Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-07
CHATTER CCXNI


you're nervous as cat, Ht'le
LADY," said Lane Cosby, waiVing d
large forefinger at me waSSlshlE'
"Shouldn't take flyers in stock Wheh
hubby is away. But If you must III
vest, do it with him instead Oh u
ming out to some broker you uoh
trust o.ost;r,,
/ was on the point of protestins
81 this Interpretation OF Ielts
story, which l had touched on nsn
Iv in order not to betray VINO the
octors were. But Lane Cosby TAXED
80 down. could see that he f4a
the stubbornness of all big slow-moV-
ing creatures, and that once ne had
formed an opinion, he wasn't Iochhcu
to change 1t. 1yo,
"Not another word. Here comes val.
know her ring. I'll keep your Sc
cret from her, never fear' Nho"
now girls are about telling eaSh ".h
or of your investments. You JuSI
stay to dinner with us anu we
rheer YOU UP. Yes, you're going 10
stay. Sh! Not another "oru' III
running this party.
He was running it. too. For altes
he had hugged his languld Ea' anu
had kissed the cheek she helu up ~
him. he announced to her that l was
beinc nice and neighborly ana hau ~
RIM in to have dinner with thc'i
since my lord and master vas i'wd;.
"Jim gets back tonight docsh
he?" said Val with some sno"
terest. I'VE might go to the thea'ei
md leave word for him to JOIN II.
''1 e. surpeted that Jim would
ha mucn too tired to go out Nal
favored me with a slow SMILE ana
,,,ade no further show of animation
even when l protested l couldn't stay
IA dinner. L stayed thouSn-Laa''e
cosby saw to that and IN peilulhs
nv will to his, he gave me Slin'ps'
of his slow tenacity. -,
carried the memory of his STUB
bornness with me to my apartIi
when [ went back to await jim
coming. There was solnethihB
most relentless in 1t. IL seelleu "
account for Walls marrying man
ororter of century her senior. " hen
~ last linn arrived there had been
,Ianty of time to thresh out the
,,robIerns of the world Yet L hauh
haen able to think of thing except
the Cosbys and Dick west. jim
lacked tired and gaunt. 1he muscles
81 The corners of his lips and across
his laws kept twitching. L knew ne
wanted to tumble right into peu' pus .
7 had to tell him of my worry oNei
Terrys investment u, La
"Nonsense. nonsense, Anne ne
,o5 irritahIv. "Of course West
didn't sell him out. If he bought at
"a and the stock declined TO ZS' d
6ve-point margin was wiped OUT; !;
Rut West took care of that, know,
Put did he take care "f Terry
nersisted. ct looked it up IN Lane
Cosby's financial paper, anu 'no
didn't get to "a till one O'CLOCK 90
stock opened at 81 yesterday anu
n Dick West charged Terry a. ne
lust put the $500 difference IN ulS
nocket. 1 wouldn't put 1t past MN
A .,cb a thing. I've never liked
him" >, VI .o.or+o5
ANA of course the people you con
like are contemplate rotters capa PIC
of any evil. Your judgment Is IN
fallible and final. l suppose on INC
strength of your woman's tultloh
OUGHT TO call up West and cancer our
nartnerhip this very night.
like me to wake him out OF d soa''u
sleep to tell him my wite tn,hhs
ba,s stolen three hundred DOLLARS
wouldn't your ,..,.,, 7
cried. "There's something fishy ABOUT
ali tnis. And If you want Betty To
get her trip ,
"If l want?" interrupted Jim furl-
ouslv "Now listen to me Anne You
act as If you thought West and
we're hauling down three hundred
doIIars on old Terry and dividing the
snoils. I'd like to call your attention
tn the fact that we business men are
not thieves. But if ever l did take
cts Now if. you'll kindly perm At me
to making a dishonest living by
heck, I'd rob a bank-not pick ; ck
IN run my own affairs, I'd like to
turn in, and get nights rest