The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
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i tomorrow forenoon I'll talk with you about it." and anxious to be rid of them he told his driver 'Idlers'. :" and jumped into his automobile.
 Agnes! That surely was giving him solar-plexus blow, Why. what | did the governor mean? IL was put ting him very much in a kindergar- ten position with the girl before whom he wanted to make a better impression than before anybody else in all the world.
 After, all. though, was not his | father right in this, as he had been in everything else? Humbly Bobby was ready to confess that Agnes had more brains than anybody. and was altogether about the most loyal and dependable person in all the world. with the single and sole ex- ception of allowing that splendid looking unknown chap to hang around her so. They were in the congest- ed downtown district now. and as they came to dead stop at a crossing. Bobby, though immersed in thought. became aware of a thick set man, who. standing at the very edge of the car. was apparently try anCe.
 Why, hello. Biff," exclaimed Bob by. Which way?"
 Just waiting for a South Side trolley" explained Biff Going over to see Kid Mills about that light weight go we're planning"
 Jump in said Bobby, glad of any change in his altogether indefinite program. I'll take you over"
 On the way he detailed to his athletic friend what had been done 10 him in the way of business.
 "I know'd it." said Biff excitedly. I"I know'd it from the start. That's why I got Trimmer to join my class Made him a special price of next to nothing, and got Doc Willets to go around and tell him he was dying for want of training. Just wait"
 For what?" asked Bobby smil- ing.
 Till the next time he comes up." declared Bif vengefully. Say, do you know l put that shrimp's hour a-purpose just when there wouldn't be a soul up there; and the next time get him in front of me, I'm going to let a few slip and the next time anybody sees him he'll be nothing but splints and court-plaster."
 "Biff," said Bobby severely, you will do nothing of the kind You'll leave one Silas Trimmer to me Merely bruising his body won't get back my fathers business. Let him alone"
 But look here, Hobby"
 No; I say let him alone" insist ed Bobby.
 All right" said Riff sullenly; but if you think there's a trick you can turn to double cross this Trimmer you've got another think coming He's sunk his fangs in the business he's been after all his life and now you couldn't pry it away from him uritb urb told you about him"
 T know" said Bobby wearily But honestly, Riff, did you ever see me go into game where l was a loser in the end?"
 Not till this one" confessed Bff
 And this isn't the end" retorted Bobby.
 He knew that when he made such confident assertions that he had noth- he was talking vaguely and at ran dom; but he also knew the intense 1 desire that had arisen in him to re- verse conditions upon the man who had waited until the father died to wrest that fathers pride from the son; and in some way he felt com ing strength. In Biff's present frame of conviction Bobby was pleased enough to drop him in front of Kid Mills abode, and turn with a sud den hungry impulse in the direction of Agnes. At the Ellistons' when the chauffeur was about to slow up, Bobby in a panic told him to drive straight on. In the course of half an hour he came back again, and this time pride alone-fear of what his chauffeur might Undetermined him to stop With much trepidation he went up to the door. Agnes was just preparing to go out. and she came down to him in the front par Tor
 This is only a business call" he confessed with as much appearance of gayety as he could summon under the circumstances. I've come around to see my trustee"