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The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-12
Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb. IL, 1861
HOUSE BILL NO. 80.

HOUSE BILL No. lD.
AN ACT to provide for a bounty on
pocket gopher and ground mole. and re-
pealing all acts and parts OF acts IN con-
flict with this act.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas:
commissioners, Of each county in the
state Of Kansas, may, at the April. 1903.
meeting Of said board, place and there
after nav a bounty Of ten cents on each
pocket gopher scalp and ten cents on
each ground mole scalp. If said pocket
gopher and ground mole are killed IN SAID
Sec. 2 No person shall be entitled to
receive any. bounty as provided IN this
by posftiye proof by affidavit In writing.
filed with the county clerk, and to the
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Iseal.1
First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. g. 1905

At meeting of the city council of the
city OF Topeka, Kansas, held February g.
1905 the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Council
of the City Of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests Of said city that
North jackson street, from the south line
or Morse street to the south line of St
John street, be graded. curbed with COM
rfied Sc ana m nd and Daved id with VT
ing to be thirty Cso) feet wide. including
cutters.
c. E. JORDAN.
I, c. B. Burge, City Clerk of the City
Of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. B. BURGE,
[Sea1.1 City Clerk.
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.sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

6TOLEN-Racycle bicycle No. 1885, black
frame, coaster brake, G. & ]. tires, green
rim with red bands. spring forks. $500 re-
Ward. Scott Warner. tel 796.
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ESeal.l
[First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. 6, 1905

At meeting Of the city council of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, held February g.
1905 the following resolution was present.
ed and adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Council
of the City of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests Of said city that
Harrison street from the north line of
Seventeenth street. be graded. curbed and
paved twenty-five (25) feet wide with Wit
rified brick, on sand foundation. -.
G. E. JORDAN. :
I, c. B. Burge, City Clerk of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby, certify that
the above ana foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy Of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. B. BURGE,
lSeal1 City Clerk.
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. g. 190S.l

IFirst published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. 6, 190S.l
AT a meeting of the city council of the
city OF Topeka, Kansas, held February 8,
1908. the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Council
of the City of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
Garfield avenue, from the south line of
Thirteenth street to~the north line of Fif-
teenth street. be graded, curbed and paw
ed thirty 900 feet wide with vitrified brick
on sand foundation.
C. E. JORDAN
I, c. B. Burge. City Clerk of the City
Of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. b BURGE,
lSeaI.. City Clerk.
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[Sea1.1
First published in The Topeka State
journal Feb. 6, 190S.l

IF1rst publ1shed IN The Topeka State
Journal Feb. g. 190Sl
At meeting of the city council of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, held February 8.
1905 the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Council
of the City of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
Thirteenth street, from the. west line OF
Harrison street to the east line of Topeka
avenue be graded, curbed and paved thir-
ty (90) feet wide with vitrified brick on
sand foundation.
C. E. JORDAN
I, C. B. Burge, City Clerk of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. 3. BURGE,
(SeaL1 City Clerk.
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rSeal.1
(Frrst published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. 6, 1908

At meeting of the city council of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, held February 8,
1908. the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
Resolved. That the Mayor and Council
Of the City Of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
Williams avenue from the west curb line
of Clay street il, Throopss, Fourth addition
to the east curb line of Buchanan street in
Throop's addition, be graded curbed and
paved twenty-five (25) feet wide with Wit
rified brick On sand foundation
ts.a5s - g. E.sJORDAN. e
I. c.. b. Burge, City Clerk of the CITY
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy OF the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. B. BURGE
ISeal.1 City Clerk
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TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE is hereby given that my petition
for a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
according to law at my drug store at No.
Al Holiday avenue, in the Second ward
OF the city of Topeka, Shawnee county.
the probate judge of Shawnee county,
Kansas. and that the same has been set
for hearing by the Honorable R. F. Hay
den, probate judge of Shawnee county
Kansas. on the 10th day of February, 1905
at 10 O'Clock a. m. at his office in the
court house. in the city of Topeka.
H c. MARTIN
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb, 6, 1861

At a meeting of the city council of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, held February g.
19O8. the following resolution was present
ed and adopted;
Resolved. That the Mayor and Council
of the City Of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
Sixth avenue. from the east line of Harri-
son street to the west line of West street
be repaved sixty-five t6O feet wide with
vitrified brick.
C. E. JORDAN.
I. c. B. Burge. City Clerk of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
c. B. BURGE,
lSeal.1 City Clerk
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LEGAL.
SENATE BILL NO. II.


