The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20

accounts FOR fhA blur that thegrsre
making. They think I'm going to
break down. What do son think aJout
it," he demanded upon q sudden i'm
pulse, for ne had caught a look In the
detectives eye. what change do you
notice In me9 Come! You're q keen
eyed chap. Tel mes'
Gridley hssftated.
"Well, sir" he said at last aside
from your general appearances, which
isnft what Il was. notice a lind Of
Something In your speech, sort OF he's
Itation. Nov, there was q man / knew
who got into q state where II b want
ed 10 say dollar he couldn't think Of
the word, and sometimes he'd say any
old thing. perfectly Hdiculous. I be-
Meve they call Il aphasia"
@Yes," said Lanedale. paling. "thats
what they can II
An attendant entered Bringing Mac
millansa card. L.
Here's the fellow that put 40 on b
Hayward" said Langdale. =" thanked
him heartily, but Of course he didn't
know what ] was taking about Wei,
he'll have to wait now TIN Hayward
shows up. He's my nrst duty now.
Pl give him q JOLT and then he'll run
to his employers. OF course. and you'll
see where he goes.
Langdale was waiting grtmly when
Hayward's presence was made known
TO him. He had prepared a~4sreeting
consisting Of the single word doctor"
which he knew would startls Hayward
more than any other utterable sound.
The door opened. Hayward entered.
Langdale drew breath to speak, but
what was that wordf The word, the
word! He knew the meaning a we'll
as ever In his life. but not the word.
Phantoms OF words galloped through
his brain, bat OF them all he could
catch only a phrase that GrIdley had
used. and Il was that which he uttered:
Perfectly ridiculous"
ST beg your pardon" said Hayward.
Time-hme was what Langdale need
ed-time Ii which to triumph over this
enemy in his own brain. whose state
must be concealed from this man at
all costs.
"I was thinking about q man who Is
"A W0tUuX 10 SEQ AUnGa 66uU A<0A8011G0
and, to his " surprise. he now spoke
sanely enough. would yen mind step
ping into this other room while I see
what he wants1 He's q minister and q
relative of my wife's. and I don't like
to keep him out there with the rabble."
Certainty" said Hayward and en-
tered the adjoining o
Langdaie sank into his chair and
tried t. bring the word doctor to his
lips, but be had not succeeded wkn
Macmillan entered.
"Mr. Langdale," said the clergyman,
AZ want to speak two words, one for
myself and one for a unfortunate
young man In POUR employ. q Mr. TIM
bridge. It appears that in drawing q
check to my order he mistOok the
amount. He has had great trouble and
: IL suffering from what I should call
nervous ,prostratien. Probably a~Mttie
rest win bring him round all right and
II I may venture TO speak ID his be:
|. hair I would urge you to grant him q
!, bit Of a vacation, with perhaps q
: friendly word or two to start him on
: his recovery"
, "What did he dor said Lanedale.
: "He drew the check for Ave thou
sand a
Langdale stopped him with q GO
ture. The door betweenthe two rooml
was open, and be, dared not clOsast
now. and. dOuDyg hes dared not hazs
{ Hayward bear thta sptoEyFRi )unA
ties thbow, away their money That 4
why they are lockedup b apxtcus rel
atiVes. II Harvard should fepeFtthtl
to thu sDey street. crowd fhsyt WouE
Withdraw even the proposition whicl
( And Vii that -propoaassaa Spsosi
was now content he. had seen- IN
/ handwriting on the, wall AmaA Wht
3 can't sag doctor" Vhen be tiles "a II
1 no state Tor sslopg and bitter yeEfar'
4 Of witasHith clever epemtea. Bib pm
e idea now was to ke<6 his cOndfttoz
q from Hayward's knowIedgeE&Rnk HI
D decision, to accept the proposid6aLo
a the Deysstreet people he desired Hay
ward - know and report, foE the reac
: ton f9Iowing q quiet atin of that akipl
would help him TO dispose ofSfhe ee9ci
e which he had acquired. Insiders woult
then hnY greedily. thinking that the!
I were aching upon stolen information.
All this passed through Langdale'
q powerful mind In q moment
"FoEnye tho6sahdf' hsitafaI Scholai
r Macmiifans words. "Well. why notf
! 'B6tsyou told him aftyr' gasped Mac
e millan
ri Langdate laughed softly.
Il "Poor fellowr' he said. "Poor Eel
Il 9lowi This IN reauy-my. fault. ,YYernc
DOWN. Hes done quite 9 number o
5 queer things around the shoh III oash
|. TO have given Aim Q Eaeati9p, le1gs ago
,kj Now FuaStake him TO a good ona o
don't Very about him. and. as for hi
s tale, It's mere moonshine. l told hin
TO draw the check for $1,000. and
\ adRned it.wIth great good will. III