The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-10-28
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GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON,
Author Of Beverly of Graustark." Etc.
X COPYRIGHT COMPANY

one which troubled him most. For /
many minutes he stared rehectively at /
the typewriter message from New
York. Miss Heating frowned severely
and tapped her little foot somewhat
impatiently on the floor. But Bobby
would not be hurried. His reflections
were too serious. This letter from
New York had come with force suf-
icient to drive out even the indignant
thoughts concerning one Miss Clegg.
For the life of him Bobby Rigby could
not Immediately frame a reply to the
startling missive. Eddie Deever stirred
restlessly on the window ledge
Don't hurry, Eddie! called Miss
Heating distinctly and insinuatingly.
"Oh. guess I'll be going he called
back, beginning to roll cigarette. i
have some reading to do today MI
Deever was tall, awkward and homely
and a lot of other things that would
have discouraged less self satisfied
GLADYS man" Judge Smith said he
was hopeless, but that he might do bet
ter after he was twenty -one.
What are you reading now, EddieT
asked Miss Heating, complacently ey-
ing Mr.. Rigby. "'Raties?
Law, you idiot" said Eddie scorn-
fully, going out of the door.
"Oh. Well, the law is never In
hurry, don't you know? It's like JUS
tice-the slowest thing in town" she
called after him as his footsteps died
away.
"Ready?" said Bobby, resoutely.
Take this, please" And slowly ana
carefully he proceeded to dictate:
Mr. Denis Harbert, New York:
Dear Denis-I cannot tell you how mucn
your letter surprised me. what you say
t seems preposterous. lhere nus Dnou
, mistake 1t cannot be this man Kno"
him quite well, and he seems as stralgh
as string and gentleman too. his sol
: you know as we'll as l. There ism a pet
y ter fellow in the world. Mr. b. mas
fairly good business here. His transac
tions omen and aboveboard. I'm sure
: have never heard a word said agains
q him or his methods. You are MISTAKEN
!. that's all there is about 1t.
Won might Investigate a little furthe
Ii and, assuring yourself, do all IN you
/, mower to check such stories as you re
= late. OF course I'll do as you sugges
, hut I'm positive l can find nothing ols
creditable in his dealings here
II Keen me posted on everything. AS eve'
J. yours.
Miss Keating's anxiety was aroused
b. After u very long silence she TOOK u
is reins into her own hands. rs M
lie Briggs in troubleY she asked at vel
Of ture. Mr. Briggs was the only chei
IS she could think of whose name bega
lg with b.
x Rriegs? What Briggs?" asked 30
Ir. by. relighting his pipe for the TOUR
ID time.
les "Why. our Mr.. briggs" answers
M Miss Heating CURLY.
an "I'm sure | don't know. Miss hea
yer ing. Has he been around latelyF
of ~ thought you were referring 10 III
nd in that letter." she said succinctly.
it. ooh dear me, no; another party
er' together. Miss Heating. Isn't the WI
tn. writer in working order this moi
tc ing?" he asked, eying her machine
moi nocently. She shifted and Started
ard renlv. but thought better of It, In
ice. she began pounding the keys brisKly
,er ct works like charm, she 81
'ar. back genially.
nerturbation came in the morning mi
fol His friend had laid bare some Oh
ouI old stories concerning James ban
one NOR and cautioned him not to beco
,eer involved in transactions with the
NOR New Yorker. Harberts stf
gen ments were positive in character,
! OF he seemed to know his case thoroue
ain well. While the charges as they ca
was to Rigby were general, Haroerl
9th said that he was quite ready TO De
cific.
und All day long the letter hung Tx
las cloud over young Mr.. Rigby. He
nea. IN have lunched with Graydon ana
much relieved when young bahsei
Dee telephoned that he could not JOIN
tn, Rigby found himself In very unc
beer Portable position. If the stories
New York were true, even though
sstet knew none of the inside tacts' "
.ryT don,s father was pretty much o
out scalawag, to say the least. lie
not well acquainted with the law
hav but he now recalled that he never
few liked the man. Bansemer had imp
It to ed him from the beginning as III
An, less designing, utterly unlike his c
ont hearted son.
t In Bobby loved Graydon Banseme
inly the way that one man loves
friend He was certain that the
man knew nothing Of those shady traI
tions-if they really existed as Hal
q TO Dainted them-but an exposure OF
orly fo+bar would no a blow from whic