The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-05-04

Approaching Bennington quickly. he
grasped his hand.
Bennington" he said earnestly.
you and rye always been on the
square. Can't you tell them It's all
right! Can't you get them to give me
tine!-
Before the manager could reply the
telephone bell rang sharply. Under.
wood started. An expression Of fear
came over his face. Perhaps the arm
had already sworn out ! warrant for
his arrest He picked up the receiver
10 answer the call.
What name Is that!" he demanded
over the telephone. The name was re-
Deated and with gesture Of relief he
exclaimed:
Howard Jerries.-what on earn
does he want! can't see him. Tell
him I'm"
Bennington took hi, ha. and turned
TO 20:
wei. must be or"
Don't 60" exclaimed Underwood.
as he hung up the receiver mechan-
ically. ITS only that Internal ass
Howard JefrIes,"
81 must" said the manager. As he
went toward the door he made close
scrutiny OF the walls as II searching
for something that was not there.
Staining short no soJd.
81 don't see the velasquez."
Mono" stammered Underwood
nervously. It's out-out on proba.
ton. Oh. it's all right. can account
for everything"
Mr.. Bennington continued his IN
spection.
e don't see the Gobelin tapestry"
he said laconically.
"oh, that's all right. too. II they'll
only give me time" he cried desper-
ately. Good God, you don't know
what IT means to me. Bennington, The
position I've made for myself will be
swept away and"
Mr.. Bennington remained distant
and unsympathetic and Underwood
threw himself into chair with a ges-
ture Of disgust.
Sometimes I don't think I care
what happens" he exclaimed. Things
haven't been going my way lately. I
don't care hang whether school
keeps or not. If they drive me to the
wall I'll do something desperate
III"
A ring at the front door bell inter
rupted him.
Who can that be-" he exclaimed
startled. He looked closely at his
companion. as II trying to read in his
face II he were deceivIng him.
Probably your friend OF the tele-
phone" suggested Bennington.
Underwood opened the door and
Howard entered jauntily.
Hello. fellers. how goes IT," was
his jocular greeting.
He was plainly under the influence
OF liquor When he left home that
evening he had sworn to Annie that
he would not touch a drop. but by the
time he reached the Astruria his cour-
age failed him. He rather feared IN
derwood, and he felt the need Of a
sdmulant to brace him up for the
strike" he was about to make. The
back door OF saloon was convenient.
ly open and while he was refreshing
himself two other men he knew
dropped in. Before he knew it. half
a dozen drinks had been absorbed
and he had spent the whole OF SIS
which his wife had intrusted to him
out of her carefully boarded savings.
When he sobered up he would real.
ize thar he had acted like a coward
and cur. but Just now he was feel
ing rather Jolly. Addressing Under.
wood with impudent familiarity. he
went on:
The id boy didn't seem to know
If you were in or not, so I came up
anyhow" CHANGING at Bennington,
he added: Sorry. If I'm butting in"
Underwood was not in the humor
to be very gracious. Long ago young
Howard Jehries had outgrown his use
fitness as far as he was concerned.
He was at loss to guess why he had
come to see him unlimited, on this
particular Sunday night, too. 1t was
with studied coldnesS, therefore. that
be said:
"Sit down-rm glad to see you"
You don't look it." griuned How.
ard, as he advanced further into the
room with stumbling. uncertain steps.
Conceaiing his i'll humor and prom
ising himself to get rid Of his unwel-
come visitor at the first opportunity.
Underwood introduced the two men.
Mr.. Bennington-Mr. Howard JEFF
ries. Jr."
Mr.. Bennington had heard OF the
older Jetfries' trouble with his scape-
grace son. and he eyed. with some in
terest, this young man who had made
such flasco of his career.
oh, know Bennington" exclaimed
Howard jovially. 81 bought an ele-
plants tusk at his place in the days
whom I we cpHahOdy TIr;,l, ,,,,.i.