Arizona republican., 1898-07-31
CHAPTER IN.


 There was one man on board the Coloric to whom Wentworth had taken an extreme dislike. His name was Fleming. and he claimed to be a New York politician. As none of his friends or enemies asserted anything worse about him, i may Ee assumed that Flem- ing had designated his occupation cor Tcctly. If Wentworth were asked what he most dislibed about the man he would probably have said his offensive familiarity. Fleming seemed to think ,iiii:sclf :; genial good fellow, and he was Immensely popular with 3 certain class in the sncl>inG-room. He was lavishly free with his invitations to drink, and he always had a case Of good cigars in his pocket. which he bestowed with great liberality. He had the habit of skipping a man hoisterously on the back and saying: Well, old fellow, how are you? How's tllings?" He usually con iioIed to his listeners that he was q self made man, had landed at New York without a cent in his pocket, and look at him now.
 Wentworth was icy toward this man, but friglslity had no effect whatever on the cNnberant spirits Of the New York politician.
 "WeiI, old man." cried Fleming 10 Wentworth, as he came up to the latter and linked arms saffcctionately. What lovely weather we are having for winter timc''
 Tt is good" said Wentworth.
 Good. It's glorious. Who would have thought, when leaving New York in q snowstorm as we did, that we would run right into the heart of spring? I hope you arc enjoying your voyage?"
 Il am.''
 You ought to. By the way, why are you so awful stand-offish? Is it na- tural, or merely put on for this occa- sion only.'?'
 II do not know what you mean by 'stand-oilish.'
 You know very we'll what mean. Why do you pretend to be so stiff and formal with a feliow?''
 'I am never stiff and formal with any one unless I do not desire his acquaint- ance."
 Fleming laughed loudly. "I suppose that's personal hint. Well, ii seems to me, if this eXclusiveness is genuine. that you would be more afraid of news paper notoriety than of anything else"
 Why do you say that?'
 "Becausc I can't, for the life of me. see why you spend so much time with Dolly Dimplc.' I am sure don Arow why she is here, but I do hliow tliis. that you will be served up 10 the cN- tent of two or three columns in the Sunday Argus as sure as you live.''
 ''I don't understand you.'
 "You don't? Why, it's plain enough. You spend all your time with her."
 ''I do not even know of whom you are speaking"
 "Oh. come, now, that's too rich. Is it possible that you don't know that Miss Jennie Brewster is the one who writes those Sunday articles over the signature of Dolly Dimple?'"
 A strange fear came over Wentworth as his companion mentioned the Argus. He remembered it as J. K. Rivers paper, but when Fleming said Miss Brewster was a correspondent of the Argus he was aghast.
 III don't think I quite catch your meaning" he stammered.
 Well, my meanings easy enough to see. Hasn't she ever told you? Then it shows she wants to do you up on toast. You're notan English politician. are you? You haven't any political se- crets that Dolly wants to get at. have you? Why, she is the greatest girl there is in the whole United States for find ing out just what a man doesn' t want to have known. You know the secretary of State'-and here Fleming went on