Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-14

tho clam pie was good. 10, 90. WeQII
the hot biscuits and the tea and hce
made preserves ana cake. 'sS.
AZ last. when all the biscuits bu4 el1o
were gone and the cake plats Ioen
like the desert OF Sahara. the 81
pushed back his chair, rose and ~ ~
way into tho next room. Miss Be1ee
remained to clear the table.
.sct down by the fire. Mr.. GraxoGsS
urged the captain. "Nothin' IKE b61na
In wood to look hot and comf'tah1e. ~
there? It don't always make YOU -
that way-that's why putin hoe -
ter heat--but for looks and socahIet
ness you can't beat 10y Arc. Smene
do your u n N "a Il S
Eyes. occasionally, But CAptain
| Warrsn"- &.
"Here, try that. It's ! cisAt tho
Judge gave mo over TO Ostable Ho
smokes that kind rcg'lar, but if you
don't like 1t throw 1t away. He etp'e
here to sec you do It. 30 you won't ~
fined for contempt OF court III stick
to Z Pipe II you don't mind, N0U
we'rs shipshspe and AL taut I eallAeA
Let's zee. You wanted to talk besa.
ness, I believe"
eyes. I did But before begin II
should ike to DO sure you arc the
Elisha Warren came from New York
to interview. am An attorney. Have
you--had you q brother In business In
New York;"
"Hey?" The captain turned and
looked hts guest squarcly IN the eye.
Els brows drew together.
"Tve got q brother In New York
be answered slowly. ibid he send you
here"
was your brothers name A. ROD
gers Warren?"
"a. RodgersY No. His nnme II
Abijah Warren. and-wait! His MID.
die name is Rodgers, though, Did
Bile send you to met"
"a moment, captain. Was yCaS
brother broker?"
"Yes. His office Is or used to be On
Broad street What
"You have not heard from him Tor
some timer"
"Not for eighteen years He and I
didn't agree as well as We might.
Maybe twas my fault, maybe 'twas
his. I have my own ideas on that. IL
you're lookin' for Bile Waren's broth
er, Mr.. Graves. guess you're como
to the right place But what he sent
you to mo for or what he wants-f0E
he wants somethin' or no wouldn't
have sent-I don't understand"
"why do you think he wanted Soma.
thing2"
Because he's Bile Warren and
was brought up with him. When No
was young ones together he went to
school and I went to work. He got
the frostin' on the cake, and got tho
burnt part next to the pan. He went
to college. and went to sea. Twas
later on that we Well never mind
that either. What is It no wants Of
mo after eighteen years"
HE wants q good deal OF you. Cap.
tain Warren. or did want It."
did? Don't he want It nowf n
Bile deadY
"He died ten days ago very suddenly.
In way it was great shock to M
all. yet we have known that his heart
was weak. He realized It too"
80 Bite is dead. hey7" Captain
Elisha's face was very grave, and he
spoke slowly. dead! Wen, wen.
well!'
He paused and looked into thu flrO.
Graves saw again that vague ressm.
blance he had caught on the train. but
had forgotten. Ho knew nowswhy ho
noticed It.
Captain Elisha cleared his throat.
"Well. welly' he sighed. $50 Bite
has gone. s'pose you think it's odd.
maybe" he went on, that amt more
struck down by the news. But, to
speak truth. he and I have been 20
apart and have had nothin' to do with
each other for SO long that-that-well.
I've come to feel as II didn't have .
brother. And / know he felt that way
yes. and wanted to feel SO. know
that. There was time when I'd have
got down on my knees and crawled
from here to New York to help Bile
Warren. I lent him money to start In
business. Later on him and l went
into partnership together on IA fool
South American speculation that didn't
pan out for nothin. didn't care for
that l took my chance same as he
did We formed a stock company all
amongst ourselves, and I've got my
share Of the stock somewhere yet. It
may come In handy If ever want to
paper the barn. But 'twan't business
deals Of that kind that parted us: twas
another matter-somethin that he did
to other folks who'd trusted US and
Humph! This don't interest you, Of
course. Well, Bile was wei OF. I
know. His wife died way back In tho
nineties. She was one OF them FASH
ionable women, and a hayseed salt
herrin' Of bachelor brother-in-inw
stuck down hero In the sand heaps
didn't interest her much-except MS
somsthin' to forget, s'posc. used
to sec her name In the Boston papers
occasionally, giyin' parties at Newport
ana ono thing another. I never en-
We'd 'em that kind of life"
"Your brother had two children by
his marriage" said Mr.. Graves after
q moment Of silence.
"Hey? Two children? Why, yes, I
remember he did. Boy and girl, want
thew? / never saw 'em. They've grow