Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-03
By WORTHY HAIL

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Doctor purant if .
if see what you mean | e.
if you're willing to take my advice.
why"
I'm sixty-three years old" said the
Doctor calmly. land I've made a fool
Of myself in every conceivable way but
one. That's in my own field
I'm a diagnOstician. I've watched you
very carefully. young man |
think perhaps you need as much ad-
vice as l do, Of a different variety.
So here fl is-when you-want eneour-
agement, or a medical prescription. or
Il good cigar and chat. or quiet eve
ming with an old man and girl who
plays the piano rather pleasantly, or
Seventy-fve hundred dollars which
you've already shown you won't let
me invest unwisely, CUr,e &n6 see me.
Now. let's drop business. Not another
word I'm tired OF t. You're through
as an expert; let's get hack to old
fashioned friendship, Speaking *
coming TO see me-CGroTs wondering
if you're trying to slight her we've
seen very little Of you lately? It's a
week now, isn't itf"
When, sustained and soothed by that
peaceful hour, by the Doctors trust
in his integrity. and by the Sedative of
a long and untrOubled stroll out over
the hills to eastward billiard returned
to the hctt'. the room clerk greeted
him with faint superciliousness.
Somebody's been keeping after You
on the telephone all morning" he said
loftily. "New York call Couldn't To-
cate you. And here's some kilograms
for you. ="
There were three of them; at sight
of the signature Of the first billiards.
eyes narrowed.
Arriving Syracuse AIS. Please meet
me at train and stop all work in the
meantime. Imperative
"HARMON."
billiards. eyeIids futtered; this was
evidently the initial result of Rufus
Warnings efforts, and of those many
letters he had written Harmon. He
tore OPEN the second envelope ;
the message was again from the broker
sent obviously from the Grand Cen
tra terminal Just before train-time.
Most important news received. Am
Just leaving having wired you meet
me 81 station 4:15. Find out who Bob
Waring is and what he wants 10
all you can to stave off further in
curry Absolutely imperative not talk
to anyone until ! see you. Have CON
tract and all other data with you.
Shall have to leave on short notice.
HARMON"
And the third was from Albany:
Locate Bob Wanng if possible and
arrange meeting seven tonight. Ur-
gently imperative. HARMON"
HtHiard folded the three sheets
methodIcally and put them Il his
pocket He glanced at bis watch Il
showed quarter to four. He had no
dependence on Harmon. and no fear of
him; he felt no obligation to Harmon,
no sense of duty. To be sure, be had
a cynic's curiosity to soc what was in
the middle Of the whirlwind hat that
Of itself wasn't strong enough to send
him to a rendezvous with 4 man he
despised and loathed
IF GO" he said to himself. an be
sorry; and If don't 60 Why,
If I don't 90, I'll always wonder II it
would have done any good"
Fer himself. there was nothing prom
Using IN the situation. BUT on the
milliouth chance that something Of
benefit to his subscribers might come
out Of ton the miIionth chance that
Harmon might be frightened or per-
sgaded into compromise
So he went
The very first passenger to reach
the platform was Harmon; indeed, lie
had been fretting in the vesljbue for
half an hour, intent on saving d use
less fraction Of a second when The