Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-11-11

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that Johnson's News would soon cease
to exist and become almost as fabulous
as the Island of Atlantis.
Moreover, he had a project dimly out
lined in his mind which might become
definite if all went we'll with him that
day. Then the ownership of No. 3, John
sons News, would cease to trouble him,
for Philip was quite sure the whole power
of the law would be invoked to prevent
him from dealing with his meteor if once
the exact place where it fell became pub
licly known.
0Brien's shop was scarcely open before
Philip was there with his remaining port
manteau
"Arrah, Phil me bhoy, where in the
name of goodness are We gatherin' the
bee utiful, leather TRUNKS fromY" asked
the pensioner,
This is the last nne," laughed the boy.
Il am off now to find cab, and you
won't see me again until Monday"
"Faix. he's a wonderful lad entirely"
commented the old man. what sort of
plundher has he in the bags, at all at
allf"
In idle curiosity he lifted the last ad-
dition to the pile 1t was normal, even
light in weight. Then he nodded know
ingly.
"A lot of ould buds belongin' to Mrs
Arson, I'll be boun' All, well, the Lord
rest her sowl, it's she was the fine wom-
an. 1 wish had some one as oliver as
her to write for me to that thafe of the
woruld who thried-"
As there are no signs in the art of lit
erature similar to those which serve the
needs of musicians, whereby thoughts
can be expressed da capo. like a musical
! phrase, without risk OF wearying the
reader, it must be understood that Philip
had returned from PARKWAY Fenchurch
Street station with four wheeler before
| O'Brien exhausted the first TRADE of the
day against the war office.
With cunning that amounted to
genius, the boy placed the large, light
portmanteau and the two small, heavy
ones on the roof of the vehicle, where the
driver did not notice the least popularity
in their weight.
The two large, heavy bags he managed
to lift into the interior, one of them
needing all his resources to carry it from
the shop door to the cab Were he not
fresh and untired, ne could not have done
it. As it was, the effort was a splendid
success.
The cabman knew little, and O'Brien
less, of the tremendous avoirdupois of
TINS innocent looking baggage. a long
suffering horse may have had his private
views, but he did not express them.
Saying goodbye to the pensioner in the
shop, Philip took good care that none
overheard his direction to the driver. In
about three-quarters of an hour he lum-
bered into Charing Cross station without
a soul in the East End being aware of
his destination.
Where to, sir?" asked a porter who
opened the door for him.
Il only want these bags to be taken
to the luggage ROOM" said Philip. You
had better get some one to help you with
these two. They are very heavy. They
contain specimens of iron ore
The man took a pull at the solid one.
by gum" he grinned. YOU'RE right.
That would surprise anybody who tried
to pick it up and run away with it."
Rather" agreed Philip. Il am glad
to say it is not going very far-only to
a laboratory for analysis"
He saw his belongings wheeled away
on barrow before he paid the cabman
literally. He only gave the porter six
pence. The man believed that Philip was
a clerk in charge of the minerals; he was
grateful for even so small a sum.
On leaving the station, with the receipt
for his luggage in his pocket, Philip saw
the four wheeler turning into the Strand,
on its way back to FenchuTch street. He
smiled. The tie between east and west
was severed. No matter what else might
happen to it, his meteor had left John
sons News forever.
1t was now a few minutes past 9, but
he still had a good deal to do before he
presented himself at Isaacstein's at H.
1t was necessary to change his skin
once more before the metamorphoss he
contemplated was complete. He was ac-
lquainted with large QUILTING emporium
in Ludgate Hill which exactly suited his
requirements, so he rode thither on bus.
Passing Somerset House he recalled the
Jews remark about getting is letter
stamped" He did not know what
stamping meant in legal sense, but he
guessed that it implied the afixing Of n
seal of some sort. There was no need to
hurry over it, he thought
At II o'clock Isaacstein would either
keep his word about the R5000 or en-
deavor to wriggle out of the compact
In either event, Philip had already deter
mined to consult Mr.. Abingdon.
He had now in his pocket about f3S
Half an hour later ne was wearing a new
tweed suit, new hat ard new boots: he
had acquired a STOCK If linen and under
clo'l ing, an umbrella and an overcoat
Some of these articles, together with his
discarded clothes, were packed in two
new, leather portmapteaux, on which hi
initials would be painted by noon, when
he would call for them.
He paid t2G for the lot, and the man
who waited on him tried IN vain to tempt
HIM TO spend more. Philip knew exactly
what he wanted. He adhered 10 his pro
| gramme. He possessed sufficient genuine
luggage and clothing to be prcsentabIe
anywhere. He had enough money to
maintain himself for weeks if necessary.
For the rest, another couple of hours
would place it beyo III doubt whether he
was a millionaire " not, for. if Isaac
stein failed him, LONDON was big enough
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