The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-04
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The Debbs.Msrrill Co.

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turned. AS the tall Egyptian entered the
room, Grigsby demanded:
Where you been?' sst,t 81.
| "Ovex to the 81. Nick--met up nth some
To- the boys, an set into q little game Ter
la while"
See Mendenhanr't
"Yep-he'll be long. Gosh! its regular
1Shawneetown flood outside!" And the bis
man waved his big hat in wide arc, the
tspray from 1t spitting angriiy - II sprtnk-
led the fire In the Crate.
so it's all right. 10 it?"
"Ump huh
How about the time lockr'
| "Oh. George says they don't never use
that-haven't sence the day the Senate
i'p'tnted that COMMITTEES to- count the
money In the treasury. Member? -
gosh! didn't pore OIL Jim hustle to get .
special, train an haul that money down
from Chicago, thought
The Secretary Of State wagged his long
head and chuckled.
That thing lost him e'enamost nifty
thousan' In intrust. he toll me onct." the
tSecretary Of State went on, "an' he hash I
never been able sinct TO make airy Ions
loan"
Again he laughed, and the spirit Of
reminiscence being upon him, he went on:
Zone time fore the war the Legislature
/ 'p'inted . countin' committee, an OF
oh, what's Is nane?-you know-from
Gallatin County-he tas treasur then. an
the WASH more'n about fifty thousan' in
the safe, but ne as game, an when the
COMMITTEE 'peared next niornin' he says.
| 'Cert'n'y. gentlemen and handed 'em out
about ten thousan In them old green dol
lar bills, an says: When you're done
couhsin' o. them ere I'll give you all
some more. An In bout an hour they
| reckoned they'd take his fsur's-they'd
have to do
Grigsby's heart lightened, and he be-
came almost gay. ordering much drink.
And for an hour the two men sat there.
| waiting and smoking. and drinking
whisky-Jennings bourbon and Grigsby
! rye-and were content Though every
time the yowl Of locomotive was borne
to him on the cold wet night. Grigsby
jerked out his watch. And once he start
| ed at q short knock on the door, but 1t
was only Mendenhall.
After midnight Grigsbys anxiety deep
ened, and he ceased to pay attention to
Jennings stories of politics down in
Southern Eellinoy.' stories about Don
Morrison. and John A. Logan. At 1910
long form was stretched out before the
fire, his whisky glass was at his elbow.
and he said from time to time:
"Oh, fer Gods sake, Bill. set down.
they'll be long all right"
Isn't that the Wabashf' said Grigs-
by. cooking his head at the night cry
Of locomotive.
II don't know" said Jennings. who
was growing mellow. 'oniy whistles !
could ever tell was them on the oil o.
& M 'ceptin', o. course. the toot Of the
Three States. which is now at Cairo. eft
she hain't stuck on. Q mud bank over
on the Mizzouri shore. sor,e'er's round
Birds Landin'.''
Grigsby looked at his watch. 1t was
ten minutes to one. and just as he dole
fully announced the hour the door open
ed, and Hennessey entered. carrying a
leather travelling bag. Grigsby leaped
toward him. his itching fingers out
stretched to seize the valise.
rs it all there?" he exclaimed.
Take me for a theft" replied Hen
Messy. swinging the bag behind him.
Hennessey proffered the bag to MS
master, but Jennings said:
wait a minute" Then he ran his hand
wrist-deep into his pocket and drew out
a paper, which he examined critically,
squirting his eyes, partly to protect them
from the smoke that curled up from a Dig
domestic cigar. partly-as II seemed. TO
assist In the concentration of his thoughts
..Gineral." he said-by Some strange
confusion of ideas down In Springfield
they give the Attorney General military
title. which custom that functionary fos-
ters-"Gineral, will you give me your sig
nature TO that. fore you start?"
Grigsby glowered at Jennings. read the
paper said somewhat petulantly: Oh,
Of course" and hesitatingly signed IT.
Now, Hennessey." said Jennings. care
fully placing the paper in long pocket
book he drew from the region OF his
left hip.
Hennessey held the bag out toward the
Secretary of State.
mo" said Jennings, who was pouring
himself a drink. give it to the gineral
The Attorney General took the bag and
opened ii. Inside were four big bundles
OF bank bills He lifted them out. Each
bundle was composed of ten smaller pack
ages. held by rubber bands. and each
package was bound with pink paper
strap neatly pointed and marked ''five
hundred" He counted and replaced the
packages in the bag. Then taking his
coat and hat, he turned to Jennings and
said
Well, let's be gone"
The Secretary of State rolled his head
toward the Attorney General and waved
his long arm and tapped his hand fin
like at him, and said:
We'll wait here, Mike and me. You
won't need u.s.
The Attorney General scowled and then
went out. accompanied only by the As
sistant State Treasurer Hurrying down
Capitol Avenue, Grigsby shivered. glanc-
ing up dark alleys.
The clock in the hall Of the Executive
midnight, and the Governor was descend
ing the stairs in a gray bathrobe and
slippers. The old house was dark and
still. Even the room occupied by Gilman,
who should at that hour been reading the
In bed. showed no light. The
Governor, softly treading. entered the IL
brary. The last embers Of the fire were
smoldering. The Governor lighted the
lamp, and in the circle of soft light it
spread on the library table he bent over a
book, his glasses on his nose. their cord
hanging down into his lap. 1t was not
1.-The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius." 1t
was the second volume OF the Revised
Statutes OF Illinois. stupid work. which
many men consult laboriously, far into
the night. He softly rustled over the
leaves until he found chapter one hundred
and thirty. He ran his finger down the
pages till 1t stopped at section sixteen.
And then he read very slowly: I'm case
OF the death of the Treasurer, II shall be
the duty of such Governor to take pos