Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-05-26

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~ 81 Il am entirely at
FB1&SN& your service, Mrs.-er
p.nsop." said the great investiga-
- always courtly and considerate
,orard the uneasy sex How may l
80 vouy" For our student Of men,
-a,,sn and manners realized that to
- caller at his or her ease was
~ ssrest way to ensure a complete
"a unembarrassed unburdening of
- mInd--ln other and more colo
.a,., words. to find out what allied
hem.
~We-l--am In great trouble" said
~. hanson, all a-futter with the ex-
ss-,ence. unusual with one Of New
vork,s elect, of consulting com
.oa Adjective" Indeed, the fact that
he-Mrs. Harvey Benson-had been
,o-csd to thus demsan herself. was
.nough to account for her agitation.
aIust think Of me as your doctor or
,our dentist" said Valentine. II am
- hone to be-merely your adviser
lor I assume that you need or want
INV advice. And may add that what
aver you say to me, Mrs. Benson,
mes no further" These observations
Inc rreat detective used simply to set
lbe dear old lady al her ease.
sW-e-l-l. Mr.. Valentine" said the
lear old lady aforesaid, somewhat
,sassured by his words. Il can assure
Won that It took me some time to
make M my mind to consult you.
knd-er-I thought 1t would be more
iifncult"
our profession" said Valentine.
,ententiously, IFS to help people in
l'stress--especially those who feel
nat they cannot use the ordinary
channels. Am right In supposing
hat you. my dear lady. are in that
positionf"
Mrs. Bensop beamed on Finney
Valentine at these words. and fairly
-sauex.ed down." to use a familiar
phrase. as though he were one of the
I.mily, Ike tame pussy cat.
Let me tell you all about It," she
ssii. since you are so kind. | feel
mat can talk to you like-oh. like
ny own son or my dear husband. now
dead and gone"
Finney Valentine bowed-what man
would not7--at this almost childlike
evidence Of confidence. Meantime
M1. Harvey Benson gathered her
leli together for her narrative. She
vas going to try to be logical-a very
rare accomplishment for her sex and
Ns
Two years ago. Mr.. Valentine"
he began, my dear son Martin left
homs TO seek his fortune in the
vest The good Lord knows there
wa no need--his father had left
plenty--but Martin was possessed
With the Idea that he must prove him
sef able to stand on his own feet
hat was the way he put It.
Well. be left me. and for two
q three months he wrote me regu-
hrly-now from the coast, then
""-H 'At3AaI tucu ANou Alaohas anu
nnally from place somewhere In
Minnesota After that-well, there
- nothing after that Martin seems
p have disappeared You may guess
how worried-he was all I had
lsit' Here tiny square Of cambria
rsne into requisition. Valentine
waited patiently.
W-eH."-the peculiarly drawled In
erjection was characteristic, II
'esned-- after the last ono from War
moo. h Minnesota. Martins letters
stopped That was nearly two years
~.
One day last March I had been
driven downtown doing some shop
PnS After leaving Beeman's had |
eksn my place in the coupe-telling |
rAkst-he's our coachman, you
1oN-home, when this same Parkes
-1ss been with us for years-came
ne door Of the coupe, saying:
Here he IL. Mrs. Benson-rve
~'<nt him, begging your pardon!'
go Without word Of apology or of
''n'ssion on my part he opened the
~ and half pushed man into the
Pe Get IN. Mr.. Martin. SIR he
- aammed the door, jumped on the
~ and drove on uptown.
A frat glimpse. Mr.. Valentine.
''snt the man was my dear boy.
@1n II y wasn't my SON himself
t@ bic perfect double-height.
% Gestures. hair. eyes, coloring-
ny ne BOXED as II he had been very
suffering. But he didn't seem to
me- although he was pleased
soodmannered. He smiled in the
way knew he ought to smile.
~ ~ was Mustered that | could
81 and gasp. Sure enough. II
~ own boy, Martin. and yet
veil Mr.. Valentine, we got home.
Y. - ne servants seemed to recog.
~ n as their young master. He
'sen fway. you win remember.
nan two years, wandering ALI
eIeAuon; he was browner. broad
4. sser somehow. and yet the i'm
~ o my boy. What could I do but
~ nm 70 my heart? stirl. he sort
49,. ~, me at arms length, with a Gu
'A 70 his eyes. half doubling.