The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-06

ieus to get away from hs home town q
Jonssyille: Abner Jones. hi. uncle. 4
ssttie down and take : pi.oe In the eus =
factory In which he succeeded to hi
sather's interest. Judge spotsvood in
e. forms ..,s.1 bs.o.S~:y t that left him b,
makes record time in hsaAins for hi
favorifs street In New York.
CHAPTER lll-csntinvod.
year passed. Broadway carried
three bank accounts, two Of them moi
very large and seldom checked upon
The third was In New York's all-night
bank. He kept busy. II feel ~ II !
ought to see the sun rise often" he
explained. "Sunrises are 10 beauti.
ful"
Night bank wrote him letter. asking
his 70 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 - Q cold dash
from . seltler bottle sometimes had
when he had needed It. Rankin, en-.
tsring. asked him II hs had . pain.
You bet have" said hs. And
I'm afraid its serious"
Shall I call . doctor. sir1-
mo. call q 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
10 wish TO anger him. No butler In
the history Of butling had ever had
place 20 utterly ideal.
The day Of the banks letter was the
arst after he had reached New York
when Broadway did not 90 about his
Gay and simple routine Of up Broad
way In the afternoon and down Broad.
way at night. with movements 20
timed that they made long pauses near
the Circle and near Forty-secopd
street seem natural He went home
bsfors I'VE.
When Rankin ventured to express
surprise at bis return to the apart.
nsnt at that hour. he snarled at him.
90 to the devil. Rankin!" hs sug-
gested when he fingered,
Tss.. sir: thank you. SIR" said Ran
hin and withdrew.
He reached the kitchen with . face
% troubled that the Japanese boy, who
had sought domestic service here with
Judging from his wages) the com.
nsndable intention Of patriotically
sending home. each year, enough
American money to build . warship
for his nations navy. showed interest.
'W'Af fR0 HnottnR1 Al.
sympathetic Oriental queried.
Il know men," said Rankin, "and If
didn't know that Mr.. Jones is really
millisnaire-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.
"Of course he's not hard up." Ran.
Kin continued. mo hard-up man could
have sworn at me az he did Just now.
1t can't be money. 70 1t must be
women"
"Limmin," said the japanese, who
had not mastered VS..
Lemons" Rankin granted. You're
almost right. l never saw q man
more popular. He spends his money
like he didn't care for 1t, and does it
we'll because that 10 the fact. He
doesn't care for 1t. I never saw
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 heathen: only know
he does IT, that is all. l stack it 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! l thought it better not
to say much till he went to sleep, and
then, as l crawled out from under the
bed, l had chance to see his arm.
quite muscular 1t is-just as II felt
when he was Joking with me-"
The next day, by chance, while visit
Ing the kitchen. Rankin had a sudden
inspiration. Il wonder if he is in
ioVe! he pondered. THAT Mr.. Hen.
riot that l attended just before he
married that grass widow was al ab.
sent-minded-oh, 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.
wonder" he soliloquized II II
could possibly be that terrible Gerard
old woman. She's had her eye on him
ever since the first night that she got
. glimpse Of him."
A. he spoke his master. as request.
"a. was talking with the first vice-pres-
ident OF the bank. The man seemed
rather serious-minded. although on
that previous occasion when he had
marked the beginning of their ac.
when Broadway had zone
to open his account with just two
hundred thousand dollars, he had been
Esniality itself.
Il merely wished to have a little
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