Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

flee. want to talk to you. I reckon
you've got every pillow going such
weather as this"
Took my horse out of the field to
drive over said Alan as they went
out and turned down to side street
where there was n row of law offices,
all two roomcd buildings, single sto-
ried, built Of brick and bearing bat
tered tin signs. Ono of these buildings
was Miller's. which. like all its fellows
had Its door wide open, thus inviting
all the lawyers In the row" and all
students of law to enter md borrow
books or use the ever open desk.
Rayburn Miller WINS man among
ten thousand in his class Just after
being graduated ut the state university
he was admitted to the bar and took
up the practice OF law. He could un-
doubtedly have made his way at this
alone, had not other and more absorb
Ing talents developed within him. Hav-
ing had II few thousand dollars left
him Mt his fathers death. he began to
utilize this capital In ''note shaving"
and other methods of turning over
money for handsome profit furnished
by the unsettled conditions, the time
and locality. He soon became IN adept
In many lines OF speculation, andos be
waa remarkably shrewd ! cautious
It is not to be wondered at that he sooS
accumulated quite fortune. y
Take a seat" he said to Alan as
they went into the office. and he threw
himself into the revolving chair ut his
Uttered desk. II want to talk to you.
! suppose you are In for some fun.
The boys are getting up a dance al, the
hotel, and they want your dollar to
help pay the band It's good one
this time. They've ordered it from
Chattanooga. 1t will be down on the
1885. Got a matchY'
Alan had not, and Miller turned his
head to the open door. An old negro
happened to be passing, with an ltx on
his shoulder.
Hstsh. tbese umls saafw snsills
o11lad our.
Ths negro hnn ptf4sed, bnt tefheani
his name called, and he cam. back
ana looked In ut the door.
Want me. Marse RayburnY
Z Yes. you old scamp. Get me a
match or Ill shoot the top Il your
head off"
IAN right, sub; I'LL right. Marso Ray
burn.'
"Yca ought to know him" said MIL
Ter, with a smile as the negro hurried
into the adjoining office. Ellis wife
cooks for Colonel Barclay. He might
tell you II Miss Dolly's going tonight,
but know she is. frank Hflhouse
checked her name or the list. and I
heard him say she'd accepted BY the
way that fellow will do to watch. 1
think he and the colonel are pretty
Thick
VIII you never let up on thatY'
Alan asked, with Hush.
II don't know that i shalIr' laughed
Rayburn. 1T seems SO funny to see
you in love. or. rather, to see,you think
you are"
Il have never saidtI waa"lsaid Alan
sharply.
But you show At so blamed plain"
said Miller.
Here tia. Marse Rayburn. Marse
Trabue said you could have q whole
box Of you'd put up wild sulphur ones"
Miller took the matches from the out
stretched hand and tossed cigar to
Alan. Say, Uncle Ned" he asked,
do you know that gentlennn?' indi-
eating Alan with a. nod Of his head.
A quizzical look dawned in the old
Negroes eyes. and then he gave re-
sounding guffaw<and shook MI over.
Il reckon l know his boss, Marse
Rayburn," he Uttered.
That's good one on you, Alan"
laughed Miller. "He knows your AAhoss.'
III have to spring that ons you when
see you two together
AS the negro left the Office MA Ira
bue leaned In the doorway, holding his
battered sink hat. in his hand and mop-
ping his perspiring face.
He nodded to Alan and said toAMil-
Ter, do you want to writer,
Not any more for you, thanks, "ssaid
Miller. Il have the baclnche now
from those dispositions made, ont for
you yesterday"
"Oh. l don't mean that" the old
lawyer assured him, ''but had to
borrow yore ink just now, am, seein'
You at yore desk, thought YOU might
need It" s.,
"Oh, II l do" TESTED Miller, II can
buy another bottle at the bookstore.
They pay me commission on the ink
! furnish the row. They let me have 1t
cheap by the case. Whit stumps me
is that you looked in to .see II I needed
it You are breaking the rude, Mr..
Trabue. They generally make me hunt
for my office furniture when / needit.
They've borrowed everything have
except my iron safe. Their ignorance
Of the combination, its weight and
their confirmed lazin@s are all that
saved it"
When the old lawyer had gone. the
two frienda sat and smoked in silence
for severak minutes. Alan was study
ing Millsr's face. Something told him
that the news Of his fathers disaster
had reached him and that Miller was
going to speak Of 1t. He was notsmis-
taken. for the lawyer soon broached
the subject.
1--WE been intending to Eide out to
see You almost every day this week,"
he said. "but business has always pre-
vented my leaving town.
Then you have heard
Eyes, Alan, I'm sorry, but it's all
over the country. A MANS bad luck
spreads as fast as good war news. I
heard It the next day after your fa-
ther returned from Atlanta. and saw
the whole thing In flash. The truth
is, Perkins had the cheek to try his
scheme on me. I'm the first target Of
every sconndrel who has something to