The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06

the better-and never mind the irregu- larities. When I come over the State line for breakfast I'll try to take her out of the West with me-
 But, Hit. you may not come back Watson began.
 '" Do you think I'm afrald?' Hit parked. Guns, and tomorrow morning and get it over damned quickH And with that Hit pushed out into the street and went to the Massasoit
 Ten minutes later Watson took the note Hit had left behind and crossed the street to the bank building, where Ot- richer had ap ofice. and he began pretty much as ne had with Hit. with pretty much the same result. taking into con sideration the differences of tempera- ment. Otrlcher was fellow who swore when he was in earnest, and he Was mostly in earnest Otricher demanded thirty-slx hours' time. however. because he wanted to settle up certain business for his folks. Watson went to his room at the Massasoit, feeling fine and laugh ing behind his mustache. Otricher and Hit naturally took their suppers that night at a different hour and avoided each other. When Watson went to make the date with Hit after supper he found Hit writing to his mother.
 Watson was glad of the extra hours. because it gave time for the secret to become fairly we'll circulated. and he knew that Hit was right when he said that it would be all day with the fellow who was responsible for dragging Mss Evarts's name into such a thing
 Tt was set for the second morning. Hit was enduring a terrific strain. and so was Otricher. You see, the men had been fond of each other before then. Al, .ka, -g... ..A each was getting his last words down on paper for the folks back East who would care. Meanwhile Watson enjoyed the excitement of the thing and went around smiling when nobody looked.
 Then Watson spoke to the doctor and bound him to secrecy. and went to the livery stable and got two haeks-one for him and Otricher. the other for the doc tor and Hitt-and went around oozing secrecy all over the place.
 lust at night the B. C., who had showed things along in his innocent way. got home from St. Joe-he hadn't gone to Kansas City. because he worried. He tod He'd up from the rapid transit sys- tenn of the Missouri that hitched Kansas to the rest of the earth. thinking all the way of Watson and of the note he had written for Watson two days before. He felt in a hurry ard thought he'd see about it as soon as he had washed up and had got his supper.
 He turned into the Massosoit just as Hit approached from the opposite direc- tion. The men looked at each other. and the B. c. fell up against the entrance.
 " Good God. Hit! Are you slck?'
 Hit took his hand and wrung t. An right, old unexpectedly fit
 " Come to my room,' said the other fellow. Hit started to refuse-he wasn't making calls that night. the funeral be- ing arranged. for the next morning-but he was locked with the B. C. before hI thing as they passed through the office President they entered the B. C's room and closed the door.
 ' Did you get notice like this yester- day?' and the B. c. repeated the sub stance of the note he had written al Watson's- dictation. Hit, started, thel nodded.
 The B. c. stuck his head into the bas sin and towelled off and yelled Come in, to the drinks.
 Ask MT otricher to come in here. i he's in the hotel Muskey'-that was tn, nisger's name. Hit sprang up. 'Si down. yelled the B. C., and do as tell you'
 For some reason, unknown to himself Hit never said anything. He was like man without wits ill Otricher's step wa heard down the hall.
 "'Come inH the B. c. called. an' otricher nearly fell over when he opene' the door upon Hit.
 " You got e note. etc. said the B. c. fast. Otricher started. but didn't an swer. He didn't seem to need tO-an'