The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

D more A tSs;n u proSsSi.MtSaEP 0 sSis ness. gel Is IN
JACK private code, and ths,- And
the lovely young matron began to rock herself
70 and fro and TO dab at her eyes nremittingly
Its just as plain as day that Jack has done
frieno Of Jacks In St. Louis, named Bub, has
heard that Mr.. Conway Is looking FOR Jack.
and he has sent HIM this telegram to warn hin
to be on biz suard-andLboo-hoo-wh0 would
involved In such an awful
Her feelings oyercame her again at this point.
and she was unable to proceed s.u.. ..,,o,
partner. severely, rising and confronting her,
Il am surprised at you'll am. indeed. was
certainly Of the opinion that In q matter OF this
most considsrsts husband~ths benefit Of the
doubt; that you would at any rate give him an
opportunity, to explain himself. How do We
know what he Is to Conway or Convey to ! a.
claimed a. II he were speaking Of Hecuba In
stead Of the mysterious Convey. is II not
more than likely that you are doing him q grew
a moment that this extraordinary telegraphio
communication rom-er-this Bub-person
has any reference Whatsoever to-er-uh-do-
turns. my dear Mrs. Barlock, and I've not the
least doubt that he will explain everything to
your entire satisfaction. and"
oh. yes, explanations -explanations!. e1-
claimed the Junior partners Wife. giving her
eyes a final dab and rising. You'll telegraph
him on the train 10 have some sort OF an eIplana-
ton ready. and then he'll come in here with a
had had no part at all in endeavoring to break
up this poor Mr.. Conveys home and tell me
hypocritically that, I've wronged him and all
that, ! know YOU horrid men and the way you
stand by each. other through thick and thin no
matter how wicked you know each other to be
/ shall be back here at 4 o'clock. when Jack Is
due, Mr.. Topknot, and Notwithstanding the way
p prs !, trsaf hin m rom N .h ms. II nsy ESis Ms. " esynS ss1
and having a disgraceful alteration with him,
shall do H.. And l promise you. that ] shall
bs able ~ to a. detect tech very y. y, easily Ssy whether srd hs s,I =
10 explain this terrible business"
Saying which. the Junior partners wife pulled
her veil down and swept out Of the ONCE with
Huh! It'd naturally be thought that I'd know
enough not TO make such an egreRrious ass OF
myself as to show her that telegram" growled
the ii s, senior p, P SdhS to himself Elf. nIherem luo be
] suppose. and " this Conway matter proves
70 be something that Barlock wouldn't want
his vtfo q know aoou'-ahi I've hu doubt nov
that II will prove lust that way, the young idiot
why, he'll be sulky with me, and there1l be
little OF no work done on those new cases, and
oh; its a devil Of a mess all around that's
For all Of which, however. the senior partner
had his work to do, and he pitched In and was
up to his ears in II until about half past 3,
when the Junior partners wife. with tightly
pursed lips and an air Of ominous calm, arrived
at the office with her mother, n handsome,
naughty, uncompromising-looking woman with
a great mass OF white pompadour hair and an
expression Of unyielding austerity. The junior
partners wife and her mother replied 70 tho
senior partners courteous greetings with un-
usual stiffness plainly indicating their joint
belief that he was in league with the absent
junior partner In his nefarious doings, or that
he was at any rate attempting TO shield the
young man,
Shall / turn on the electric fan. MADAME
the senior partner politely asked the Junior
! am quite cool enough. thank you, said the
Junior partners wife's mother, snappily
Shall ! fetch you a slnss Of iced water'- he
asked the Junior partners wife.
You are very kind, but | am not in the least
thirsty" she replied In, a tone which seemed
70 convey the idea as plainly ~ words that she
feared he, might, put something In the water
thgt wouldn't do her any good.
The senior partner turned TO his work. hua
the three sat in unbroken silence for fully NJ
teen minutes. when the sound OF a blustery,
anteroom, and a few seconds later a tall. broad
shouldered. frank-faced young man entered the
office; When he saw his wife he made for her
with both arms extended.
why. hello, there, Patsy" he said. I didn't
know you'd be whiting for me. or I'd have come
a-runnins- why. what's the matter here, any
The Junior partners wife had shaken her
self loose and averted her face when her hus-
band had attempted TO fold her in his arms He
stared al her for a moment. and then he stared
at his mother-in-law.
What's up. mom?" he asked his wtfe's moth
er. What have ! been and gone and done now,
Id like TO know Did | leave the water nun
ming in the bath room before starting for WASH
ingfon, or have You lost my buii-pup again. that
about?"
Neither OF the women vouchsafed him any
reply, aud he turned TO his senior partner.
y say, 1opkuot, look here, are you in on this?"
he said 10 hts senior partner, who was twiddling
his thumbs and looking very much confused,
Did ] rob a bank in my sleep last week, or have
the papers come out ard accused me of being a
member Of the Ice Trust, Or"
My boy, the senior partner interrupted,
tudlciously rising and takine, the mysterious
telegram from the inside pocket 81 his frock
cont. the telegraphic message which have in
my hand, and which, | regret TO say. J. opened
this morning knowing that you would not be
back in New York until late in the afternoon,
has been the occasion. owing 10 its somewhat
mysterious contents, Of the seeming
Lets see il. Topknot," said the Junior part
ner. reaching for the telegram.
he spread II out and glanced over its two
lines. BY the time he got through reading IL
he was In a frenzy Of excitement. He jerked
his watch out and looked at il,
hastily, "Iljust about be able TO make il.
Patsy, you stay. here with your mother until l
get back. III be back in twenty minutes OF
half an hour. Tell you all about Il when ! get
back. and he was out Of the office door and
down the steps like a boy breaking out Of a
little old red schoolhouse for recess,
A vacant cab happened TO be passing just as
he got outside, and he hailed the driver and
darted into the vehicle.
Drive like the devil TO --'s'" he shouted
to the driver, and in something under three
minutes lie bad rushed into the upstairs pool
The second line OF betting was In on the second
race at 81. Louis, and the horse Jim Conway
was the rank outsider at 90 TO 1. The junior
partner crowded his way up 10 the counter and
laid down a ten-dollar note.
Gimme Jim Conway" he said to the mar be-
hind the counter
conway, ssOO to So" said the money taker.
and he had no sooner finished the words than
the r lhs,Ir@ ea AZ Ge &. Loo 20 f!'c sang on, tn. oper-
ator "Rushfeld In the lead. Cathedral sec
ond." Pauss. Cathedral al the quarter by
two lengths, Rushheld's second Pause
Rn.hsslG ..os ss me pan nsif q sE. tSsss |'a as &.
three-auarters by elensth. Rushfeld's second; :
Pause. Cathedral In the stretch by a neck,
Rushfeld's second by a neck IskSer pause.
'' l%S Ssnssy w'a'' '1 fSe W Ssli fS ~sn, 's sp rom tn.
long-shot players In the room who had taken q
chance on Jim Conway.
The junior partner stood around with q broad
BE- confirmed, Then he collected, bounded
downstairs. hailed another cab. and In exactly
seventeen minutes from the time he had left his
Office he was back there again. He was
greeted with the same trtsidity e. character.
raised the lid, and began to oil INTO his pockets.
He produced first one fat roll Of bills and then
another, and he slammed each roll down on his
and his wife's mother and his senior partner
watched his performance with open mouths,
as did the Office boy who stood In the doorway.
When the junior clerk had made a pyramid Of
hills nm bia dask about a : hiu No a falr-eiypd