The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-05
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u dor't know. Anyhow THAT'S
t.yo,f it isn't rot I'm trying to mako
you understand how j feel when.
when its thai way Will; me, III gen.
orally 81 He raised one hand and
let It fnil with a gesture OF despondcn;
cy. 50 eloquent that 1t reused Kellogg
out Of his own preoccupad on. q Z
@Why, NatF,, he cried, genuinely
sympathetic. ..1,ve been so tnken up
with myself that 1 forgot hadn't
looked for you till tomorrow
you knew. thenT
II met ,Atwater at lunch today. He
told me. Said he was sorry, butt
yes. everybody Is always sorry,
but (. f Y. (, 3 n.
Kellogg let bis hand fall on Duncan'si
shoulder. I'm sorry, too, old man.
But don't lose heart. / know It's pref.
u tough on q fellow"-.:3i,F'tS' 4,
:.The toughest part OF It Is that you
got the job for me, and / Ind to fall
down" 80, ;i 81; \. \ I. z. 4
Don't think Of that It's not your
faule,-.s 81 81 $50 s..
You're the. only man who believes
that, Harry, M n. 4,
Buck up. I'll stumble across some
better opening for you before long.
nnd"-
stop right there. I'm through
: Don't tnlk thnt way, Nat. I'll get
you in right somewhere"
You're the best hearted man alive,
Harry. but I'll see you blasted FIRST"
wait" Kellogg demanded his Mt.
tcntion. "Here's this man Burnham.
You don't know him, but he's as keen
us they make 'em. He's on the truck
of some wonderful scheme for making
Illuminating gas from crude oil. fit
goes through. II the Inventions really
practicable, it's bound to work a rev.
olution. He's down in Washington now
left this afternoon to look up the
patents. Now, he needs me to get the
ear Of, the Standard OIL people. and
I'll get you in there" lsY..S,. -
what right re you goato do Ithnt?r,
demanded Duncan. what the dick.
ems do ! know about illuminating gns
or crude oil? Durham d never thank
you for the likes o me- -, III u
n, "4But. thunder, you car. learn. All
you nced"-
'Now. see here. Harry!" Duncan
gave him pause with manner not to
be denied. "Once and for nil time
understand I'm through having you
recommend m incompetent just be-
cause we're friends" Z.
"But, Harry
"And Pm through living on you
while I'm out Of Job. That's finnl."
"But. man, listen to me-when wo
were Mt college,
,"That was another matter"
Flow many times did you pay tho
room rent when WINS strapped7 How
many times did your money pull me
through when "a have had to quit md
forfeit imy' degree because / couldn't
earn enough to keep orr T
THAT different You earned enough
finally to, square up. You don't owe
me anything. ,asf y
~ owe you the Gratitude for the
friendly hand that put me IN the way
of earnins-that kept me going when
the going was rank. Besides. the con.
ditions are just reversed now; you'll
do just as ! did-mnke good IN tho
world and, when It's convenient, to me.
AS for living here, you're perfectly
welcome"
81 know it-and more" Duncan as;
scented little YEARLY. Don't think
don't appreciate I'LL you've done for
me. But know and you must under.
stand that can't keep on living on
you-and won't" y
For once batlled. Kellogg stared Mt
him in CONSERVATION. Duncan met his
gaze steadily. strong in the sincerity