Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-15
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Bellevue.
In fifteen minutes, with our blood
dngling from the brisk walk in the
singing cold, we halted in front Of
Martins and surveyed the buildings
opposite. Bs~,. D.
We were Just turning away, intend
ing to take q corner-window table In
Martins so as to survey the place
from shelter, in complete absence 81
any other promising field Of endeavor.
when Rand caught my elbow and I
followed the direction of his glance.
"A bearded man in q heavy ulster and
wearing silk hat was Just dragging
= much mumed-up boy into doorway
BY the arm and was glancing up and
down the street to see who was. OBJ
serving him. Az We approached hs
was berating the boy, who was sniff
ding sullenly. @
i. Il tho poor little fellow lostf'
asked Rand smiling In faint obtuss.
ness % We came up.
mo. he 10 not los-ed. Hs 10 my poy. =
replied the man resentfully.
j Fob. I hsk your pardon. I thought
no 1ss lot Id 3d6 *5f5 trying {o
brighten him into stopping his crying
long enough 70 get tho name and ad-
drsss." answered Rand easily. closing
In and looking ct tho sturdy lad with
broad admiration.
mo. my dear OR. hs wass cryink
because I pelieve he has toldt me . lie
and II % he has viii vipp him.
send him NIT aletter to Numper Two.
elefen Fit avenoo yesterday and no
pring It pack to me and say hs cannot
tell why hs did pring It. I pelisve he
was not here and say vait It'll tomor.
row den W will hear him tell vat die
place IL like den W viii 60 see II he
lies. Now. I make him toll apout II. )"
TITS = store buildin', and they ID
mirrors In the hall, and . white an
black stone hoor: I didn' 20 very fur
fn," whined the youngster.
For W you didn,," demanded his
father with . "reminiscences az rage. !,
II couldn'. that's Why" :,
IVY you couldn'."" !
T. II co. soulda.-hone't+ eoalda':"
ZACH. Bah!" that was all his
father could ~, but 10 seized the
ehild viciously By the collar. and "
followed them to the door Of No. I'll.
whore tho father peered in, saw that
tho boys description fitted. and thus
made certain that no had really come
with tho letter the day before.
! Ag1.A we turned away. but Rand
looked back 1T the building and his
eys fell on tho school for Psychio
Culture sign. For fully ten minutes
he stood 40 II rooted to tho spot,
while I kicked my heels on the curb
and shivered.
Until after lunch we cat inside Mar.
tins and watched tho nearly deserted
str6st, but nothing tfanspired. and
~ went uptown to the Emsrson
aphetment. .. ....-.. -.
All Of tho women had succumbed to
tho strain and were not In evidence.
Emerson himself seemed to be great
~ relieved BY their absence. He had
q score of new theories to Offer, hu4
absolutely nothing had transr1red
during tho night or the morning en1
eept that note had arrived for ReN'
Herbert Carson by messenger and the
family had opened it.. Mr.. Emerson
gave it to me to read aloud. It was
on the paper of q club much fire.
quented by editors and publishers and
was worded as follows:
"Sunday Morning
"Dear Herbert: Wallace tells me
that he met you on the avenue yes
terday afternoon and gave you the
first bound volume Of your new work
and the proofs of the second volume.
I have already said all that words
could express Of praise of your master
piece and of my pride and pleasure In
publishing it, and this note is merely
to enforce what Wallace told you con-
corning the Herminger two-page manu-
script. In entrusting this to you for
transcription am almost violating
the confidence of Professor Lemuel.
/ would rather lost fifty thousand dol
lars than have it harmed in any way
or have any word concerning it made
public before he is ready. Come to
lunch with me Tuesday. Yours,
"ROBERT GRAVERSON.''
Rand was gone on the instant, with
q struggling injunction floating behind
him to meet him at noon the next day
at the office. Any one less familiar
with his meteoric mental physical
dashes would have been inclined to
recommend him tb another appoint
ment in q sphere not terrestrial, but I
stirred neither hand nor foot in the
case until noon Of Monday when he
walked in preceded by tall pale
man with the appearance Of semi
nary student. 81
Mr. Duncan, allow me to intro
duce Mr.. Andrew Macarthur of Chel-
sea institute. I have told him that We
have rare manuscript which wish
him to translate and annote, if he
thinks he can do 80. I believe you
put it in the safe did you not ~
! was somewhat staggered BY his
cool; audaeious lie,s but / answered .as.
heartily as could as l took the fab.
by hand Of the theolougue.
Yes, it is in the safe. q .sS