The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

"Been here some time, haven't you,
Timmins?" he suggested.
"Came here as undergroom fifteen
years ago, sir
"Must know the old gentleman fair
" well. then?'
"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 intently the vanished
pine ceiling. But what's his way?"
he asked abruptly.
Timmins looked perplexed.
'sWhere 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 80
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 countess
Banks heavy on society, does he?
Do the Hewingtons cut much Of a fig
ure now in the giddy wh1rl?'
"Lor', no, sir. Since they lost their
money they've kind of dropped out of
It all. 1t goes hard with the old gen.
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 WilbursKnick-
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
mot Nick WallowayY'
Hes the head of the family now.
sir, Nicholas isl
$50 Nick is a neighbor Of mine, is
her"
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
folks, the Wilburs and the Tremways?"
"Haven't been here for hong time
either. SIR
Every thoughtless Of them, isn't it?
But we'll fix that. Hitch up two or
three Of those gingersnap horses and
take me over to the Wal1oway place."
'Today, sir?' Timmins stared his
establishment.
"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 a bishop around. And I'll see
about the receiving business. You
just attend to the hooking up, Tim
mins''
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 scorn
and glanced with disappearing eye at
Mr.. Devtne's tobacco brown waist
coat.
Il don't think Mr.. Walloway is re.
ceiving today" he observed.
"Oh, that'll be all right, fatty" cheer.
fully remarked Mr.. Devine. "You
trot along in and tell Nick that Cherut
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 little embar
raised, was escorting Mr.. Devine pas
the awful presence Of the stout butler
: and into the house.
A clean cut young man Of sedate
somewhat stiff bearing and with sobe1
3 gray eyes was Mr.. Nicholas Wallo
way. No one but the Cherub, not ever
Mr.. WaNoway's most intimate friends
ever dreamed Of calling him Nick.
Mr.. Dev1ne had never honoret
young Mr.. Walloway with a socia
call before, but he had dropped i,
once or twice at the new Offices O.
Walloway & Co., and his. reception hat
u been extremely cordial. In fact, MI
Nicholas Walloway had felt himself
singularly favored, and he said so
for his firm, in spite Of the heav.
mahogany desks and other expensive
Office trappings which seemed to pro
claim a prosperous stability, was woe
xnlly lacking m Just such, customer