Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-14


mings after you on the next train In
care Of the station agent"
II guess" coughed Pale Face Harry,
with sickly smile. II look the part"
"You certainly do" and Helena
cheerfully beat tattoo with her heels
on the end Of the couch.
when the train whistles for Need
ley," Doc went on, you put the soft
pedal on the dope-that ought to help
some. And then you begin to taper
that cough OF and become cure.
that's ALL"
II amt like the Hopper" said Pale
Face Harry ruefully. II can't stop
the hack. and ask you how'm I go
Ing tor
Have faith in the Patriarch" sus-
gested Helena innocently.
"You close your trapp' exclaimed
Harry savagely; then to Madison: go
On. Doc. It's up to you.''
NO" said Madison coolly, Its up
to you. You've got to try, and If you
can't stop altogether you can make
yourself scarce when you feel the ct
coming on. You won't have to climb
up on the grand stand and cough in
peoples faces. will your"
He might carry screen around
With biz: and cough bbshhiiin behind that that. vol
unteered Helena. That's enough about
the Hopper and Pale Face. What
about muh? Where do i get OFF,
p saii Doc Madison calmly.
"Oh. you're moral neurasthenic!"
And what's that when it's ut homer"
demanded Helena sharply.
Doc Madison threw out his hands In
comically helpless. impotent gesture.
Its what we need to keep up the
standard Of variety" he said. We're
playing to the masses. Don't you like
the role, Helena? It's the leading wo-
D,an's.'
What do do?" countered Helena
noncommittally.
dor" echoed Madison. why, you
60 down there like Whole parade and
. gorgeous pageant rolled into one, In
feathers and paint and diamond
powders in your ears, and you come
out Of It in Bingham apron and coy
sunbonnet ~ sweet sixteen"
'.Oh" said Helena, and her eyes
were on the curl of smoke from her
cigarette again.
Say" cut In Pale Face Harry, evil
IDENTITY still worried about his cough.
1--WE amt going. to have no easy cinch
Of this Z, "a ,r4s
no" said Madison, with . grim
smile; you're not It's going to be
the hardest work any OF you have
ever done. You've got to lead decent
lives for awhile"
''sure. dat's right" said the loyal
Flopper, but We stands fer anything
dat de Doc says, an dat goesp'
eth come hard on some Of us" re-
marked Harry, with a sly glance at
Helena, which met with contemptuous
silence.
Madison smiled engagingly.
"Well," he asked. "can you see them
coming?"
Pale Face Harry stared at him with
q faraway expression In his eyes.
when we get through with this, II
amt handed in my checks before"
he said drcamily. "it's mine for a
brownstone on the avenue and one Of
them life sized landscapes with shack
on It that they call country cottages
down to Pam Beach,
"Swipe mer' said the Flopper. me
in me private Pullman In . plush seat
an anudder to put me feet on an me
thumbs in dc armholes of me vest. l
wears 4 high polished lid an red tie
an scatters simoleons outer de win
dow In mo travels as i pass"
Helena went OF into q peal Of rip
pling. contagious laughter. and her lit
tie heels again beat an exuberant tat
too on the end Of the couch.
.Yes?'' invited Doc Madison, smiling
at her. = - - I ~ = ss.
'.I'm seeing then coming" she said.
and one heel went through tho Gre
tonne upholstery of the couch.
"Good!' and Madison pulled from
the inside pocket Of his coat package
Of crisp. new. yellow backed bills.
.You understand that down there none
Of you ever heard q each other or Of
me before. and you drop the Doc
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