The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-06
By LEO C R A N E
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Otto, have always egspecdted that you would be
a dutiful SON August paused. Then he said sol
emily, grmly: "Otto-idt is your duty to kill dot
Shutz.
Thus it up to Otto.
'You leave it to me-" he said sturdily 'Ill fix
it, But-before anything else drops III have
understanding with want to continue living
around here. You what's happened tonight
Now if you expect help you, get busy remov-
ing that cotton from your hand-and do it careful
very careful-else you may wonder where's the
hand studied chemistry once, if am fool
August stared at him. and became speeches.. He
could not believe all he heard This plain
volt. This was advice coming to him. August schef-
fe, father, head OF family, with pull in the
ward and it from Otto. Under ordinary cir
cumstances he would have roared like wounded
elephant; but now, he glanced around the place,
sobbed. and nodded surrender.
They gently rolled the bandage up and placed it
in cigar box
otto what is the matter nit idt?' he asked
humby.
ut is loaded" said Otto.
August chucked
"sure?-idt is loadted ?-undt it goes off, bang"
A wicked CLEAN into Augustus eyes. Say,
Otto! Send idt acrosst to Shultz''
NO. decided the other, sternly I'VE will put it
down You wait shultz will get something
just as good Also you try to say nothing about it.
The you talk, the worse off you are
VERY early in the morning they Slipped out and
deposited the cigar box in one of the sewer open
ings. When it had disappeared, Otto gave a deep
sigh of relief.
Shutz, who received bundle of cotton in the
noon mail next day, became wildly excited, sum
internal machine, and got himself branded in the
afternoon papers as suffering from mania con
corning high explosives Public opinion shifted TED
sympathy OF the multitude. The Exchange did
roaring business, and each glass OF Weissner,
ShultZ eXecrated.
Nevertheless the following Saturday. when
there was heavy rain and the cutters Numbered
into the the street bed two blocks below the
Exchange suddenly wrthed buckled, bumped and
suffered convulson. hole five yards wide and
twelve deep discovered The public works de-
partment believed it to have been caused by an I'M
derground leakage of gas. 1t cost the city $1S67.32
in repairs to mains, sewers and conduits Every
in the ward sure he knew how it hap
pened-except August and Otto. They had nothing
to say. When Kellerman the grocer, dropped in
for his "ghlass of lighdt, and casually said he
suspected anarchists August surprised him into 81
lence by granting:
Have ont the house.
and then second astonishing thing happened The
dark young called Estworthy suddenly APP
peared and he as Mrs Warren released the girl,
also took her into his Over the girls Shout
der he caught sight of Mr. Warren.
Hicks" he said have seen enough of you.
You may go-and don't waste any time about it,
''Hicks!" cried Mrs. Warren. Hicks What is
the meaning of all this?"
Matilda demanded Mr. Warren severely, "who
is this young woman?"
Don't you remember Maude, Jerome?" she asked
wonderngly She is sister James lighter, who
visited us when she was child OF six
"And likewise, added Estworthy, drawing the
girl closer to him. she is my promi, wife"
The girl called Maude leaning against Est
worthy's shoulder and laughing until the tears
came
oh, Uncle Jerome!" she cried. "Why did you
anything? | would have told"
Its about time observed Mrs. Warren grmly
that some explaining done Maude your uncle
doesn't seem to be able to tell us anything. What
have you to say?'
Aunt Matilda" she said the laughter still bub-
bling through her lips, Il knew Uncle Jerome the
moment him, but he didn't recognize and
asked me to ride with him in his automobile. I'm
afraid, Aunt Matilda" and for moment her words
were lost in gale of merriment-''I'm afraid that
he has been flirting with dreadfuly.'
Mr.. Warren sadly left the house ;ld sought his
automobile. He seized the crank and turned it de-
jectedly. The automobile coughed apoogetcally,
gasped weakly-and died.
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