New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-04-03

mot have made mo care for him. He
has asked mo to be his wife"
They were equally strange to each
other In these new characters, and
equally spent by emotion. Neither
moving, they sat opposite each other
IA silence. So Bailey found them
when he came back later, to take his
massive stand in the doorway, his
hands in his pockets and his strong
jaw set.
Il think that things are kind Of
mixed up here. Mr.. French" he stated
grimly. II guess I'm the one to
straighten them out q bit; I've loved
Mr.. David from the time he was kid
and never saw him get square deal
yet. You asked him what he was do
ing here-l'u tell you; no 10 L.
strange
There 10 degree Of amazement
which precludes speech: Mr.. French
looked back at his partner, mute.
'He is Lestrange. He never meant
you to know: he'd have left without
your ever knowing. but for Miss EN-.
lily. l guess l don't need to remind
you Of what he's done: If 1t hadn't
been for him we might have closed
our doors some day. He understands
the business as none of us blackburn.
Der, old-fashioned ones do: he took
hold and shook some life into 1t. We
can make cars, but he can make peo-
pie buy them. Advertising! Why.
gust that fool picture ne urew on the
back Of pad. one day. of row Of
thermometers up to one hundred
forty. with the sign 'Mercuries are at
the top. made more people notice."
Bailey cleared his throat. HE was
always making people notice, and
laughing while he did It. He's risked
his neck on every course going, to
bring our cars In first. he's lent his
fame a. q racing driver to help VI
along. And now everything is nxed
the way we want. he's thrown out.
What did he do 1t for? He thought
he needed to square accounts with
you. for being born, I suppose; 80
when he heard how things were going
with u he came to me and offered his
help. At least. that's what he said.
I believe ha came because he couldn't
bear to see the old place 60 under"
There was skein of blue silk
swinging over the edge Of the table.
Mr.. French picked 1t up and replaced
1t In Emily's work basket before 70
plying.
III this remarkable story Is true"
he began, accurately precise in &C
cent.
NJ 'You don't need me to tell you It
is," retorted Bailey. ''You know
what my new managers been doing;
why, you disliked him without seeing
him, but you had to admit his good
work. And heard you talking
about his allowance, Mr.. French. He
never touched 1t. not from the first:
It piled up for six years. Last April,
when we needed cash in . hurry. he
drew 1t out and gave 1t to me to buy
aluminium. When he left here first he
drove q .taxicab In New York city I'm.
I'll he got into racing work and made
Darling Lestrange famous all over the
continent. I guess 1t went pretty hard
for while; II he'd been the things
you called him, he'd have gone to the
devil alone In New York. But he
didn't"
An oriole darted In one arcade and
out again with a musical whir OF
wings. The clink of glass and silver
from the house windows with
q pleasant cheeriness and suggestion
Of comfort and plenty.
"He made good" Bailey concluded, !
But 1t sounded queer
10 me to hear you tell him you didn't
want him around because Mr.. Dick
look his place. know, and Miss EN-
ly knows, that Dick French was no
use on earth. for any place until Mr..
David took him in hand and made him
1t to live. That's all, guess, that
had to say; I'll get back to work"
He turned, but paused to glance
around, Its going to be pretty dull