The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-28

| TWO days dtterWafd ne walked IN MS
old Office in Chicago and quietly said:
| Hello. Jeff'" to hi- astonished col.
ored servant
Good Gawd. kunnel, whah yo' kun
| frum? Use shore glad 10 see yuh."
Cheney took the proffered black
hand, he too was glad to see Jeff.
faithful old Jen
Lonergan and Guthrie were over.
/ joyed to see their chief again. Seated
in Chcncy's old Office the three men
had long vislt
Now. boys. told you when ! went
10 Washington my active work in
| this company was At an end You fel.
lows can run 1t and III just hang
around
rive got mental photograph OF
you hanging around smiled Loner-
gan. You never were much Of
hanger Jack"
That's true, I'd. but I'm going to
play while now. think III go
abroad"
Abroad? Lord. Jack. It hasn't been
a year since you returned from around
/ llt Nbllut Ndlu huNullf ~ " nat w
you want 10 go again for?"
Well. It's different now. That trip
/ was on government business and ex-
pecting TO be picked up as a spy
every minute. | did not see much Of
Europe. This time I'm going for
pleasure
Expect TO 90 to RUSSIA" asked
Lonergan with a laugh.
NO. that's not on my list, although
my friend Yarmoler was insIstent in
! his invitation for me TO come again.
Sure thing" calculated Guthrie.
And old Trepofr would insist on your
staying"
That's true. but won't go for a
week or so. See you fellows at din.
ner tonight"
sid said Loncrgan, when they
were outside the office. the old man
will be on another case in week
can see 1t in his eye now. II he
goes abroad IN bet It will be on some
case"
After dinner that evening Cheney
and his two lieutonants went TO the
theater and all through the perform
ance he kept up a running fire of
questions about the work in various
points.
For a man who Is giving up all &C
tive work I'm the business you show a
pretty lively interest" said Lonergan
on their way home
My interest now is just general,
Ed. not specific"
"ltIl be specific enough all right.
all right, before you leave for that
European trip. Good night" said
Guthrie as they parted.
The next morning about ten Cheney
strolled into his office. Usually his
desk was loaded with papers. tele-
grams. letters. etc, but this morning
il was as clean as new coin. Cheney
read the paper, smoked a cigar or two,
looked at his watch and glanced un-
easily around the room. lie was rest
less. no doubt Of II. lie walked into
the outer Office; the furniture was all
In place but It was as quiet as tomb
"Jcni" called Cheney. His tone
was sharp and lncisiyc. but there was
no answer lie opened the door into
the general work room and a hum OF
ypowritcrs greeted his ears.
butler he said TO one OF his
clerks" where's Jcn|
over in MIR, Guthrie's office, sir
Guthrie and Lonergan had theil
Offices at the opposite end OF the
suite and thithcr Cheney went JEFF
r was sitting in their ante room.
| What are you doing over here
b. Jcn?" demanded the colonel, with |
b show Of aspority In his tone.
p We'll yo see kunnel. Mistah Lon
, ergan he say dis mawnin' as how yo
- wasn't a-goin' to do cny mo- wuk roun
s hcah. so wuz to cum oyah an ten,
p. theyah doah, sub OATS why, sub.
u "Oh, II is. is IT," said Cheney. AN
y. you're going to tend the door are you
; Well you get back to my room an
s YOU stay their until tell you t
S leave"
r Vas. suu." said Jcfr, laughing hear
l. ily to himself as he went out. Chcnc
d went into the inner Office and ther
/; sat Guthrie and Lonergan going owe
d the mail
e Morning, Jack" said both Of ther
4, rising Glad to see you down. What
A. ncw2"
"a That's what I'm asking You tw,
come into my office and find ever!
N thing quiet as grave. Jcr's gon'
10 not a paper, nothing
a. We'll" said Lonergan. smllni
le Didn't you say you had given up a
Is tive work? You were just going
re- have a general interest. Am | righ
n Sid?"
X You sure are, I'd, and We move
le all the specific cases over here. W
~ left your room so you could entertai
your friends-snd-"
er Cheney saw through It all and
m his soul he knew he couldn't give u
at lie surrendered as they knew
@ would.
IS There's nothing special just nov
rk Cheney" said Lonergan after they ha
ed rona over matters Just then n