The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-03

anu Vuihor intO IeioWsnlp uko tnat OF
Damon and Pythias, set them so far apart
that oceans roll between them and deserts
parch aid bake. This is. of course.
figure of speech, for Ferguson and Walker
both live in Chicago, where there ars no
oceans or deserts
But the feeling Of loathing which has
risen up TO separat. these two men whom
Howard had hoped to make firm friends
accomplish the purpose of desert and
ocean and mountain chain, too. And yet
the two men have met but once, and then
only to say 'How dye dor"
Howard lives in Pocatello, Ida. To
Pocatello year ago went Ferguson,
Journeying on some affair connected with
the railroad company which pays him
well for knowing intricate and hidden
things about the transportation business
Ferguson was 10 Pocatello for two weeks
1t was "a gloomy sort OF exile, and but
for the presence of Howard, whom he met
on the ilrst day OF his visit, he would
have suffered horrible panRs aud grip
pings and IonesoInepess. but Howard.
bright, entertaining and all-informtd,
WAS az wellspring OF happiness and
made the railroad man y stay in the sun
burned regions of ldaho pleasant yacs-
ton, and when Ferguson was ready 20
leave Howard said TO him:
Now, old man. l want you 10 b. sure
and meet my friend Walker. It's a shame
that two such splendid fellows should
live In the same town and be strangers.
I've written letter Of Introduction, and
you just walk around to his place when
YOU get back to Chicago and go cut aud
take one on me. You'll like Walker and
he'll like you"
Ferguson thanked Howard with an easy
conscience for he, too thought it would
lie pleasant to n eet one whom Howard
ro mmended for his wo tn.
Ihen he returned To e. On 20.
The letter OF intro rction nestled In his
pocket for n month, quite forgotten. At
the expiration or that time Ferguson re-
ceived a noto from Howard, wro wanted
TO know something about a business mat
ter which they had discussed in Pocatello.
AS postscript Howard asked the ques-
tiou:
"You have seen Walker, Of course?
Great fellow, isn't hep
walker, Walker-let me see. Fergu-
son unused. who in thunder ia Walker?
ON. yes That fellow have the letter OF
Introduction to. Well, l really must call
on him. F"
The same mail which bore the missive
to Ferguson also carried one To Walker
Howard, among other things, wrote these
words: You remember Ferguson, whom
asked you To cau upony What do you
think OF himy He's tho right sort, isn't
hep
by George" Walker cried on reading
Howard's letter 'he did ask me to drop
in on somebody named Ferguson, TO
whom he had given letter for presenta-
tioB 10 me. And I've clean forgotten IL.
Wonder where the mans To be fouDd?
He examined the directorys list Of Fer.
Rusons. ana then. with soma show Of dis
appointment. said to himself: 'Psbaw
His office is down in the Grand Central
station three miles awsv. Well, next
o las.k I....
he called for his stanograI her and die
ratsd a letter telling Howard that he
had enjoyed his visit with Ferguson i'm
mensely.
Two weeks afterward Ferguson received
further documents from Pocatello
The matter YOU were examining in
to-" Howard wrote. "tuIns out to be "a
pretty good thing. and I'd advise you 10
hang on to IL. an keep you posted on de-
velopments. III not let them fool you.
BY the way. what do you think Of
MalkerS You haven't told me. "
Thunder and lghtniDgl' Ferguson
uttered, II ought 20 have called on
Howard's friend month ago. Here he
IL doing NE all inds Of good turns out
there in Pocatello and l haven't grati-
tude enough TO go and meet the man he
asked me to- He would have rushed
out forthwith TO commune with Walker,
only he saw that tie directory located the
man away on the North Side
"I'll take that lett.r around to him
next week, said Ferguson.
He aid not. however lie promptly for
got all about Walker until fortnight
passed and IN formation came from Poca-
tello that 1.-The property is up 20 per cent
in value. Give my respects TO Walker the
next time you SEQ fiin +"
Next time see him" Ferguson re-
peatsd Let's see. Did l say had
alrealv met himS I guess must have
"A ~ III Nnl1
Ill have 10 lie. II out on that line If il
takes MI sur mer." So be or swered
Howard's lettrr by saying that he and
Walker had together seen play the night
before ana had hSd a most enor rmously
9ond time He even related some anec.
dctes of How IrG's earli + life which he
oetlared Walker hau told HIM. "pd like
to know whether Ferguson Is married or
oingle." he thought. "l've got n bully
story / couli tell about him IL / only
knew. Doaeone him / wish / didn't
lave that lstter of Introduction to him.
He's getting tn be = kind Of nr'sance. 2"
About TIE same time Walker W 'iting TO
Howard was saying how nue. he was
indebted TO the western man for the
pleasure no Tad drawn from his COM
panionship with Ferguson.
"Only wish TO heaven Harry hadn't
so feryent In is Gesire 20 have me
meot the ( llow," he observed to himself.
=" l suppose that as he saws this man
Ferguson is all right, but haven't time
To 40 skating all over this town looking
him up l presume / ought to have gone
and dug him out for Harry sake long
tinS ago, but keep forgetting u, and
now I've involved myself In foolish
mess of lies about my experiences with
Ferguson, whom l have not mot, and
whom, to tell the truth, I'm getting SO
don't want 10 meet.
Out inIPoctael.o Harry Howard was
delighted with the tidings he received
from Chicago. Its "a great satisfac-
Won. he told himself, Ito bring two
good men together this wav. It's really
u noteworthy thing TO be the author of "a
firm friendship between two first class
people. Only hardly think under
stann this last letter of Ferguson /
thought Walker had only two children.
and here Ferguson writes mo about his
little girl. She must have been horn In
tho last year. There were certainly only
two boys when I1ssed through Chicago
last summer IN send Ben my congra-
tulntions.
When Waller receive the sheet oon ey-
a n