Putnam patriot., 1910-05-20

hour ID the evening or. having found him. would hardly have expected him to give legal advice out of business hours. But Gherub Devlne never stopped to inquire whether or not he was violating professional ethics or intfuding on personal privacy. He knew that Bob Driscoll would most likely be found either al his club or at home. Five minutes Tn a telephone booth settled the question. Mir. Dris- roll was at home. He would be glad 10 see cherub
 Mr Deyine hailed a taxicab and within half an hour was being shown into a back room whose walls wers lined from floor to ceiling with thick books bound in calfskin.
 Mir Driscoil smiled and waved MT. Devine toward n chair.
 Do much of this night workr asked the Chcrub. Have 10. l sup. pose. to keep things running"
 Again Mr Drl@eeil smiled. He was quite used 10 Mir. Deyine's breezy mauner He asked of Mir. Devine whnt was np
 All kiuds of things" responded the Cberuh. dropping in,o a red leather ehHir and extracting one of his black cigars from n wnistcoat pocket
 Firstly" bAgan the Cherub. you're the chief attorney for that blasted railroad I've Just loaded up with, aren't you ug''
 Mir. Driscoli nodded
 Good, Now. as my private counsel I'd like to have you tell me if eau safely gel rid ef being president of it within the next twenty four hours
 Not tired of IL So soeo. are your
 "Tirci! why. say, Bob there ism, work enough about job ef that kind Co keep a man awake. I put fin all one day trying 10 lind things se do. Ky ie o'clock I'd 0. k'd baskrtful of gen. eral orders that 1 didn't know any thing about. fired three nuffy haired typewriter girls and issued dozen annual passes to my rfiesids. Then my private secretary and ! sat around and booked al each othsr until lunch con time. didn't show up again. No no. Rob, II may be highiy respectable and all that. but I've goo 10 be where there's something doing. want te get back iuto the street"
 There's nothing to prevent you from rcsiEung."
 Except putting in seme one thatl work things the way ! want 'en worked what do you say to old Rim mer T,
 Thinner of Chlcagoy'-
 .'Aep. the cue We nipped on shorl holdings Now. he hates me as ths devil hates holy water. bat hes bus tier, and he knows tue railroad game like book. He's down and out new bur he won't stay down and when h' gets up again Id 'rather have him os my side than against uie. Guess he'd rather be with tue tees How aeoa Rimmer. ehf
 Mir nrlScoli sent a quick but appre ciatlve glance at the cherub. He io uarsed the Rlmmer nomination Then that's settled" observed ttrs cherah sNeu send fw him in ths morning and put 1t ap to him l t. ure that hell be mighty glad to eraw on the band wagon Now for iten No. 2 Bet million you eoadn't guess what I've heen deiug." Stake toe hisA. laughed Mir. Drts coll, but l think could come neal guessing. You've been Sviling mar 1 ricd
 -z.x-s.iag. hut that was close-i den' thinkr' replied the CheFah ~Noar' within gunshos. though. Rob And expect l might AS well own up tha l Id like to. but theres no hope. found the rigA, girs, all right. aud F, I just told her about il. wben whs should show up but hubby" Not hersf"
 ~Right. thought all along sae va . widow. Every one thinks so He 1 one ef these cheap macaroni counts regular wife beater. and their honey l moen didn't last mere than n fev hours. She leaves him ia itsly ans | comes hesne Then it's reported shs l he has died In a sznitsrium-faniil | don't deny il. girl puts on black. ans | all hands hope lt will socn ee so. Sa ' be refuses to die and cornes over her | 10 hold them ur for cash. As II han