Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
WITH PHOTO GRAF HIS
FROM SCENES i'm THE PLAY

:. When Rankin said, respectfully,
that. if Mr.. Jones was travelling he
should like to avelfwith him. u ack-
son was annoyed. ta5 ~. "A n. Il
I'D like to have you, Rankin, 81" IS he
said weakly, ''but, you see, II expect
to locate in-er-in Japan. and I've
got to have some one who understands
the language Il Il a
/ That was a poser. He congratulated
himself That would l1ettle Rankin
and get rid Of him with ne lard feel
ings. He was really rather c1nd Of
Rankin. III 1. I
But no! II speak Japanese very
we'll, sir" and the extraordinary but
Ter. with calm which .vouched for his
veracity. II was in service with two
Japanese for over five years, and II
you think of China, sir, or Russia - .
Fortunately for his masters diff
Guilty maintained composures two
things happened to distract attention.
He got his message on the telephone,
and the ringing doorbell removed Ran
kim b II, 55s as5fs X
But the young spendthrift's calm
was brief. What's that, again q he
asked the restaurant man anxiously.
/ ''Er what ? Twenty-Five hundred and
twenty-three dollars 81. The
what? oh. the H. yintagei Is
that so? .,. Err I. Il. d. not at
all. Twenty-three hundred is all right.
It would be the same to me- II You had
said twenty three THOUSAND, Q, q s:s :.
4 Having hung up the receiver. he
sagged down In his chair disconsolate-
ly.,s
.Twenty-three! Twenty-three, he
murmured. And 81. .$5 the butler
speaks Japanese! can't win a bet!
+Iu3never forget this day! 4
He rose and paced the room then
paused and gazed at the wall calendar
va The thirteenth Of the month! No
wonder Is "A 81: 3.
He threw the offending Harrison
Fisher girl into the CRATE, as Rankin,
returning, announced a ;persistentSvis
:itor who had \ declared that he would
wait when he had been assured that
Mr.. Jones was out. Jackson examined
the man card. 4Ss N IN 81
Peter Pembroke T. he unused, puz-
zled: - here have I heard the name
before?' y tsS }l5 81 SIS
"He appearssto be a man Of some
Importance, sir. /" "a: ss5a .$l55t
And he knows I'm In p s ", S5
Rankin nodded. VIC 55S sg4
Oh, well; bring him in. iii It can't be
any worse He called to Wallace
Bob! Oh. Bob! When you get that
total add twenty three hundred and
twenty-three dollars to It. = ".
What for
''Thuh vim tage. Broadway an
swered bitterly, as his visitor came in.
""Of course you expected me- were
his first words. "'My name Is Penn
broke!s Y: '3.5 ,t Il;
Broadway was puzzled. Expected
you?" N. * 4 35
/. Didn't Judge spotswood wire you
that I'd call 2" NV 81; 4 Il.
Spotswood ?" m "a U. " .s I.
Yes, OF Jonesville.'' tsfs IN:
"Oh. I know whom you mean. 'of
course. No; he didn't wire.''
That's strange. II talked with him
over the long distance phone less than
IN hour ago, and he told me he had
wired you early this morning. :" 4g
NO." said Broadway definitely.
II can't understand It."
Hold on. Rankin did hand me a
wire. 4 didn't read It," Broadway
searched the table, then his pockets
and finally discovered the crumpled
and unopened telegram smuggling next
his watch. 5.58 1 5
IL. You have my deepest sympathy.
Mr.. Jones. said Pembroke unctuous-