Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-24

ease WHICH was not as rully successful !
as usual. What an ALFRED genius /
you must be. l never saw the like. |
And In tenement houss tool Yea
ought to be in one OF those big new
studio buildings in New York where
artists be and everything you see is
beautiful. You'd appreciate it, you
would"
The detective started. George start
ed, at the CLEAN which answered him
from a very uncommon eye. 1t was a
temporary flash, however. and quickly
yelled, and the tone in which this
Dunn now spoke was anything but an
encouraging one.
Il thought you were DESTROYS OF join
/ ing socialistic fraternity" said he;
"a true aspirant for such honors don't
care for beautiful things unless all
can have them. prefer my tenement
How is it with you, friends?'
Sweetwater found some sort Of a
reply, though the thing which this
man now did must have startled him.
as 1t certainly did George. They were
! so grouped that a table quite full of
anomalous objects stood at the back
of their host. and consequently quite
beyond their own reach. AS Sweet
water began to speak, he whom he
had addressed by the name of Dunn,
drew pistol from his breast pocket
and laid it down barrel towards them
on this table top. Then he looked up
/ courteously enough, and listened till
Sweetwater was done. A very hand.
some man, but one not to be trlfied
! with in the slightest degree. Both
recognized this fact, and George, for
. one, began to edge towards the DOOR
( Now I feel easier" remarked the
giant, swelling out his chest He was
unusually tall, as well as unusually
muscular 81 never like to carry arms;
but sometimes 1t is unavoidable. Damn
II, what hands," He was looking at
his own, which certainly showed soil
viii you pardon me?" he pleasantly
apologi2ed. stepping towards wash
stand and plunging his hands into the
basin. II cannot think with dirt on
me like that. Humph, heyI did you
speak?"
He turned quickly on George who
had certainly uttered an ejaculation,
but receiving no reply, went on with
his task, completing it with care and
disregard of their presence which
showed him up in still another light.
But even his hardihood showed
shock, when, upon turning round with
a brisk, Now I'm ready to talk" he
encountered again the clear eye of
Sweetwater. For, in the person of
this none too welcome intruder, he
saw very different man from the one
upon whim he had just turned his
back with so little ceremony; and
there appeared to be no good reason
for the change. He had not noted in
his preoccupation, how George, at
sight of his stopping figure, had made
a sudden significant movement, and
If he had, the pulling of a necktie
straight, would have meant nothing to
him. But to Sweetwater it meant
everything. and 1t was in the tone OF
one fully at ease with himself that he
now dryly remarked:
"Mr. Brotherson, if you feel quite
clean, and II you have sufficiently
warmed yourself, l would suggest
NilsAl VIC oAei l OuL at OlCCt you
prefer to have me share this room
. with you rill the morning"
There was silence. Mr.. Dunn thus
|, addressed attempted no answer; not
for full minute. The two men were
measuring each other-George felt
, that he did not count at all-and they
were quite too much occupied with
; this task to heed the passage of time
, "Brotherson?' repeated their host
after the silence had lasted to tbs
! breaking point. "Why do you call mt
I that?"
. Because it is your name"
) You called me Dunn a minute
> ago"
} That is true"
I Why Dunn II Brotherson Is M
; name?"
4 Because you spoke under the name
. Of Dunn at the meeting tonight, anC
3 If ] don't mistake, that is the name
by which You are known here"