Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-05-13

IL SOu IS Wiling W tame my duNlCc,
why"
I'm sixty-three years DID," said the
Doctor calmly, "and I've made 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. l
think perhaps you need as much ad-
vice as / do, of a different variety.
SO here it is-when you-want encour-
agement, or a medical prescription, or
a good cigar and a chat, or quiet eve
ming with an old man and girl who
plays the piano rather pleasantly, or
seventy-five hundred dollars which
you've already shown you won't let
me invest unwisely, come and see me.
Now, let's drop business. Not another
word: I'm tired of it. You're through
as an expert; let's get back to old
fashioned friendship. Speaking of
coming to see me-CarOls wondering
if you're trying to slight her. We've
seen very little of you lately? It's
week now isn't it?'
When, sustained and soothed by that
peaceful hour, by the Doctors trust
in his integrity, and by the sedative of
long and untrOubled stroll out over
the hills to eastward, billiard returned
to the hotel, the room clerk greeted
him with faint superciiousness.
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 4 rs. Please meet
me at train and stop all work in the
meantime. Imperative.
HARMON"
billiards. eyelids fluttered; 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
trail terminal just before train-time.
"MOSt important news received. Am
| just leaving, having wired you meet
me at station 4 10. Find out who Bob
| Waring is and what he wants. Do
| all you can to Stave off further in
Quiry. Absolutely imperative not talk
to anyone until l 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 Waring if possible and
arrange meeting seven tonight. Ur-
gently imperative. HARMON"
billiard folded the three sheets
methodically and put them in his
pocket. He glanced at his watch; it
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, he had
a cynics curiosity to see what was in
the middle of the whirlwind, but that
of itself wasn't strong enough to send
him to a rendezvous with a man he
despised and loathed.
"If l co." he said to himself, "Tll be
sorry; and if l don't go why,
If l don't go, I'll always wonder If 1t
would have done any good"
For himself, there was nothing prom.
Using in the situation. But on the
milliOnth chance that something of
benefit to his subscribers might come
out of ton the millionth chance that
Harmon might be frightened or per-
suaded into compromise
So he went.
The very first passenger to reach
the platform was Harmon; indeed, he
had been fretting in the vestibule fol
half an hour, intent on saving use
less fraction of a second when the
train stopped. At sight Of Hilliard, he
beamed beneficently-all his earlier
belligerence forgotten.
"Hello!" he said. "Glad to see you
son. Got all my messages, did you"
He shook hands with great urban
ity; billiards grasp was hardly re
spOnsive.
81 got three" said Hilllard dignifiet
and noncommittal and he continued
to inspect his employer with ill-con
cealed diSfavOr and diStrust.
"Well, that's all sent. Now, where
can we go sit down and talk, for {
couple of hours? There's lot to e
over, but I want to take the 8 40 West
Not to the Onondaga-Td rather e
somewhere quieter. How about thu
KIRK"
Suits me all right If 1t does you"
ANY luggage?" They were CROSSING
the tracks to the waiting-room ant
Hilliard, in spite of himself, couldn'
refrain from the solicitude which an.
right-minded resident of city feel
for the transient just arrived.
"Only this Gladstone. l can checl
that here, guess Well, I'm certainl.
glad to see you. Say, were you abb
to make a date with this Waring per
SOM 1t was pretty short notice, blu
you're such live wire"