared, "wo uaior
! ihink ieachm had nyrs IN tho back Of
lcr hOid SNo Wn. pypflnatingIy CNlOhln
inc when did tNiuga UOlllnd hOr back.
lnt Mr.. Paul bcnla tnOlH. Tor no 500 inc
dom things wien hO want hero
"NlialOr Paul want tctO, for 0nrO,
yo,Dcrlhy motuin'," Mikoha.ottcl, "Id
| inkc mp nnlh " that An II hO want
hcrc, how could hn 500 mO gyln' yOR
| ttytt nom mo rtpa2 Answer mo that
If" SnyW it'a UillO bird told him but
lhnTe not II, I'm thInMn' Not but