Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-13

That looks bad, extremely bad. A brok-
| er Is a beast Of prey; but he is formed
IN the likeness of man. and he has feel
| ings; I suppose even broker has an
eye for fine woman"
Don't. don't. Mr.. Taggett: you'll
drive me r1ad!" cried Mr.. Reeks, twin
ing his hands n his scanty hair. Fl know
l can trust Mrs. Reeks, who loves me
with love not often given to man; but
1t maddens me to think Of mere brok-
er casting his eyes upon her. must go
back; must return at once. If could
only get the money to pay of these
men, to make fresh start in Iife!"
"Ah, in that I fear I cannot assist
yOu," said Mr.. Taegett. 'As q matter
Of fact, writs ere out against my per-
son; and, but for the vanity (excusable
enough in a wOman) of Mrs. Taggett, I
should not dare at the present moment
to appear in such large type before the
public eye. But Mrs. Taggett loves me.
and hOnors the name I have conferred
upon her; hence this display" He
waved his hand toward the yellow pla-
card on the wall.
Mr.. Taggett," said Reeks, after a
pause, Il am about to do a disgraceful
thing. l can't help tit is forced upon
me; but my home and the sacred per-
son or MRS. ReekS are more to me than
anything else. I have certain papers in
my hands which are worth $500: I
shall take these papers to the man who
offered me that sum, directly reach
London. The pagers belong TO Mr.. Gill
bert lsickerby, of whom we both know.
Dc not try to stop me; it would be
useless. At the present moment nave
but one watchword: and for that
watchword desert my trust, and sell
what does not belong to me- That
watchword is: Home and Mrs.
Reeks!"
Without even stopping to say good
i've or to explain his meaning further,
Mr.. George Reeks rushed out of the bar
and went at top speed up the street to-
wards the station.
Mr.. Anthony Taggett sighed little
over the weakness of mankind, and
looked about for someone to whom to
talk He noticed the old man, appar-
emily asleep in the corner and, as a
gentle hint to him that it would be bet
ter manners to wake up. overset a
chair. The willy Cornelius, feeling that
he could not much longer remain I'M
discovered, prete rded to start suddenly.
yawned profusely, thrust his hat back
from his eyes, and sat up and stared at
Taggett.
To say that Mr.. Anthony Taggett was
taken by surprise would be to state the
thing mildly. When first Mr.. Reeks
had appeared at Barnet with his charge.
Anthony Taggett and his good-natured
wife had been only too ready to un-
dertake the care of the girl. Now, in 4
Mr.. Taggett recognized the
fact that Reeks was gone, and there
sat, within a yard Of him. man from
the enc1ny's camp. Anthony Taggett's
first impulse was to become truculent
on the instant, and 20 demand what
Cornelius wanted; but he remembered,
in time, that this might be purely an
accidental visit, and that the man
might not even be aware that Olive
was in the house. Mr.. Taggett
prided himself upon his power of as
any manner, at moments no.
t,ce; he determined, upon the instant,
to become gen al. Accordingly, he start
ed back, in well-feigned establishment
and delight, and then advanced. with
outstretched hands, to meet the old
man.
MY uCdI NIL NCCSCTS. lie eACIdllleO,
"this is, indeed, most joyful meeting.
had not hoped to meet you again SO
soon."
MOI suppose not" growlcd Corne-
Illus, writing under the grasp of An
thony Taggett's hands. II 'appen to
be down ERE on business-collectin'
rents"-he added, as an inspiration.
Funny to meet like this-ain't it?''
s.y+,c pocitix,o1x doll rhtf,,l,S vcIoivpoA
Mr. Taggett. His one desire was to get
Cornelius away from so public place.
where a chance remark might be made
at any moment, which would show the
old man that the girl was there. There
was still possibility that his state
ment was true, and that he had not
come in search of her. Therefore, he
added, in tone of CHEEKY welcome:
But come, we cannot talk in comfort
here; come up to my room-the apart
ment I have engaged, in order to Sc
cure privacy for myself and for Mrs.
while we are at this hosiery.
by the way, did l mention that Mrs.
Taggett was with me?'
mo, I don't think you did," said Cor.
nelius. with much gravity.
ooh, yes-she's here; we are per-
forming in sort of worthless drama
for little time together; the patrons
of that kind of work clamor for me,
and / can practically secure my own
terms. They clamor, also, in a minor
degree, for Mrs. Taggett, whose charms
appeal to them strongly. But come up
stairs. Mrs. Taggett has, 1 think, re-
tired, and we shall be alone.'
CTO He COntinued0