Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-05-25
he walked upstairs in front St the pro.

he walked upstairs IN front Of the pro.
fessor that he held in hts hanu the
talisman that would open the door
of the great world Of London, and the
professor had picked it up for the
mere STOPPING. 35& III. a.. \. y
Toward early morning Mrs. Cobb
awoke with a start. She was alone.
AS in another case, her lord had i'm.
gently stole from her bed and she did
not know what to make of it., She
rose in a hurry and dressed herself
with some incompleteness; SO much so
that the professor, who happened to
appear on the threshold Of his room
at the moment at which she appeared
on that Of her own, took flight pre-
cipitately ana 4eemed it more prudent
to address her from the protecting
shelter of his door. Il ...,. r. ,.@ =.
Mrs. CoOO," he called out in an agi-
tated voice. some one has been play.
ing foolish trick upon me. A bag of
carefully-selected celts that I had in
my room has been removed. I would
not have lost them for anything They
are certainly preglacial and therefore
OF the utmost value. Please ask Mr..
Cobb to come and il 1T 5.g .S;s ID y
"But," interrupted tie lady. fearful.
ly, Mr.. Cobb amt ere. don't know
what's become of i'm. All" she cried
as her eyes fell upon scrap of folded
paper that lay upon the chair at her
side, whats this 2" s Ill, .s-- CO.,.
Adjusting his glasses and coming
close to the window to get the full
benefit of the morning light, the pro-
fessor read: -.
Deer Martha: always sed as wat
was cut out for sumthin more than
grocery an now its hear have took
the professors bag Of gold he wont
miss It as he nows ware to find plenty
more don't bother abou.. me as inns
running away line gc:.ax to London to
lede a gay life yo>1 owing husben
Elijah Cobb =, ,'1 ~. 49,. -, -
i. The professor looked isOm tie paper
to Mrs. Cobb and from Mrs. Cobb to
the paper. Then the absurlity Of the
situation got the better of him and he
broke into a roar of laughter till his
mirth was stopped by fit of coughing.
Mrs. Cobb, brought back from her
historical grief about the same time.
started to her feet, prepared to de-
nounce In free and easy terms the be-.
haVior OF people who hold the misfor-
tunes OF others up to ridicule. But az
soon as the professor got his breath he
spoke quietly and to the point.
Your husband is making a fool Of
hlmself,s Mrs. Cobb. Don't be alarmed.
we will have him back shortly and
ask him for an explanation. Get.
some one with trap to drive me to the
station. He can't have had a yerv
long start and he will have to walk
slowly with a heavy bag like that.
Gold, indeed! lily good woman. the
contents of that bag have no value at
all to the people he is likely to meet.
II he had only taken the trouble to ex-
anime his booty first he would have
found that out for himself"
Mr.. Cobb returned and spent several
days In the effort to convince peopla
that the whole thing was nothing
more than an elaborate joke that he
had got upon his own initiative at the
professors expense. But nobody he.
lieved 1t then and nobody thinks of
believing it now. Still. as have said.
since that time Mr.. Cobb has strenu.
ously endeavored to live down the one
blot on an otherwise spotless career.
and wish him success in his effort.