The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-25

five thousand dollars nov-tonieht
There are reasons why you will not
refuse me. The boy is waiting for
an answer Give him check or !
am los, For Cod, sake don't dc.
srrt 90, 300 this awful crisis TN.
money would bc of no use to me
tomorrow . have arranged TO cash
the check tonight Il YOU consent,
and send the money, nod tp mc after
you have done So
Yours Zoo agony
Chester Taylor
"lJ scyw- go me-" muttcryd Perry
thuoehumuy. that that lis rub5me IT,
i'm pretty hard tie say, uothu-
about repayment What Wa. 80 %.
said about There being reason, why
/ should not refuse him. pcr
used au ,Nplctivc which seldom pao
ed hi, lips II presume that this cN.
plains hi. fc,,rish sli,ty tonight
Auotho~ eNpIctiyc. and q long pause.
Well with an effort "TI have to
20 to work That al there is to
it,"
Two minutes later tho page hai
departed with his answer. and pcrr,
whose face wac hard and set. nod
dcd across the table to- Chester The
latter nodded back undorstaudingIy
and glanced around at Elkins, with
smiling face.
"llo seems to be- perfectly happy
for once" he murmurcd to Perry
You certainly are a bully host
Perry stared Il, him but did not
ansW,t
The men had begun to don thcir
oycrcaats. and Chester was the first
among them
Would You mind" asked Perry
waiting for a moment I want 10
talk to YOU"
I'm tired. Perry. and rye got To
get to business tomorrow I'm NO
blooming sybaritc. who can sleep
an day like YOU"
Under tho circumstances, repeat.
ed Perry, 1T would be- Just as well
ii YOU waited a moment"
"Ill see you at the office in the
morning" said Chester yaWning I'm
really in hurry tonight"
Tho other men were crowding
about them, and had begun to listen
to the colloquy. and Perry forced
/ himself to bid them Il cheerful good
night. Chester was nearly the first
. tc leave. and presently he was heard
below still singing:
/ Oh. the Three will take the Deuce
And the Acc will take them all,
And now we're in the company
We won't go home at all.
Here's to you. my ioyial soul --
Il never thought II of Chester Tay
lor.' muttcred Perry. as he sped the
last departing guest. "I'Nc always
known that he was orratic, but he
seemed tu mo rs square as a die.
Wouldn't even discuss it with me-
wonder what the devil the trouble
is lie has been there only a few
days. and cant have had access 10
any amount of cash. Damn it, Perry,
you're an Internal low down pup
for oven thinking such a thing. or
course. he'll explain It in the morn
ing. lie didn't want to attract their
attention by staying behind tonight.
But why didn't he ask mo To lunch?
Must have happened this afternoon.
The notes the queer part of It,"
Ne took it out ana scanned f.
again.
That's Chestrr's writing all right.
Besides he nodded back at me and
even had the mpudencc--- There
you 90 again, Perry Go to bed
lie went to bed and lay there
slecplcss. revolving in his mind over
ana over again the pres and cons
of Chcstor's action. After thrcshing
over the ground for the hundredth
time. ne fell asleep from pure eX-
Eaustion, and dreamed that the five
thousand dollars. which was all he
had kept for living expenses, was
ground in long mceasing roll out