Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-14

THE MAN
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. lSfo. by Bobbs Mer.
rili Co.
fcontInuad.l

-Sit down. Tom Bob commanded,
.And tell us what you came for.
Please don't 50" he said to Eleanor.
And his eyes added. Il can't bear to
lose these minutes with you"
Haggfn deposited himself In a chair
and lea med back comfortably. ..Pret-
~, Rin't lit" He waved bis hand to-
ward the lawn. youth like It when
you come here next term" Then he
added casually. .PauI Remington came
back last night"
paul RemingtonI'' cried two voices.
And HaGgin suddenly became aware
OF two white. strained faces turned
toward him.
HE has come home" Bob repeated
slowly. dazsdly. .How7"
Haggfn shock his head. ION the
bum. Too much He executed a
gesture that was intended to indicate
the act OF taking a drink.
I've been afraid OF that Bob NUT
tered. Tell u.s."
4sWell, last night Miss Finn called
me up an told me to come up to the
house quick. When / got there L
found him. Guess / was kind q rough
with him. Asked him what no wan
doing there" Haggin erinned rueful-
~. MISS Finn told me where to get
of at Said where should he so but
to bis friends. 1 guess you'll back
that up?"
"Yes. Go on"
ann glad o. that. I always did like
him-he was such a nervy. good look
In cuss. An ] always had a notion
they got him foul on that convention
business somehow. Bob heard Flea
nor draw a quick, gasping breath.
Impulsiyely he put out his hand and
let it rest on hers for a moment. Hag-
gin d~iscreetly looked the other way.
"He had a kid with him-his sisters
"a little girl that-aheml-that ought
not to "a been born. It 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 TIL she died.
Then he took care o. the kid awhile.
An then, 1 guess, he couldn't stand it
longer. so he brought her over ts
ssThank Cod. breathed Eleanor.
aYes. nia'am," Haggin agreed po-
Isitely. .He amt all piker, governor.
You think SOP
81 know he isn't. man.
.He never says a word while TIM
rough housin' him. When / got
through he says sharp, Haggin, Miss
Finn tells me you bribcd those dele
gates That's straight says I. What
are you goin' to do about itT he new
err batted an eye-he amt 8 four flush
err, governor. There's Just one thing
to do he says. An we done iti'
Haggin Strengthened up triumphant
iy.
'oThere won't be SO much talk about
that convention business now. / guess.
/ took him to a reporter an he give
anuther interview, tellin' all about that
convention an about how You took
the blame that b'longed to me. IT'S q
bully story. The reporter got 1t
straight an knew how to write it up.
It's In all the norma papers.
when we got back to the house
Miss Finn asked him, VIII 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. governor" Haggin was
very earnest. Hes been up against
a tough game"
Bob held out his hand. Haggin took
it.
Haggin turned to Eleanor. Didn't
/ say he's on the square? He's my
kind o. manf'
Then Haggin noted a singular phe-
nomenon. Neither Eleanor nor Bob
was paying the least attention to his
words. They were both standing,
each lost in the others eyes. He
shifted uncomfortably in his chair,
then arose, coughing loudly.
ssWell, / guess I'll be goin'. II you're
goin' down TO e him, governor, III
r.