Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
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We'll, 1t amt me-it's-its my sister, and
he's been promising week past"
HuSh! said Watson Take that chair
and wait moment" then stumped pain
fully aloft. Edithl had suddenly disap-
peared from the landing of the second floor,
SO he lfmped to the third. The door of the
front room was closed. but it yielded in
stantly to his touch, and looking within,
Watson saw Ned Burnham, head and
shoulders out Of the window. scanning the
street below. For reasons of his own the
lawyer saw fit not to call him, but stood
one moment 'regardant,' then, with a sharp
i thump on the door, he entered and, with
sudden start, Burnham stood and faced
him, and the color that had rushed to the
young mans face slowly receded again.
He disliked preachers-and Watson preach
ed.
There's a man below who insists on
seeing you, Mr.. Burnham,' said the lawyer,
land L think you ought to admit him"
Some dun" I suppose, laughed Burnham.
lightly. ''They all know I'm dependent on
Mr.. Raynor and think me in danger of los
ing my source of supply
dun he may be, though it isn't money
he seeks His sister needs to see you, ne de-
clares, and you best know whose sister
has any claim on you"
NO mans sister has claim on me-" an
swered Burnham, briStling at once and hot
with wrath at this essay of comparative
stranger. eff that's the best he can put up,
you'd better tell him to CO..
Il think you should come down at once
and see this nan. He says he will not go
until he does see you, and dread the row
he will make if elected by force. 1t would
surely disturb Mr.. Raynor Shall / tell the
butler to say you will come or that he may
come to you?
For answer, after a moments perturbed
reflection, Burnham started, brushed Mr..
Watson almost rudely aside, and sped
swiftly, lightly down the stairs. Watson
with a shake of his gray head slowly fol-
lowed. Voices in excited, yet low toned,
cClloquy could he heard in the parlor. The
butler came and bowed him down the outer
steps.
The glad June sunshine blazed on a sea
of waving. fiuttering bunting. All Gotham
seemed one glow of patriotic fervor. With
kiEdling eyes, DR.. Tracy, coming suddenly
before him from 5th avenue, pointed to the
streaming banners around the leafy square.
isn't it grand?' said he. What wouldn't
you give to go?'
MY hopes of the bench, my place at the
bar. But, look at these legs was the rue
full answer "How's your patient, up
town."
"Ingraham? Coming out all right-with
piece of news awaiting him that may make
him deliriouS again
What about?" asked Watson, with sud
den start, and a look of concern in his
wrinkled face.
"A commissioner the regulars at that"
Watson looked relieved $50 many of the
commissioned by Mr.. Cameron that Co
lumba put in a claim for Ingraham and
got it. The president and Professor Lieber
brought it and were there to congratulate
him today but he was sleeping"
so is Raynor," said Watson, briefly.
And Tracy, I've been imagining myself
acquainted with his daughter some years,
but well, any time you think you can't be
content without kicking somebody, come
and kick me, will your
AS the doctor rang at the bell he became
aware that someone was just inside the
inner glazed door opening from the marble
tiled vaStjbIllp the hall The dim outline
of one shape possibly two, could just be
seen, but vanished before the arrival of the
butler. Then the pa~lor door was closed
an unusual thing-and Tracy looked inquir