Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-30

SEa mere 10 nave IL
u out with me. He
warned me to
keep off the grass He even used
threats"
The girls face suddenly grew pale
you mustn't be RASH" she said
Then she hastily added: The league
can't spare such a valuable official"
He laughed again.
The great McCool is good deal
of buffer" he said. Besides.
fancy | have trimmed his fangs"
"How?"
There is a certain man who feels
indebted to me. | have helped him
at times--helped him when his need
was urgent. In some way he has
come into possession of certain facts
regarding the great McCool, facts
which are not to that eminent politi.
clans credit. used little of this
material in my talk with him, and he
straightway collapsed. In fact. dom.
expect he will trouble us again"
why. that's splendid" Laura
cried. He was such a stumbling
block"
Allan gIowed at this praise.
And / have more good news for
you" he said. Il am to have an IN
terview on Thursday morning with
the dreadful Crimmins 1t is the first
time he has consented to see me-"
BE careful" said Laura. "Tie is
called revangefuI man. May
come on Thursday afternoon and hear
the result Of the meeting?'
May you come " echoed Allan. 81
shall feel much hurt II you fail to
come
When Laura entered the Office OF
the league that Thursday afternoon,
Allan was sitting at his desk with a
bandage about his head.
She gave a little gasp.
"Wh-what has happened7" she
cried.
He turned about Will a quick
smile.
Nothing serious" he answered
Merely bump with Mr.. Crimmins
compliments"
TELL me about t?''
nCiO 10 llLliS W TEN Atlen an.
swered. After Mr. CrimIains pre-
sumed upon our brief acquaintance
by handing me this souvenir, the
discussion became absorbing. It end
ed in my favor Mr. Crimnfns seemed
to accept his defeat with poor
grace. This obliged me to use an ar.
gument that / had hoped to hold In
reserve
What was the argument ?"
st was based upon my ability and
willingness to hunt up MIR. Crfmmins
at any time and beat him to FRAGILE
il he persisted in annoying u.s.
And what was the result of this
heroic form OF persuasion?"
The wreckers will begin to de-
molish the Crimmins tenements next
Monday morning"
Splendid" cried the girl
Allan was busy man, while the
dreadful old buildings gave up their
horde Of dodgers. There were homes
to be found. there were hungry
mouths to be fed
And then one morning a man in a
blue uniform came to the Edwards
home.
I'm sanitary officer. miss" he
said to Laura, "and / bring you a
message from Mr.. Mer1ing. He has
been taking care of sick boy. miss.
and we find it's smallpox, and they've
both been sent to the hospital for
contagious cases." He saw that
Laura was crying and said no more.
So the weeks went by and then a
letter came to Laura. Allan was no
longer in the hospital. He was at a
sanitarium
I am coming to see you before ]
go, although it will hurt my pride.r
he wrote. Tim not SCARED up so
much, but bony, painfuNy and IN
pleasant to look upon But / want to
see you"
Three days later he followed the
letter Laura heard the carriage and
ran to meet him, and drew him into
the library and put him IN the big
easy chair.
This is fine" he said Everybody
Is SO good to me. Such funny things
happen. That carriage driver out
there asked me if he might shake
hands with me. And do you see this
little bunch OF flowers. A woman was
waiting at the door of the sanitarium.
She gave me that She's the mother
OF tnat sick boy, you remember--the
one helped. They are having such
? time finding the right sort of nurse
to go with me. I'm quite fussy, you