Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16

that he's often thought what n help
,ou must have been to me before you
left New York"
Nat laughed outright. "Can you beat
that? But what is the oiIcrT
Fifty thousand cash and 10000
shares of preferred stock-$100 par
whats that WORTH"
"At the market rate when left town
49, Kellogg waited a moment. "Well,
what do you say|
Say? Great Caesars ghost! What
Is there to say1 Wire 'em an accept
ance before they get their second wind.
You don't know how good this makes
me feel, Harry. ] can't thank you
enough for what you've done. This'1
square me with Graham to some ex-
tent, and | can clear OUT
NO, you can't. Mr.. Smartyl You
amt been cute enough"
Both men. startled by the interrupt
ton, wheeled round to discover Roland
Barnotte dancing with excitement in
the doorway, the while he beckoned
frHntcally to an invisible party with
out Come on he shouted Here
he is.'
"What's eating you. Roly Poly?" in.
quircd Nat too happy for the money
to cherish luminosity even toward his
one time rival
"fou'N find out soon enough" snarl.
ed Roland. MIR. Lockwoods got some
thing to say to you, | guess"
And on the heels Of this announce
ncnt Lockwood strobe into the store,
Josie clnging TO his arm, Pete Willing
IA trife more sanely drunk than he
had been some hours previous-bring-
Ing up the rear.
so snarlcd Dlinky, hating and
trauSiiying Nat with the stare of his
cold blue eyea-"so we've found you,
eh?'
"Oh? didn't know l was lost"
$50 nonsense. young man. amt
In the hunor for foolin'.' Blinky was
PROFESSIONALLY in no sort of numor
nj all beyond sn evil one. II come
here to have a word with you"
Well sir?" Nat's lone and attitude
We've perfectly pacific.
"Ah, there amt no use beatin round
he bush. You've tehnved yourself
ever since YOU come 10 Radville and
insinooatod yourself into our conf
denCe, 'snite Of the fact that nobody
in town knows who you were before
You came But now Roland's laid a
charge agin you, and | want TO know
The rights to it,
Well" Roland interposed cocl,ily
Il accused him of it tonight, and he
didn't deny it,
"Whats more" Lockwood continued
with rising color, ROLAND says he can
prove IT,"
prove what?" Nat insisted. "Ge,
down to facts, can't you"
THAT you're thief. with a reward
out for YOU" said Roland. You're
hat Mortimer Henry what absconded
from the Longacre National bank in
MOO York.
There fell brief pause. Nat bowed
his head and tuEged at his mustachc
his shoulders shaking with emotion va
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his features gravely composed
"Roly." said he, "Balaam must miss
you terribly"
THAT amt no answer" lockwood
put himself soIidly between Nat snd
the object of his obscure remark. who
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this mean"
Duncan norforco avoided her q,ze
"Ion'+ osI :" ne sotd sadly
is it true" she insisted.
You heard what Roly said" he re
piled. with chastened expression.
Then You admit it,
Il admit nothing"
"Oh-h,' The girl drew away from
him as from dctiloment, II hate
YOU" she cried in a voice Of loa thing