The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-29

"Perhaps Motif you smash them
hard enough. Hurry! He Is start
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She whirled, him about by the Shout
ders and pushed him toward the door.
"Hold on, Nick, I'm comingl'' shout
ed the Cherub. -: : 4 ,.:, I 3
* The countess ran; down tho steps
aud tossed package to him.
II almost forgot" she said breath
lessly. IT wanted to ask you to sell
those for me. They're some stocks
or bonds or something, and I want
them sold: That's ALL - n. =.
The inner works Of the vehicle be-
gan to whir violently, the big car
leaped forward: and q moment later
; the Countess VeccM could see only q
little cloud OF dust that !: showed
through the trees lining the road TO-
the village. - ..s:. . ~ r, !
It remained for train boy to dis
close just how the public Viewed the
crisis in. Mr.. Devine's. affairs. Half
way to the city the boy came aboard
with the early afternoon !; editions.
From the headlines 1t was evident
that the disturbance In Wall street
had become popular topic. the sensa-
ton Of the hour. j., % Fl: 8 IL.
One enterpris1ng journal INDUCED in
q half page cartoon. which was sup
posed to represent the situation. It
was entitled "Plucking Cherub." 4
ecandalous caricature Of Mr.. Devine
It was, showing him most Inadequate
II clothed, but possessed Of I pair of
wings from which a group Of bad
boys were g3eefully pulling what few
feathers remained, while the victim
rubbed his fists into tear leaking eyes
and made no attempt at defense.
"Oh. my, myr' and Mr.. Devine rock
ed mirthfully over the cartoon.
1T would be funnier II It wasn't 80
ID near the TRUTH >growled Wal
loway. "of course don't know just
how deep you've plunged on this p,
z and N. deal, but gathered that
you'd gone in rather Steep"
"Yes," admitted the Cherub more
soberay, II have. In fact, it's tho big
gest thing I ever tackled" >*5.
Nick Walloway gazed at him tncred-
ulously. And right in the middle Of
Il you take day OF to feed tho swans
at Hewfneton Acresr' -,
I'd take a year OF If It was neces.
sary." =. -:
Young MI. Wa1loway paled a little.
| @Dev1ne," he began hesttat1neiy, Its
Its the countess, isn't tt7'''s & s@e4.
The pink In the Cherub's chubby
cheeks flashed up behind his ears,
The countess!" he exclaimed.
why, she's way out Of my class,
Nfokt Oh, she's about a hundred per
cent too good for -aristocrat1c, re-
dned. old family and an that. Why,
ehe wouldn't look at me, Ntcki You
knew she wouldn't
Il know that you've been looking at
her and-and"- Something: was In
teR4ertng with the speech Of young Mr..
Wanoway. However, he mastered the
damculty. Suddenly reaching out he
sraspsd the Cherub's right hand and
gave It a crushing grip. III wish
you luck, old man." H. r:
Perhaps Mr.. Devine was q ntt1e sur
pE1sed by this unexpected display Of
emotion from the usually reserved
young man. II he was be brushed 1t
aside. ~. +.
Luck nothing, Mlckl Much obaaged
for your good wishes, my bog, but
haven't the ghost Of q show. Nov, e
was q chap Ike you thereu DO some
hope for me. Say, Nick, I wonder you
never took a. :+.r. y,
beg pardon, Devioe, but lses Stick
TO tho point. should not psosums to
intzude my advice on psepooa1 mat
ten, but II I were you I would drop
F. 4 and n. untn you can atvs your
whole tfme and thought 10 tho busi-
ness. Why doue you pun our
The Chesub ceased to stare d1eaufly.
'7(1ck," hs said abruptly, '>rn tan you
eomethsng. I've changed my plans.
I'm going to do sotmsthine besades
speculate IN that stock. I'm gotng To-
buy that road, and I've got to ret
oonfzol before next Friday noon"
'Uhesuh you're crazy! It's tmpossi-
bee! Why, the Bstes-R immer crowd
scooped IN two dfftths Of the STOCK yss-
teEday, 80 they say. You know what
that Inoans -thsy'n wrsek It, wzilag It
dry. The small outs3de ho3ders5 haFe
bsen tun1bling over each other. to m, M
had. See here'--and no pointed Is !
newspaper on bis knee nifty lots or
6ered during the hrst half hour today
and tho quotations dropping by auar-
ter points. Why, you cart stop 'suIa,
man. They've got you On the run