The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-07-30
The Wire Specialist
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and the big cap had a number on its
front.
Presently a quick pun Of wind came
Up the roadway. lifting a little cloud
OF aust and whirling the fallen leaves.
II nuttered h leaves OF the boys fas.
clnatlng romance. too. and then deity
Hued a yellow envelope from a little
pile OF ether yellow envelopes on the
Wall beside the boy. and toppled IL
over the stone wall and into the gar
den on the other side. u then sped
along
When the boy finally reused himself
and thrust the romance into his peck.
ct. he failed 20 notice the loss OF the
envelope. II he remembered right
there were six messages TO deliver.
and now there were but five. Perhaps
he had been mistaken. He had beer
mistaken on several occasions. So he
trudged along and the message sent BY
Sheihurn Apgar was not delivered. II
was intended for the e~diication OF his
daughter. Grace. But she remained in
happy ignorance OF its contents.
This was the message:
Am sending up Curtiss Thorne on
the threethirty. Meet him al station
and make him welcome. There's moth
ing too good for Thorne. l can't leave
here until six"
Grace would have understood this.
She knew how Curtiss Thorne was the
famous young engineer whom the
bridge company, OF which her father
was president. was so anxious 10 Sc
cure. But az $3.50 O'Clock the message
was lying in the long grass behind the
stone wall on the East hill.
The father OF Grace had said moth
ing 10 her about the coming OF this
guest. She knew that the
was anxious 10 get his services. and
that the directors meant to make him
a handsome offer. Her father had
spoken in high praise OF his work. but
the engineer was out OF the city at
the time and nobody seemed to know
Just when he would return. So that
Curtiss Thorne was not at all in Grace
Apgars mind.
But at breakfast that morning her
father had said something about his
Tear that the electrical wiring OF the
house was not in the best OF order.
There had been a disastrous fire in the ,
neigh5orhood and the cause had been
given As defective wiring. Z,
I'm going 10 have a man up here"
he said as he passed her coffee cup. ,
TO look the wiring over. I'm a little
afraid OF electricity myself. And a
stitch in time may save a fight with d,
insurance companies" =
Can't you telephone for a workman. t
Grace asked.
NO. her father answered. Il want I
something better than an ordinary r
workman. want an expert TO look o
The thing over and tell me what needs I
20 be done The ordinary workman v
do the rest" n
What you want is a specialist, a
7
That's 1t. A specialist on installa. :
Ion. III attend TO IL as soon as | II
-eacn the city. Perhaps | can get the r,
nan up here today y
"All right, daddy, I'll be on the look Il
,ut for him" i
Grace had this electric specialist in n
mind when she saw a man coming up u
he gravel walk late that afternoon.
The went 10 the door TO admit him 81
lie was a we'll built young man. not n
ar from thirty. He wore a neat 1T ri
ing gray snit and a light felt hat and
arried a hand satchei. He was rather II
ark. with dark hair. and he wore a n
air OF dark glasses over his presum- n,
bly, dark eyes.
Home Of Shelburn Apgar. | pre- q,
ume?" he said in a sharp, quick fash
On.
Yes" !,
Possibly you are one Of his house tn
old?'
Il am his daughter" 70
He drew on his gray hat.
Glad TO meet you" M,
He seemed to look al her with either a.
dmiration or surprise-the dark 81
lasses quite erectually hiding his ey
yes. "
Come in said Grace. ~
He entered the hall and put down
Is satchel. w.
Your father prepared me for the hi
Ict that | was to meet you-at the
lilway station. | think he said"
AT the station?" exclaimed Grace. m,
1T is quite a dusty walk" said the le,
And then he added. But ke
mt mind the dust. and the scenery m,
as pleasing. May I sit down." ba
Grace started. This was a very
iendly young man. Much too friend nj,
she thought.
"Sit down II you are tired" she said m,
I'd pointed out a high backed hall mi
lair.
I'm not really tired" he said. lust 49,
little languld. perhaps. Had a fall -.
me time ago. and haven't quite re- :
'vered from IL. Besides. IL looks a a.
more-well. a little more friend. ="
to sit. don't you think a.,
And he pointed to another chair. :
-ace. a good deal against her will. IN.
ated herself. and the presumptfye IN
Jung man took the chair she had :.
tinted out -
All he said, that's better. Then !.
u heard from your father?' /.
Heard from my father?r :.
e
You knew | was coming7" ONT
Father said he would secure You as tao
on as he reached the city" :.
The young man started a little. the
did he? That's strange. He didn't ste
EN- al all sure about II when | met arm
this afternoon" wa
Grace almost admired his egotism int,
suppose your services are I'm q
eat demand? she said. and there cas-