Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
CHAPTER XIII,

that which conferred &C Mre 6p.
tons boarding house Within q week
10 was a. much Z part Of It - Y he.
had lived there for years. At lunch.
on ths day Of his arrival he made his
appearance at tie table In company
with Pearson, and when the landhdy
exultantly announced that hs was to
Sc zone OF our little party" thereafter
he received and replied to the welcom-
Ing salutations Of his fellow boardsrs
with unrufaed serenity.
The captain paid frequent visits to
the Offices Of Sylvester, Kuhn I Graves
in Pine street. Upon the senior part
ner whom he esteemed and trusted not
only a. business adviser but friend.
he depended for information concern
ing happenings ct the Warren apart
ment.
Caroline sent him regular statements
Of her weekly expenditures, also bulls
for his approval, but abe had written
him but once, ana then only brief
note. The note brought BY . messen-
ser accompanied Q package containing
the chain which he and Pearson select
ed with such elaboration and care at
the Fifth avenue jewelers. Under tho
existing circumstances, the girl wrotes
she felt that she did not wish to accept
presents from him and therefore n
turned this one. r8
After Pearson had departed one morn
Ing Captain Elisha put on his Aat and
coat and started for his lawyers once.
Sylvester was glad to sec him and In
vited him to lunch
aNo, thank you" replied the captain.
II just run down to ask Il there was
anything new in tho OHM. Last time I
go you, you limited you and your mates
had sighted somethin' or other through
the fog, and It might turn out to be .
rock OF Z lighthouse you couldn't tall
which. Made up your mind yeti"
Sylvester shook his head. NO." he
aid slowly. cit Il still fosy. We're
buy investigating. but we're not ready
to report
.Humphi Wen. what's the thing
look ltkei You must be Z little higher
70 it By now"
The lawyer tapped his desk with .
pencil. II don't know what Il looks
likas he answered. ..'That IL TO say, I.
dont-t can't belieys Il u what It ap-
psars at this distance to be. II Il = It
Atha most j. /, s,.s q.
Hs paused Captain Hlisha waiesd
for him to 60 on and when be did %
asked another question. Sc
..The most whatr' he demanded rs
It likely to be very bad1 Amt disoov-
cred any more Of those Cut Short bonds,
have your
The bonds to which he referred were
those Of q defunct Short Line raflroad.
A large number Of these bonds had
been discovered among A. Rodgers
Warren's effects. Part Of his tangled
assets," the captain had termed them,
difrerentiating fsom the tangible" va
riety.
aAbbie, my housekeeper. has been
! writin' me- he went on. about havin'
the sewin' room papered. She wants
my advice concernin' the style Of pa
per. Says It ought. to b pretty and
out Of the common. but not too expen-
siye. Judge what she wants isssoms.
hin that looks Ike money but amt
rally with more than 10 cents . mia
rye BEEN thinkip' I'd send her bals
Or 90 At thoss bonds. They'd III the
bill in those respects, wouldn't theyr
sylvester laughed. ''They certainly
would, captain" hs replied "No. W.
haven't unearthed any more Of that
sort. And, % for this mystery Of OUR,
III give you the answer, IL its worth
giving ct all In . very short time.
Meanwhile you 60 home and forget Il"
.Well, III try. But / guess It sticks
ont on my face like four days tooth
ache But I won't worry about that
You know best whether TO tell me now
Or not, and-well, I'm carryin' about
All the worry my tonnase'll stand a.
'tis."
He drew long breath. esylvsstsr -.
garded him alphabetically.
.You mustn't take your nephsws
4 and niece's treatment too much b..
heart, !" hs said
ooh, I don't-that II, pretend 7
don't. And I do ~ not %. But !
akeep thinkin' and wonderin' Il 'twouA
have bssn better II hadn't gone thsrs
to i've at Ill. III hum! A man Of my
ase hadn't ought to mind what q
twenty.ysar-old sirl says or doe. 'sps-
cally whln her kind, adyisin' friends
have shown her how shes BEEN d.
, ceived and hypocritted. By the way.
spsakin' Of hypocritss, ! suppose there's
1ust g much Dunnins % ever soin'
on up thsrs. q
4 eyes: little more, II anything, I'm
afraid. Your niece and Mrs. Dunn ana
her precious son are together now -
constantly that people are expecting
}vell, you know what they expect" =
ST. can guess. hope they'll be Dis
Appointed" j.
$50 do !, but INnuSt confess Am IetaF-
ful Malcolm himself Isn't %. vie.
but his mother is"-
fss "A whole book of Proverbs, heyf
{ kncw. shes N able old ,frgate. p
Aid think I had her guns spiked, but
Ia turned 'em on me unexpected. !:
+ thought I had her and her boy n, 2
Glove hitch. knew somsthins that
~ sartin sure they wouldn't want
I caroline % know. and she and NAL
I csan Knew I knew Il Her tellin'
Caroline ef Il, her story Of y when !
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