Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

interview with Mr. Mathews Thursday
at IL. And II Is imperative that you send
me the other papers before then. NerS
truly yours.
Now make two earbons OF that lette
and enclose one in the letter TO Davi
a. schafer. That's ALL Get those out al
quickly as you can. please"
Miss Burns took her notebook 10 the
typewrited and began rapidly typins
the letters. while warren Strengthened
un the papers on HIS desk, and frown-
ingiy made some memoranda on his
calendar,
Everything had gone wrong that
morning. There had been tie-up IN the
subway which had made him half an
hour late In getting down. Several an
noying letters awaited him in his mail.
A deal that he considered practically
closed had fallen through and an ex-
peoted check had not come.
The office door opened and a tall, well
set man, about 30, entered Warren
turned a greeted him cordially, glad OF
the interruption to his not too cheerful
trend Of thought
II say, Curtis, l want you to do me
a fayor--and III consider II mighty
big favor just now"
"Fire away" said Warren, but with
a slightly lessening note Of cordIality
81 want a hundred and fifty until the
twentieth. I've got 600 coming IN then.
but I'm up against It hard Just now"
He knew he was under slight ohlga-
tions TO Osborne for some business
switched his way, and that he was In o
nosiuon to influence other business IN
the future, but he knew too that os-
borne was always 10 debt and that his
reputation for prompt payment was any
thing but the best.
you've struck me I'm n devilish bad
time. Osborne I'm not any too flush
myself Just now" Warren answered eva
siyaly.
II wouldn't ask you, Curtis, but I've
a note for two hundred falling due to-
morrow and I've only eighty-five IN the
bank TO meet II with. III he on easy
street the twentieth--if your Just tide
me over until then"
Reluctantly Warren took his check
book from a drawer Of the desk, and
wrote out check for hundred and
nifty.
II apprecite this, old man" as os-
borne put the check IN his wallet, "And
II there's anything l can do for you
Just call on me-"
"oh. that's all right" said Warren
lamely
When Osborne had gone, Warren
walked up and down his office frowning
savasely. He'd been q fool 70 loan that
money lie had known II at the time,
yet felt that he couldn't get out OF II.
But now he thought OF half dozen ways
of evasion. a man can always refuse
to loan money and can DO It tactfully,
he told himself, II he's prepared for II IN
advance. But Osborne mad taken him
unawars. lie hadn't had time 10 think
and couldn't afford to offend him. And
now-wen It was nightly doubtful about
the hundred and fifty,
Miss Burns, who had finished the let
ters now laid them on hts desk for him
to sign. lie sat down and read th0m over,
''Iere, how do you spell ineon-
venienceY And this should be a separ-
ate paragraph What's speciflca-
tions2 ! never said that"
Miss Buns referred TO her note book
That's what / have SIR
We'll. 1 never said Il. il doesn't mean
anything here. on, particulars thai
war the word" crossing out and writing
4 with his pen.
Shall | copy II over, sir7'
NO, we haven't time TO recopy letters
learn to get them correct. Now where's
that carbon that I told you 10 enclose In
| This one"
! Il put II in the envelope"
Warren read over and signed the other