The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-20
CHAPTER VI.

Broadway hurried to the angry and
Disguised man and put his hand upon
his arm. He was rather badly funked
by this uncompromising attitude.
Wait a minute, Bob" he urged.
Don't go off like that. That was an
awful thing you just said to me. II
had a wild night. Give me a chance
to think"
"All right" said Wallace, not very
~graciously. go ahead-think! It's
about time you began to think"
He sank into a chair. his gloomy
face regarding Broadway with small
favor. his angry fingers tapping on a
table top.
Broadway was very nervous Reali-
cation was becoming vivid of the fact
that he had not been wholly admirable
in his general course.
Don't you suppose I know it's a
shabby thing to dor he urged. But.
great Scott look at the fix I'm I'M"
Wallace made a gesture of ~negation.
1t was clear that he refused to grant
that anything could excuse his friends
Nurse Win the WIDOW.
You're not sore at me, Bob, are
your" Broadway pleaded.
I've said my say. You've heard my
opinion"
DO o think everyone will feel
that way about it,"
'Of course"
Broadway was distressed beyond his
feeble power of explanation. Pacing
up and down, he moaned:
IF IL wasn't for those debts! II 1t
wasn't for the bills I owe!"
You don't know the exact amount?"
NO"
why haven't you added them up?"
Il haven't had time. I've been-too
busy"
Doing what?"
Now, don't give me the third de-
gree, please! Look here, I'm so nerv-
Gus that I'm trembling like a leaf"
Where are those bills?"
I'm the little room. In my desk"
Would you mind II I looked them
over?"
No: l wish you would. You will
do that, Bob?" He was as eager as IL
examination OF them by his business
headed friend would mark each one
receipted. "But, say, Bob. suppose I
take your advice and call this thing
of. What am | going to say to Mrs.
Gerard?"
"You won't have to say anything.
I'll handle her"
We'll, what would you say to herr"
will you please leave that to me?
Go over there and sit down. Do some
more thinking. You've got many a
think coming to you, young fellow
I'm going to see how much you owe
the world"
And Broadway did exactly as he or
dered, looking after him almost as a
child might after some n had as
sumed full charge Of tangled. Juvenile
| affairs.
Suddenly he realized that some out
standing bills would not be among the
mass which Wallace was examining.
He would try to get them in. He
wished to know the worst, now that
lag q at ~ I11 WCht ONCI W lHC
telephone and called up a certain ia
nous restaurant. After he had told
the manager to make out his bill for
the previous evening entertainment
and let him know the total, he sat
waiting, with the receiver glued tight
to n ear, and. when Rankin entered,
called him to him.
sXnx,tA kayfar l~nhx ~-z.I 90 an
other job, Rankin"
The butler almost tainted. Hasn't
my service been satisfactory, sir?"
"Oh. yes: everything has been all
right: but. you see. Rankin, I'm going
to leave town. I-er-expect to do a
lot Of travelling"
He gazed at Rankin anxiously. He
hoped this would be easy. The worry
on his face and the cramped position
necessary to listening at the telephone
and watching the butler closely gave
him a pitiful expression. He looked
as If in pain.
. When Rankin said. respectfully.
that, If Mr.. Jones was travelling he
should like to travel with him, Jack
son was annoyed.
I'D like to have you, Rankin" he
said weakly, but, you see, l expect
to locate in-er-in Japan, and I've
| got to have some one who understands
the language"
That was a poser. He congratulated
himself. That would settle Rankin
and get rid of him with no hard feel
ings. He was really rather fond OF
! Rankin.
But no! II speak Japanese very
WI. sir" and the extraordinary hut.