The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-17
CHAPTER VIII.
criswoId Emeroent.

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Half an hour or such a matter after
the hue-and-cry runaway from the
curb in front of the saloon two doors
above, Mr.. Abram Sonneschein, dealer
In secondhand clothing and sweat
shop bargains. saw a possible Gus
toner drifting across the street. and
made ready the graphing hooks OF
commercial enterprise.
There was little suggestion OF the
tramp roustabout. and still less. per-
haps, OF the gentleman, about the per
son who presently emerged from the
Sonneschein emporium. A square far
Their on he selected BARRIERS shop of
eleanly promise An hour later, reach
ting the retail district, he strolied past
many brilliantly lighted shops until
he found one exactly to his liking. A
courteous salesman caught him sp at
the door. and led the way to the des-
ignated departments.
BY this time Mr.. Sonneschein's hes
liant and countrlfied customer had un-
aergone complete metamorphosis.
40 lcpser reluctant and hard to
please. he passed rapidly from coun-
ter TO counter. making his selections
with manlike celebrity and certainty
and bargaining not at ALL When he
was quite through. there was enough
to furnish generous travelling ward
robe: a head-to.foot change OF gar
MEETINGS with a surplus TO NIL two
lordly sultcases; so he bought tho
suitcases also. and had them taken
with his other purchases to the dress
Ing room.
All traces OF the deck-hand Gavtt.
and Of the Sonnescheln planter-cus-
toner having been obliterated. there
remained only the paying OF his bill
and the summoning OF cab. Oddly
enough. the cab. when Il came. proved
10 be a four-wheeier driven by little.
wien faced man whose thin. high
pitched voice was singularly familiar.
THE Hotel Chouteau7-yis. sorr.
VIII you PLACE hand me thin gripss
| can't lave me harrses."
The drivers excuse instantly tied
the knot of recognition. and the man
who had Just cremated his former
identities swore softly.
All things considered. II was the
Griswold OF the college-graduata days
tho days OF the slender patrimony
which had capitalized the literary be-
xinning-who presented himself at
the counter OF the Hotel Chouteau at
half-past nine o'clock on the evening
OF the Belle jules arrival at ST. Louis.
wrote his name In the guest.book and
permitted an attentive bell boy to re-
Iieve him OF his two suItcases.
The clerk. rotund little man
with promising bald spot aud per.
manent smile. had appraised his latest
guest In the moment OF bookkeeping,
aud the result was small triumph for
the Olive street furnishing house. Next
20 the genuinely tailor-made stands
the quality OF verisimilitude; and the
Keynote OF the clerks greeting was
respectful affablIity.
"Giad to have you with us, Mr.. Girls
void. Would you like room. or q
suffer"
Neither: II have time TO get my
supper and catch train. Have you a
railway gulde9"
There Is one In the writing room
But possibly can tell you what you
wish to know. Which way are you
goingf''
Without stopping TO think OF the
critical happenings which had inter
yened since the forming OF the I'm
pulsive resolution fixing his dcstina.
ton, Griswoid named the chosen field
Tor the hazard OF fresh fortunes. and
It's direction.
North; to town In Minnesota
called Wahaska. DO you happen 10
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