The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-15

and knocked a little doubtful, for Jim
my Sullivan was not an ordinary bust
ness man. A deep voice shouted Come
I'M" and he entered forthwith.
A short and stout gentleman who was
writing furiously at paper Uttered
table sprang to his feet as Colbrldge
came forward.
Good Lord-it's Dick! Come In
man. I'd no idea that you would be
back so soon.
sit down. There's a siphon on your
left and a box Of smokes behind you
Dick dropped into the seat ana
stretched his long legs luxuriously
Jim, you're an oasis in the desert.
How's the likewise the hddy?
BY the way, I've cabby waiting pc
low with my boxes"
Splendid thanks. I'll tell jenkins
to have your things brought up"
Sullivan scrubbed note and touched
bell A youth appeared from an IN
ner room, received it with murmured
instructions, and vanished. Five min
utes later Dicks possessions were pe-
fore him, and the man had departed
with the fare.
81 say, don't let me interrupt you,
protested the visitor with the yenera-
ton due to a man who could earn
nine hundred a year by writing frothy
little articles and play cricket like a
professional
ITS all right" his host assured him
comfortably. "The stuff needn't be
handed in before Z tonight Some
Curious Attempts at Perpetual Mo
ton. Your own case ought to be in
cmded, my son-though it isn't"
1T isn't, said Dick, because the ex-
pertinent was a dead failure from the
first. / can't stand everlasting hotels
and all the other delights of travelling
souls Young Myles is a decent chap,
but he was only with me for a day or
two. And I'm hanged II | can find an
other pal"
How about female society? A wife
is occasionally the lesser Of two
evils"
Really" Dick pitched the remain
der Of his cigar into the fire and flushed
oddly For a man married q couple of
years, you're an obstinate old optimist,
jim" He paused reminiscently. There
was a woman on the Ostend boat with
face like buffalo. She found out
in some miraculous way that l had a
banking account and was unattached.
1t was horrible!"
Poor, unprotected male! I'm afraid
you've returned to even greater dan
gers. You'll stay with us for the
night?"
We'll thought of putting up at Ker-
ridges"
MY good man, you'll do nothing Of
the sort Rose would never forgive
me-"
But are you sure"
Shouldn't invite you otherwise. 1t
isn't from entirely unselfsh motives,
either If the extraordinary scarcity Of
dancing men continues (see press no
tices) 1t will end in our borrowing the
fances of the cook and the housemaid
for tonight. Oh, forget I hadn't told
you. We've a little dance on-Quite
a small affair. Don't go pale-its
nothing agonizing,'
ITS awfully good of you Jimmy, but
there are half dozen people | must
see, and"
who are they?"
MY lawyers, and a man about pat
ent ventilatoF."
Sullivan grinned unsympathetically.
THE lawyers and the ventilator man
won't want you at 10 o'clock at night.
No good, old MANICURE booked. And
I'm see you don't run into danger AS
matter of fact. you know a good many
of the people who are coming already
The Russells will be there and some
people named North, who own a big
factory at Walsall-"
Il know a Miss North, Of Walsall, :"
said Dick with little start.
Possibly the same one Meet her
abroad?'
Yes, in Belgium"
That's the girl She's about the
most dangerous young person in Eu-
rope. Travels lot with her cousin
and an old governess, and has dark
eyes OF the unfathOmable type. know
about fifteen sane and healthy young
men who at one time or another have
offered to die for her. She makes hay
while the sun shines, and them laughs
at EN-. Then there are the Westons,
those jenkins women, and a heap more
Of your old pals. Wei give you a
treat me bhoy."
Colbridge gave a short laugh
Same old Jimmy! All right; /
surrender"