The Alaska citizen., 1910-09-19
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ness.
 "Is it important" she asked
 Who's that chap with the silky mustachc?" he suddenly demanded. unable to forcbcar any longer. Hes new one
 The eyes of Agnes gleamed mis- chieyously.
 Bobby, I'm astonished at your manners" she chided him. Now tell me what you've been doing with your self"
 Trying to grow up into John Burnit's truly son" he told her with some trace of pompous pride being ready in advance to accept his re buke meellly. as he always had to do, and being quite ready to cover up his grievous error with a change of topic "I had no idea that business could so grip fellow. But what I'd like to find out just now is who is my trustee? II must have been somebody with horse sense, or the governor would not have appointed whoever fl was I'm not going to ask anything I'm forbidden to know, but l want some advice. Now, how | shall | learn who il is?'
 Well" replied Agnes thoughtful fly. about the only plan I can sug- gest is to ask your fathers legal and business advisers
 He positively beamcd down at i her.
 "You're the dandy girl all right he said admiringly Now. if ydu would only"
 Bobby" she interrupted him, do you know that We are standing up here in a box, with something like a thousand people, possibly, turned in our direction?"
 He suddenly realized that they were alone, the others having filed out into the promenade, and, plac- ing a chair for her in the extreme rear corner of the box. where he could fence her off, sat down beside her He began to describe to her the plan of Silas Trimmer. and as he went on his enthusiasm mount ed. The thing had caught his fancy. Ii he could only increase the profits of The John Burnit Store in the very first year. il would be a big feather in his cap. IL would be precisely what his father would have desir- ed. Agnes listened attentively all through the fourth act to his glow, ing conception of what the reOrgan ized John Burnit Company would be like He was perfectly contented now. His headache was gone; such occasional glimpses as he caught of the play were delightful; Mir, Trim mer was a genius; the Traders CluI a fascinating introduction to a new life; StarIett and Allstyne a joyous relief to him after the sordid cares of business. In a word. Agnes was with him.
 Do you think your father would Iaccept this prOposition?" she asked him after he was all through.
 T think he would at my age de cided Bobby promptly.
 That is, if he had been brought up as you have" she laughed. ''l think l should study a long time over it. Bobby, before I made any such important and sweeping change as this must necessarily be-
 "Oh. yes" he agreed with an as sumption of deep conservatism; ''oi course I'll think it over well, ana I'll take good, sound advice on it.
 "I have never seen MT Trimmer unused Agnes. "I seldom go into his store, for there always seems to me something shoddy about the whole place; but tomorrow l think l shal make it a point to secure a glimpse of him.
 Bobby was delighted. Agnes haG always been interested in whatever interested him, but never so absorb edly so as now, it seemed. He almost forgot the stranger in his pleasure He forgot him still more when, dis missing his chauffeur, he seated Agnes in front of the car beside him, with Starlett and Allstyne anC Aunt Constance in the tonneau, anC went whirling through the streets and up the avenue with her by his side
 It was brief trip, not over half hour, and they had scarcely a chance to exchange a word; but just to be up front there alone with her meant a whole lot to Bobby.
 Afterward he took the other fel lows down to the gymnasium, where Biff Bates drew him to one side.
 Look here, old pal" said Bates T saw you real chummy with T. w Tight-Wad Trimmer tonight Yes %. admitted Bobby interroga lively.
 , Well, you know I don't go around with my hammer out, but I want tC put you wise to this nut. He likes