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besides. there still fingered bit OF
headache from the Heidelberg punch
and / could Imagine from that what
his feelings must have been.
by George. Dicky." he burst out
again. the way i've been shut up and
treated just seems like some Internal
conspiracy. Good thing Jack Els
worth's dad had pull with the mayor
tell you all the whole rotten bust
ness when can talk about IL quietly.
That's right! that's right" said
soothingly. wouldn't think about 1t at
all now. old chap" No use remind
ing him. you know. that he had shut
himself up. Besides, the wandering
Of his mind 70 Jack Ellsworth and his
father showed me that even yet he
was not quite himself.
Billings mopped his forehead. MY.
but II was hot In that hole" he ex-
claimed. And that reminds me-
have you seen the governor this morn.
ing? No? Well. talk about hot!
George, but the old man was hot un-
der the collar when | saw him just
now! And he looks like he had been
dropped from a shot tower! It's this
case he's working on, guess, or else
it's about Francis. He's found out
what / knew"
"Do-do you think so?" questioned
nervously.
Pretty sure" said Billings care
lessly. Fact is. he's already fixing
up to send Francis to some kind OF
reformatory-heard him making the
arrangements over the phone was
glad he didn't look at me as he rat
tied on--"and. by the way. the gov
ernor told me to tell you not to say
word 10 Francis-I suppose you'll
understand"
Understand? Oh, yes. understood!
And he said he wanted 10 see you. %
Isis he here?" | stammered, pull
ing back
Thank goodness. no. Gone 10 meet
Colonel Francis Kirkland-say, don't
say anything about it-vants to sur
prise his daughter. you know. On his
way TO London via San Francisco
arrived at Washington a few days
ago"
Oh. the frump's father! Much
cared, But knowing how interested
he was in her. tried 10 show an in
terest
Colonel Francis-er - isn't his
daughter named after him." And /
felt myself grow jolly red, for re-
membered that she had told me that
about her friend rs she sat on the
arm OF the Morris chair and in the
black pajamas.
Hanged II know" said Billings
carelessly. Il don't know what her
name is-don't remember that | ever
heard" He whistled. Say. but did
you ever see anything as stunningly
pretty in your life?"
baked. BY Jove, ! had been do
ing some mild lying withip the past
twenty-four hours. but this was ask
ing too much Dash me II just could
20 It, that's all. But he didn't seem
TO notice.
He slapped me on the back. by
George. Dicky. there's just the girl
cut out for you, old chap-take my
tip. ! think she likes yoa. too
could see II just now when / was
talking about YOU"
So that was IL. I reflected gloomily
The trump now was to be worked on
I cd 20 OF
for It, was to be sort OF what-you-
call-it offering on the altar OF friend
ship That was the condition upon
which he was patching up things!
Billings laughed suddenly. But.
oh. tell you 1t would be hard on
Francis-a regular Knockout, by
George!"
Devilish brutal for him to say 30, I
thought.
DO you think so?" questioned
dismally. Would Frances really
carer"
"Oh, yes" he said lightly. soon
get over II, though-puppy love, you
know"
Puppy love. indeed! BY Jove. how
| hated Billings!
He went on: Suppose you never
heard anything OF the professor and
the pajamas?"
had not, and l was devilish sick
OF pajamas, anyway.
And say, Dicky, / don't remember
that ever thanked you properly. ole
man, for putting up my kid brother
the other night. He says you treated
him like a brick and that you and he
got to be great pals. So much obliged
old chap. because he wanted to &c
running around, you know"
Your brother" questioned. aston
ished. and / guess my face must have
showed II,
Didn't he stay with your" he snap
ped.
I stared blankly. Why, Billings
I didn't know didn't remember yor
had q brother. l never have seer
him."
Billings face swellcd redder, and M
struck his fist down with an oath. Hs
looked angrily toward the house. Their
he stepped hurriedly in advance Of