River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-05


49, swiftly away from Getheds.
smoking very long and very iarge
cigar Darling beside aim lighted
cigarette and puffed its smoke into
the air from lips which smiled.
Where shall | put yon down." IN
quired the member Of congress when
they We're past Dupont circle. headed
downtown
The Colombia club will do. thank
YOU. said Harold Amy other place
will do as well If it's out of your way
| merely came along as a matter Of
tact Tact is useful. don't you Think
IF you'd showed a little tonight
twould have been better grunted bis
companion. Your springing that stuff
about George got under my skin
George and | don't always agree. but.
back him to the last shot in anything
he does Well we both made consid
cradle asses of ourselves, and went
farther than meant 10. which | don't
generally do at the same time don't
approve either Of Stilman, father or
son. or OF their machine, which is al.
most prohbitive Ia cost 10 begin with "
How so:N inquired Darling.
1T needs radum to run it. chncked
tiotz
"Radiumi'' calculated Harold. Where
would they get enough 70 equip withg
They don't say. replied J. 9.
They offer to furnish II at a nominal
profit. but they won't say anything
more, and then there's the old man
past record no matter what the boy
says. Too bad | rubbed an old sore,
though sort of wish I'd left that
alone Well, here we are az your club s
Harold climbed down Thanks for
the lift. he remarked And | say
about the little matter OF this morn
ing | was an awful Oounder TO men.
ton it this evening, tut we'd all been
rather ragging each uther before you
and GethedS came in anu fancy
wasn't quite normal m my sense OF
proportion Anyway lets let it die.
RightY
Sure. You're dcceni chap OAR
ling" accepted SIotx as hC let In his
clutch and drove away
He went immediately nome and en-
tered the library OF his mansion There
be discovered his only son, the colonel.
Iounging in chalr.
Hello son. ne greeted Wen, |
cut that cocks como tonight guess
all right Things broke just right for
me to do 1t, SO | run in that old Chi
cago matter about his dad on nm at
dinner. and lie blew mp. | rather think
| squared your account for you.
Squared my account. hat do you
mean?" the colonel inquired
"Eh?'' said Gotz DIDN'T you know
it was Stilman stopped your motor
this morning|
mo. He didn't introduce himself"
retorted his son.
well 1t was all right. thanked
him for it, too"
His heir sat mp in his chair and
gazed straight at him. lyon brought
up the business Of twenty years ago, at
dinner?'' he questioned slowly
Sure thing lie lost his head. and
as good us accused me OF belng the
real thief" Gotz chuckled grutly
Rot" exclaimed the colonel, throw
ing himself back IN his seat What
beastly bad form you showed. What
got into your"
"Well-I'm dashed!" Gotz senior
paused and inspected his offspring
Whats form got to do with the
thing? | showed him up
You showed yourself up good and
proper. too" retorted the colonel with
some heat.
well, Darling started il by asking
me if you were suffering from shock
after the runaway" growed his ia her.
The colonel lighted cigarette.
THAT lazy fool" be sneered why
pay attention to what he says? He
waves red flag of sarcasm. and you
put down your head and gore by
stander, eh! That don't sound much
like j g. Gotz.'
That's right. too SON. admitted
his father. Il really shot of too soon"
Colonel George frowned.
"Al right, Gov. guess you're only
human, and we all slip sometimes. I
can't jaw you for taking my part,
though it was a rotten sort of break to
make fancy I'll 90 up and see Ber-
nice this evening and see what she has
to say. | don't want to get In bad
there, and that COMPOUNDED Darling is
hanging around her too much OF late"
Hes a pretty decent fellow all the
same" said Gotz II sort Of thought
he didn't like me. but be acted white
tonight took him to his club after
the run In and be a,joogized ike a
gentleman for what he had said But
don't you worry, son. He's too friend
ly with that girl to be anything else.
If he'd do something he might have a
chance, but he won't He's rich enough
not to care, and he amt In politics or
business, so he don't give hang what
anybody thinks. Well. guess III go
over to the Army and Navy club.
want TO see Harter and SpatOn and