The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-04
Tho lmpersonation OF william
WhIttleby, ESQ.

The Atlantic lines lurched unstesdily
forward. The pleasure seekers below
lifted up their voices in protesting un
SOD.
Ga the prom made deck few smb
tious spirits were deluding themselves
that they delighted In the grandeur oil
the stoi N. they noisily btestted 10 tht
IL tvigorstins cir and lodged the spray
with . set emile upon their isoes. Al
times they locked around TO observe The
impression which they we're msking. At
other times they surrep.itiously shivered
in the cold penetrating wind.
TIE most persistent promenader Of the
lot was Augustus Skidmore. who was
eagerly looking ior . oeftsin passenger
10 Q red dress. Skidmore's business was
tbs msp puiscturs and sale OF . few psy
ing specislties used 10 railroad work.
he bad been 10 London for . week vsib
~ tryirg to locate the owner Of . mum
ber Of new patents which threatened to
knock Skidmore's line u business,
Perhaps this new man won't try TO get
into my market after I'll, Skidmore com
ior.ed himself. snyhow. there's nothing
to be gained BY making mountain out
Of % snthill.
II might be stated a this point that
iev immediate able bodied ants OF On 10
quisitive disposition will osuse . man
much more pbysiosl discomfors than The
largest mountsin which ever resred its
threatening head 10 the middle distance.
10 the smoking room things we're begin
ming to get socisble. l. wss the .bird
day ont. UoGccostomed travellers we're
proudly getting upon 70 D iliss terms With
the exclusive but unmistsksble smell oi
The ship. The old timers we're rapidly
warming up into shape and we're telling
fesrful and wonderful tales Of ttormy
times upon The deep.
10 one OF the cosey corners SkidE ore
wss playing poker With the irritating sir
Of . man who oinnot possibly lore. All
vas veil with Hkidmore. He had secut
ed an introduction 10 the passenger 10
the red dress. Everything seemed to be
coming his way. Whittleby. bis oppo
nent. becsEe considerably annoyed st
the regularity With whioh Skidmore Oil
I'd up Aoshes on three card draws. std
be turned 10 conversation o. more oop
genial 10 the comfort Of the voyage,
What did you say your business wss'
ask d WHITLEY.
o., I'n Interested in railroads, said
Saidmore generally.
he took . number OF blue prints from
tbs pockets and spread them upon lhs
tsble. Skidmoie elsrted eighty - he
looked st the drawings. He examined
them ci.eiully and u length.
Would Jon be open TO 90 t6.r for the
Americ.n selling seeuoy for tbesei Skid
more cssuslly isqaised.
/ csn make more telling than direct.
replied Whiitleby eopHienily. Whist do
you think OF thenf be asked.
To be perfectly frank With you, replied
8 idnore. l Idoub. II you could even gel
,ny body to accept them free Of charge.
II msy bs remarked here tbst u II vss
ncluded 10 the scheme Of nsture that
usn should be kicked BY . mule every
lime be told lie, the iatellisen crestures
would aeon learn 70 blck mp into . good
,b,icipsiory position whenever they
heard . chsp indics.e tb.t be mesnt to
be ptrisc'Iy frstk silb bis reishbcr
Welliseton Both prsterted himself Of
Augustus stitrore's Brosivsy tflce With
, ,rsgia sis. The omss boy regarded
,im With urcorcssled susF Icon, and 90
general principals bs promptly sisted |
bet Mr.. skidnore bad 20. yet returned
RON Earops. The boy pnded himself
,pon bic hnoviedgs Of huuspity. spd be
islt thst . ifoseed overoos,