The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-07

he fails to show up in time he doesn't
get her. That's the long and short of
it."
The policeman surveyed Bondell with
mute establishment. 'It occurs to me-"
he said, that you have a rather tickle
grasp of human destiny What kind of
an errand did you send this young fell
low on?"
mot much of anything. Just told
him to go down and ask the Stillmans
for quotations. They're gone today
and the office is closed. 1t hadn't ought
to take him long to find that out"
Nov; see here" exclaimed the blue
coat, that amt fair! If that young
man is any good he will hunt all over
the Empire State before he will come
back to you without the information
you wanted. You will have time to
grow baldheaded smoking cigars be-
fore you set your optics on him again
That's my opinion"
"You might as well 60 about your
business" retorted Bondell This is
my affair, not yours like to see a
young man act promptly, and I'm Civ
ing him this for a test He's good
enough for the most part"
HE is, is he? Did you ever see him
beforeY'
''Of course have. He is one Of my
clerks. I'm a broker"
oh sighed the officer. 81 supposed
by your actions that he was some
stranger you had picked up on the
street You are more intelligent than
| thought you were"
"Now clear outr' clustered the bro
ker. Give me any more of your i'm
pudence and III report you
You will, eh? Not till you've got
through with that cigar, l presume.
By the way, you amt putin as fast as
you might seems to me-"
The officer wandered down to the
next block Eliminating. At the turn of
the corner he met young man dash
ing breathlessly along the walk. He
promptly laid heavy hand on the
young mans shoulder.
Hold on, sirr' demanded the officer.
whats upY'
Nothing nothing Don't detain me.
I'm going in an awful hurryr' strug-
gled the youth.
How do you know you areY asked
the policeman mildly.
''How do I-you blamed foolr'
''There-none Of that I'll pull you
in" threatened the officer.
81 beg your pardon" the young man
pleaded, but you don't understand
how important it is for me to lose no
time"
How do you know l don't?"
Because because-why, there's
man waiting for me up at the next
corner. | have an important dispatch
The man is an old crank, and I've kept
him waiting half an hour already He'll
give me fits"
Il don't believe word of this stuff"
solemnly declared the policeman. "You
haven't got any important dispatches"
q havew The youth glared at tie
officer like a wild animal.
'.Then let me see EN-" the policeman
demanded
'T-that is, the message is verbal"
eXph lneQ the otner
Il told you you hadn't got any dis
patches. You didn't even see the par
ties you were ordered to see"
The young man began to turn pale.
How in thunder did you find out all
about my affairs?' he gasped.
81 just know. That's enough" as
serted the officer grimly. and l know
another thing you don't want to see
that old chap up there on the corner"
But l do; l must" protested the
youth, making an effort to tear away
from the officers grasp.
mo, you don't. He sent you down
here on Il fool Grand He knew that
none of the Stillmans were in the city.
You want to marry his daughter and
he wants you to marry her, but he's
got it in his head that if you didn't
get back by the time he had finished a
cigar he wouldn't give his consent
He's got through with the cigar. Now,
of course, you don't want to see him."
The youth stood wrapped in Devil
derment "Heavens!" he exclaimed at
length. what am going to do?'
We'll, I'll tell you if you want me
to-" replied the policeman
''Then tell me-"
do you really want to marry this
girl?"
Eyes"
Does she want to marry you?"
"I-she-said she did"
"All right. Do you know where she
ISL"
Il do"
How long would it take you to have
the matter Strengthened out, ceremony
performed, and all that?"
The young man calculated rapidly
1.-TWO hours would be sufficient" he
announced.