Putnam patriot., 1910-04-22
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 She wa. wearing some kll I If q hoBse gown. nith Lace failing aliuf iugiy aNsE frei1 Der hile peek and nanded arms Somehow pr aiber ths eiierab feff That he VAS en1t ing 2 rure prit lege He Has inclined te accept fhe gifi humbiy and in silence f-4rftJ iesi | be taken suddenly away from hluf
 And iheu came Epplngs te anDeunce tbe preeebee of Mir Nicbolas Waiio way. adding that his errand was ar gent and important.
 "Perhap- l had better take my work Into ahsfher room suggested the countess starting to rise.
 No. no. boH'f disturb the eobwebs Slek.s business Isn't half so important as he thinks II k Bring him right in Eppines
 ..Bnt 1 had rather net.'-
 Whafsxsr her protest might haTe been. Ii aas out sherf hg the frampf entrance of enuug AIr WalloWaY. He sfnHped abruptly. and it seemed as | hi gray egcs stared haUgrily at Inc prffT nteEaFe she made. standing ihefe ls lse morning sunshine. The cpiar @eli from his checks. and his lips weFe eeasely drHwu
 WniG Nlek. feu zee iim still rusti caiine 6feat isa't IF smiled the Chesub
 " III obfious effort young Mir W8liawaY shook of bis embarrass mpat Acknowledging the Countess yeeeh with sei8iy formal bow. he turned to the Cherub.
 You must forgive me. Devine. foi hunting you up ike this. but thought l ought 10 do l. lt's matter of bust ness Couldn't we. And he booked suggestiyely at the door
 "i haven't any office here. Nick. and thIs room Is as good as any other. You mustn't mind. countess. Any business at tRAa3 t tfl HUI fat%t
 "But"- b.snn Mr. Wailoway.
 "oh. let's have it. Nick. Bottom dropped out of something7" The Cher ub was smiling nmIably.
 eI rather think you would have thought so If you had been on the floor Just before closing yesterday The Bates Rimmer crowd is after F. | l..at H.ses ft. eyfth bic il mp
 "Ah. that gang. ehY" This time tht cherub showed his white teeth whef he smiled
 '@They began fl AS soon as they found you were uot on deek. and they VI been al il ever since. Your brokers had ten clerks out looking for you"
 .stiot nervous did ihex =
 Nervous Why. man. didn't you see where r.. z. and N closed yester dayf"
 Haven't read paper since rv, been here. Nick aud don't intend 10 When you go back tell my brokers tt keep eeol
 Hut the Bates -RImmer crowd mean mischief Gheruh There's q loi of them in d hlg pool, and they're hum mering yeur railroad holdings right and left some one has been leaking lnformati tioa. aud thcy,re hitting you where it will hurt When saw how things were going began wiring you Didn't you get the messagesY' "i knew those must be from you I But why didn't you answerg" Well. l didn't read them. for one thing, WAS too busy. We we're hay iag a bully time. the countess and | feeding the swans" Feeding the swnuss' Mir. Nicholas walloway made gesture indicating despair
 "nld you ever watch swans squahble for sweet crackers. Niekss
 crackers, You might just as wei have thrown punches of thousand dol lar bills ai them Why. cheruh. r, Z aud \ opened at 89S this morning As seon IS l found you hadn't showg up started for you. l had my car meet me al the stallon. and It's outside how Ne eau lust make inc li,S back. and perhaps you't he m time te stap ihvm before iI's all over Come on. lets start
 sorry. NRk. but couldn't think ei | I'm taking holiday you see "Nhat' ne you mean to say that you're not cemlugs" Mir. waiioway gazed denbt'ngls at the Cheruh. Not today Nick eoh. say. Cheruh. don't he an He checked himself with a swift glsnc, at the countess. whose hrown eyes iu stansly sought the eehwehby stun ir her lap "non't be foolish he con tinued. "l haven't told you ail-she worst, you know"
 "well. you can tell me all about | tomorrow. Nick
 'sromorrow. Great Scott. man. 70, 1 don't understand They mean to In l lSh the joh today ramorrow mlgh | as NC. hs ueXg ysStr Why, Aee'v, harely ushtiag chance left uow. ans | don't AHow that sou have that. Ih' I strcss Is wild with it" sl guess things are not as bad aS al that. Nick ln he down ArlIht Sne 1 early ln the m0ruing q NIT. wallowas pal both hands ol ! Mir nevines shoulders. .Chesah." he said. speaking with at effort at calmnsss. you're loo geet a man to he beateu hy gang h&, that Naa muSI come back. Net have friends lots of them. We'll ge l them together and ga after tha, crowd Resides. m'~ ths ed Rates Rlmaei | rrcwd.~ urged Wasloway You kuev