Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-29

"William." doomed Mrs. Carr in an
awful voice-for she wanted to make
her husband understand that she still
was head Of the house so far as mar
riage and similar proceedings were
concerned. II have given my consent"
"Mr. Spelain," continued Mrs. Carr
solemnly. "Mr. Spelain. will you please
marry my daughter Joan to DR.. Will
loughby?"
Gee! What next?' breathed Jack
Doogan. ''There'll only be one Of the
Carr girls left"
That's so-Miss Caroline." whisper
ed Nell.
The little minister was rather taken
aback by the unexpected rush Of bust
ness. But he was game-as Jack Doc
gan remarked afterward to Nell-and
as soon as he had recovered from the
shock of finding three couples on his
hands he directed DR.. Willoughby and
Joan to stand up on the right side of
Doogan and Nell, while James Cluney
and Madge Carr were Oh their left.
"All kneel." said the minister SOL
emily.
Jack Doogan hesitated, as if he hard
ly knew how to do it, and Mrs. Carr,
intensely interested, repeated the in
struction for his benefit:
Gle said kneel."
This seems too good to be true"
muttered Jack Doogan as he knelt rev.
erently by the side Of the girl who had
done SO much for him, and for whom,
on his side, he had dared something and
would dare more by giving up his old
lawless life for ever.
There is q young man working for
one of the biggest safe manufacturers
in Chicago-a young nan with flash
ing brown eyes, a ruddy complexion
and powerful hands-who is an expert
in the manipulation of combination
locks. He has a genius for that kind
Of thing. people say.
When, as happens at intervals, a
business house cannot get its safe
| OlSh VII pSSotAlI VI SOhiS AihNSuilllly
in the mechanism this young man Is
always sent to adjust the difficulty.
He has lever failed to get a safe open
yet. Then. again. occasionally it is alb
solutely necessary to get into a safe
when the only two or three persons
who know the combination are away
and cannot be reached. But the young
man with the strong hands and deli
cate fingers goes from the safe manu-
facturers', and always the door flies
open sooner or later at his command.
The young man got his situation with
the safe makers on the recommends
ton Of William Carr of the we'll known
New York importing firm Of Scott,
| Carr & CO. Of New York city. His
name is John Doogan. His friends call
him Jack"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Doogan have a
neat little house, with half an acre Of
ground, in one Of those rural communi-
ties that dot the prairie to the west Of
the great city on Lake Michigan.
And are you happy?" asked Nell.
getting up from the table and coming
around to his side.
Happy? Say, Nell, I'm as happy as
if I'd just licked that ugly police SER
geant who wanted to nab US both at
the Carr house that day. I can't say
more than that"
ooh, that reminds me-" broke in Nell,
with a merry laugh. 81 got a letter
from Miss Caroline today"
THAT SO? What does she want?"
Nothing. She asked me to write to
her when we got settled. And I did.
This is in answer to it. She says she
hopes we are happy and that we are to
go and see them whenever we are in
New York"
Mix. Never again for me to New
York. What else?"
"Oh, she says" went on Nell, laugh
ing still harder. that her mother has
lost her ear trumpet again"
We'll. they can't say 1 took it-or
you either. That's n comfort"
"No. But Miss Caroline says they
are afraid her father has done some
thing with it and can't remember. 1
suppose he's getting it again"
Getting what again?"
THAT disease with the long name,
Representatives. it is. You know"
"Uh-huh. If they don't put tin nit
tens on that old man he'll land in Jail
yet" predicted Jack Doogan. shaking
his head solemnly.
THE END.