Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-21

that, and when the times comes we just
shove you off the board. and you may
ali 20 towel, anywhere. that is. for
what we care. We've swept the board,
and that's good enough for us
The doctor nodded. There was a lat
cnt glitter in his eyes. But it was subtly
veilcd.
Il see he said, softly: Il see. Prob
ably the shares ] held in Platinum Lin
tied"
did your' cried the fnancier. in a
quick frenzy Of Gie,.. Were you bitten
rhcreE or all the hollow drums! My
name didn't appear. but when | chose
to stick my knife into the drum. .Pla-
tinum. Limited cnrlcd mp beautifully"
''In-decd" said the doctor. 'In-deedr'
He did rot care to explain what that
curling up had meant to him. lie looked
NJ his patient with keen interest
There ore thing that would console
me for sudden death. old chap said
Use hnancier, with a new expression.
aH ugly one. MY colleagues loathe me
know it, Well. so they may, for [
hate them, and they know it, There
Lord Sunrise | mentioned just now.
Wouldn't introduce me to his daughter
.'uther day when we met in the park
turned his back Oh her and talked 10
n!c rs is | were 4 bally tradcsman. Me-.
Pcntou. too, When | suggested I'd like
a Weekend at his fathers place--the
earl's, you know, you meet the best SET
thcrc-he said, 'G0od-afternoon' OH
money-piliug isn't all beer and skittles,
even when YOU do pile it like me-"
Mo- said the doctor. codly.
''Er. don't you think I've talked
enough, old man. feel nohow."
"Oh, WELL" said the doctor smiling
constainedIy. I've got my eye on Won
aud my finger He felt the tinaneier's
pulse. You We're saying something
about the consultations of sudden death.
Yes: | was. Ia not breathe a word
ci it to any 0tner man. But you re
straight, Last; you're one Of those hon.
est. good chaps who would die rather
than play a low trick on anyone. And
and
I've sacrificed a great deal Of money
to my simplicity, if that's what you
mean
same thing, same thing. Gives Won
your credentials. Lord. ii you knew the
pleasure of cornering the righteous and
seeing how the virtue of nine in ten OF
them Just crumbleS TO dust when they 70
tempted in the time OF their adversely!
It's Il pleasure for the few, and I'm one
Of the few. I've had Il bishop come cring-
ing for tip. gave him Il wrong 'un
and they do tell me he preached II beau
tful sermon On Resignation in his own
cathedral three weeks later-oh. dear.
OH dear
Really. But / cannot quite see where
Your consolation comes in in case you
Cant you? Stoop your head and III
whisper. I've instructed my solicitors 10
chuck everything | hold on the market the
day pop off. See now? Talk about de-
parting in trail OF glory. Half my dear
colleagues would be smashed in a week.
Talk about Immortality, eternity. and that
sort of Marchdust nonsense I'd be ems
bamcd in the memory OF hundreds of
widows, orphans. broken hearts and par-
SENS. Shock YOU. Last
The doctor drew away with perturhed
nostriiS.
Not high tone, is it? Not the Kind Of
thing they'd build statue to n fellow
for. is IT, Oh, I'm weak as Il kitten.
Give ire some more of that stuff. BE
quick. man.
I'm not sure that It would be pru-
don't said the doctor, hesitating.
Give ii me. 1t makes me feel like
my old self for the time
"Nca, for the time. But as You will.
The draught was readministercd, and,
breathing deeply, the doctor turned 10 the
door This was undoubtedly shut. That
was wen.
The fnaneier uttered a little ciMa
strained at the chest and collapsed His
arms dropped Imply, and his head loled
forward.
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