Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-04-23

tensely, "an in we're going to walk right
into it,.
"But, Graf g," / demurred, that's
foolhardy. MHave her trailed-any-
He shook Ibis head, and with mere
motion of bin hand brushed aside my
objections asN he went to q cabinet
across the ION pm.
From one lMhelf he took out small
metal box III Nd from another test
tube, placinaM the test tube in his
waistcoat poe yket and the small box in
his coat pocket with excessive care.
Then he tulH ned and motioned to me
to follow him out into the other room.
| did so, STU Ming my gait" into my
pocket. N
Let me Introduce my friend, Mr..
Jameson" SIND Craig, presenting me
to the pretty brook.
The introdl Notion quickly over, we
three went { Nut to get Craig's car,
which he KEN at nearby garage.
I'm
That forer lon Perry Bennett was
reading up m lease. In the outer Of
fee Milton s lthofeld, his office boy,
was industrio Mlsly chewing gum and
admiring his Meet, cooked up on the
desk before lily m.
The door Mo the waiting room
opened and aiM attractive woman of
perhaps thirtyW dressed in extreme
enteMred with a boy.
Milton cast IN glance of scorn at the
little dude" lie was in reality about
fourteen years Mold, but was dressed to
look much you niger.
did you isNh to see Mr.. Bennett?"
asked the pretNocious Milton, politely,
on one hand uwhile on the other he
made wry gr Mmace.
'Yes-here AS my card" replied the
1t was dec My bordered in black.
Even Milton Vas startled at reading
it: Mrs. TayiC Mr Dodge"
He looked AIT the woman in open
mouthed aston Nshment. Even he knew
that Elaine's mother had been dead
for years. n
The woman, however, true to her
name in the I'm tistic coterie in which
she was leaderM had sunk into chair
and was sobbirHg conyulsively, as only
''Weepy Mary" could.
1t was so efittctive that even Milton
was visibly MOVED. He took the card
in, excitedly, .tB Bennett.
There's VIZ oman outside-says she
is Mrs. Taylor MDodge!" he cried
If Milton ha had an X-ray eye he
could have SEEM her take a cigarette
from her hart Nbag and light it non
the khoment he was gone.
AS for Ben bett, Milton, who was
him H!osely, thought he was
about to disc tMarge him on the spot
for bothering MIN. He took the card.
and his face Impressed the most ex-
treme surpr Ne, then anger. He
thought a mo Mbent.
Tell that oman to state her bust
ness In writir =" he Numbered CURLY
at Milton. IN
AS the boy m turned to go back to
the waiting re- om. Weepy Mary, hear
ing him com bg, hastily showed the
cigarette into her sons" hand.
Mr.. Benne M says for you TO write
out what II 1 M you want to see him
about" report sd Milton, indicating the
table before y Mhich she was sitting.
Mary had automatically taken up
sobbing with Mhe release of the ciga-
rette. She b oked at the table on
which were le Eer paper, pens and ink.
Il may writ IN here?" she asked.
Surely, m Y'am," replied Milton,
still very muCl& overwhelmed by her
sorrow
'Weepy Ma "" sat there, writing
and sobbing.
In the midsf Tof his sympathy, how
ever, Milton 81 1iffed. There was an
dor of tobacco smoke
about the room. He looked sharply at
the son." arcM discovered the still
cigarette.
1t was too much for Millions out
ragged dignity. MBennett did not allow
him that cove Md privilege. This up
start could not Nlsurp it.
He reached oV@er and seized the boy
by the arm, anNd swung him around
till he faced a kign In the corner on
the wall
"See?" he de M handed.
The sign res I'M courteously:
"No Smoking N This Office-PIease.
"9 SERRY BENNETT"
Lego my arYh," snarled the "son.
putting the offahsive cigarette def
antiy into his II d uth.
There was evelxy element of gaudy
mixup, when the outer door of the Of
fee suddenly sw lung open and Elaine
Dodge entered.
Gallantry was Millions middle name,
and he sprans forward to hold the
door. and then 81 pened Benefits door.
as he ushered rN Elaine.
As she passed "Weepy Mary" who
was still writip III at the table and cry
ing bitterly, IMaine hesitated and
looked at her obviously. Even after
Milton had opensAd Benefits door, she
could not rests \ another glance. In
stinctively. Ella u he seemed to scent
trouble.
Bennett was etNill studying the black