Published in The Topeka State journal
Feb. IL. 1908
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-12
SENATE BILL NO. "a.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb. IL, 1851
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. 6, 1908.

At meeting of the city council of the
city of Topeka, Kansas, held February 8,
1905 the following resolution was present
ed and adopted:
Resolved That the Mayor and Council
Of the City of Topeka, deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city that
Tenth avenue west, from the east line of
jackson street to the east line OF Harrf-
son street. be repaved sixty-five (65) feet
wide with vitrified brick with asphalt
filler on the present concrete base.
c. E. JORDAN.
/, C. B. .Burge, City Clerk of the City
of Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the original resolution now
on file in my office.
C. B. BURGE,
rSeaL1 City Clerk.
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SENATE BILL NO. 81.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb. II, 1851
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-12
SENATE BILL NO. los.

[Published In The Topeka State Journal
Feb. IL, 1861
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SENATE BILL NO. SO.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb r. 19081
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SENATE BILL NO. e5.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb. IL. 190S.1
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal Feb. 6, 1861
| At a meeting of the city council of the
| city Of Topeka, Kansas, held February 8
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1o2.

Published in The Topeka State Journal
Feb. Il, 1905
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lost ANr FouNn.
ANYTHING LOST OR FOUND?

THE OWNER CAN QUICKLY FIND A
LOST ARTICLE OR THE ARTICLE ITS
OWNER IF THE AID APPEARS Be
FORE THE JOURNALS 80 PER CENT
LARGER LOCAL DAILY CIRCULA-
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LOST-Friday night, gray squirrel fur.
Reward 104 w. Sth ST. Ind. 605.
LOST-Female Scotch collie pup months
old Reward for return to 61S Monroe
street
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TRANSFER AND STORAGE

MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co., packs ships and stores house ho1
goods. Tel. 1856. Clarence Skinner. 81
Quincy st.
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OTHERS DO
AZ YOU ARE DOING. READING, THESE
ADVERTISEMENTS. ALMOST ANY
THING CAN BE SOLD OR SECITRED
BY A MISCELLANEOUS JOURNAL AD
THE REASON IS so PER CENT MORE
PAID LOCAL CIRCULATION THAN
ANY OTHER TOPEKA NEWSPAPER.
BEFORE you build that new house II
will pay you to see O.. A Bowersfiel5
cement building block for price and onaI'
~. Call ia E. 4th st. Ind phone 1863
GENUINE American main springs for
American watches. 8. Freidberg, 507 K. A.
CEMENT cellar floors 75c per SQUARE
yard. guaranteed. Swalwell, Ind. S711-, :.
1EANICUR1NG house. Calls solicited
Mrs. Elliott, Ind. phone 4391
IT YOUR watch needs repairing bring n
20 6 Freidburg, 507 Kansas ave. and
have It done right.
$500 TO LOAN
Bishop Crunlrine. 1G w. Seventh Street
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

