The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-09-23

He 1DdS Without a coat, and his shirt
sIeeUes acre rolled far dboUe the eLbolDs
if they thought their bodies would be
everlastingly destroyed by quicklime
they'd hesitate before killing their fell
low men,"
but they already bury them in
quicklime in England" said Eddie
loftily.
Eyes, but not until after they're
dead" said broom, with a cackle.
He grinned broadly at the sight of the
youths horror struck face. go ahead.
and smoke, my boy. I'll light my pipe.
Make yourself at home. l keep the
window closed to keep out the sound
of those Wells street cars. It's good
Of you to come over here and cheer up
an old mans evenings. Pm-Pm not
used to it," he said, with a wistful
touch which was lost to Eddie.
"You ought to have a wife and lot
of children, Mr.. Droom," saidf Eddie,
with characteristic thought essness.
broom stirred the fire and scowled.
"Were you ever marriedT
''No 1 don't believe in marriage"
said broom sullenly II saw the girl
today that young Graydon Bansemer
is to marry-Miss Cable"
Say, she's swell, isn't she?' said
Eddie The old man skunk into his
chair.
"She's very pretty. Mr.. Graydon In
troduced me to her"
"Geew was all Eddie could say.
''They were crossing Wells street
down below here on the way home
from a nickel plater's in Indiana street.
1 saw her years ago, but she didn't re-
member me. 1 didn't expect it, how
ever"
"I-how could she have forgotten
your"
"Oh, she'd have forgotten her moth
er at that age. She was but three
months old. l don't think she liked
me today. I'm not what you call a
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.. broom"
"Pm as old as Methuselah."
Jaw, go wayw
when he was boy" laughed Elias,
enjoying hi quip immensely. Miss
Cable seems to be very fond of Gray
don. That will last for 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..
broom"
"Well, I've met a few society men
professionally. And women, too, for
that matter Look out for a sensa-
tional divorce case within the next
few weeks. It's bound to come unless
things change a good deal. Terribly
nasty affair"
rs Mr.. Bansemer interested?" asked
Eddie, holding tight to his chair.
"Oh, no. We don't go in for that sort
Of thing"
Il wonder if Mr.. Bansemer knows
about the mistake that came near hap
pening to him a week or two ago.
got hold of through a boy that works
Ill the Unit d States marshal's Office"
said Eddie, cold as ice now that he was
making the test broom turned upon
him quickly.
"What mistake? What do you meant"
at would have been rich joke on
Mr.. Bansemer. Seems that some law
yer is likely to be charged with black
mail, and they got Mr.. Bansemers
name mixed up in it some way. OF
course nothing came of it. but-I just
wondered If anybody had told him of
the close call he'd had
nTnnnl stared. straight beyond the
Continued on Pace Seven