Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-08-22
HAD 10 KEEP DATE
METHODICAL MAN WAS DUE TO
THRASH ENEMY.
And His Friend, a Man If Peace, Ac.
companied Him to the Scene
of Combat, Greatly to HIS
Discontinue.

"J like a methodical man." said an
uptown rounder, but my friend
whose den is opposite to the one
where 1 loiter is excessive in this
line. p iT~. .--- ~
HE asked me to dine with him, and
[ accepted. We went at it leisurely
We got down to the foot of the menu
'oafing all the way. AS usual he was
placid. We had just reached pie anG
demitasse when he asked me rather
suddenly the day of the month.
had it handy .,-. H.. e..
And the day Of the week. he
asked. And handed him that. Then
be looked at his watch.
You won't mind old man., he
said, If l tell you that I must CO.
u told him if it was a matter uf
any moment 1 would consent, but
with regret. I knew he was absent
minded
This is the day he continued
showing back his glass and using his
napkin hurriedly, when l promised
to give Blinky a good thrashing.
had forgotten it when 1 asked you t,
dine. You'll excuse me, old mar
won't you?'
For his own sake, as well as my
own pleasure, l asked him IL he
couldn't postpone the fistic affair until
later.
1T can't be put off, he replied. J
know exactly where he will be within
40 minutes. and prefer to lick him at
that place
Then, l replied, I'll go with
you
He got under headway first and
/ was on the sidewalk before got my
top coat buttoned Then he called
motor car and giving the chauffeur
The number he told him to take q
back street and let out at top speed
!; .FOn the way he talked about near
~ everything except fighting. He
even told me Of a contemplated trip
to the far east He burned up box
of cigarettes before the car halted in
front Of the place in which he said the
enemy had his Office.
II asked Il had not better go in
with him. He thanked me, but de
clined the offer.
cit won't take long he said, and
If might not be pleasant for thiiJ j
party. You hold the car. till cone
out
"As he disappeared l felt a clammy
ooze gathering on my brow, and re
moved my hat. I looked at my watch
every minute. 4 never knew time to
drag as 1t did while L sat In thai
car. I will never know: how long
sat there; H.~a~ -. u ga,
81 remember a figure coming out of
the doorway. 1t had changed some
since 1t had gone H. leaped out OF
the car and approached my friend.
He said he wasn't hurt, but
quickly saw that he had been up
against It. If l ever concoct a strik
ing Transformation scene for a stage
I'll put in scene like that for a
thriller i,0lm a. ...3 ...-:.@ @',.r,.
= Would you like to see him--tbe
other fellow ?,ssked my friend. ~
'T don't know what made me ga.
that / would dote on sucn a. sight
Quicker than a wireless message he
grabbed me by the arm and rushed
me up the stairway to the office of the
enemy. ."''. ". ..,-.s s..s +..s.
"My friend opened the door. ]
stuck my head through the aperture
Bin! Just like that! The next thing
] remembered 1 was In the car. NY
friend was holding something under
my nose.
"He apologizedfor the suggestion he
had made and which resulted in my
emerging from the situation in
aorse plight than himself No more
methodical fracas for me, thank you
IN. Y. Sun. ..,. an. u.