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

what they hava clocks with birds INTO
'Om that come out an tell tho time -
| day Cnckoo!' cuckoo 'ruCkoov An
II that big clock he broke Last week he'd
a bird that could tell time TINT way Id
break tho thing GuiCk-sO would"
ut amt no bird, said Bob. lyon CRn
bet your life on that No blrds can't
tell him nOthtn' moTs'n you can catch
EN- By putin satt on their tails. |
know what 1t IS Mr., Paul daea-least l
know how ho doOs it, It's second sight,
that's what it is l SEQ man onct AZ
the theayteF, an hs-"
But perhaps it 10 not necessary to set
down here the ottCa boys recollection
otthe trick OF an ingenious magician.
About hall an hOnr after Paul had ar.
rived At the office, Mr.. WheatcrOit az
peaTed. Tho JUNIOR partner hesilA.ed
IN the doorway for u second and then
entered,
Paul was watching him, and the same
mlschieyous smile flashed over the iRGo
OF the young man,
you need not be alarmed to-day, Mr..
Wheatcroft," he said, "thOre is no fRS.
ctnating female waiting for you this
morning"
"ConiOund the woman" calculated
MI Wheatcrofs testify, ~ couldn't get
rid OF her"
"But you subscribed for tho book at
las" asserted Paul, land she went away
happy"
VI believe l did agree TO take ono copy
Of the work she showed me-" admitted
Mr.. Wheatcrolt a littls aheepishly.
Then he looked up suddenly. "Why,
bIOsH my SOU" no cried, that was yes
terday morning"
ALLOWING for differences OF clocks"
Paul returned, ut was about ten mia
uLOH to ten yesterday morning"
"Ihen how do you come to know any.
thing about IN lshOuld like to BIO told
thRtW the junior partner inquired.
"You did not get down till nearly
twelve"
~ had an eye on you," Paul answered,
as the smile again fitted across hia face.
"But thought you were detained alt
the morning by u sick friend" insisted
Mr.. WhsAtcroft.
$50 l was" Paul responded, "And il
you Won't believe ! had an eye on you,
all can say then is-that u little bird
told ms"
"stud and nonsonso" cried Mr..
WhealcToiI. "Your little bird had Two
legs. hadn't it?"
"Most birds hRvo," laughed Paul.
al mean two egsin pair OF trousers"
explained the junior partner, rumpling
his grlz2Ied hair with IN impatient geS-
ture.
"You see now how uncomfortable II
10 TO DO shadow0d,' said Paul, turning
the topic, as his father entered the
office.
That Saturday afternoon Mr.. Whit.
tier and Mr.. Whealcroit agreed on the
bid to be made on the steel rails uOedsd
by the Springfield & Athens road,
While ths elder Mr.. Whittier wrote
the letter to the railroad company with
his own hand. his sou mAneuvered the
junior partner into the outer office,
where all the clerks happened to DO at
work, including tho old bookkeeper.
Thea Paul managed his conversation
with Mr.. Wheatcroft 80 that any one
Of tho five employees who chose TO listen
to the apparently careless talk should
know that the firm had just made bid
on another important contract. Paul
also spoke aa though both his father
and himself would probably 90 out Of
town that Saturday night, TO remain
away until Monday morning,
Just before the store was closed for
tho night, Paul Whittier wound up tho
eight.day clock that stood in the cor
nor opposite the private safe.
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