The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-02

"fIemister lawed the other man OUT
He did worse than that He drove
straight into the bill past his own
lines and actually took the money out
Of the other mans mine 10 use as a
lighting fund Flemis'er put the 9th
or man to the wall in the end There
was some domestic tragedy involved.
too. III which Flemister played the
devil with the other mans family. bur
don't know any Of the details
Just then the waiter opened the door
a second time to say that luncheon
was served
Don't forget TO remind me that I'm
70 tell vou ttridie7's story. Howard"
said the president. rising out of the
depths Of his iounging chair and strip
ping off the dust coat Reads like a
romance, only fancy ii was anything
but romance for poor Lizzie Gridley
Let's 60 and see what the cook has
done for us
At luncheon Lidcerwood was made
known 10 the other members Of the
private car party The white haired
old man who had been doing In his
chair was Judge Holcombe. Van Lewis
uncle and the father of the prettier of
the two young women who had been
entertaining Jefferis. the curly headed
colIegian. Jeferis lauchingly dis
claimed relationship with anybody.
But Miss Carolyn Doty the less pref
II but more taIkative of the two
young women. confessed that she was
a cousin twice removed OF Mrs
Brewster
Quite naturally Lidcervood sought
to pair the younger people when the
not entirely certaip of his prefguring.
Eleanor Brewster and Van Lew sat
together and were apparently absorb
ed in each other to the exclusion Of
all things extraneous. Jefferis had
Miss Doty for comna nion. and the
affection OF her we'll balanced tongue
seemed to affect neither bis appetite
nor his enjoyment of what the young
woman had to say.
Miriam Holcombe had fallen to Lid
gerwood's lot. and at first he thought
that her silence was due to the fact
that young Jefferis had got upon the
wrong side Of the table, But after she
began to talk he changed his mind
Tell me about the wrecked train
we passed little while ago. Mr., Lid
gerwood," she began. almost abruptly.
WAS any one killed.
NO. 1t was freight. and the crew
escaped It was a rather narrow es-
cape. though. for the engineer and
fireman"
I'VE saw you go down to speak to
two of your men. one who wore his
hat pulled down over his eyes and
made dreadful faces at you as he
talked
THAT was McCloskey. our trainmas.
ter" he cut In.
And the other?"
"Was wrecking boss No. o. he told
her. my latest apprentice and very
promising young subject This was
his first time out under my admins
| tration, and he put McCloskey and me
out of the running at once"
What did he do?" she asked. BE
saw usefulness In her eyes and won
| dered at it.
81 couldn't explain 1t without being
| unpardonably technical. But perhaps
| it can best be summed up in saying
| that he is fine mechanical engineer
with the added gift of knowing how tt
| handle men"
| "You are generous. Mr.. Lidgerwood
toto a subordinate. He ought to bt
very loyal to you"
"He is And don't think of him as
a subordinate. | am glad to be able
to call him my friend. Miss Holcombe.'
His college. Mr.. Lidgerwood-do yor
| chance to know where he was gradual
| ed?'
At another moment Lidgerwood nigh
have wondered at the young WON
ans persistence, but now Benson!
story of Dawson's terrible misfortun,
was crowdine all purely speculative
thoughts out of his mind.
| "He took his engineering course IL
| Carnegie. but believe he did not sta.
| through the four years" he said grave
| ~.
| Miss HoIcombe was looking dow,
the table. down and across to wher'
her father was sitting at Mr.. Brew
ster's right. When she spoke again tn,
| personal note was gone. and after tina
the talk. what there was of it. was OF
| the sort that is meant to bridge dis
comforting gaps.