Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-28

really before. and it's certainly taken
me a damn long zine to find out.
But | know now. all right .
Despondently he went down to the
sidewalk and merged himself with the
crowd. moving with it. though a thou
sand miles apart from it, and, presently
diverging. struck across town toward
the Worth street subway station.
And the worst OF it is he's too
sharp not to find it outfit he hasn't
by this time-and too decent by far
to let me know if he has. 1t can't go
on this way with us. l can't let him.
Got to break with him somehow-now
today. won't let him think me
what I've been all along to him. Bless
his foolish hearth
There was no depreciation of Kel-
logg's goodness in his mood. simply de-
termination no longer to be charge
upon it. To contemplate the sum to.
Kellogg's hands since the day when
the latter had found him i'll and half
starved. friendless us a stray pup, on
the bench in Washington square stag
gered his inlaG ination.
He could never repay it, he told
himself save inadequately. little by
little-mostly by gratitude and such
consideration as he purposed now tC
exhibit by removing himself and his
diStrcSses from the others ken. Here
was an end to comfort for him. an end
| to living in Kellogg's rooms. eating
his food. busying his servants, spend.
! ing his money. not so much borrowed
| as pressed upon him.
There rr;,wlc,l in his mind !, cl:,mnay
| memory of he sort of housing he had
| known in past days. and he shuddered
| inwartlly. smelling again the ehluyia OF
danil ul,.lnth and nlrlsty carpets. Of
fishhallS and fried ham. Of old style
plumbing and Of 50 a week humanity
! in the unWHShen raw. the oder of mis-.
cry that pornca1ed the lodgings to
| which his lack Of means had intro
| duced him. He could sec again. and
| with a painful vividness of mental vi
| sion. the degenerate 'brovnstonc
fronts" that mask those haunts OF
| WretchelncsS. With their flights OF
! crumblIS broWnStOne steps leading
up to uuken portals haggard with flax
ing paint. thanked by squares of soilpd
! note paper upon which ineNpert hands
| had traced the warning. not "Abandc1
hope all ye who enter here" but Fur
| nished rooms to let with board
! And to this he must return. to that
trc:ltlmill round of blighted days and
| jUylcsS nights must set his face.
| Alighting ut the Grand Central sta
ton. he packed the double weight Of
his luggage and his cares few blocks
northward Oh Madison avenue ere
turning west toward the bachelor
rooms which Kellogg had established
in the roaring Forties, just the other
side of the avenue-Fifth avenue.
The elevator boy. knowing him of
old. neglected to announce his arrival!
and Duncan had his own key to the
door of Kellogg's apartment. lie let
| himself in with futile stealth. AS was
! quite right and proper. kellogg's man
| Robbins was in attendance, q StuDe-
fed Robbins. thunderstruck by the I'M
| expected return of his masters friend
and guest Good Lordr' he cried at
sight of Duncan. Beg your pardon,
sir, but-but it can't be you"'
| Your mistake. Robbins. Unfortu-
nately it is" Duncan surrendered his
luggage MIR. Kellogg in?"
NO. sir. But I'm expecting him any
minute. Hcll be surprised to see ycu
back"
'Think SOP said Duncan duly. "Ie
doesn't know me if he is"
"You see. sir. we thought you was
out west"
so you did" Duncan moved to-
ward the door Of his own BEDROOM
Robbins following.
sit was only yesterday l posted a
letter to you for Mr. Kellogg, sir and
the address was Omaha"
Il didn't get that far Fetch along
that suit case will you please? l want
to put some clean things in it,
'"rhen you're not staying in town
overnight. Mr. Duncan?"
Il don't know. I'm not staying here
anyway" Duncan switched on the
lights in his room. Put it on the bed
Robbins. I'll pack as quickly us can
I'm in hurry"
Yes. sir: but I horIe there's nothing
wrong''
Then you lose returned Duncan
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