Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
CHAPTER I.


CHAPTER Z.
There's Msnsx In Il.
s: TO. u, rounding the curve at Buz-
NI zard Blu6, came to such an
tleman who vas the sole occu-
abrupt stop that the heavy gem
pant Of the par1or car was jerked to his
Knees, position 90 novel and 30 out Of
range Of his experience that he chuck
He'd at himself as soon as he realized it
,Betng q calloused traveller, he merely
rescued his hat from the door, brushed
the lint Of the carpet from his carefully
creased trousefs. rang the bell for the
porter, who he knew would not come,
and went outside to see what was the
matter.
In the private car Of President Falls.
lust behind the parlor car, there was a
itride more Of CONSERVATION, for certain
..hissing glasses upon the whist table
were overturned, completely destroying
two decks Of cards and one lavender
tinted waistcoat, the latter belonging
Ito young Benssy Falls, tall youth
70 handsome ~ to b pretty. who. like
the well cultivated gentleman that he
was, pushed back his chair, rang for
the butler to clsar away the mess and
excused himself for long enough to
change bis waistcoat to another OF the
same hue. this being his lavender day.
Perfect - woee his manners. he new
sertkaless did allow IN expression Of
hnssa tfAMNA "a 'AAeAno MIN
4 How very annoying" he observed.
hut his dimples showed Immediately
that " had Esgainsd his usual agree
s;abls spirit.
Not wishing 10 ,criticise your gov
nofss road, Bense, but it's rotten care
less Of somebody. I should say" drawl-
I'd. Hickey saundsxs, pink young per-
'Son with a mustache that had been
,blighted in infancy, with an incurve
from his collar button to his knees and
With a father who had been consider
lats enough to die before he lost bis
1hird fortune.
"Tather wouldn't be offended II he
heard you. I'm quite sure" responded
sBenson. HE knows this road to be
Derfectly ine1cusable, but he won't
spend any money on improvements
'1usf now, because he expects to sell
his stock Immediately after the next
ldividends are declared"
The three other whist players were
silent for moment after this comph-
icated statement and then the shrill
1ittls falsetto beneath the sparsely
ibr,stlinx Kaiser Wilhelm mustache Of
IBuslow Won Humperdinck suddenly an
|nounced the solution.
II see the reason" It declared ex.
|citsdly. "By that course tho dividends
WIN be larger and he can secure bet
lter price for his stock" and the per-
maSsnt creases that passed for thought
ideepened in Won Humperdinck's frag-
Imsatary brow.
II say, that's really clever" hsped
tRssinald de- Puyster Haugh. whose
tstdll hateful surname was only one
Ieenaration removed from Haw, and
Iwhose thick lips and broad shiny face
istdil denied Ill that mere godfathess
icouA do tor him. "By the way
Belssy. I wonder what the BLOOMING
rows about, anyhow"
~8ome one should have a good rag
ging for It." declared the black free
1kie1 young man with the nose, who
had been Z mere onlooker at the whist
xanle. absolutely beastly damage has
been done Look at Benssy's model!"
o. the door by table near one Of the
broAd windows lay. = once wonderfully
nest but now pitifully bent and bro
4 q. ~nH ~ Ne = N
the work OF Benson Falls own white
hands. There was q general chorus Of
polite dismay upon the discovery Of
this catastrophe. but young Mr.. Falls.
lwhose skill at needlework and Grape
papae creations had made him the hit
pf every charity fair, dismissed the
mater tightly, although he heaved the
Sigh of 4 distressed artist as he stopped
10 sxamfne the damage that bad been
.doae to his pretty handiwork. He had
5uGt replaced It upon the table when
ehpnasuka appeared after the third
f4n6.
sXou'rs an annoying long time in
corning. sammy" protested Mr.. Falls.
= Beg your pardon, sir" replied the
Jap "but thought you might like to
kn4w the cause Of the delay: and
hurried ont 10 investigate"
ssNer1 well, you may tell u.s." Mr..
Fsrs srae3ously consented.
Thank you, sir responded Shama-
eulia. There ID heavy rock slide on
tn track Just ahead Of US. The en-
ei1oer made very good stop. but, un-
nnglunately, snapped driving rod in
dong go
Ihe avee Of oil four Of Mr.. Falls
frl6nds turAsd to him expectAntly IN
TIT sGIsrSsaey. He was equal % IL
ee1aoea.
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