The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-10

private ciice to sec who the carly sitor
might "Ar' whs brought yc out
o. yer be-. before lreal last like 'his?"
- always ct out OF led befo.e break
fast, Paul replied. ''ICn vou2'
"Would gct ~ IL ] haln' Eogot TO Get
mp to get my livin'?" the porter respond
Paul entered tho Office. followed by
Nike, sill. wcgderin-, " v he young man
was there al mar lvur.
After swift glance around the Office
Paul pct cev~ ms TAG on he tall and
turned sudaeniy % tle porter with a
question.
"wh,n does Eoa get COW here?"
mike looked al The cock IN the corner
before answering.
"It'l be ten n!urtc1," he raid, ''or
maybe twenty, before .ht BOY does bc hero
today secin' it's Mondag aJlE.n, ~
he'll be tired with not wo.Ein' OF Sum
day;m
After moutni's ;hoasht he cOn, ~ Cd !:
"Then I'll have 20 ask you to 60 out l0r
me, Mike.
81 can 60 anywhere We want. Mister
Paul, the porter rcsr onCod.
u., ~ want van you tog,,n gan Put j
though he were not cutie sure ". it
was he wished the o~iCr TO 40. 81 want
you to go 10 The ofSle 81 he Got ha n Ca
zette aud get nee two O. ues q yestel days
paper Do ysa undersyand?"
"Mayte they won't be opsn SO early in
the morn!n',' SAD the lrishmav.
"That's no matter, said aul, hast: ~
correcting himself. 81 mean that want
you to go now and get the papers, II YOU
can. Of course, II he Office isn't open j
shall havsto send again later"
''i'n De goin EoV, ~ ster Paul, " and
Mike took his hat and started off at once.
pa mi nil "A 81 ,..fsI a
the porter. When Mike had gone the
young man locked the front door and
returned at once TO the private Office in
the rear. tic shut himself in end lowered
all the shades 30 that whatever he might
do inside the Office could net be seen by
anyone on the outside.
What, ever Ii was he wished to do, he
was able TO do Il swiftly, for in less than
. minute aftor ne Lad closed the door OF
the ottce he opeLed il again and came
out into the main store witt his bag in
bis hand. He walked leisurely TO the
trent OF the store, arriving there just in
time 10 unlock the door as the office boy
came around the q rner, smoking cigar
arctic.
When Bob, stu putting steadily. was
about 10 open the door and enter the
store he looked Gp and discovered that
Paul was gazing a him. The boy pinched
the cigarette out o. his mouth and dropped
pressing his surprise at the presence OF
the senior partners son down town at
that early hour IN the morning.
Paul greeted the boy pleasantly, but
Bob got away from him as soon as pos
sible, for ever since the young man had
told what had gone o. III the Office
when Bob was us only occupant, the
office boy was lite afraid OF the young
man, a. though some way mysterious,
not 10 say uncsnny.
Paul thought 1t best TO wait for the
porser's return; and he stood outside,
uncer the arcnway, for five minutes,
smoking cigar. with his bag at his feet.
When Mike came back with the two
copies OF the Sunday newspaper he had
been sent 10 get, Paul gave him the money
Tor them and an extra quarter for him
self. Inen the youngman picked up his
bag again.
"Wben my father comes down. Mike"
he said, "tell him | may a little late
in getting back this morning."
An are ye goin' away now, Mister
Paull the porter asked. what good
was 4 then sc got out o bed afOre break. !
fast aud come down here SO early in the
mornin'g"
Paul laughed a little II had reason
Tor coming here this morning. he
answered briefly; anu with that he walked
eWey, his bag IN one hand ard the two
bulky and gaudy sunday newspapers IN
the other,
like Watched him turn the corner and
thcn won't into the store again, where Bob
greeted him promptly with a request 10
khow why tn ola mans son mad Leen
geil.rR nr by the right light.
III was be boss or the boss son.
eiiher,' said Bob. "i woudn q get up mi
J wss good en- ready. I'D have my break
la IN bed, II had mind to---nni nv
uilnef, too---bn my supper. An / |
wOllont DO no work an ia go TO the
thsayter every night an twict on satur-
davs.''
~ dunno Why Mister Paul was down.
Nike explained. "All hd wanted was two
o. thin Sunday papers with pictures into
,em. What did he want two % Thru for.
dunno. There's readin' enough In one
O thin 20 last TIE O month o. Sundaysr -
II may oc sarmised thst Mike would
have been tiju more in the dark a. 10
Paul NhIcr's reasons Tor coming down
town 10 carly that Monday morning. II
be could have seen the young man