Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
Copyright 1915 By The Star Co. All For
eign Rights Reserved.
BUYING A BANK WITH BUNK

Copyright 1915 by The Star Co. All For-
eign Rights Reserved.
BUYING A BANK WITH BUNK
THEY were not gently floating. downy-
looking. cuddiy big fakes OF snow which
window. '6 but G the S little. % stingins, spiteful
sort. and they hurled themselves at him in
less. swiftly driven millions as II they would
have liked nothing better than to pierce him
scatter S% aHa no SuS him him tT ssp
entEenched behind his breastwork of glass,
into the thick. white buster with unshak-
able gloom. Alone and In the dull light OF
ends. be was BY no Oirs means "I the Ss @ Smiling.
debonair wallingford whose 1oyial face and
broad-breasted bulk had wheedled unwilling
dollars from their hiding places over half
the continent; instead. with his face In re-
TO act a part. there were deep lines visible.
telling Of advancing age and careless youth.
OF uncertainty. almost OF defeat. which. while
seemlnsly new was only the accumulated
"oh. the merry. merry springtime. tra-la-
Ia. tra-ia-la@' croaked a voice from the ad-
ASsnSt Us. ike sverythinS ns iS'ei eise replied
Wallingford soberly. and he glanced IN at
a pair Of very black eyes ana the points Of
black mustache were visible above the
''snowing yet OF course; and suppose the
town pumps frozen solid. Oh. the merry.
-Oh. shut upi"
The voice. in its sudden explosion OF
om"Sy SeIoe s ss tSs the
oS pow 9rss Sss to ns nt2
ness ness Of I'll the morning h he % started & to pile in
more changed his mind, and no darted shiver-
Ingiy. into waliingford's room to hover over
the little old wood-stoye and absorb as much
OF Its heat as his ridiculously lank body
Feeble. but earnest" he observed of the
F7u4 nrh fua1 hat
''Ths wood-box." replied waiiingford saw
minutes. ordered some an hour ago"
auEsrs.~ invited Biaetis chssrfuiiy. i 'Sa SHoS. %
est. friend Of my youth, 20 In and gaze upon
which your childhood companion slept II
would give the rheumatism TO a jeiiynsh.
aFor the love Of Moses. % quit W ysmmsringi"
pleaded wailinEford. Haven't you single
Dons S you 20 % know ~ that aA wsra u np sgainss r Il
worse than we've ever been IN our 1ves7
the sureties Bank ana Trust we can't touch
our funds for daysf Don't you know that the
Day--neariy week. Don't you know that
we have only seven dollars between us, and
that We can't so out and take Il away from
anybody In ysp town IKE this and espe-
stop to think. or DO 1s You Just sursie 'u sVsF
'B-r-r-r-r-rr shivered Blaokie. what q
Ss. stSs cruel %oriSi jimmy s 70 90 DianS i1aS,
.sd.S wsISssrR a.s Rsss Sotn.v vsEf Ss from Fannie
-ohi" Erinned Blackle. $50 that's ~ Well.
s%y ssS bu far her. BE ans @ e so% ".
pocket he produced a letter which Waliing-
nlaekle." read that hilarious person. Hear
that Jimr MY dear Blackie; We had TO
AND I'm afraid we n sidnt nd out SHi ss much s "s
We should have discovered about Mr.. ouirker.
snount Of wsieh he roSssa u. S oS tSs Ss@s sssss
ct eur father was thirty-nye thousand dollars.
eonnrmed % 'masSsr; % M HIS OhS ~ifs 'n' is aSits % u
Jealous: She is rich In her own name and
band. she's more hateful than he. IL that is
possible. He has serious AFFAIR. we think.
Our kindest regards 10 you and 10 Mr..
Walingford. We can never thank you
enough for working 30 hard 10 recover our
yours gratefully.
there came a Iusty kick at wsIiingford,.
door. and when he opened Il a fellow with a
mufdsr stood there with a big load % Of snow. Sso
troxen wood in his arms First OF ali he
\ remains turned helplsssly about him IN
don't know what the bOss'n say" he
rived with stin lips; you've gone and
Frhed % the wOOd-box. whafn do with
CsJust = moment and I'll help YOU" offered
Blaekie politely and opening the door of the
stove ne loo1ened with exaggerated care one
after the other OF the four top sticks, put
them In the stove. and closed the door. Then
he placed one stick carefully on the top OF
the olc-tashioned bureau. one on the wash.
stand. one on the broken -bottomed splini
chair. and nnal one delicately on end In
the corner OF the room. surveying the result
With critical artistic appreciation.
The fellow looked at WallinRford In
upeechlees wonder. then he put down ths
wood. Say" he finally managed to WHISPER
huskily. II never seen so drunk a felle
gents got any liauor left? They haint nom
20 be had for love ner money in Jinkinsville
Them that's out can't Kit any for days. an'
them that's got any don't dast say So"
Laughing. Wallingford produced from al
Oxford bag . silyer-mounted mask. AM
poured into its drinking-Rlass a generou
portion OF the sort OF liquor he WAS particu
lar 20 carry. The fellow gulped II dow
gratefully without stopping TO taste IL. an
4 warmed his frozen faculties into suddsl
remembrance.
~oh. yes" ne said. jerking on one Of nj
blue mittens and reaching into his JACKIE
pocket with hand the color OF raw beef
steak: "'most forgot this. Jerry Jenna
brought IL up from the station last night.
and he produced q much -crumDled Telegram
With Instant gravity Wallingford 0Dene
and read n. then his brow suddenly cleares
and he laughed his old-time joyiai laugh 10
the nrst tins that morning. This was IN
ze..eks: