Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-04-01

"Reen here some time, haven't you
TlmmnS:' be suggested.
Game here as undergroOm fifteen
years ago, sir.
Must know the old gentleman fair
ly we'll. them"
"Lor. yes, sir. And he's very fine
old gentleman, sir. in his way
Sure" asSrntcd the Cherub. lie
had settled la, k in an office chair and
was studying intently the vanished
pine ceiling. But what's his way!'
he asked abruptly.
Timnins looked perplexed.
"Whcre are his short RIBS" went on
Mr.. Devine. whats his strong suit =
"Oh!" Timmins had translated MIR
Devine's figures of speech. well, sir,
he's all wrapped up in the Countess
Vecchi, sir, him being a widower for
80 long. NenrIy knocked him out
when the count turned out to be SO
bad. He was regular wicked. sir:
played roulette most Of the time. Why,
they hadn't more'n left the church be-
fore he asks the countess for money
huu tlOheS leT WneIl she WOulOn get
1t for him.
"Who made that match, Timmins?"
MIR. HewingtOn himself. sir. He
was carried away with the idea of his
daughter being countess"
Banks heavy on society. does he?
Do the Hewingtons cut much of a fig
ure now in the giddy whirl?"
"Lor', no. sir. Since they lost their
money they've kind Of dropped out Of
1t all. 1t goes hard with the old gen
tleman, too. SIR
MIR. Devine smoked thoughtfully for
several moments before asking, Amy
real swell neighbors around herey
Lots Of 'em. sir. It's very select
neighborhood, sir, as you'll find. Why,
just above us are the Wilburs-Knick-
erbockers sir. Above them are the
Miller-Tremways - youngest daughter
married into the Earl Of Dippington's
family and was received ut court.
And next below us are the Wallo-
ways, folks that has their own coat
OF arms and
mot Nick WallowayY
Hes the head Of the family now,
sir, Nicholas is"
$50 Nick is neighbor of mine, is
hep
But they're very exclusive, the Wal
loways are, sir. They entertain lots
OF titled folks. They used to be very
friendly here, sir, but none Of them's
been here now for nearly two years."
Then it's time they came. declared
Mr.. Devine. How about the other
folks. the Wilburs and the Tremways?"
Haven't been here for a long time
either SIR" - a.
VERY thoughtless of them, isn't it7
But Wen fix that. Hitch up two or
three Of those gingersnap horses and
take me over to the Walloway place"
Today, sir?" Timmins stared his
establishment,
No; right away"
"But its-lt's Sunday, sir. Begging
your pardon for being SO bold, sir, but
the Walloways don't receive on Sun
days, sir, and they've got bishop
there" ,s.-..,.-. >.,sas: --;5,ss.5
Good! I'm right at home when
there's bishop around. And I'll see
about the receiving business. You
just attend to the hooking up, Tim
minis. sir3sE
So Timmins did, but 1t was with
much concern for his professional dig
nifty that he drove up to the imposing
carriage entrance of the Walloway
residence. The reception opened quite
as he hau feared. In fact, the Wallo-
way butler, who weighed twice as
much as Eppings and was laughter
IN proportion, was coldly doubtful as
to whether or not Mr.. Nicholas Wal
1oway could be seen. He surveyed the
Hewington cobs with whitening scorn
and glanced with disappearing eye at
Mr.. Deyine's tobacco brown waist
coat.
Il don't think Mr.. Walloway Is re
ceiving today, he observed.
"Oh, that.l be all right, fatty, cheer
fully remarked Mr.. Deyine. & You
trot along In and tell Nick that Cherub
Deyine lis out here
The Walloway butler gagped. Tim.
Minis trembled In his seat. Two min
utes later MI. Nicholas Wailoway
much perpiexed and not little embar
raised, was escorting Mr.. Deyine past
the awful presence Of the stout butler
and into the house.
a clean cut young man OF sedate
4 somewhat stiff bearing and with sobel
gray eyes was MI slcholas Wailo
Way. No one but the Chersib. not eyei
M. Walloway,s most intimate tsAnds
5 ever dreamed 81 calling him Nick
Nj. Devtnes had never hOnoret
young Nh Walloway With i socia
can befors but Ne had dropped i
{ cncS ~ tNice 81 the nav ofices q
gAlioNay co. md his 'rscepti A.,
h: ext cordial. n fact M
Sd clas Ailoysay hsd felt hilnsel
4 s,leriy kavored and hes aid y
~ 1rm = spite ~ TIE heav
ehoGany desks and orr ex0snstv