The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1913-10-30

! duplicate list OF all the numbers that
were called up from the Keswick to
! day? Let me look at them"
They aren't here yet" replied
Blake 81 only sent for them a few
minutes ago. You see. | thought
could s.ye a lot OF tine by getting the
! information, direct, from the girl her.
self"
The girl" echoed Van Dyke dis
gustedly We've already wasted too
much time on her. Cant We get hold
OF Standish?''
He'll be along pretty soon.
you've sent for him. You're sure
he'll come for your sending
| NJ drawled Blake. Il didn't. And
he wouldn't hut Gregg started vhis-
per in the house that q scandal will
break before morning. And he threw
a hint OF the same sort to the news
paper boys
/ oh. II we can publish this as its
written here" broke in Van Dyke.
we've got him This story makes
him out the lowest blackguard I'M
hung
And" amended Blake with In
genuous characterization. there
! isn't word in It that hasn't got some
sort of foundation on fact That's say
ing a whole lot for a campaign scan
! dial. We've got faets-real facts May
be some of EN- are twisted around 30
that you'd have TO look at ON twice
before recognizing their dear familiar
faces But they're facts. just tho
same
And they're useless grumbled Van
i Dyke. Just because the one fact We
need We haven't got.
You mean the Woman"
The Woman's name We cant get
any one To believe a word of the story
without that What time il it, oh, |
didn't notice the clock The times
getting dangerously short II
We want TO get this story in any OF
tomorrow papers We must have her
name mighty quick. As it is. I'm
afraid it'll be too late for anything but
the last editions OF the morning pa
pers What did the Associated Press
people say. when you
Jennings promised to hold wire
till the last minute. Better take the
story around to him and tell him to
have II ready He understands But
are to tell him not to let 1t go till
ye the word \ false move just
nov would be boomerang that We
couldn't stand Come back as soon as
YOU can We may need you"
ha ~ rit q n
sheets. departed on his mission; al
most collidng at the door with Tom
| Blake. who was coming In.
Hello dad" hailed Tom. Il just
dropped in on the way to the club to
say .howdy' to Grace Where Is She
Turned in"
NO. Hasn't even got in The
trains hours late Washout on the
read somewhere Mark telephoned UP
from the station. He's gone back
there They ought to be here any
tine now Want TO watt"
I'm sleepy" yawned Tom Gee
hui wish Grace would show up"
so does Mark" answered l'lake
Then. after a moment, chuckle OF
genuine amusement startled his son
What's the joke asked Tom
Did / miss il"
Yes. YOU missed IT, all right Both
Won and Grace always miss ii. l{ut
never do was just thinking my III
tie Grace my Kid keeping the for.
Nor governor OF New York cooling his
heels in a drafty railroad station. And.
forty wears ago. her father was a bare
foot kid with one suspcnder. pan
handling kind hearted old folks In the
street with dying mother 'ries and
getting nickels from EN-. And even
as lately "a twenty-five years ago
what was bat Chicago city clerk
making an honest living by keeping
my eyes shut and my palm open
Dad" complained Tom, Il cant
make YOU out You always seem TO
take savage delight In rubbing in
the fact that everything we've got We
owe to graft
Well" asked Blake. puzzled, don't
We X No don't owe II 10 graft what
do We owe il 10. I'd like TO know"
To change the subject. dad, broSs
in Tom. I've been making sops
plans.
Have. hoy" queried Blake AZ
though listening - the prattle OF \
somewhat backward child OF six. Such
as what. FOR Instance"
tTO ne CONrINUED3