Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-19
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docs Mr.. Barton room here?" asked
voice outside.
eyes"
"Can I see him, please?"
mo"
''Why not, sir?"
Because he's not home. Can't you
read what the sign says" Shortie
grinned. It was good fun to tantalize
creditors when a door stood between.
"Out of town? Where's he gomez"
| The closet door opened little and
Sam peeped out. HAS he gone yet?''
Better let him in, then, and tell
him I've gone home for a day."
''Well, well, WE'LL" cried voice
outside, accompanying each exclama-
ton with vicious bang. do you in
tend to let me in?'
eyes, certainly; step right inside. :"
Shortie walked over and turned the
key.
A brisk man stepped inside, small,
quick, with thin red whiskers and
sharp eyes. Shortie realized it was
not "the laundry
''You tell me that Samuel Barton
! rooms here?"
'"Those are my words"
FFCan it be pos
"And they're the cleverest rooms
in college. Everything stolen except
the carpet and few"
''Stop right there. I came to-
ooh, yes, the bill; your name is"
"My name, sir, is Mr.. Wilcox"
"Wilcox! Sam has an account with
two men named Wilcox. I guess
you're his tailor Now, Mr.. Wilcox,
that last suit was not satisfactory, I
believe. Fifty dollars ought to give
absolute satisfaction. Sam has the
money all right-he's good for any
amount, you know-but he told me
the other day he thought you would
take more care in the fit if you waited
! for the money. The cloth itself is
good enough
Young man, I'm no tailor. and
ooh, pardon me. A funny mistake
The other Wilcox-his cigar man.
| Well, all [ have to say is that Mr.
Barton has been very busy-and such
a trifie, fifteen, is it not-has escaped
his attention. He'll be around to-
morrow
Fifteen dollars! For cigars!'
''He's a good customer, isn't he?
! Smokes all the time. Look at those
pictures hundred
"He hasn't used all those You
don't tell me that little Sam
Little! He throws the hammer 10
feet further than any other man in the
university. Little! Hal"
Twelve hundred boxes of cigarettes
And he still lives" The old mans
voice trembled Young man, this is a
sad day for me. I never hoped to see
little Sam Barton become the hero Of
such monstrosity.
"Twelye hundred boxes
The closet door opened a little.
Shortie had become puzzled and
gladly caught this opportunity of get
ting some clew. Sans face looked pale
quite pale. His eyes, too, we're
unnatural, and that mouth, which US
ually resembled a jolly crescent, was
now executing a quick succession Of
movements meant to be Ineligible
| They were not. What piece of pie
would ordinarily have corresponded to
those same movements? Shortie was
more perplexed. Was he to kick him
out? Then Of sudden an idea flashed
upon him and he trembled like a leaf
"You wanted Sam Baritone" he
asked of the stranger.
"You told me yourself he roomed
here" replied the little man.
But [ just thought of something"
and Shortie shook together all the
nerve in his being. "There's two Sam
Bartons room in this building one is
medical student and he lives in num-
Der, Observation-Disclosures So"
The little man burst into a hearty
laugh.
'I knew it. knew it! Of course I
knew it. My Sam Barton couldn't
room here. Smoke cigarettes? I guess
not. But tell me, young man, if you
know this other Mr.. Barton, what
kind of a lad is he? Eh?"
''That's easy. Know him! Every
one in college knows him. He's stu
dent a real student. Stands first in
his class. Spends all his money on
books and lectures. Spends all his
time in study. Everybody likes him.
Don't smoke, drink. or-or-do any
thing out of the way. Sans all right"
81 like to hear that. Just like his
mother. Well, I'll see that he don't
work too hard. All his money for
books! He'll have more. I want him
to go round a bit Yes, sir, he'll have
more when I see him. Where's his
room, so? I'll go right down. Good
day, SIR
Sam Barton rushed from the closet.
what did you do?"
Shortie lit cigarette. Sent him
down in Toms room. Everything is
o. K. there. Toms father has just
been in and the den is as clean as a