The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-27

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We'll. my boy. you made q hxxle a
t. didn't your The tone was almost
complimentary.
sYes. DIR. I'm 4 bright and shining
fAllura.s
Nov. don't yes. sir me. Wsrs
friends. aren't wei 0oodl Undsss
stand, I don't blame you In the leasb-
III that idiotic revelation that spoiled
ouf business. You did splendidly, m
der the circumstances"
They have reason enough 10 ~
volt-oppression, tyranny. corruption" !"
O'Reiily mumbled the familiar words
In Z. numb paralysis at Mr.. CarteIs -
Vial familiarity.
IAN Latin countries are corrupt"
announced the importer-"always have
been and always win be. They thrive
under oppression. However. dare ~
this uprising won't last long"
Johnnie wondered why the old man
didn't get down to cases. TITS more
than an uprising. slr." be said. ''Ths
rebels have overrun the east end o1
the island. and when left Maceo and
Comes were sweeping west"
Bah! II takes money to run q wal" "
They have money" desperately o..
gued O'Reilly. MART raised more
than = million dollars. and every O.
ban cigar maker In the United States
gives = part Of his wages every week
to the cause. The best blood Of Cuba
u In tho nght Spain Ii about busted :
she can't stand the strain"
Il predict they'll quit fighting q
soon as they get hungry. The govern
ment Il starving them out. However,
they've wound up our Affairs for thu
time being. and" Mr.. Carter care.
fully shifted the position Of IN inkwell,
. calendar and a paper knife-"thai
brings NJ to q consideration Of your
and my affairs, doesn't 1T AhemI
You remember our bergaini I was a
give you q chance and you were "a
make good before you-er-planned
any-er-matrlmoni foolishness with
my daughter"
"Yes, SIR" O'Reilly felt that thu
moment had come for his carefully n.
hearsed speech. but unhappily,. ha
could not remember how the swan.
song started. Mr.. Carter, too, was un.
accountably silent. Another moment
dragged past then they chorused
II have ap unpleasant"
Each broke OF at the echo Of hia
own worda
"What's thatr inquired the in.
porter.
"No-nothing. You were saying"
Il was thinking how lucky It Il thai
you and Elsa waited. Hm-mi very
fortunate" Again Mr.. Carter rear.
ranged his ds1k fittings. "ws some.
times differ. Elsa and I, but when sha
sets her heart on q thing I zee that
shs gets II, even II think she oughtnt
to have II. What's the use Of havina
children II you can't spoil 'em. eh r
He looked up with Z sort Of resented
challenge. and when his listener ap.
peared to agree with him be sighed
with abstraction. "Early marriages
are silly-but she seems to think other.
Wise. Maybe she's right. Anyhow
she's licked me. I'm done. She wants
to be married right away. before W
30 west That's why I waited to ~
you at once. You won't object, win
youi We men have to take our medl-
cine."
TITS quite out Of the question" |"
hammered the unhappy O'Rsllly.
Come. comel It's tough on you,
know, but" Johnnie had 4 horrinsd
vision Of himself being dragged unwil.
lingiy TO the altar. ELSA Il going b
have what she wants, II have to break
something. II you1l be sensible m
stand behind you like q father and
teach you the business. I'm getting
old. and Ethelbsst could never learn
It Otherwise" The old mans law
set; his eyes began to CLEAN angrily.
"Who is-Ethelbertr' family In
quired O'Rellly.
why. dammit! He's the fellow I've
been telling you about He's not .
bad - he sounds: he's really Q mics
boy
Elisa u In love with another manf
Il that what you meanr
.Good Lord, yesl Don't you under.
stand Enslishi l didn't think you'd
take II % hard-I was going to make
q place for you here In the once. but
Of course IT, Sayi What the deuce
ails ysuf
Samuel Carter stared With amase.
ment, for the injured victim Of biz
daughters dckleneas had leaped 10 his
fsst and was shaking his hand vigoe.
ousiy. meanwhile uttering unintelll-
gible sounds that seemed to dignity
relied. pleasure. dslight-anytAing -
cspt what the old man expsctsd
o'Nelliy, h New Yssit lsasas
es Nesafs plight Ths nesrt n.
stalimsnt tslls Whist happened
Ahnn