The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-04

MAKE lulte al cAN4Ltiiitlil-
So does the explosion Of d
nitroglycerin house in a dyna-
mite works: so, even, 10 carry the thing
10 an extreme. does the corner grocer
when his wealthiest patron moves out
OF town without paying his bill.
Yet Of all these. perhaps none could
be unite so startling, quite so staggeT-
ing, as the appearance Of Mr.. CluetI
Peters that morning.
ClTett Peters was soiled
Cluett Peters had good cause to be
soGSd. The automobile coat he had
purchased in Washington was no good
al cj3-the dust filtered through 1t like
watss going through a sieve. Further,
he Sed not known the luxury Of a
shine" since leaving New York Stin
further-and this is the really horrible
paTt--the same Identical collar was
&bout his neck that had been there
when he started for HunEerford' s,house
on hat fatal evening. The collar had
not Improved
Yet ClUett Peters was his own calm
little self. His smile, despite a pound
or 50 of dust and dirt, beamed out quite
as cheerily and politely as Of yore
He perceived his father after a second
or two, and walked over and shook
hands with him; and, incidentally, II
Cluett had been avaricious and a reader
" faces. he might have asked papa for
an extra billion just then and received
Il, The sun would have proved a very
poor, cheap substitute for the express
sion Of the elder Mr.. Peters Just then,
Ciuett returned to business,
He walked back to his shabby can
vas bag and opened it, From its dingy
depths he began TO produce packa ges.
one after the other
When half 4 dozen were in his arms
he carried them over to Mr.. Hunger
ford and laid them on his desk.
They are all thereT' he said. ouie+-
ly-.I checked them up in the auto
mobile coming up"
Whose AUTOMOBILE, asked his mana
irrelevantIy.
Mine. I bought II
Where" asked Mr. Hungerford.
In Washington"
Ciuett's papa leaned back and roared
in ssenseless mirth
"Cluettr he cried. Have YOU bought
another automobile"
''A es. dadr'
What did you buy it in Washington
for7's
Wen, 1 guess it was because 1 hap
pened to be in Washington at the lime.
dad" Cluett smiled apoIogeticaIlv.
Again he turned to Mr. HunEerfor1
Are the bonds all right, sir?''
-ay-dear-boy-' The bank president
licked his lips. "I-I-that-is-I-"
Well. are they all intact. sir,-'
'Cluett,' said Mr.. Hungerford. SOL
EMMY, lat cursOry glance, they arer
AND have no doubt whatever that the
fullest kind OF inspection will prove
them to be absolutely correct. But
but"
But hy-whv-what-7 CIuett.s
papa, even, was growing excited "CIu-
EFT. you've got to account for yourssIf,,,
Me?' Cluett smiled. I've got a reg
uIsT dime novel story 10 telIv'
Gnhvited, he sat down. Then he grin
ned broadly. I've been seeing a tri6e
more Of the world. dadr'
rhe two elder men stared on.
Young Peters considered them and
closed the door.
presume ! was suspected Of steal
ing the bonds" he asked.
Mr. Hungerford turned a sudden DUP
PIE.
You were replied CIuett.s papa.
promptly. 1T is going 10 cost tass bank
my account
on, dear" said Ciuett in mild dis
'ress. Then his eyes grew absent for
a time then. again, they Hghtened
May I use your private wire, Mr.. Hun
Serford2"
The president nodded Cluett took up
Tne instrument and asked for a num-
Der and when he had received il he
asked for Jenkinson; and when Jenkin-
son was on the wire he said.
''Jenllinson, I am at the bank You
may come down in the car. shall have
10 remain here Bring the dark gray
suit ana a fun change OF linen. Bring |
black four-in-hand and a pair OF duh |
-aIf shoes At once Yes. GOod-bv.v
After which trihing. but vitality neces- |
7ary, Formally, he turned calmly to /
he two elder men-who, by the way. |
seemed slightly staggered,
"CIuett doesn't change much with
rayeI,' escaped the president
Ciuett smiled family AT him. ana !