-0~--0@O0D~D~-~~-(N|N|N~~
FOR SALE-Small grocery, centrally To-
Gated. Add. Going 10 Texas, care Jour
nal
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partly Stephef? What about it, en-?
What about it?"
But Siward fell silent again.
"Eh? Did you say something? No?
oh, very well, very well. sir! Perfect
~ correct, Stephen. You have not
earned the right to admit further
symptoms. No. sir, you have not earn
ed the right to admit them to any
body, not even to yourself, nor to
her!'
"She has refused me-" Siward said
simply.
The little doctor, after an incredulOus
stare, began chattering with wrath
Refused you'll Pah! Pooh! That's
nothing. That signifies absolutely
nothing. It's meaningless. It's de-
tail. You get well, do you hear? You
go and get well; then try it again.
Then you'll see. And If she is an
idiot-in the event Of her irrational
persistence in an incredible and utter
~ indefensible attitude'-he choked
up, then fairly barked at Siward-
stake her anyway, sir! Run off with
her! Dominate circumstances, sirt
Take charge Of events! But you can't
do it till you've clapped yourself into
prison for life! And God help you If
you let yourself escapev
Siward smiled again, a worn, pallid
smile.
81 can stand it while you are here,
doctor, but when I'm alone it's hard.
One of those crises is close now. I've
a bad night ahead-a bad outlook.
Couldn't you
"NoY'
Gust enough to-
"No, Stephen"
Enough to dull it just a little?
not even to make me doze. You have
your needle, haven't you, doctorY'
81 dare not help you any more that
way"
mot this OnceY'
"Not this once"
There was dead silence, broken at
last by the doctor with a violent ges-
ture toward the telephone. ''Talk to
the girl. Why don't you talk to the
SIII. IL Silt WOEIu ID I'LL y D0duS
she'll help ysu to hang on. What's she
for if she isn't for such moments?
Tell her you need her voice. Tell her
you need her faith in you. Good
night"
Siward lay still for a long while,
after the doctor had gone. More than
an hour had passed before he slowly
sat up and CROPPED for the telephone
book, opened it and searched in a
blind, hesitating way until he found
the number he was looking for.
He had never telephoned to her. He
had never written her except once i'll,
reply to her letter in regard to his.
mothers death-that strange, timid.
formal letter in which, grief stunned
as he was, he saw only the formality
and had answered it more formally
still. And that was all that had come
of the days and nights by that north
ern sea-a letter and it's answer and
silence
And, thinking of these things, he
shut the book YEARLY and lay back in
the shadow of the faded curtain, clos
ing his sunken eyes.
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uIe. All right; grant that 90 knu
what's bothering you. want to
that ankle first. Here somebo
Light that gas. Why the mischi.
don't you have the house wired 70
electricity. Stephen? It's wholesome.
PAs isn't Lamps are worse, sir. Do
Is l tell you" And he went on loqua-
ciously, grumbling and muttering and
never ceaSing his talk, while Siward
wincing as the dressing was removed.
lay back and closed his eyes.
Half an hour later Gumble appear
ed to announce dinner.
''I don't want any," said Siward.
"Eaty' said Dr. Grisby harshly.
T-don't care to-"
EAT, l tell you! Do you think
don't mean what 1 say?"
So he ate his broth and toast, the
He ate hurriedly, closing his eyes in
aversion. Even the iced tea was fat
and distasteful to him.
And at last he lay back, white and
unstrung, the momentarily deadeped
desperation glimmering under his h2lf
closed eyes. And for long while DR..
*Grisby sat, doubled almost in two
cuddling his .bony little knees and
studying the patterns in the faded car
pet. III
81 guess you'd better go, Stephen"
he said at length.
Cup the river to Mulqueen's"
Eyes. Let's try it, Steve. You'll be
on your feet in two weeks. Then you'd
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steel trimmed spectacles, each glass
divided into two lenses and he stood
on tiptoe to look out through the upper
lenses on the world and always bent
almost double to use the lower or read
ing lenses.
"What's all this racket" said the lit
tie old doctor harshly. SCOT collie?
Got the toothache? I'm ashamed of
you, Stephen! Look up! Look at me-!
Out with your tongueI Well, now,
what the devils the trouble?"
''You know" muttered Siward, aban-
doning his wrist to the little man,
who seated hiNself beside him. DR..
Grisby scarcely noted the pulse. The
delicate pressure had become a strong
caress.
"Know whatY' he grunted. "How
do I know what's the matter with
your Hey? Now, now, don't try to
explain. Steve. DON'T fly off the han
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F1eetWOods Sympathetic grip, he OF.
fered it to Plank.
1T is very kind of you" he said
"Gumble, Mr.. Fleetwood prefers rye
