The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-03

49, street rooms. Inc two
had found a joint affinity in Napoleon.
although it became necessary for the
law student TO sit up late at night,
neglecting other literature, in order to
established anything like an adequate
acquaintance with the lamented Cor
sican
Rigby was now morally certain that
James Bansemer was all that Harbert
had painted. To his surprise, however,
the man was not openly suspected by
other members of the bar. He had
been accepted as a man Of power and
ability. Certainly he was too clever
to expose himself and too wary to
leave peepholes for others engaged in
that business. Rigby was debating
the wisdom of going to Bansemer with
his accusations and the secret advice
to leave the city before anything hap
pened that might throw shame upon
Graydon. The courage to do the thing
alone was lacking.
Graydon was full of his happiness.
He had asked Rigby to act as his
best man" in September, and Bobby
had promised. On occasions when the
two young men discussed the coming
event with Jane and Miss Clegg, Rig.
by's preoccupied air was strangely in
contrast with the animation Of the
others. Graydon accused his liver
and advised him to go to French Lick.
Far from that, the old quarterback
was gradually preparing himself to go
tn To 10 inns 10
was saying as he put or the disagree
able task from day to day: He'll kick
me out of the Office, and that's all the
reward I'll get for my pains. Graydon
will hate me in the end"
James Bansemer had proposed trip
to Europe as a wedding journey, a
present from himself, but Graydon de-
clined. He would not take an extern
sive leave Of absence from the office
of Clegg, Groll & Davidson at this
stage Of his career.
The morning after his visit to the
abode of Elias broom, Eddie Deever
strolled into the Office of Bobby Rigby.
He looked as though he had spent a
sleepless night. Mr.. Rigby was out,
but Miss Heating was lat home" She
was scathingly polite to her delinquent
admirer Eddie's visits Of late to the
Office had not been of a social charac-
ter He devoted much of his time to
low toned conversations with Rigby.
Few were the occasions when he
lounged affably upon her typewriting
desk as of yore.
You look as If you'd had a night of
a orI-1 a
obligingly. Don't sit on my desk.
Can't you see those letters?"
Gee. you're getting touchy Of late.
I'll move the letters"
"No, you won't" she objected. BE
sides, it doesn't look well. What if
some one should come in SUDDENLY
well, it wouldn't be the first time
got out suddenly. would it?" He re-
tanned his seat on the desk. Say,
where's Rigby?"
You mean Mr.. Rigby? He's out"
Gee, you're also snippy. Well. give
him my regards. So long"
He was unwinding his long legs pre-
paratory to a descent from his perch.
Don't rush." she said quickly. He
rewound his legs and yawned. Good
ness, you're not affected with insom-
mia. are your
1--WE got it the worst way. got
awake at s o'clock this morning, and
I couldn't go to sleep again to save my
soul. It's an awful disease. Will
Rigby be back soon?"
"It won't matter. He's engaged, ~
she snapped, cracking away at her
machine
I've heard there was some prospect
She's a fine locker"
"Rubberneck."
Say, Rosie, I'm going to ask a girl
to go to the theater with me-" said
Eddie complacently.
Indeed! Well, ask her. don't
care"
Tomorrow night. VIII you gow
who? MeT
'Sure. II wouldn't take anybody
else, you know
What theater?" she asked, with her
rarest smile
At that instant Rigby came in. With
out word Eddie popped up, a bit red
in the face. and followed the lawyer
into the private room, closing the door
behind him. Rosie's ears went very
pink. and she pounded the keys SC
viciously that the machine trembled on
the verge Of collapse.
Gee, Mr.. Rigby, that old Droom's q
holy terror. He kept me there till after
O'Clock. But I'm going back again
soon some night He's got an awful
joint But that isn't what wanted to
see you about I ran across May Rosa
bel. that chorus girl 1 was telling you
about Saw her downtown In a restau-
rant at this morning. She wanted to
buy the drinks and said she had more
money than a rabbit. There was q
gang with her. got her to one side,
and she said an uncle had just died
and left her a fortune. She wouldn't
say how much, but 1t must have been
quite bunch. I know all Of her IN.
cles- She's got three. They work out
at Pullman. Mr.. Rigby, and they
couldn't leave 80 cents between them
If they all died at once"
After hearing this Rigby decided tc
confront Bansemer at once 1t did not
occur to him until later ehat the easiest
and most effective way to drive Banse
mer from Chicago without scandal was
through Elias broom. When the