Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-24

Few were the occasions when he
lounged afrably upon her typewritins
desk as of yore.
You look as II you'd had q night Of
It." remarked Rosie Eddie yawned
obligfnsly. Don't sit on my desk.
Can't you see those lettersT"
Gee, you're getting touchy Of iats
I'll move the letters"
mo, you won't" she objected. BE
sides, 1t doesn't look well. What II
some one should come In suddenlyT
well, 1t wouldn't be the FIRST time
got out suddenly, would itT 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 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
I've got ii the worst way. | got
awake at s o'clock this morning, and
couldn't go to sleep again to save my
soul It's an awful disease VIII
Rigby be back sOon?
ut won't matter. He's engaged"
she snapped, cracking away at her
machine.
1--WE heard there was some prospect.
She's fine locker"
"Rubberneckw
Say, Rosie, I'm going to ask girl
to go to the theater with me-" said
Eddie complacently.
Indeed! Well, ask her. don't
care"
Tomorrow night VIII you go?"
"Who? Me"
"Sure. II wouldn't take anybody
else, you know"
what theaterT" she asked, with her
rarest smile.
At that instant Rigby came in. With.
out word Eddie popped up, 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 a
holy terror He kept me there till after
o'clock. But I'm going back agar
soon some night He's got an awful
Joint. But that isn't what l wanted t
see you about. ran across May Rosa
bel, that chorus girl was telling yor
about Saw her downtown In a restau
rant at this morning. She wanted Il
buy the drinks and said she had more
money than a rabbit. There was 9
gang with her. | got her to one side
and she said an uncle had just died
and left her fortune. She wouldn't
say how much, but It must have beer
quite bunch. know all Of her un
cles. She's got three. They work ou
at Pullman, Mr.. Rigby. and they
couldn't leave 80 cents between then
IL they all died at once"
After hearing e IS Rigby decided Il
occur to him until later that the easies
and most effective way to drive Banse
mer from Chicago without scandal was
through Elias broom. When tn,
thought came to him, however, he re
joiced The new plan was to sow th,
seeds of apprehension with broom
Bansemer would not be long In reap
ing their harvest-of dismay. Ten ap
parently innocent words from Eddie
Deever would open Drooms eyes to thu
dangers ahead.
Young Mr.. Deever met with harsl
disappointment when he came forth t.
renew his conversation with Rosi
Heating. She was chatting at the tele
phone. her face wreathed in smiles.
Thank you" she was saying; Il
will be so nice. was afraid had a.
engagement for tomorrow night. but
haven't. Everybody says It's per
fectly lovely play. I'm crazy to see II
What? About 7:30. 1t takes nearl.
half an hour down on the Clark stree
cable. Slowest old thing ever. Al
right Goodby" Then she hung up tn,
receiver and turned upon Eddie, VIII
stood aghast near the desk. "Oh,
thought you'd gone"
'Say, what was that you were say
ing over the phone? Didn't | asl
you
I'm going to the theater with Mr.
Kempshall WhyF'
"Why? Why, you know aske'
you to-
"You didn't specify. Eddie, that
all III go some other night with you
Goodby." Clackety clack went tn
machine, throwing insult into his yer,
face, as It were. He tramped out o
the Office In high dudgeon.
"Confound this detective bushes
anyhow" he might have been heard {
remark Three nights later, however
he took Rosie to the play. and on tn
fourth night he was Droom's CUES
again In the rooms across the river
He was well prepared to begin tn
campaign Of insinuation which was I
affect Bansemer In the end. Sittin
stiff and uncomfortable In the ding
living room overlooking Wells street
he watched with awe the master o
the place at work on the 1nishin
touches Of a new Invention" the use
Of which he did not offer to explain
i He was without 4 coat, and his shiI
| sleeves were rolled far above the q
bows. displaying long, sinswy arms
hairy and not unlike those Of th
orang outans Eddie he'd seen IN In
cein parh
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