Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-14
THE NAN
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
cosyriEht. 1910. by Bobbs Mss.
riil Co.
(Continued.l

*Sit down. Tom," Bob commanded,
'and tell US what you came for.
Please don't 60" be said to Eleanor.
And his eyes added. Il can't bear to
lose these minutes With you"
Haggin deposited himself in a chair
and lea ned back comfortably. "pret-
ty, ain't itT" He waved his hand to-
ward the lawn. "You'H like It when
you come here next term Then be
added casually. Paul Remington came
back last night"
paul RemIngtonw cried two voices.
And Haydn suddenly became aware
OF two white, strained faces turned
toward him.
she has come home" Bob repeated
slowly, dazedly. '.HowY
Haggin shook his head. .On the
bum Too much He executed a
gesture that was intended to indicare
the act OF taking a drink.
'I've been afraid OF that" Bob NUT
tered. Tell us.p
well, last night Miss Finn called
me up an told me to come up to the
house quick. When j got there I
found him. Guess / was kind o. rough
with him. Asked him what he was
doing there Haggin grinned rueful-
". Miss Finn told me where to get
Oft at. Said where should he go but
to bis friends. ! guess you'll back
that up?''
Eyes. Go on"
g -.
"T'm glad o. that. T always did Ike
him-he was such a nervy. good look
In cuss. An I always had a notion
they got him foul on that convention
business somehow" Bob heard Flea
nor draw a quick, gasping breath.
Impulsively he put out his hand and
let 1t rest on hers for a moment. Hag-
gin discreetiy looked the other way.
"He had a kid with him-his sisters
"a little girl that-ahem!-that ought
not to "a been born. 1t seems as he'd
been hittin' it up gay when he run into
his sister. she was sick an broke,
an he took care o. her till she died.
Then he took care O the kid awhile.
An then, ] guess, he couldn't stand it
no longer, SO he brought her aver 10
Miss Flian.n
aYe~stas HHggin agreed po-
lItesy. He Amt all piker, governor.
You thinkaQg
II know N isn't, man."
"He y says a word while I'm
rough housin' him. When l got
through he says sharp. 'Haggin, Miss
Finn tells me you bribed those dele
gates That's straight says I. What
are you goin' to do about it?' He new
err batted an eye-he amt a four fush-
err, governor. There's just one thing
to do, he says. An we done itp'
Haggin Strengthened up triumphant
iy.
'rThere won't be SO much talk about
that convention business now, I guess.
/ took him to a reporter an be give
anuther interview. teliin' all about that
convention an about how you took
the blame that b'longed to me. Its q
bully story. The reporter got II
straight an knew how to write it up.
It's In all the mornin' papers.
when we got back to the house
Miss Finn asked him. Will you stay
| now, Paul. He didn't say nuthin'
fer awhile. Then he Strengthened UP
an said, If Bob will let me- These
! was his very words. You'll let him,
won't you, governors" Haggin was
very earnest. Hes been up against
a tough game"
Bob held out his hand Haggin tool
1t.
HaggIn turned to- Eleanor, "Didn'i
/ say he's on the square? He's my
kind o. manw
Then Haggin noted a singular phe
nomenen. Neither Eleanor nor Boil
was paying the least attention to his
| words. They were both standing
each lost In the others eyes. Ht
shifted uneomfortably in his chair
then arose, coughing loudly
"Well, ] guess Ill be goin'. If you're
goin' down to see him, governor. II