Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER lil.-ContInued.

very large and seldom checked upon.
The third was In New York's all-night
bank. He kept busy. II feel as If |
ought to see the sun rise often" he
explained. "Sunrises are so beauti-
full.
Night bank wrote him letter, asking
his to call and talk of his account, and
this did not occur until four years
had vanished in the haze Of Broad
ways lights. 1t made him sit straight
in his chair and blink as cold dash
from q settler bottle sometimes had
when he had needed it. Rankin, en-
tering. asked him If he had a pain.
you bet / have" said he. "And
I'm afraid it's serious"
Shall call doctor, sir?"
mo call a banker"
Rankin, puzzled, withdrew carefully.
He had learned to step with catlike
tread when he discovered that his
master was in serious mood. He had
40 wish to anger him. No butler in
the history of butling had ever had
place 30 uLLSIly 1uSdI.
The day Of the banks letter was the
drst after he had reached New York
when Broadway did not go about his
gay and simple routine Of up Broad
way In the afternoon and down Broad.
way at night, with movements so
timed that they made long pauses near
the Circle and near Forty-second
street seem natural. He went home
before five.
When Rankin ventured to express
surprise at his return to the apart
ment at that hour, he snarled at him
go to the devil, Rankin!" he sug-
gested when he fingered.
Eyes, sir; thank you, sir" said Ran
kin and withdrew.
He reached the kitchen with a face
so troubled that the Japanese boy, who
had sought domestic service here with
Judging from his wages) the COM
mendable intention of periodically
sending home, each year, enough
American money to build warship
Cor his nations navy, showed interest
WAT ISIS matturr, Ranekeen" the
sympathetic Oriental Queried.
II know men," said Rankin, land If
I didn't know that Mr.. Jones is really
millionaire-made 1t out of chewing
gum, his family, I'm told should say
he was hard up"
The Japanese boy stared politely;
he did not understand at all.
no. vi Doy
kin continued. mo hard-up man could
have sworn at me as he did just now.
t can't be money, so it must be
women"
'Limmin' said the Japanese, who
had not mastered VS.
Lemons" Rankin granted. You're
almost right. | never saw q man
mere popular. He spends his money
like he didn't care for 1t. and does 1t
we'll because that Is the fact. He
doesn't care for 1t. never saw a
human being who cared less. Why,
he never counts the money on his
dresser in the morning. Just throws
1t there when he gets into bed, and"
The Japanese laughed merrily. You
gettin lich!"
NO; you little heather; only know
he does 1t, that Is all | stack 1t up
for him. Sometimes he throws it all
about-that and his clothes and fur
niture. He's often merry that way,
He threw me about one night. A fine,
strong youth! / thought it better not
to say much till he went to sleep. and
then as | crawled out from under the
bed. | had chance to see his arm.
Quite muscular it is--just as it felt
when he was joking with me-"
The next day. by chance, while visit
ing the kitchen, Rankin had sudden
inspiration. Il wonder II he Is in
love?" he pondered. THAT Mr.. Hen
riot that | attended Just before he
married that grass widow was as alb
standardization, quite absent-minded,
quite! Now, which one"
Rankin suddenly came to a stand in
horror. Even to the small and very
yellow cook 1t was plain that tragic
thoughts had flashed into his mind.
i wonder" he soliloQuized If it
could possibly be that terrible Gerard
old woman. She's had her eye on him
ever since the first night that she got
a glimpse of him"
AS he spoke his master, as request
cd. was talking with the first vice-pres-
sdent OF the bank. The man seemed
rather serious-minded, although on
that previous occasion when he had
marked the beginning of their ac.
quaintance. when Broadway had gone
to open his account with Just two
hundred thousand dollars, he had been
geniality itself.
g! merely wished to have a little
talk with you-er-Mr. JONES'" said he.
You know your balance is-er-run-
1ing rather low"
lis what?" said Broadway, in amaze
ment.
rs running rather low"