Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-28

with admiration fairly radiating from
his big pink face. by George, that's a
handsome boyv' he exclaimed.
Mr.. Hammond reached for his hat.
II think l have time to so over to the
bank with you and introduce you to the
president" he said.
On Friday Mr.. Hammond. by his
right as a stakeholder, learned that Mr..
Wallingford's check had proved thor
oughly good and that the stranger now
had 10000 regular dollars in the Broad
way National. so that night. which was
the clubs official social evening. he
made Mr.. Wallingford his guest at the
Commercial club and gave him two
weeks card. which privileged him to
come up to the rooms whenever he
chose and buy whatever he liked and
pay cash for it.
On the way up to the club Mr.. Ham
mond stopped in at a grocery store and
bought pound of sugar and jovial
wink for $3.50 He explained this pur-
chase up in the club. in a little room
full OF lockers.
You see. we don't have bar In the
Commercial club. on account of the
strong temperance elemen. in this
town." he stated. as he took q self pull
ing corkscrew from its nail by the
door, ''and we have strict bylaw
which says that no liquors shall be
brought into the rooms. SO we all
bring in sugar. or tea. or coffee, or
whatever we like" and with juvenile
grin that struggled oddly with bis per
petually creased forehead. he opened
his package of sugar and drew the cork,
whereupon he offered Wallingford q
water glass to drink from.
Two other gentlemen. hatless and
coatless, and with billiard sticks In
their hands. walked into the grocery
room. one of them laughing and the
other one trying to laugh. The one
who was trying to laugh took a key
from his pocket. opened his locker and
produced bottle, holding it sadly up
to the light
Third straight chocolate drop Ly-
barger's lost tonight, Hammond" exs
planned the laughing one. y
Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Lybarger, the
former n fat young man with an In
trica tely veined face, and the latter q
phenomenally lean man with painfully
lark hair and complexion. were pleased
to welcome the eastern capitalist into,
their midst and Mr.. Hammond. under
cover Of the noise OF the running water
at the. sink. where gOblets were rinsed.
Informed fat Mr.. Woods:
"Has seventy five thousand in the
Broadway National. real money"
Mr.. Wallingford." invited Mr.. Woods
hastily, won't you try some Of my
chewing gum?" And he produced a
bottle from his own locker. This is
some very special chewing gum. Friend
of mine in Kentucky sent 1t to me.
Twenty-Five years old"
Others came in, and WalIingford was
introduced to them. and they conduct
ed him Hospitality to the reading COON.
BY the time he had sat in his chair
every man in the Commercial club
knew that he had $4,000 on deposit
at the Broadway National! He could
hear them telling it to one another.
and he enjoyed himself very. much.
Mr.. Hammond was very prond OF
his friend Wallingford as the evening
wore on. He was good story teller.
and he looked SO jovial that by the
time he had told three or four good
ones his auditors laughed every tim
he said anything at all. Finally. hoary
headed Dan Blessus. who ran a furnt-
ture factory on the profit sharing plan.
with a daily chapel attachment. and
obtained the manufacture of his output
cheaper than any Of his competitors.
asked Wallingford the question. that
had been sprouting at the root of every
mans tongue for the last half hour.
"If it we're not presuming too far" he
suggested. I'D like I'd, ask you what
your own line might be, but I'm afraid
to do so'
"I'll save You The embarrassment Of
asking" returned. WMlinsford cheer,
fully. II ams1n industrial physician. ~
And surgeon 2, inquired Tat little,
Woods, whose sense of the Ridiculous
was far keener than his sense Of pro-
priety.
There was aslaush upon THU. and