Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-05

H rived in Prize City he spent Il
 solid hour in searching through
 his valuable collection of care lessly exchanged business cards. His search was rewarded by the paste board of "rhomas J Hammond. Books and Stationery. a4i Broadway. Prize City. Fine Printing and Engraving il Speciality" Mr WallnYford studied t'M reverse of the card more earnestly t,...u he did the olverSc. Here was nlicrostopis.tlly written in ink.
 May. l9lG New York Central Little pe;!cock. Mit,i hooked nose and dceIa cfe:ses. Business fussA Rated $loo.ooo Commercial club Wife paints miniatures Three Loss oldest. Harry. in college
 Mir Walin@foru spent some fifteen minutes in recalling the brow creased cO,lltenalne of Mr. Hammond; then he stroled oyer to 3i6 Broadway alid called upon the gentleman Mir. Ham mond. who sat at |; desk railed off i'll tie middle of d very neatly kept shop. looked up. with froWnins al,Straction as Mir Wailingford clecrily greeted him. and llle din, light of cold recoyni tion shone in his eyes,
 "l'm sorry cant quite place you" he confessed and looked back, with frowE at Il clerk who was allowing Il lady to go out without having pur- chased anything
 Mir Wallingfords expression of cheerful confidence faded as if he were much disappointed in not being re ni"n'bered- Fl recall you perfectly" he said. We had q delightful convcr sation in the buffet car of q New York Central tlirr one morning last May from Albany to Forty second street"
 "Oh. yes" grudgingly admitted Mr. Hammond. with a slight twitching of his creHseS Are you in the city on buSincSS:'
 "l'in not sure yet returned WaIlingA ford chnrkling; and, hearing the chucklc, Mir Hammond remembered that Wallin2ford had been the most de- l1%htful travclinY companion he had ever met. ''ll depends on what busi ness opportunities the city has to offer me. First ot all. however, I'd like to know something about your local banks"
 All our banks are very good" he stated coolly. with his eager eye rovin" from customer to customer
 "Oh, well. if there's no choice l may as well take the nearest ore to the Walsinghain." accepted Wallingford naIiin" his hotel. Fl feel q little eau al l Sh tn ali account With rather q good sized check S7,,mo, to he more exact"
 "lmdccd,' exclaimed MT Ilam.r0nd, with an instant change of manner. "l wouldn't 20 to the Farmers and Trad- CTS in your case. Mir. Wallingford. ] think should "o to the Broadway Ma. tionah" He paused a moment to con slider. Derositing il $77o.ooo cheek for collection. with a view iu openin" an account sounded very good. He owned stock in tllc Broadway National Still. on, never could tell. .'non't say l sent you" he warned "F cant afford to show fnvori,ism.'
 "rialiAs." S;,id Waiiingford grateful ly. II quite understand B,' the way. how is yoar sou Harry coming on ni cullege?"
 'E'ine" declared Mir Hammond with instant responsiveness, and for the first time he really smiled. "I didn't imagine you'd remember about him"
 Il could scarcely forget him. replied WallingfOrl convincingly "Ion show ed me his photograph. you know lt Was the best portrait of a fine. hand some. manly lad l had ever seen He seemed q tritie deiicate. though How Is his health nOw:"
 Couldn't be better returned Mir. Hammond II must show you a pie ture of him taken last fall and he opened Il drawer of his desk. Sit down, Mr. Wailingford." and he push. ed forward Il big leather chair. Have cigar Here k that new phote graph
 Wallingford accepted the cigar and the picture with equal apparent pieas- ure. and Ae surveyed the latter long and earnestly