The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-01

I1mm1nSE' he suggested.
"Came here as undergroom fifteen
years ago, SIR
Must know the old gentleman fair
ly well. them
"Lor', yes, sir! And he's very fine
old gentleman. sir. in his way"
Sure" assented the Cherub. He
had settled back In an office chair and
was studying intenuy the vanished
pine ceiling. But what's his way?"
he asked abruptly.
Timmins looked perplexed.
Where are his short ribs?" went on
Mr.. Devine. whats his strong suit?'
oh" Timmins had translated Mr..
Devine's figures of speech. "Well, sir,
he's all wrapped up in the Countess
Vecchi sir. him being a widower for
so long. Nearly 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
and chokes her when she wouldn't get
it for him"
"Who made that match, Timmins?"
''Mr. Hewington himself, sir. he
was carried away with the idea of his
daughter being a countess"
Banks heavy on society, does he?
Do the Hewipgtons 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
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tleman, too, sir"
Mr.. Devine smoked thoughtfully for
several moments before asking, ANY
real swell neighbors around here?
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 at court.
And next below us are the Wallo-
ways, folks that has their own coat
of arms and
Not Nick WallowayT'
Hes the head of the family now.
sir, Nicholas is"
Il
he?"
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
fplEs fha NEiIbt,rs onI tb0
Haven't been here for long time
either, SIR
Very thOughtless OF them, isn't it?
But Wen fix that. Hitch up two or
three Of those gingersnap horses and
take me over to the Walloway place"
To-day, sirY' Timmins stared his
astonishment.
NO; right away"
But it's-it'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 a bishop
there"
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"
So Timmins did, but it 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 had 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
loway could be seen. He surveyed the
Hewington cobs with whitening scorI
and glanced with disapproving eye at
Mr.. Devine's tobacco brown waist
coat.
Il don't think Mr.. Walloway is re
ceiving today" he observed.
"Oh, thatll be all right. fatty" cheer
fully remarked Mr. Devine. You
trot along in and tell Nick that Cherub
Devine is out here"
The Walloway butler gasped. Tim
Minis trembled In his seat. Two min
utes later Mr.. Nicholas Walloway,
much perplexed and not a little embar-
rassed, was escorting Mr.. Devine past
the awful presence of the stout butler
and into thu house.
A clean cut young man of sedate,
somewhat stiff bearing and with sober
gray eyes was Mr.. Nicholas Wallo-
way. No one but the Cherub, not even
Mr.. Walloway's most intimate friends.
ever dreamed OF calling him Nick.
Mr.. Devine had never honored
young Mr.. Walloway with a social
call before. but he had dropped In
once or twice at the new offices OF
Walloway & Co., and his reception had
been extremely cordial. In fact, Mr..
Nicholas Walloway had felt himself
slngularly favored. and he said so.
for his firm, in spite OF the heavy
mahogany desks and other expensive
office trappings which seemed to pro-
claim a prosperous stability, was woe
fully lacking in just such customers
as Mr.. Devine could be If he chose.
To have the handling of some Of the