Morris tribune., 1904-04-30
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should haze caused a man to start anC
fall back from the doorway, but thai
IL what John did. "What's the matter
:: Mr.. Hariless?" cried Ross, hurrying
forward with a fear that the other
had been suddenly rescued by illness
What are those?" asked Harkless
with a gesture of his hand that seemed
to include the entire room.
'"Those? repeated Ross. staring blank
".
''Those rOsettes - these streamers -
that stovepipe-all this blue ribbon?"
: Ross turned tale. "Ribbon?" he said
inquiringly. "Ribbon?" He seemed
.-Hnable to perceive the decorations re-
ferred to.
"Yes." answered John. "These no
Settes on the chairs. that band. and'-
"'Oh! Ross answered. THAT" He
fingered the band on the stovepipe as
IF he saw it for the first time. Eyes;
see''
But what's it for?"
"Why-it's-it's likely meant fer dec
~.orations.'
sit seems to have been here some
.stime"
SIT has. l reckon it's most due to be
:: called in. It's ben up ever sence-
sSence"-
''Who put it up, Ross?'
"Ne .,Ai."
s'Nhat for?
Ross was visibly embarrassed. "Why
s.-fer-fer the other editor"
~For Mr.. Fishee?"
:. 'Land. no. You don't suppose we'd
80 to all that work and bother to brisk
ss0R things up for that old gentleman,
e 10 you:'
81 meant young Mr. Fisbee. He is
Ahe other editor, isn't he?
'tOh!' said Ross Young Mr.. Fis-
bee? Yes: we put 'em up fer him.
"'You did? Did he appreciate them?"
swell. he-seemed to-kind of like
s=aem." -:
''Where is he now? 1 came here to
Ind him.
"'He's gone" .-.g..
A"tGone? Hasn't he been here this aft
eernoon?'
Eyes; some the time. Come in and
sDlAy GU uui LII LuC lcCFy yOu w
and saw the extry off all right"
*'When will ne be back?"
it's ben q daily be gifts here
by 8 after Supper, but don't stay very
date. Old Mr.. Fisbee and Parker look
after whatever comes in then, unless
ITS something special. He'll likely be
here by half past at the farthest off,"
90 SCI can't wait till then. I've been
wanting to see him every minute since
II got in. and he hasn't been near me-
Nobody could even point him out to me-
has he gone? want to see him
ROW"
"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. 81 want to give
him the Herald Do you know where
me is?'
Mr. Martin stroked his beard DELHI
stately THE person you speak Of
hadn't ought to be very hard to find in
Carlow, and-well, maybe when found
Yeu'll want to put kind of codicil
10 that deed to the Herald. The COM
,smittee was reckless enough to hire that |
f7earriage of yours by the day, and Keat-
Ing and Warren Smith are sitting in it |
no at the corner with their feet on the
cushions to show how used they are
10 riding around with four white horses |
eEery day in the week. It's waiting |
till you're ready to go out to Briscoes'. |
There's an hour before supper time, and |
.ssgeu can talk to young Fisbee all you
a. want. He's out there"
The first words Warren Smith spoke
saAad lifted the veil Of young Fisbee's
= Aupicity: had shown John with what
line intelligence and supreme deicacy
and sympathy young Fisbee had work
I'd for him. had understood him and
= had made him. Ii the open attack on
+AIcCune had been made and the damna-
. tOry evidence published in HarkIess'
own paper while Harkless himself was
q: candidate and rival he would have
ar&elt dishOnOred. The McCune papers
, could have been used for Halloway's {
It benefit but not for his own. and young
,sRisbee had understood and had saved
sAim. 1t was point of honor that many
saagould have held inical and inconsist-
1ent. but one that young Fisbee had
:, eomprehended was vital to Harkless
= And this WAS the man he had dis
y charged like a dishonest servant. the
v man who had thrown what Tin Carlow
. eyes, was riches into his lap. the man
y who had niade his paper and who had
.smade him and saved him Harkless'
!, wanted to see young Fisbee as he long
=, ed to see only one other person in the
srWorld.
As the barouche drove up to the
brick house he made out through the
trees a retroactive dutter of skirts on
the porch. and the thought crossed his
mind that Minnie had flown indoors
10 give some final directions toward the
preparation of the banquet. But when