The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-27

vell have chosen a more
.,t. ambush in anyone OF a
Ia the strange clippings which
Ia to the Advisors mill. Out
T. DIle Of the days paragraphs
IN was this one that leaped'
..t, to his eye;
TIN THOUSAND LOATHLY
- by a leaseholter WI" con-
h'sys a house IN t.- sam" con
,onnd Il. Ackruyi. !"r ".
q. New YORK
I, Asstles, eh?" observed Aver
H.. This Ackroyd person
nhs A merry little Jester. Well.
m, rather jocular, myself, this
"a How does one collect black
Il wonder? When in doubt,
4 a the resourceful simpson
r...ed a button and his con-
4 clerk entered.
4 morning. Simpson SAD AV,
INES. Are you acquainted
A,t shy but pervasive animal,
,suc black beetle?"
dr.. I board" Simpson simply.
lose there aren't ten thousand
.stles in your boarding house.
A. inquired Average Jones.
Du took it under advisement.
d. be decided.
rot 10 have 'em to fill an or
q least, I've got to have an in
nj Of 'em. and tomorrow
..On, down on Fulton street,
rs them, II anyone has" Simp-
xd presently. HE does bust
mdsr the title Of the Insect
h, you know. I'll go there at
urlng to his routine work. Av-
tones found himself unable TO
re the advertisement from his
So presently he gave way to
alton, called up Bertram at the
i club and asked him to come
Aston Court temple Offices at
Duyenlence. Seeming more ad-
ts, Bertram found 1t convenient
ne promptly. Average Jones
J him the clipping Bertram
With ascending eyebrows.
Puts at One Hundred West Six
nstreet!" demanded Jones.
y Hundred West Sixteenth: let
e Why, Of course; it's the old
y mansion. You must know it.
~ walled garden at the side;
ny one left in the city, south of
n Park"
vne named Ackroyd there"
III must be Hawley Ackroyd.
rSer, now. hearing that he had
It. Judge Ackroyd, you know,
novn as oily Ackroyd. He's
10Th old rascal"
heed! What particular Sort"
most sorts, in private. Pro,
aaly, he's a legislative crook
Oobyist Of the Consolidated"
's hear Of his collecting in.
yer heard Of his collecting any
sat graft. In fact, he'd have
n jail years ago, but for his fam
0nnections. He married a Var
m You remember the famous
aaltern will case. surely: the
adoIlar dog. The papers fairly
. Oh II a year ago. Sylvia Ora
aad 10 take the dog and leave
ontry to escape the notoriety
asek now, ! believe"
V heard Of Miss Graham" re
10 Average Jones.
VEL Il you've only heard OF he,
7" seen her." returned Bertram
"nething as nearly resemblin,
aasm as his habitual languo
aec' you've got something t,
inward to. Sylvia Graham is
asset to the Scheme OF Crea
sset with assets Of her own.
said Average Jones. "Th,
collars left by her grandmoth
mrs Van Haltern, goes to he
aally, doesn't it,"
V'ided she carries out the term
WI keeps the dog in prope
and ouries him in the grav
1uily estate at Schuylkill de,
W the testator. II these term
~ rgidly carried out. the TO,
% be divided, most of it 2,
Ans Hawley Ackroyd. whic
ean the Judge himself"
What about Mrs. Ackroyd,
49, sckiy, frightened lady! She
,. aaa OF Sylvia Graham. who
: But she's completely dom
+ vaIl is your long suit. Der
49,, you only had intelligence
- ua- Average Jones brol
siinned mildly, first at h
aea at the advertisement
= Sa !. csush, up the paper ~ AZ
euanded. O0e' 1t mean
\, means that Ackroyd. being abo
|sss,' W his rented house, inten,
.e., u with a bad name"
Oald be Just like DIV Az
Lea, embarked Bertram. He's
!. '. 'coundrel. Only a few da
s. nearly killed a poor devil Of
n,aa over some triftng dispu,
|so,1aeeo to keep it out OF =
'sf' but he had to pay a $,
msnt be worth looking
'sAttuny. average Jon
tn = to his telephone in a,
Ia. ring. All right, come
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