The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-01

You've ssse ever - oeatral for tAas
duplicate list Of all the numbers tAai
were called up from the keswich -
day. Let ne look At them"
They arsat here yet replied
Blake Il only sent for them . few
minutes ago. You see. l thought ]
could save lot of time By getting ths
information. direct. from the girl her
SELF
The girl" echoed Van Dyke dis
Eustedly. We've already wasted too
much time on her. Can't vs GET hold
Of Standish:"
He'll be along pretty sooa."
You've sent for him! You're sure
he'll come for your sending!"
No" dravled Blake. 4 didn't And
he wouldn't. But Gregg started = whis-
per In the house that . scandal win
break before morning. And he threw
hint OF the sane sort 70 the nsvs
paper boys"
"oh. II We cas publish this - tie
written here" broke In Van Dyke.
we've got him! This story makes
him out the lowest blaekguard Un-
hung"
And" amsndsA Blake with IN.
Genuous self-eongratulatioa. there
isn't = word in II that hasn't got some
sort Of foundation on fact. That's say
ing = whole lot for . campaign scan
dal. We've got facts-real facts. Nay.
be some Of EN- are twisted around -
that you'd have to look at 'em twice
before recognizing their dear familiar
faces. But they're facts. just the
same"
And they're useless" grumbled Van
Dyke. Just because the one fact Ws
need We haven't got"
You mean the Woman"
The Woman's name. We can't get
any one to believe = word of the story
didn't notice the clock. The times
getting short-dangerously short. II
We want to get this story in any Of
tomorrow's papers we must have her
name mighty quick. As It 10. I'm
afraid it'll be too late for anything but
the last editions OF the morning pa
pers. What did the Associated Press
people say, when you-?"
Jennings promised to hold 4 wire
till the last minute. Better take the
story around to him and tell him to
have 1t ready. He understand. But
be sure to tell him not to let 1t 20 till
| give the word. A false move Just
now would be 4 boomerang that We
couldn't stand. Come back a. soon a.
you can. We may need you"
Van Dyke. pocketing the typewrittsn
most colliding at the door with Tom
Blake, who was coming In.
Hello, dad" hailed Tom. Il just
dropped in on the way to the club to
say 'howdy to Grace. Where 10 she!
Turned in?"
NO. Hasn't even got in. The
trains hours late. Washout on the
road somewhere. Mark telephoned up
from the station. He's gone back
there. They ought to be here any
time now Want to waltz"
I'm sleepy" yawned Tom. Gee.
but wish Grace would show up!"
80 does Mark" answered Blake.
Then. after a moment. chuckle Of
genuine amusement startled his son.
What's the joker" asked Tom.
Ibid miss it,"
"Yes, you missed it. all right. Both
you and Grace always miss 1t. But
never do was Just thinking-my lit
tie Grace-my kid-keeping the for
mer governor Of New York cooling his
heels in drafty railroad station. And.
forty years ago. her father was bare
foot kid with one suspender, pan
handling kind-hearted old folks In the
street with dyingmother stories and
getting nickels from EN-. And even
as lately as twenty-five years ago.
what was l but a Chicago city clerk
making an honest living by keeping
my eyes shut and my palm open!"
Dad" complained Tom. Il can't
make you out. You always seem to
take a savage delight In rubbing in
the fact that everything we've got We
owe to graft"
Well" asked Blake, puzzled. don't
we! II we don't owe 1t to graft, what
do we owe it to. I'd like to know"
ITO change the subject. dad" broke
in Tom. I've been making some
plans"
Have, hey?" queried Blake A.
though listening to the prattle Of .
somewhat backward child Of Such
as what, for instance?"
CTO BE CONTINUED