The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30

and raiment al all events, Or / could
put on my natural face and pose as a
born idiot in a dime museum hun
dre1 plunks a night-what! d,
L cont see how it is that you have
to use so much money, now. after run
ming the gait on nothing so long, Dick,
Sewell grumbled. I'D do anything for
you, in reason"
why. man. don't you know that the
greatest spenders are those who never
had anything until they made their
strike! It's natural, of course. Begin
with nothing, finish with safety; begin
with safety, end with nothing. There
you arei It's the law of compensation,
which is universal, working in eli
things; and do you suppose / am going
to sit still and see you break the law,
a law as big as that, spread every
where? Why, no, l am too much your
friend. old man. You've always had
enough, and never would throw any
thing. Don't you see what the gods
are doing for you? They are sending
to you a clean cut young fellow like
me to do the blowing which you owe to
the law, but which you refuse 10 do
yourself It's perfectly simple. And it's
your only salvation. Good heavens,
Neil think what would happen to you
if you should deny me money. trying to
buck all by your lonesome against a
universal law-hello!"
The exclamation was called forth by
the sudden appearance of a woman in
the doorway.
Il knocked" she said alphabetically
to Sewell land the gentleman was talk
ing so loudly that I couldn't tell wheth-
er you said Come in or not"
She was tall, handsome, somewhat
faded woman, very dark. svelte. and
stylish in tailOr-made gown, and as
she finished speaking she glanced at
Delaney with a curious expression in
her large black eyes. There was dis
trust in them. and a little fear and a
CLINT of indignation.
Mrs. Dillingham;, my old friend De-
Iancyl Mrs. Dillingham; is our new
lodging mistress, Dick" said Sewell.
"She makes it very pleasant here. Is
there anything, Mrs. Dillingham;"
/ She acknowledged the introduction
with a conventional nod and smile at
/ Delaney, and then answered:
The man has come about the auto
mobile"
That's good Ask him right up, and
/ thank you. Mrs. Dillingham;. Too bad
/ you should have to come away up here,
/ three fights / must have some sort
of bell arranged-or a speaking-tube,
/ or something"
J
are very welcome" she returned, and
with another nod and smile that in
| cluded both men, she went out, clos
/ ing the door behind her.
Delaney glanced slyly beneath his
/ lashes at Sewell. and, as he met his
/ somewhat sheepish eye, burst out
/ laughing.
Pretty stylish rig. isn't it, for a
/ lodging mistress-and before noon"'
Ill Loo
1 the other impatiently. You always
think every woman in the house where
/ happen to be is after me-or my
money. It's low, Dick. Quit it. This
! is a good woman, and does all she can
to make me comfortable"
Even to dressing up in her glad rags
and mounting three flights of stairs to
tell you you have a caller, instead OF
sending him right along, or deputizing
a maid"'
well. well. no matter! Say no more
/ What did you begin the argument for
anyway? It's useless to give you ad-
vice. You'll fall into the trap what
ever warning you may have. You new
er could look out for yourself i'm any
! but money matters. In those-great
Scott, You make up for all the rest,
/ And that brings me back to my NUT
/ ton. What are you going to do about
that little matter-at once, before your
man arrives
/ I'm not going to give you a dollar
! Really. Neil?"
Really. Dickv' Sewen looked at his
friend with a determined eye. I'm tire
| first place" he went on, II can't spare
it now. Everything is tied up 50
tightly that l can't lay hold of what
I need myself. All the ready cash I've
got is i'm that desk. two thousand. and
that is going for the auto tomorrow
providing the machine suits-as I have
no doubt it will do. I shall be terribly
short for three or four days"
"Caterwauling calamities cannonading
come
Dealing deaths devastating doom
THE man is to be broke for three
/ days" uttered Delaney in great hor-
| Tor.
SeweH waved his hand impatiently
And there's another thing, Dick.
feel sure that you will sell your pic
tures-in time. And then you'll pay
up. OF course, But ii may be a Ions
time. and l don't feel like lending-el
FER"
He paused and pulled his pipe un.
comfortably.
Proceed" said Delaney, cycling hin
wonderingly.
well, hang it. you're always slip.
ping into the poor old uncle so! o.
course. / am aware that he was
grinder piling up all he could get hole
of in any old way, denying himself
everything, and doing everybody thaf
he could. and all that I'm reaping al
the good of the harvest he sowed. anC
it doesn't seem the square thing in m,
to give or even lend his money to
man who despises his memory. loadinl
him down with all the opprobrious ep
ithets in the book of slang. He WASH
a good sort at all, / admit. and Their,
is something In your point of view tina
appeals to me a 1ittle-that poetic JUS
tice is being done when high role
like you gets hold of a skinflint's money
and distributes il all over the world
that he skinned. I suppose that is on,
great reason why l have let you mill
me so. But I'm through now. Dick
At least | can't do anything for Vol
today. / must think il over You hav.
always had better time than l have
anyway, if I am the prince and you ar,
p, the pauper. as you so often have said
Look at my bald nut and white hairs
and you haven't a sign of age abOu