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4 social equal.
"Come, now! No more shenanigan!
Brace up. Be man!
"A man? That's the whole trouble.
I am man. I've got no business In
a place like that
He turned and moved away slowly.
But the idea had him by the heels.
He struggled against growing reso-
luton to return. Then enlightenment
came to him suddenly. He paused
again, graphing with this amazing
revelation of self.
Great Scott Harry was right, darn
him! He said this place would recon
struct me from the inside out, and vice
versa, and, by links. it has. actual
ly want to work!
"Can you beat that-me|
He swung back to Leonard & Calls.
mentally reviewing his instructions.
Lets see | was to wait at least a
month to let the shopkeepers get ac-
customed to the sight of me. Hmm.
Harry certainly has cute way of eX-
pressing his thought. But it can't be
helped can't wait. If do III throw
up the job.
"I'm to walk in and say politely: I'm
looking for employment. II at any
time you should have an opening here
that you can offer me shall endeavor
to give satisfaction. Good day
But be careful not to press it. just
say 1t and get right out"
With the air Of man who knows
his own mind he pulled open the wire
screen door and strobe in.
Two minutes later he emerged,
breathing hard, but with the glitter Of
determination in his eye.
II wouldn't we believed l could get
away with it. Here goes for the next
promising opening"
He headed for Sothern & Lees drug
store.
"Wonder what that fellow would
have said If I'd had the nerve to wait
and listen"
In the drug store he experienced less
difficulty in making his speech and
exit. He flattered himself that he ac-
complshed both gracefully. even i'm
pressively. And indeed you may be.
lieve he left gaping audience behind
him. So likewise Mt Godfrey's notion
and stationery shop
Nov, this afternoon" he unused,
"Fll wind up the job. BY night every
one in town will know | want work.
1t was 2 O'clock or whereabouts,
gather. when. shaping his course to
ward Radville's commercial center
Duncan hesitated on the corner OF
Beech street, cooking an incredulous
eye up at the weather worn sign which
has for years adorned the side of Tut
hills grocery--a hand indicating fix
eddy:
THIS WAY TO
GRAHAM'S DRUG STORE.
1.-TWO druggists in Radville" b,
unused. as it possible? Then it,
Harry's mistake il the scheme fails
He said this was a one horse countr.
town. but I'm blest IL it isn't a thriv
ing metropolis Two! Here. I'm goin,
to have a look"
He turned up Beech and present..
discovered the object of his quest,
two story building Of frame" guilt
less Of the ardent caress of a pain
brush since time out of mind On tn
ground floor the windows We're mad
up of many small square panes. sew
eral of which had been rudely mended
Through them the interior glimmere'
darkly. In the foreground stood
broken bottle. shaped like mortuar
urn and half full of pink liquid. BE
side 1t reposed broken packing bo
in which beary camphor balls nestle
between torn sheets Of faded blue pa
per. OF these a silent companion
misery. stood on the far side of II
window. towering pagoda-like Gag
of wire In which trapped. doubles
by means of some mysterious ba
known only to alchemlsts, three wor
but brutal looking sponges were appa
emily sumbering In exhaustion Bat
of these Il dusty plaster east Of IA ma
figure lightly draped seemed TO re
resent the survival of the tittest ov,
some strange aud deadly patent med