The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30
The Man With
the Glass Eye

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One would have 10 overlook quite a
few in you" returned Sewell sourly.
Delaney griuned and blew rings.
You're my friend. aren't you2 He
crossed his knees and crowded down
the tobacco in his pipe with knife
handle.
Not when you want money-not by
blessed sight" retorted Sewell, also
crossing his knees.
There's one thing l like about YOU
you most humble apology for an old
chum." said Delaney. blowing clouds
of smoke debonairly. and that is you
are rich but honest. Most men would
be ashamed TO confess TO your princi-
pics"
Sewell snorted smoke.
How much do you owe me nOw?
he burst out. leaning forward, his pipe
in his hand. his bald head glistening in
n ray of sun that lay across the corner
of the room, his white mustache lifting
up and down over his thin lips, his
black eyes shooting sparks, his face full
of condemnation .........
Whats that got TO do with it? It
isn't what I've had, il is what / want
that bothers me. And you've got
enough, more than ten times enough
Come, shell out. Lend me a thousand
-ha. ha. ha," He threw himself back
III Ills CHAIR anu lduSliNu bblSltlOhSig OF
the astonished expression on the others
face. Anybody would think you were
surprised" he added. And then rU-
minatively What a queer devil!'
Its you who are the queer devil"
exploded Sewel, hitching excitedly
around in his Morris chair, and his pipe
in his fingers. the stem pointed at De-
lancy, Sowing thunders. Il can't keep
going on forever lending you money.
do oil n
You must! Or else you wouldn't have
the gall"
Well" erumbled Delaney, his fresh
face smooth shaver and TOtund. Crink-
ling lugubriously. II can't live the
way you do. It's disgracefuL A man
with $4,000 year income, with no
body but himself TO look after-it's dis
graceful. IL lis, spending only three
thousand! What is money for? Why,
If 7 had as much as you have"
You wouldn't be worth a dollar in
two years" interpolated Sewell with
spirit
Very likely not. But other people
would be-the people on whom l
would blow il / can take care of my
self-they can't. And there you are,
l should be a philanthropist."
He laughed again, pleasantly, kick
ing hassOck end over end.
You are the most inconsequential
ass ever saw in my life. See herel If
I should lend you a hundred, what
would YOU do with ito"
"A hundred? Oh. a hundred Well.
I'd take Matte out and give her a sup
per. We might get a fairly decent one
for that. But what should l do tomOr-
row." He examined the toes of his
patent feathers, twisting them about 10
get the view on all sides. SeweH
ha nf chair Will a
strenuous fist
That's what / thOught-Or something
like tan actress-and at your age
br-r-!"
Ut would be a good thing for you
yourself to do something like it, A
girl, any kind of d girl, is an education
But you? Why, man. did you ever in
all your life get fluffy lot of lace and
feathers and soft, rOly-poly in your
arms and hug il and kiss it? Not you,
you crUstacean. You don't know what
it means. But look at me, I know
Never mind about what / ever did,
he answered. ENORMOUSLY. And you
can't shove me off like that. Dick, /
know you, You're trying only 10 run
on an Internal tangent, Ginning about
something else. and before l am on to
you you'll have me good-natured and
forking over the rhino, But ! won't do
it-again, I've given you enough. What
you think I'm made of gets me. Why.
confOund there" He jumped up and
ran to the desk in the corner of the
elegantly furnished room and pulled out
= ledger There, look at that date,
Only two weeks ago l gave you $500.
and here you are again cunning for a
thousand. -
Why" said Dick. cycling the book
in amaZement you don't mean to say
you set down what 7 borrow, do you?
set it down, Set it down! OF course
] set it down. How else can l remem-
Der how much it is when you come to
settle"
Mr. Dick Delaney lay back and
roared.
We'll. of all the queer Wilies,' he
chortIed. I knew. of course, that you
were fool enough TO lend il to me, but
! didn't suppose you were fool enough
70 expect ever to see it again!"
Sewell slammed the ledger upon the
desk and resumed his seat.
That's enough. Dick" he said in d
tone of axaspera ton. You know you'll
paw il in time. when your pictures go
You have honor. anyway, I know that.
Honor Honor. What has honor tC
do with it? Did honor and money ever
yet meet? It's a simple matter OF
business with me. I get ali / can. the
same as you do. You grind your ten
ants I grind you. somebody else grind:
me. and it's that somebody else that you
grind. And there you aTe-the Viciou:
circle, If God put me into this world
with beauty end brains. and put yOJ
into il with nothing but money why
then. I'll be generous with you'll al,
low YOU to feast on my good looks anC
sample my gray matter as displayed il
the facility with which / grind you
and all you have to do is to stand tht
grind. If that isn't generous in me
what could be? That's what l want I,
know"
He reclined IN his chair with self.
satisfied expression on his face. threw
his leg over the arm, ran his finger:
through his thick chestnut colored hair
tousling and mauling it Enthusiastically
and blew d cloud Of smoke ceiling
ward
We'll I'm aware said SeWell meek.
iy. that i never could have taken my
degree at college but for you. Dick. ole
man. And I'll not soon forget that
owe you good deal no doubt. But
don't owe you eVerything-not all my
money. And sometimes it seems as i
YOU thought l did. I've oOughed up siI