Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-25


charging of the atmosphere whenever
he met a male acquaintance he
couldn't deny that the greeting of his
bankers was suddenly less informal.
more impersonal; he perceived. with
sinking seaSm OF forehoding. that
fewer Pe)ple stopped to chat with him
on the street and that ts.ose who still
were willing to haE and pass the time
OF dry were uncommonly FESTIVE about
II. Syracuse hadn't yer arrayed itself
officially against him. and a part OF
Syracuse was outwartily as pleasant as
ever, but there wasn't the slightest
question that the story had leaked out,
and that It had got itself adherents.
The end was plainly In sight; Arm
strong's report was due. Only the Cub
lens and the Durants and one or tive
other of the James street families were
quite as cordially attentive as former
ly; and TO billiards vast chagrin. they
rather overdid Il he seemed TO
feet in the steady warmth of their
friendship a sort OF blindly unseason-
able resolution to support him, whether
or no. This. Infinitely more than the
cooling manner of the majority. CALLED
him necessarily. 1t was us though
they rallied to his defense before the
need of 1t il was as though they
conceded In advance the necessity of
such defense.
So Hillisrd waited, waited :.
smiling Upon the world his hollow
smile, carrying through the city the
body Of Q Enave and the face of
martyr and the soul of gentleman
and in the watches Of the night,
he was perplexed to find that his eyes
'sere sometimes wet, but never when
ne was thinking OF himself--always
when he was thinking of Angela, or
C9rol, or unexplainably--of com.
mon-enough representative of the
French bourgeolsie named Pierre Du.
tout.
On the eighth day. he Glanced to
meet Or. Durant by accident in front
of the Physicians building at nigh noon.
Hello, thelnl You're just In time"
said the Doctor cheerfully. I'm go-
ing over TO the University club for
lunch. Won't you join mel want
your advice I'm the worst business
man In the world-you probably know
that by this time And I trust my
friends for friendship; ut when I
want advice, go TO an expert. So
xfnV2 MA hne
along over"
billiard was battered, but not der
ceived
"Im not sure that my advice ls
worth anything nalf as expensive as
luncheon, Doctor"
The older man took him by the arm.
and impelled him across the street.
THAT depends on your appetite" he
laughed. "Come along, and help the
out on decision I've got to make.
About an investment"
billiard hung back for a moment,
while suspicion dawned on him.
what sort of investment, Doctor"
he querIed.
You come and sit down." urged tina
Doctor, seductively "And we'll talk
/. over later. But FIRST of all" He
patted hts waistcoat. Lets eat"
billiard was almost too grateful to
speak the Doctors strategem was pat.
ent. but in all chivalry the invitation
couldn't be declined. Once inside the
doors of the club. however. he became
panicky; for his first sweeping recon.
noissance included half a dozen men
whose late behavior had Indicated that
they knew.
The Doctor drew Hilliard under the
mantle Of his own uuassailabie posi-.
ton. and plowed ahead with the utmost
serenity. He nodded here and there,
be spoke to members right and left he
bowed across the room; always his
personality, rather than his person,
seemed TO be escorting aud guarding
HIliard; and Syracuse ee,adn't decline
TO acknowledge a man VINO was under
the Doctors adequate protection. Those
who spoke to the Doctor also spoke TO
billiard: there was no wey out of It,
and they spoke as casually az they
could. They also nodded to him. and
bowed, but when bis back was turned,
they became low-yoIced and commune
cative, and he knew 1t.
GRO BE CONTINCED.D