Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-02
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sense of them passed by. He could
realize only m thing, and that was
ne loved Patty better than all thu
world. He could accept his w de
feat with philosophy. blu another mans
succesS!-could he accept that?
John. there's been something in ny
mind for many months"
What is lt?'
DO you recollect the night you came
INTO my looms In New York 2"
Il shall never forget It," quietly.
Your wife was there"
i know Ii. / found her gloves" HI
made a difficult masse. she told ms
all about II. At the time, however,
had a pretty bad case OF heart trouble
But | understand. She was In the
habit OF dropping in on you. Why not
our cooperation made you both IA
nous. A man in love finds all sorts OF
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; 1t ought to make any
man good to have a wife who loves
him. l have no use for a man who
sees evil In everything and good in
SNAhh say AIO lIiOiO dUOuL H. ivy.
Il hadn't seen you I'm so long that !
was confused. II 1 had reflected .
But you see, l didn't know that
you were engaged, or " hat you
knew her. / never understood, until
you were gone why she wanted to hide
herself. I'm glad rye relieved my
mind Warrington sighed.
IT'S all right. There! | told you
that I'd win even nj those ODDS"
Presently they heard a stir down
stairs. Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene was
going. The doc closed. The family
came up to the billiard room. War
We're nusfed n 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
a dozen saloons about town to help the
along. McQuade owned a
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in the heart OF the city. some In the
outlaying wards of the town.
One OF these saloons was on q side
street. The back door of 1t faced the
towpath. IL did not have a very good
reputation: and though.for w years,
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 hia galDOn was "a gpripg 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 Q o'clock, a
wore good clothes. There was a
diamond on one OF his fingers and
In the bosom OF his shirt, in
a white tie was tucked carefully.
They We're yellow diamonds. But those
whom this mar moved did not
know the difference between yellow
stones and white. Morrissy was ac-
counted very well-to-do
Hello, Schmucki" he hailed. Got
the room upstairs in order?"
Yes" Schmuck wiped the bar. Der
poss ISIS coming tonight, l see. HUH
Yes. He ought to be along now"
Morrissy, glancing at his watch.
Morrissy lighted a cigar, took the
evening papers from the end of the bar,
and disappeared. Ten minutes later
McQuade appeared. Schmuck nodded
tho stairs. and without a word
McQuade went up.
McOuade closed the door and sat
you got my letter." ne began.
Morrissy nodded and said:
The BOYS will go out Monday morn
A committee will wait on Ben
nington in the morning. He won't
back down and discharge the English
inventor"
ION tho morning they go out, I'll
send you my check for $500"
Suddenly McQuade laid a bulky en-
velope on the table and Went out. Mir
rissy thrust IL into his pocket and also
departed.
give hundred now, and $500 on Mon
day. I can see him sending a check.
1t will be bills. Bah! 1 should have
called out the boys anyhow.
McQuade hurried home. He had an
other appointment. vastly more i'm
Dortant than the one ne had just kept.
Bolles had returned from New York,
IL was easy enough To buy n labor
union, but 1t was q different matter
TO ruin a man OF W~arrington's note.
McQuade jumped from the car when
II reached his corner, and walked hur-
riedly down the street TO his house.
He rushed up the steps impatiently.
applied his latch key and pushed in the
door. Rolles was asleep in n chair. Me-
shook him roughly. Bolles
opened his eyes.
you've been on a drunk" said Nc
Quade.
but I've got what I went after
aWhat have o got?"
.Well, I've got something that's worth
$500; that's what. / ran into the jani-
tor OF the apartments where Warning
lived. He'd been fired. n ] got
him drunk. / asked him IL any woin-
en- had ever gone up TO Warrington's
rooms. One. He was sitting UP be-
cause ne could not sleep. At midnight
a couple drove up. and Warrington and
a woman alighted. The woman re-
In warrington's apartments till
the following morning.
"When was all tnis?"
About four years ago. She left very
early"
McQuade roared. And I've been
sending you money every week for such
news as this. / 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. leerlng.
THE woman's name"
sShe was Katherine ~C.halloner. the
actress. B~ennington's wife"
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