Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-08

| CHAPTER 4
a NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
@OB walked hastily through the
X crowded streets. half ashamed
Of bis errand. He came q, .
/ jewelry store aud. entering.
took his place In the long line Of holt.
day customers. A young man beside
him nodded "How % you do. Mr.,
McAdooY'
Bob returned the NOD carelessiy. he
was growing used to - addressed ~
straneera
| 4 dappsr clerk bustled up to him
"What can show your be asked ~
htely.
Bob frowned IN perple1ity. .sWsll.' =
hs' said slowly. Il hardly. know. .55 q
i The young man beside MIN laughed
hedrtiiy. is there. then. one thing the
great McAdoo doesn't know7''
i Bob turned on Rim sharply, liking
on him the cold. steely glare that
even MACPHERSON feared 20 meet. The
young man returned 1t With q quizzi.
cal smile.
"Yes. one thine-how Is take imper.
thence
/ The young man laughed again. .l've
heard Of your acrid humor. Here
you'd better let me attend to this job
for you. You're out Of POUR element.
ana I'm at home at It,"
Bob erinned In spite Of himself at
tho young mans guy assurance. AL
r1Sht. Go ahead."
"Whom il 1t to be fora iadyr' the
young man inquired briskly.
two, and one man"
"Any umitT'
mo"
Lets take up one Of the ladies nrst
What's she like, young or old. COM
plexion dark or light. slender or
plump? Aud what sort Of jewelry
does she afrectY' "
''she's not young. Hair red. Com.
plexion7 Wei. red too. She's not
plump. She's fat"
"Ah. I see! Mrs Finn"
''What do you know Of aAfrs. Flinn1''
~ know good deal Of you" the
young man smiled quizzically again.
I'VE want something gorgeous. A
ring, should say-somethtng In dia.
monds ana rubies. Let's sec what
you have.
The dapper clerk brought tray on
which precious stones gilttered In all
eolors OF the rainbow. At last . ring.
set With . large ruby and two Gne
diamonds. was set aside.
'Ws'u take that" the young man de-
ctded
For Molly Mehatfey and Patrick-be
seemed entirely familiar with Bob's
home RELATIONSHIP chose respectively
q very pretty pearl pendant and q I'll.
yer cigar cass. This done. be laid the
three purchases In a row before him
and surveyed them critically.
There" be said 6nally: II think
those will help make . very salts
factory Christmas for the lucky ones.
But aren't you forgetting something's
"For Miss Flinn2 Not here. I'm
much obliged to you. though" Bob
! said as he Oiled out q check that ran
into four 6gures.
'Oh. It's been . pleasure. you may
be surs." the young man replied pleas
antly. II like to spend money. even
II 1t Is some one else's." s{sS
! When they left the store the young
man turned up the street with Hob Ii
| the matter Of fact way OF one whose
company Is justified BY lifelong &C
quaintancs. Bob. grimIy amused. per.
mitted It.
ut takes Christmas time TO make a
fellow expand. There's lot in this
good will to men. after all. That's
what like about Christmas"
Its nonsense said Bob. II don't
believe In giving Christmas presents.
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars are
spent this week In this city BY people
who have tfouble scraping enough 20.
gether to make ends meet
"l'li admit. Il b the dramatic view Of
Il that appeals to me. always 10
broke myself Christmas, time. anl !
positively sIoat 10 my bankrupscy.
not because Others zee 4 % q dn1
thinG-fsw people have the superfne
theatrical senSs have-but because
I ses Il 20 u1yself and like. to look on
at myself a. gorgeous role You
don't understand that. do your
n do not j.
| mo. Of consss not You have bern
too busy driving ahead. trampline the
world under your feet. to cultivate
these dnef pieasures."
There are, some people who would
b. afraid TO say these things to 49,
Bob interrupted. half anGrfiy.
lob. rim not afraid .of you, ,yol
know vac the cheerful answer. And
be continued: yours y what Z call
grand opesa egoism. Now. mise d
vaudeville. don't ask tho wori4 "a
! PROSTATE itself before M. An I want
Il that It shall place me in the tore.
! ground. % that may. enjoy mySell
playing striking role. OF course the
same principie underliss both oprs -,
| turss-coneentrated ssteshnssgs alll
love. Wsresyou ever u lovsr
"Well. h4rdiyr s..3s% w
Neither was L tie shame, ~;
I'd make luch Q splendid lover. tn
not sentimSntalist, though I
ssnsationalist, I love a,strong se1Da.
tion. MI The fsdl Of doing tho ";
To enus1at the Ssa1ties! thina
iks Tie 61hatios of tajking aheut
0yeelf ft6A6ly % . nsn who 1eves
| saw ~ 6s4ose aud DREAMY gise. =
Asg whsehte - ever 80 - a0o1l'