The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
I couldn't see anything but

1Ou uSdI liiii4S SOOCu inS lcIuIutuc
voice.
Everywhere looked it was you, you,
you" the barytone quiVered on.
What the devil is the meaning of all
this drivel?" muttered Woglom, with an
uneasy glance at Jimpson, who was
glowering at the two stenographers,
while the district attorney, with eyes
popping out of his head, gazed into the
depths of the frivolous megaphone.
DO you really love me, Henry" said
the soft feminine voice again. "Weely-
an observation-disclosures your heart
forebber-an'- -forebber-amen?"
90 can bet 90 itty ifey l doesP re-
turned the manly bsrytone
"Um lubbs um Hswwiboy, too p came
the soft feminine voice, and then a re-
petition of the sibilance.
The district attorney was at the door
by this time.
There's been some mistake" he stam-
mered. "Tm going downstairs to find
out what's the matter
The wires must have got crossed"
said Woglom.
"Oh, just look at that rice!" cried the
giggling voice.
"Yes," laughed the bsrytone. "OId
links let me have it by the handful
we've got almost enough to start house
keeping on, haven't we, you dear, sweet,
belovedest-
Now, Henry! You've mussed my
hair all up-I just can't go down into
the dining-room looking this way" pro-
tested the feminine voice. And.
Henry"
yes, YanImy?" said Henry.
Good Lordr" muttered Jimpsou.
Isn't there any way to turn this thing
off,"
Pretty drippy, isn't it," calculated
Woglom, with WY face.
You mustn't yook at oor title yifey
zat way when we det down into de din
in -yoom. Zay1l all know ives bwide
an" the feminine voice was linger-
ing sweetly on the syllables, when the
district attorney burst into the room, his
face red with wrath.
That blistering jackass of room
clerk" he blurted out.
Yes? WHAT" cried Woglom.
Has pied the whole business" groan-
ed the district attorney. Hes put a
bride and groom in No. eo.'
"Gug-good LordT' stammered Wos-
lom. And whuh-what's become Of
Rawson and the mayor"
They're sitting down in the Office
discussing Sunday school organization
in the Fiji Islands" said the district at
:orney.
Come away from there" said limp
son, rising suddenly and seizing the
stenographers by the coattails and drag
ging them away from the megsphone.
We shan't need you gentlemen again
this evening. and here's an extra twenty
apiece for you. We-er-we don't care
to have this matter go any farther"
And as the grinning stenogrsphers
withdrew, Jimpson pulled a jackEnife
out of his pocket and cut the wires.
There are some communications"
said he, that must be regarded as priv
ileged."
well, Mr.. Rawson," said the district
attorney, later, viewing Rawson's
vociferous amusement over the climax
of his plans with great displeasure I'm
glad you find something in this business
to laugh at You appear to be proud OF
your work"
"Oh, no." said Rawson. mot particu-
larly-only, you see, can't feel as badly
about it as you do because I've known
from the beginning was sure to fail"
Sure to fail?" echoed the district at
torney. What do you mean by that,
sir?"
Why" said Rawson, my mission
here was to bring the grafters to justice.
but under all the circumstances, in the
very nature of our arrangement. l
couldn't do it."
DO you mean to say you couldn't
have landed the mayor" demanded the
district attorney.
"No-Pd have landed him all right.
Mr.. Bobleigh," said Rawson. but he
really wasn't the big fish in this particu-
larry muddy puddle You set me after
the wrong man. The most dangerous
offender you've got here is that insid-
iously subtle interlocking directorate that
Under the guise of backing you and
working for a cleaner Grafton is using
you as a cats paw for dragging its own
chestnuts out of the FIRE. l guess it's
better for you all the way it has turned
out, for after I had landed the mayor
was going after"
"Woglom and Jimpson?" cried the
district attorney.
Ultimately, yes" said Rswson, but
before that"
The aldermen" asked the district at