The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-02-10
CAME HOME EARLY.

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1t seemed to occur to him that he
could think. better with his feet up, SO
he pulled out the slide at the side of
his desk and put them up ON that.
After that he seemed to get on.
Suddenly the scowl became a half
smile. His feet came down with q
thump He jumped up and went to the
telephone and turned the little crank at
the side energetically:
Gimme double four eight-main.
He stood square on his feet, threw
back his shoulders and looked contented.
Then he lowered his head again and
said "yeh" into the transmitter as the
number was repeated back and nipped
the ragged end of his cigar with his
strong, white teeth as he waited.
Hello! Fred Gibson there?''
"Tell i'm to come to the phone.''
"Hello, Gib!"
"Say, old man, you got to come and
get me out tonight"
"Yeh, that's what said"
"No; no BAIL"
He laughed into the phone and said:
"Ah, go to the dip
"Hey?"
"No. Now see here; I've promised
to 60 out with Bronson to meet some
merry people tonight, and I've been get
ting out to banquets and clubs and lodge
meetings and business men meetings
and political meetings and-any old
thing until my list is worn out. Seer"
"Yeh."
"Huh?"
"Yes. You've got to come over to-
night and get me out"
"Yeh."
"Yeh."
you're on to your job. -
81 guess so.
IA board meeting?''
"Sraw board, cardboard, day board,
olapboard?''
"Oh, meeting of the board of di-
rectorsr'
sob, seep'
"Yeh."
"You betp'
"Well, they're a good many-neat,
but not gaudy, as the monkey
"Huh?'
"What's that?"
ooh, as near seven as you can make
It'll"
II shan't be going out, you know,
at all. You'll have to drag me-. -
That's it!''
"Got time to drop over and smile?''
"All right"
"Yeh."
"Yeh"
Gall right"
"Goodby!"
Sigsby winked at his newspaper when
the bell rang at o'clock.
His wife was putting the baby to
sleep. She stopped rocking and listened
to see if her latest acquisition in the
servant girl line would 60 to the door.
"Annie must be up stairs,' she said,
laying baby in big chair containing a
pill"w and going into the hall.
She reappeared. followed by Gibson.
Hello, old man. Glad to see you.
Sit down" said Sigsby, springing up
and shaking hands as Mrs. Sigsby
wheeled an easy chair forward.
He had on pair of slippers and a
house jacket that had evidently seen
little use.
Mrs. Sigsby took up the baby and re-
| sumed her rocker, beaming contentedly
| upon her big, handsome husband and
his visitor.
"Well, it's an important meeting,
Sigsby, and we've all got to be there, :"
resumed Gibson, after he had stated the
| object of his call.
"Howland tried to reach you over the
| phone twice, but couldn't catch you, so
I told him I'd see that you got there. "
! Sigsby had settled back in his big
leather covered chair and put his slip
pered right foot up on his left knee
! with the air of man whom cables
could not drag from the comforts Of his
| home. '..> O..
He reached over and took japanese
Jar containing cigars from the table and
held it out toward Gibson, saying:
"Now, old man, you take smoke
and make yourself comfortable. You
don t get me out Of this house tonight
udNO UOOA SOAAS w O0dNAOoo AAu AAOOe-
ings till I'm tired out, and the board will
have to meet some other time or get
along without me"
"But, man, you've got to Co." said
Gibson. "I've promised to produce you,
and dead or alive I've got to do it.
There's important business coming up,
and nothing can be done unless every
member is present. !"
"The Ball coupler matter coming
up?''
| "Yes, and the Goodrich business.
''Gad, is that sop
Sigsby looked thoughtful, placed his
left thumb on his left cheek, curled his
fingers around his chin, stroked an i'm
aginary beard and said, well. if that
was the case he 'sposed he'd have to go.
"Now. isn't that too bad7'' said Mira