Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-11

eSs@E3s9 ana hanQ were acl1nS anC
limp Ross Schofield was the only per
son in the editorial room, and there
| was nothing in his appearance that
should have caused man to start anG
fall back from the doorway, but thai
/ is what John did whats the matter
Mr.. Harkless?" cried Ross, hurryins
forward with fear that the other
had been suddenly rescued by illness
What are those?' asked Harkless
with gesture of his hand that seemed
to include the entire room.
"Those?" repeated Ross, staring blank
| ly.
.'Those rosettes - these streamers =
that stovepipe-al this blue ribbon?"
Ross turned tale. "RibbonW he said
inquiringly. .'Ribbon!" He seemed
unable to perceive the decorations re-
| ferred to.
yes answered John. "These TO
settles on the chairs, that band, and
"Ohv' Ross answered. THAT" He
fingered the band on the stoyepipe as
| if he saw it for the first time. Yes;
l see."
But what's 1t for?"
"Why-it's-it's likely meant fer dec
orations'
at seems to have been here some
| time"
ct has. l reckon it's most due to be
called In. It's ben up ever sence-
sence'-
"Who put it up, Ross?"
1--WE did"
"Wfat forT'
Ross was visibly embarrassed. "Why
-ferfer the other editor"
For Me- Fisbee?'
Land, no! You don't suppose we'd
go to all that work and bother to brisk
en- things up for that old gentleman,
do your
II meant young Mr.. Fisbee He is
the other editor, isn't hep
con" said Ross. Young Mr.. Fis-
bee: Yes; we put 'em up fer him."
"You did? Did he appreciate them?"
"Well, he-seemed to-kind Of like
'em."
where is he now? l came here to
find him."
He's gone"
Gone? Hasn't he been here this aft
ernoon!"
Eyes; some the time. Come in and
stayed durin the leevy you was holdin'
and saw the extry off all right"
when will he be back?"
"Sence it's ben daily he gifts here
by after supper, but don't stay very
late. Old Mr. Fisbee and Parker look
after whatever comes in then, unless
it's something special. He'll likely be
here by half past at the farthest off,"
Il can't wait till then. I've been
wanting to see him every minute since
l got in, and he hasn't been near me.
Nobody could even point him out to me.
Where has he gone? want to see him
now
want to discharge him again?" said
a voice from the door, and, turning, |
they saw that Mr.. Martin stood there
observing them.
NO" said Harkless II want to give !
him the Herald Do you know where
he is?'
Mr.. Martin stroked his beard delib-
erately. 1.-THE person you speak of
hadn't ought to be very hard to find in
Carlow, and-well, maybe when found
you'll want to put kind Of codicil
to that deed to the Herald. The COM
mittee was reckless enough to hire that
of yours by the day. and Keat-
ing and Warren Smith are sitting in it
up at the corner with their feet on the
cushions to show how used they are
to riding around with four white horses
every day in the week. It's waiting
till you're ready to go out to Briscoes'.
There's an hour before supper time, and
you can talk to young Fisbee all you
want. He's out there
The first words Warren Smith spoke
had lifted the veil Of young Fisbee's
Implicitly; had shown John with what
inc intelligence and supreme delicacy
md sympathy young Fisbee had work
I'd for him. had understood him and
lad made him. II the open attack on
IcCune had been made and the damna-
DRY evidence published In Harkless'
,wn paper while Harkless himself was
candidate and rival he would have
cit dishonored The McCune papers
ould have been used for Halloway's
benefit, but not for his own, and young
Tisbee had understood and had saved
lin. 1t was a point of honor that many
would have held finical and inconsist-
mt, but one that young Fisbee had !
was vital to Harkless. {
md this was the man he had dis
harged like dishonest servant, the