Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-06
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through. Then he laid his cigar aside
and stretched out his hand to me.
"And the reason, Nance-the reason
for it all?"
looked up at him. I'd never heard
him speak like that.
THE reason?" | repeated.
Yes, the reason He had caught
my hand.
"Why-to down that tiger trust
and beat Tausig."
He laughed.
"And that was all? Nonsense.
Nance 0lden. there was another rea-
son. There are other tiger trusts. Are
you going to set up as a lady-errant
and right all syndicate wrongs? No,
there was another, a bigger reason,
Nance. I'm going to tell 1t TO you
what"
| pulled my hand from his; but not
before that fat waiter who'd come in
without our noticing had got some
thing to grin about
Beg pardon, sir" he said. This
message must be for you. sir. It's
marked immediate, and no one else"
0bermuller took il and tore il open.
He smiled the oldest smile as he read
1t, and he threw back his head and
laughed full hearty below when he
got to the end.
Read it, Nance" he said. passing It
over to me- "They sent il on from
the Office"
! read it.
Mr.. Fred W. Obermuller, Manager yaud.-
vile Tkeater, New York Ci:y. N Y
Dear OLeImuiier: ! have lust learned
from yonr little protegee, Nance Oiden.
of comedy you've written From what
Mss OlGen tells me of the dot and sit
uations of And the Greatest of These
your titles great judge the thing TO be
something altogether cut Of the common
and my secretary and reader Mr.. Mason.
agrees Win me that properly interpreted
aAG perhaps touched up here and there,
the comedy ought to make hit.
Would Miss Olden take the leading role,
l wonder?
Cant you drop in this evening and talk
he matter over? There's an opening for
a fellow ike you with us that's lust de-
yelCpea within the past few Gays, and-this
is strictly confidential-l have succeeded
in convincing Braun and Low nthal that
their enmity is foolish personal matter
which business men shouldn't let stand in
the way Of business After all. lust what
is there between you and them? A mere
tritie; misunderstanding that half an
hours talk over bottle OF wine with a
good cigar would drive away.
IF you're the man take you for you'u
drop in this evening at the Van Twi'ler
and bury the Ratchet They're good fel-
Jews, those two, and smart men, even il
they are stubborn as sin
coming on seeing you tonight my
dear fe.ow, | am most cordially,
81 NJ TACSIC."
! dropped the letter and looked over
at Obermuller.
Miss Olden" he said. severely. COM
ing over to my side of the table. have
"ou the heart to harm a generous soul
like that?"
"He--he's very prompt. isn't he, an!
most"
And then We laughed together.
You notice the letter as marked
PERSONAL 0bermuller said. He was
still standing beside me.
"No-was it?" ! got up. too. and be-
gan to pull on my gloves; but my
fingers shook so | couldn't do thing
with them.
oh, yes, it was. That's why
showed it to you. =. Nance-Nance
don't you see that there's only one way
out of this? There's only one woman
in the world that would do this for me
and that ! could take it FROM"
clasped my hands helplessly. Oh
what could do, Maggie, with hin
there, and his arms ready for me.
IL should think you'd be afraid,
/ whispered. ! didn't dare look a
him.
He caught me to him, then.
Afraid you wouldn't care for an ole
fellow like me?" he laughed. Yes
that's the only fear had. But los
it, Nancy, Nancy Obermuller, wheI
you hung that paper down before me
That's quite two hours agO-haven't
waited long enough"