The Huttig news., 1907-06-15
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it wasn't long before he was with 'em him to keep away from 'em, for you know as we'll as 1 do, sir, that only one thing could come of it, but he wouldn't listen to me and things kept goin' from bad to worse. At the beginning he kept up his in terest in the business pretty we'll but finally he lost all track of that, and then it wasn't many months before he couldn't attend to it whether he want ed to or not. That was the time quit drinkin', sir, for i saw that he needed every minute of my tine, day and night, or at least that he might need it.
 His neglectin' the business as he did wasn't any harm, you know, sir, for it's so well managed that it could almost run itself, but l did wish that he had worked off his bad feelin's in the office, stead of the way he did My heart aches for him all the time sir" continued the faithful fellow brushing away tear with his knuckle, but he got so obstinate that nobody could do thing with him an anyway, l could have managed him i myself if anyone living could You think there is no chance for him now, Bobbs?" l inquired anx- iously.
 Not one in a million, sir, answered Bobbs, sadly. Hes too far gone now, sir. He was takin' the cure for time an we began to have some hopes of him, but it wasn't any use, an the first thing we knew he was as bad as i ever"
 T wonder he came back at all, remarked T shouldn't have thought he would have felt inclined to-"
 T didn't think he'd come, myself" said Bobbs, but he insisted upon it, i and, as 1 told you minute ago, there's no changing him now when he once gets an idea in his head so we packed up and came. He said he had some matters to attend to with you that he must see about at once, sir
 Yes 1 replied, he arranged cer- tain affairs with me this morning.
 Well" said Bobbs, I'm glad that's done, for it will be a great load off his mind
 ss $ , sas now?" l asked. He left here Very hurriedly and I wonder if he win get into trouble" My calmness of mind was due to the fact that, under the circumstances, should not have cared if he had broken his neck.
 "Oh! he'll get back to the hotel sir," returned Bobbs confidently. He told me to get the tickets for tonight and few other things he needed and then meet him here, or at the hotel if he had left here. You know he is going home tonight, sir"
 Yes" l said, but he tells me he does not expect to stay there long. Do you know what his plans are?"
 T haven't the slightest idea, sir said Bobbs He never tells anyone | what he is going to do, and he's in as likely to go one way as another, sir. But I'll stick to him, sir; you may be sure of that. l must be going now for he may need me. You know, sir he's not always as bad as you've seen him to-day. It's only at times, sir that he gets like this.
 T should hope so, l returned And you think he will reach the hotel safely?"
 No doubt about that, sir" said Bobbs If he has any trouble or should get-er-dizzy or anything, he'll take a cab sir The way he can keep his head is wonderful, sir"
 He had risen to go as 1 asked my last question.
 ''Bobbs," I said, earnestly, q want you to tell me something. What, in heavens name, does MT. Carney drink, to keep him in this condition?"
 What does he drink, sir?" exclaim. ed Bobbs in half frightened tone and viewing me with evident and sudden suspicion. Why, l thought you knew, sir! I thought you knew" and before I could stop him, he, like his master, had rushed out of the office into the street.
 
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