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

way 10 MS own desk, lSuNluB tEc ohANS
Later in ne day Bob and Mike ex-
chang q cOnHdeaces ana neither was
ready with any expiration.
''At school. - BOB declared, 1--WE uster
thiDls .each,r had eyes i'll the back OF her
heuu. Sne was everlasting caicbn me
when q al THINGS DchinG uef back. But
Mr.. Paul beats tnRi for he see me dom
things whsn hF WI ut tctc.
"Mss.er Paul wa N here. for sure, yes
tcrday morning." Mike asserted, II
take me on. IA a that An ii ne want
here. how {, lid he see me giy.n ye a
light from ne pipe? Answer me thatl lie
says it's a l.t.d Dau .old nun that's
rot IL, 1 III thul,ln Not but wnGt they
have clocks wl.h birds into em that
come out an ttil the Iimc % pay-'cut K
oon 'cuckuo! 'vuckooi An IL that big
CLOCK he bru':e last wceS bad bird rhnt
could tel. mae that way I'd break Jhe
thing quick so ! Tould.''
s'li am. no Dird, said Bob. "you can
bet your Lille on at. No biiGs ccnt tell
him nothin' mOre'E you can catch en- ny
putin salt CI. their tails. l know what
II is MIR. Paul does least | know how he
does u. us see, ono SIGHT, that's what II
is, ] see man onct al the theayter, an
But rcraaps il is not necessary TO set
down here he Office boys recollection OF
the trick oi an ingenious magician.
About half al hour after taul had ar
rived III the oIiice, Mr. Nheatcrou APP
peared. The junior partner hssltated III
| the doorway Tor second ana then en-
| tered.
Paul was Watching aim, and the same
mischievous smile mashed over the face
| of the young man.
"You need nc be alarmed today, Mr..
! Wheatcroft, he said, "there is no ias-
cinating female waiting Tor you this
! morning.
"Confound the woman, - calculated Mr.
| Wheatcroft testify, II couldn't get rid OF
| her.
"But you subscribed for the book at
I last, - asserted Paul, "and she went away
happy.
| OF the work she showed me. admitted
| Mr.. Wheatcroft little shcepishly. Then
| he looked up suddenly. ''Mhy, bless my
| SOUL he cried, ''that was yesterday
| morning ---'
"Allowing for differences Of clocks, "
| Paul returned, lit was about ten minutes
| to ten yesterday morning.'
| "Then how do you come TO know any
| thing about it? should like to be told
| thatI' the junior partner inquired.
s'You did not get down till nearly
| twelve
~ had an eye on you" Paul answered,
| as the smile again fitted across his face.
| "But thought you were detained all
the morning by a sick friend" insiste I'D
Mr.. Whestcroft.
| $50 was" Paul responded. "And n
| you won't beiieve had an eye on you
all can say then isthat little bird
told me-"
"stuff and nonsense!' cried Mr.. Wheat.
rcroit. "Your little bird had two legs,
| hadn't it?"
ssAlost birds have" laughed Paul.
al mean two legs in pair OF trousers,
exclaimed the junior partner, rumpling
his grizzled hair with an impatient ges-
ture.
.sYou sec now how uncomfortable il il
to be shadowed, " said Paul, turning the
topic, as his father entered the Office.
That Saturday afternoon Mr.. Whittier
and Mr.. Wheatcroft agreed on tho bid to
be made on the steel rails needed by the
Springfield a Athens Road. While tn,
elder Mr. Whittier wrote the letter TO the
railroad 18th his own hand, his son ma
neuvered the junior partner into the outel
Office where all the clerks happened TO b'
at work, including the old bookkeeper.
Then Paul managed his conversation will
Mr.. htatcroft so that any one OF the fivt
| employees who chose to listen to the ap
| parently careless talk should know tha
the firm had Just made bid on anothc
| important contract. Paul also spoke a
though both his father and himself woulC
probably go out of town that Saturda,
night, to remain away until Monday morn
ing
Just before the store was closed for tn
night Paul Whittier wound up the eight
day clock that stood In the corner oppo
site the private safe.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW