The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-25
CHAPTER xI.-(Continued.)

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ae loved Patty better than all the
world. He could accept his own de-
.eat with philosophy, but another mans
success!-could he accept that?
John, there's been something in my
mind for many months"
What Is it?"
do you recollect tine night you came
INTO my rooms in New York;"
II shall never forget it," quietly.
Your wife was there"
Il know it. found her gloves" He
made difficult masse. She told me
all about 1t. At the time, however, l
1ad pretty bad case of heart trouble.
But l understand. She was In the
1abit OF dropping In on you. Why not?
Your cooperation made you both ia
| nous. A man in love finds 3M sorts OF
excuses for jealousy. But I'm glad
you've spoken. / can readily under
stand how you felt when you found the
gloves gone."
You're a good man. John" said
Warrington.
Kate loves me: It ought to make any
| nan good to have a Wife who loves
| MIN. have no use for a man who
sees evil in everything and good In
nothing. Say no more about II, boy"
| was confused. II / had reflected
But you see. I didn't know that
you were engaged, or even that you
knew her. l never understood, until
you were gone. why she wanted to hide
herself. I'm glad I've relieved my
mind" Warrington sighed.
IT'S all right. There! told you
that I'd win even at those Odds"
Presently they heard q stir down
going. The door closed. The family
! came UP to the billiard room. War
/ rington looked at Patty. whose cheeks
were flushed and whose eyes flashed.
| why. what's the matter. Pat?" John
asked.
Nothing"
Mrs. Haldene has been making her
self useful as usual" said Mrs. Jack,
slipping her arm around Patty's waist.
That same night McQuade concluded
some interesting business. He pos
| sessed large interests in the local
breweries. Breweries on the average
do not pay very good dividends on
stock, so the brewer often establishes
q dozen saloons about town to help the
business along. McQuade owned a
dozen or more OF these saloons, sonle
In the heart OF the city, some in the
| outlaying wards of the town.
One of these saloons was on side
street. The back door of 1t faced the
| towpath. 1t did not have very good
reputation; and though,for two years,
no disturbances had occurred there.
the police still kept an eye on the place.
| 1t was on the boundary line OF the two
most turbulent wards Of the city.
Over this saloon was a series OF small
rooms which were called wine rooms =
though nobody opened wine there.
But everybody behaved. Schmuck. who
managed the saloon, was a giant Of a
| man.
| On this night, then. at o'clock, a
man entered and approached the bar.
| He wore good clothes. There was a
| large diamond on one Of his fingers and
another in the bosom Of his shirt, In
which white tie was tucked carefully.
| They were yellow diamonds. But those
among whom this man moved did not
know the difference between yellow
stones and white. Morrissy was ac-
counted very well-to-do.
Hello. Schmuck!" he hailed. Got
the room upstairs In orderT'
YES" Schmuck wiped the bar. Der
poss ISIS coming tonight, I see. Huh p
Yes He ought to he along now"
replied Morrissy. glanc1ng at his watch.
Morrissy lighted q cigar, took the
evening papers from the end of the bar,
and disappeared. Ten minutes later
McQuade appeared. Schmuck nodded
toward the stairs, and without a word
Mcouade closed the door and sat
down.
you got my letter." he began.
Morrissy nodded and said:
1.-The boys will go out Monday morn
ing. A committee will wait on Ben
nington in the morning He won't
back down and discharge the English
inventor"
ION the morning they go out. I'll
send you my check for $780,"
Suddenly McQuade laid a bulky en-
yelope on the table and went out. Mir
rissy thrust it into his pocket and also
departed.
day. I can see him sending check.
It will be bills. Bah! I should have
called out the boys anyhow.
McQuade hurried home. He had an
other appointment, vastly more inn
portant than the one he had just kept.
Bolles had returned from New York.
It was easy enough to buy a labor
to ruin a man Of Warrington's note.
McQuade jumped from the car when
Il reached his corner, and walked hur-
riedly down the street to his house.
He rushed up the steps fmpatiently,
applied his latch key and pushed in the
Quade shook him roughly. Bolles
opened his eyes.
you've been on drunk" said Nc
Quade.
but I'VE got what went after"
What have you got?'
well, I've got something that's worth
$500; that's what I ran into the jani-
tor Of the apartments where Warning
ton lived. He'd been fired. and got
him drunk. asked him II any wom-
en- had ever gone up to Warrington's
rooms. One. He was sitting up be-
cause he could not sleep. At midnight
a couple drove up. and Warrington and
a woman alighted. The woman re-
NAMED in warringtoIps apartments till
the following morning"
when was all this?"
About four years ago. She left very
early"
McQuade roared. "And I've been
sending you money every week for such
news as this l want something big,
you fool! What earthly use Is this in
formation to me?"
II haven't told you the woman's
| name yet" said Bolles, leering.
THE womans name"
"She was Katherine Challoner. the
actress, Bennington's wife"
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