The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-11
CHAPTER III.-Continued.

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A yea passed. Broadway carried
three bank accounts, two Of them not
very large and seldom checked upon
The third was in New York's allnight
bank. He kept busy. IL feel as II
ought to see the sun rise often" he
explained. "Sunrlses are SO beauti.
full"
His first shock came when the All.
Night bank wrote him a letter, asking
his TO call and talk of his account, and
this did not occur until four years
had vanished In the haze OF Broad
ways lights. II made him sit straigh;
In his chair and blink as a cold dash
from a settler bottle sometimes had
when he had needed it. Rankin. en-
tering, asked him If he had a pain.
You bet | have" said he. And
I'm afraid it's serious"
Shall call a doctor, SIR"
NO, call a 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
no wish TO anger him. No butler in
the history of butling had ever had
a place SO utterly ideal.
The day OF the banks letter was the
first after he had reached New York
when Broadway did not go about his
cay and simple routine OF up Broad
way in the afternoon and down Broad.
way at night, with movements so
timed that they made long pauses near
the Circle and near Forty-second
street seem natural. He went home
before five.
When Rankin ventured to express
surprise at his return to the apart
ment at that hour, he snarled at him.
GO TO the devil, Rankin!" he sug-
gested when he fingered.
Yes, sir; thank you, sir" said Ran
kin and withdrew.
He reached the kitchen with n face
so troubled that the Japanese boy, who
had sought domestic service here with
Oudging from his wages) the com
mendable intention of patriotically
sending home, each year, enough
American money to build a warship
for his nations navy, showed interest.
Wat ISIS matturr. Ranekeen?" the
sympathetic Oriental queried.
Il know men," said Rankin, "and II
! didn't know that Mr.. Jonss is really
a millionaire-made It 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. NO hard-up man could
have sworn at me as he did just now.
1t can't be money. 80 1t must be
women"
"Limmin." said thc Japanese, who
Mad not mastered wa.
Lemons" Rankin grsnted. You're
almost right. | never saw q man
more popular. He apends his money
like he didn't care FOR it. and does 1t
we'll because that Ia the fact. He
doesn't care for II. I never saw a
human being who cared less. Why,
be never counts the money on his
dresser in the morning. Just throws
{ there when he gets into bed, and"
The Japanese laughed merrily. You
yettin lich!"
No; you little heather; l only know
ne does it, that is all. / stack 1t up
Tor him. Sometimes he throws 1t all
a5out-that and his clothes and fur
allure. He's often merry that way.
He threw me about one night. A fine.
strong youth! ! thought it better not
10 say much till he went to sleep, and
then, as | crawled out from under the
bed, had a chance to see his arm
quite muscular II is-just as 1t felt
when he was Joking with me-"
The next day. by chance, while visit.
Ing the kitchen. Rankin had a sudden
respiration. II wonder If he IN In
t7ve?' he pondered. THAT MIR. Hen
RIOT that | attended Just before ne
BARRED that grass widow was as ab.
rent-minded-oh, quite absent-minded.
quite! Now. which one"
Rankin suddenly came to a stand IN
eorror. Even to the small and very
GLOW cook 1t was plain that tragic
thoughts had flashed into his mind.
IL wonder" he s~oliloquized II II
could possibly be that terrible Gerard
I'D woman. She's had her eye ON him
aver since the first night that she got
D glimpse OF him"
AS he spoke his master, as request,
81, was talking with the first vice-pres-
l&ent OF the bank. The man seemed
Nather serious-minded, although on
Ant previous occasion when he had
the beginning Of their &c
ariainfance when BroadwsySsss gone1
% open his account with just two
sundred thousand dollars, he had been
itself.
II merely wished to have a little
ak with you-er-Mr. JONES'" said he. !
You know your balance is-er-run-
ing rather low"
"Ig what?" said Broadway, In amaze
ont. !
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