Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-02-09

Eyes, III go: III go at once Sam
CROPPED for Duncan's hand. causnf ana
held it between both his own iii
fate or something habit brought you
here today | don't know what would
have happened to Betty and me-.
s'Neyer mind Duncan tried to
soothe him. Just don't you think
about it.
Graham shook his head. still Devil
dered. Perhaps he stumbled on,
ito gentleman Of your wealth S4oo
isn't much
NO." said Duncan grayely without
the flicker OF an eyelash, nothing he
remembered well the few dollars that
now represented all his worldly goods
Then he smiled cheerfully. 'fhere,
that's all right
''To me it's meant everything. III
only hope I'll be able to repay you
some day. God bless you, my boy!
God bless you'll"
He managed to jam his hat aWry on
his white old head and find his way
out, his hands fumbling with one an
other. his lips moving fnaudibly, per
haps in a prayer of thanksgiving.
It was perhaps within the next thir-
ty minutes that Betty (who had been
left in charge Of the store while Dun
can, with coat and collar or and
sleeves rolled above his elbows, hack
ed and pounded and pried and banged
at the packing cases in the back yard)
sought him on the scene Of his labors.
pretty good work for York dude
not?" he laughed.
There was a shadowy smile in her
grave eyes tits an Improvement
she said evenly.
He shot her curious glance.
"Ouchw he said thoughtfully.
81 just came to tell you,' she went
on, again fmmobile, you're wanted in
side
Somebody wants to see me?' he de-
manded of her retreating back.
sYes"
"But who'-
"Blinky Lockwood" she replied over
her shoulder as she went into the
house.
"Lockwood| He speculated, for an
instant puzzled. then suddenly ia
ther-in-law?' he cried. "shivering
snakes, he mustn't catch me like this
|, business manw
Hastily rolling down his shirt
sleeves and struggling himself into his
coat, be made for the store, button1ng
his collar and knotting his tie on the
way
He found Blinky nosing round the
room, quite alone. Betty had disap
peared, and the old scoun1rel was hav.
ing quite an enjoyable time poking in
TO matters that did not concern him
and disappearing of them on general
principles. So far as the improve
ments concerned old Sam Graham's
fortunes. Blinky would concede no
health il them But with regard TO
Duncan there was another story to
tell. Duncan apparently controlled
money to some vague extent.
you're Mr.. Duncan. amt you?" he
asked, with his leer. moving down to
meet Nat
Yves, sir Mr.. Lockwood, ! believer"
That's me-" Blinky elutched his
hand in a genial claw. I'm glad to
meet you"
THANK you," said Duncan. Some
thing I can do for you, sir?"
"Waal, Pete Willin' was tellin' me
you'd just took up this note Of Ora
ham's?'
"Not exactly. The firm took it up"
Blinky Winked savagely at this.
1.-THE firm-what frm?"
Graham & Duncan, sir. I've been
taken into partnership
'sHaye, eh?" Blinky grunted mystic
riously and fshed in his pocket for
some bills and silver WAL. here's
some change comm to the firm. then
And here" he added, producing the
document in question, lis Sans note. .
Thank you" Duncan ceremonious
" deposited both in the till. going be
hind the soda fountain to do SO, and
then waited, expectant. Rlinky was
grunting busily in the key of one
about to make an important com
munication
I'm glad you're a-eomin' in here
with SAM" he said at length. with an
acid grimace that was meant to be a
smile
"Oh, it may be only temporary. !,
Nat endeavored to assume a seraphie
expression and partially succeeded
"I'm devoting much of my time &c