The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-09-02

from nickel plater's In Indiana street.
l saw her years ago, but she didn't re-
member me. didn't expect 1t. how
ever"
"I-how could she have forgotten
your"
"Oh, she'd have forgotten her moth
er ut that age. She was but three
months old. l don't think she liked
me today. I'm not what you call
ladies' man." grinned Elias, putting at
his pipe as he picked up the volumes
on Napoleon. Eddie laughed politely.
but uncomfortably.
"How old are you. Mr.. DroomT
"Pm as old as Methuselah."
cav, go way!'
"Whep he was boy" laughed Elias.
enjoying his quip immensely. Miss
Cable seems to be very fond of Gray
don. That will last for n couple of
years, and then she'll probably be like
two-thirds of the rest Of 'em. Other
men will be paying attention to her
and she looking for admiration every
where. You'd be surprised to know
how much Of that is going on In Chi
cago. Women can't seem to be salts
fed with one husband They must
have another one or two-usually some
body else's."
"You talk like a society man. Mr..
Droom."
"Well, I've met few society men
professionally. And women. too. for
that matter. Look out for sensa.
ti0nal divorce case within the next
few weeks. It's bound to come unless
things change a good deal. Terribly
nasty affair"
"Is Mr.. Bansemer interested?" asked
Eddie, holding tight to his chair.
"Oh, no. We don't 60 In for that sort
Of thing"
II wonder II Mr. Bansemer knows
about the mistake that came near hap.
pening to him q week or two ago.
got hold OF II through boy that works
IN the United States mafshal's office, +"
said Eddie. cold a. Ice now that he was
making the test. broom turned upon
him quickly.
"What mistake? What do you meant"
ut would have been rich Joke on
Mr.. Banscmer. Seems that some law.
yer 10 likely to 10 charged with black.
mail. and they got ir. Bansemers
name mixed up In 1t some way. OF
course nothing came Of Il. butt Just
wondered II anybody had told him Of
the close call bed had"
| broom stared straight beyond tic
young liar and was silent for a full
minute. Then he deliberately opened
the book on his knee and began to turn
the pages.
"That would have been a JOKE on Air.
Bansemer." he said indirerently.
~ don't think he would have enjoy cd
It. do your"
mo one enjoys Jokes from the Unit.
ed States marshal's ofi1ce." said Droon,
grimly. by the way, who Ii the law.
yer that really was wantedT
~ never heard. believe It was
dropped The young fellow know
said he couldn't talk about It. so I
didn't ask. Say, who was that swell
woman I saw coming out Of your Office
this afteruoon7 was up at Mr.. Horn.
brooks"
broom hesitated moment. He seem.
ed to be carefully weighing everything
he said.
81 suspect It was young Bansemer's
future mother-in-law," he said. Mrs
David Gable was there this afternoon
about g."
"Geew laughed Eddie. Does shs
need lawyer
"Mr. Bansemer transacted bushes.
for her some time ago. A very small
matter, II remember correctly. Here
listen to this. Now, here's little Incl
dent found this evening that interest:
me immensely. It proves to my mint
one Of two points hold In regard t
Marshal Ney. Listen" And he read a
length from his book, dry sepulchra
monotone that grated on the ear unit
It became almost uncomfortable.
The little clock on the mantelpiec,
changed 10 before they laid aside Ma
poleon and began ito talk about some
thing that interested Eddie Deever ia
more than all else-Elias broom him
self and such of his experiences as h
cared to relate. The old man toll,
stories about the dark sides Of New
York life. tales of murder, thievery
rascality high and low. and he tol,
} them with bloodcurdling directness-
the Walker wife murder, the insid
facts Of the De Pugh divorce scandal
the Harvey family's skeleton-all foo
for the dime novel producer. Eddi
. reveled In these recitals even while b
shuddered at the way In which the oil
man gave them.
"Ah. this Is wicked old world!
said broom, reflllng his pipe ant
showing his teeth AS he pulled. THAT
why have those pictures of the Ma
donna on the wall-to keep the fror
forgetting that there are beautifu
. things in the world In spite of II
ugliness and hypocrisy. haven
much
He stopped short and listened II
tently. The sounds Of footsteps o
the stairs outside came to his ear,
They dumped upward, paused for
moment down the little hall and the
approached Droom's doorway. Hos