Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
With The
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surprise. "oh. yes. I see. I'll be down in
He straiGhtened his cravat and scrubbed
his hands before he went down to the parior.
where he found seyere-looking, woman
preston of the sort Of Virtue which refuses.
when the sere days come. to live longer in
wedlock lest that be an ofense before the
'Mr walIingford. 1 believe" she stated.
snddeHy in S'DiiS 9S 6afksr tSnf %heh made
II am" he said simply
Well. l am Mrs Quirker." she informed
him sharply Il understand you bought my
II did" stated wallingford.
Have you paid for it?"
4 "H6ar bays"
We'll. Mr.. wallingford. I'll give you to
understand that the sale viii probably not
the law bet praT IT %s h s rsUsf II sn% msPS
no mistakes. The sale was a bonande one
require the signature of a wife to the transfer
of stocks or bonds; and your only recourse is
You can't make me any trouble"
II will him; then" she snapped He has
ming with for half a dozen years Which
Il couldn't tell you." stated wallingford.
with every appearance of truth In his chest
when / came to pay him he asked for New
Orleans exchange. and 1 gave him draft on
sHOndUrasiS she exclaimed. "The Cotton
Exchange Bank of New Orleans I'll tele-
t shs the she Sh
t9%ard the door, s Al the Sill she turned
Wahinsford resumed his packing his only in
terruption being to consult timetable. On
the train he spent all the way to Richheld in
by the time he had arrived at that thriving little
city he had devised three which suited him,
and sent them away.
AZ the curb opposite the Guarantee q
Fidelity Bank in New York a taxi stood
WaIilneford and a big. heavy-set man
watched the entrance to that famous de-
posite curb and stopped in front of the door.
That's H Biackie." declared wallInstord
How do you known: grOwled Harvey
friend. now on Spiain-clothes" duty.
the ts Goos Toks o V IF the
ford Watch now; the banks going to
That impressive ceremony was accom-
plished by a uniformed porter unlocking the
the opposite cab discharged a tall. thin man
in heavy overcoat. who hurried up the
five minutes when he returned. bearing the
sHus e mn h nto his eas %ssn a WaDs
fords driver hailed him with:
quick I'll settle with this driver, tip and
ALL Hello. Billy" and he saluted the driver
Blaclxie looked dubiouslv across the street.
and the strange driver urged him with
bank president. and he wants YOU to jump"
Hnlsckie With one EsnGe nee. behi3d ,'d him to
make change and get away bef9re !, he eould
cab. opened the door. and. both reassured
and surprised. Jumped in. lust as a third taxi
gp with a Jerk before the bank Out Of i
bounced large large man man with fur-collared
There's your party" said waliingford to
Harvey. Quick. but don't go near him un-
Si$.s liss he gets the money If he does pinch
! drop dead; Where in Sam Hill did you
You didn't get, my telegram; then?", sur
missed Wallingford with troubled look
BlaeSis inSiFnantiS STG E hit Sere iSst niSst
STAYED stay in. in my my sleeper till morning; lngged
prsakfast and took dawn-rise taxi straight
~Wait a while. Keep STILL" admonished
Wallingford. watching eagerly out of the
In the meantime. Harvey willis had but
very little TO do. He made out laborious
Watched Bsn1ami6 % 'RF oaiPher nf@ gO dispiSy s ne
check to the paving teller. watched the teller
gram. saw ouirEsr W read H and del ciench his fst
and crumDle the telegram in his hand. hesi-
hurry out even foreettinS in his agitation
the little brown leather bag: which porter
. WallinEtord's 6 patience w was reWsrded BY
driver and jump into his cab, after saving a. S
somethi,nIIF som ,II to some one inside It: while Har;
Quirker depart in peace.
Now. Biackie."". said wallingford with
and let's 90, in and get that fOrty-ive thou
''Nois exclaimed Blackis incredulously.
1T isn't ours for keeps"
anothes srtsn5y siTh TSsf ee1sed r o with
girls Only I'll feel safer with it in another
want TO hurry. too. because I've lot of
things to attend TO. ]. want to lay aside the
ynEinsviie Bank % that T canno coStnue oStTy tas s
Its president on account OF an unexpected
70 sell my stock for them in case they don't
II. II ReePs % a. z chap some busy being a business
'Bronide" pronounced BIackie scornfully'
but how did you cop It out. JimT''
STOPPED payment on his check by wire
wired him. in care Of the paying teller. that
his wife had disputed the sale. taken steps
the chsek faa Il aeSred him s
he lstt the check behind him for fear he
thirty thousand he already had in that bag
2 wiId;gOose chase in the other directoa so so
he could get his steamer. II shed had him
cheek or take NV STOCK AS It is ths on m66s1 55ss
and the stock are both mine, or rather the
Prstty soft S money BiSekis protects the bank
Yes" admitted Blackie thouEhtfuliy: "you
never never can tell what you're up against in a
Lnere was moment or silence while they
waited for Harvey Willis to come across 10
them. and then WallinRford suddenly swore
why didn't pay him his first price ?' ne
vailed; I'd have had nve thousand more.
A. lt is. deducting the thirty-hve thousand
Quirker stole from the Warden girls ana
which we now restore TO them. our expense
Suddenly he stopped and his big. rouna
race Wreathed itself In smiles. He looEed
twenty years younger A fourth ta1I ~
driVen up. and from the window beamea ~
oeautiIul faces OF Violet and Fannie WardSr
AaSe1sL AeSsstsEe Next Week.