for some inscrutable reason. Mr..
Plank" His smile was a question.
eff you don't mind" sid Plank, 81
should like to have some tea-that is,
if''-
Tea, Gumble, for two. Well tipple
in company, Mr. Plank" he added.
"And the cigars are at your elbow,
Billy" with another smile at Fleet
wood.
'Now," said the latter after he had
lighted his cigar, "what is the mat
ter, Stephen?"
Siward glanced at his stif1y extend
ed foot. Nothing much" He red
dened family. 81 slipped. It's only
a twisted ankle" & rs
For a moment or two the answer sat
isfied Fleetwood; then sudden, Curl
Gus fash of suspicion came into his
eyes. He glanced sharply at Siward,
who. lowered his eyes, while the red
tint in his hollow cheeks deepened.
!. Neither spoke for. awhile. Plank sip
ped. the tea which Wands, the second
man, brought. Siward brooded over
!. his cup, head bent. Fleetwood made
!. more noise than necessary. with. his
ice. go.
why did you drop the Saddle club,
Stephen?' asked Fleetwood. Y
'I'm not riding. I have no, use for
it," replied Siward.
you've cut out the Proscenium club,
too, and the Owls Head and the
Trophy. It's a shame, Stephen"
I'm tired of clubs"
"Don't talk that way"
Every well, won't" said Siward
smiling. "Tell me what is happening
out there" He made a gesture toward
the window. Cali the gossip the news
papers miss. I've talked Dr., Grisby tC
death; I've talked Gumble to death
I've read myself stupid. What's going
on, Billy?"
So Fleetwood sketched for him a
gay cartoon of events, caricaturing va
rious episodes in the social kaleido
scope which might interest him. Pol
itics was touched upon, and they
spoke of the possibility of Ferrall go
ing to the assembly, the sport of boss
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SatlOn died out,
with a yawn from Fleetwood as he
looked into his empty glass at the last
bit of ice.
"Don't do that, Billy" smiled Siward
''You haven't discoursed upon art, lit.
erature and science yet, and you can't
go until you've adjusted the affairs of
! the nation for the next twenty-four
hours"
"How soon will you be out?" inquir-
ed Fleetwood
"Out? 1 don't know 1 shall try to
drive to the Office tomorrow"
"Why the devil did you resign from
all your clubs? How can see you if
1 don't come here?" began Fleetwood
/ impatiently. ST know, of course, that
you're not going anywhere, but a man
always goes to his club. You don't
look well, Stephen. You are too much
alone"
Siward did not answer. His face and
body had certainly grown thinner
since Fleetwood had last seen him.
Plank, too, had been shocked at the
change in him-the dark, hard lines I'M
der the eyes; the pallor, the curious
1mmobility Of the man, save for his
fingers, which were always restless,
now moving in search Of some small
object to worry and turn over and
over, now nervously settling into a
grasp on the arm of his chair.
GLOW is Amalgamated Electric?'
asked Fleetwood abruptly.
II think it's all right. Want to buy
some?" replied Siward, smiling.
Plank stirred in his chair ponder
ously. Somebody is kicking it to
pieces" he said.
Somebody is trying to-" smiled ST
ward.
Harrington" nodded Fleetwood. ST.
ward nodded back. Plank was silent
"Of course" continued Fleetwood
tentatively, "you people need not wor-
ry with Howard Quarter back of
you'
Nobody said anything for awhile.
Presently Siward's restless hands,
moving in search of something, en-
countered a pencil lying on the table
beside him, and he picked it up and
began drawing initials and scrolls on
the margin of a newspaper, and all the
scrolls Framed initials, and all the
initials were the same, twining and
twisting into endless variations of the
letters s. L.
eyes, must go to the Office tomor-
row." he repeated absently. 81 am
better-in fact, l am quite well except
for this sprain." He looked down at
his bandaged foot; then his pencil NOV
ed listlessly again, continuing the end
less variations on the two letters. 1t
was plain that he was tired.
Fleetwood rose and made his adieus
almost affectionately. Plank moved
forward on tiptoe, bulky and noiseless,
and Siward held out his hand, saying
something amiably formal.
would you like to have me come
again?' asked Plank, red with embar-
rassment, yet so naively that at first
Siward found no words to answer him;
then:
"Would you care to come, Mr..
Plank?'
EYES,"
Siward looked at him curiously, al.
most cautiously. His first impressions
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better coup the river-to Mul-
queens"
"I-I'l go if you say so. But cant
go now"
'T didn't say go now. 1 said in two
weeks"
%Perhaps.'
"Will you give me your word?'' de
handed the doctor sharply.
mo, DOCTOR"
"Why not?"
Because l may have to be here Oh
business. There seems to be some sort
of crisis coming which 1 don't under
stand'
There's a crisis right here, Steve
v@ch 1 understands snapped Z.
Grisby. "Face it like a man! Face
it like a man! You're sick-to your
bones, boy-sick, sick! Fight the fight
Steve! Fight a good fight! There's a
fighting chance! On my soul of honor
there is, Steve, a fighting chance fo:'
you! Now, now, boy! Buckle ",
tight! Tuck up your sword sleeve! AT
'em, Steve! Oh, my boy, my boy,
know; known The little mans
voice broke, but he steadied it instant
~ with a snap of his nutcracker jaws
and scowled on his patient and shook
his little withered fist at him.
His patient lay very still in the
shadow.
81 want you to CO." said the doctor
harshly, "before your self control goes
No 7 10
before your decision is undermined;
before you begin to do devious things
sly things, cheating things, Sinking
things-anything and everything to get
at the thing you crave. I've given you
something to fight with, and you won't
take it faithfully. I've given you free
rein in tobacco and tea and coffee
I've helped you as much as dare to
weather the nights. Now, you help
me, do you hear?'
Eyes, I will"
'You say so; now do it. Do some
thing for yourself. Do anything. If
you're sick of reading-and 1 don't
blame you, considering the stuff you
read-get people down here to see you;
get lots of people. Telephone 'em.
You've a telephone there, haven't you?
There it is by your elbow. Use it.
Call up people. Talk all the time.''
Eyes, l WILL
Good! Now, Steve, we kncT what's
the matter physically, don't we? Of
course we do. Now, then, what's the
matter mentally?"
Mentality" repeated Siward under
his breath.
''Yes, mentally. What's the trouble:
Stocks? Bonds? Lawsuits? Lover
The slightest pause and a narrowing
Of the gimlet eyes behind the lenses.
Lover" he repeated harshly. (Which
is it, boy? They're all good to let
alone"
Business" said Siward But. be
ing a Siward, he was obliged to add
partly"
Business partly" repeated the doc
tor. "What's the matter with business
partly"
'T don't know. There are rumors
Harrington IS pounding me-apparent-
". That Intercounty crowd is acting
ominousIy too. There's something IN
derhand somewhere He bent his
head and fell 10 p.ucEing at the faded
brocade OF tie an Of LIS chair, mut-
tering to hiI-sC..: Somewhere, some
how, sometL.Qs undarhaLd. don't
know what | really don't"
"An right; al -.shs,'' s&:I The doctor
testify Let Il 80 1t that Business
symptoms admitted. what about the
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i" most ceased to think of ST.
ward But there were two
n \ people who had not forgotten
him-Howard Quarter and Beverly
Plank-and one other, a third, who
could not yet forget him if she would,
but as yet she had not tried very des-
perately.
The day that Siward left New York
to visit everybody's friend, Mr.. Null
queen, in the country, Plank called on
him for the second time in his life and
was presently received in the south
drawing room, the library being linz
tied to an infOrmality and intimacy
not for Mr.. Plank
SiWard, still lame and using unslkill-
fully two shiny new crutches, came
down the stairs and stumped into the
drawing room, which, in spite of the
somber, clustering curtains, was bright
~ Illuminated by the winter sunshine
reflected from the snow in the street.
Plank was shocked at the change in
him-at the ghost of a voice, listlessly
formal; at the thin, nerveless hand Of
fered; startled so that he forgot his
shyness and retained the bOny hand
tightly in his and instinctively laid his
other great cushionlike paw over it,
holding it imprisoned, unable to speak,
unconscious, in the impulse Of the
moment, of the liberty he permitted
himself and which he had never dream
ed Of taking with such a man as ST
ward.
The effect on Siward was composite
his tired voice ceased; surprise, in
ability to understand, tinged with in
stinctiye displeasure, were succeeded
by humorous curiosity, and very slow
ly it became plain to him that this
beefy young man liked him, was naive
" concerned about him, felt friendly
toward him and was showing it as
spontaneously as a child.
II thought I'd come" began Plank,
growing redder and redder as he be-
gan to realize the enormity of familiar
fty committed only on the warrant OF
impulse. "You don't look well''
cit was good Of you to think Of me-
said Siward. "Come up to the library
If you've a few minutes to spare an
invalid. Please go first. I'm trife
lame yet"
IL am sorry" muttered Plank;
Every, very sorry"
At first, in the library, Plank was
awkward and silent, finding nothing to
say and nowhere to dispose of his
hands until Siward gave him a cigar
TO occunV his fingers
TO BE CoNTINUED.l
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DR.. G r | S b y
came into the
room from the
outer shadows of
the hall.
He was very
small, very mea-
ger, very bald
and clean shay
en-, with a face
like a nut crack
er, a n d til e
brown wig he
wore was afro
ciouS and curl
ed forward over
b Is cOlorleSS
ears He wore