Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27

uptown, anyway
ut isn't that" Drummond explained
doggedly. "Only-the mans bore,
and"
1T isn't Jules Maxi Whitaker eX-
used to stage manage our amateur
shows"
That's the man. Drummond nd
mitted with plain reluctance.
Then have him in, by all means. l
want to say l'owdy to him, If nothing
more. And then I'll clear ort nnd leave
you 10 his troubles"
prumuGnd laughed n triile sourIy.
"Mnx has developed into Il heavy
weight cutrorronrur, you know"
Meaning theatrical manngcrF Then
why not say SO? But might've
guessed he'd drift into something of
the sort"
\ moment later Whitaker was Wig
orously pumping the unr"Si>lins-in
decd the apparently honeIr>s- hand Of
Jules Max. The hat that had made
IInmmerStrin famous Max had appro.
priated straight crown fiat hrin and
immaculate gIosS--hndjly. Beneath it
his face was small Of feature, and fat.
A pincc-ncz sheltered his n"ar-sightod
eyes. His short, round little body WAS
invariably by day dressed in n dark
gray morning coat, WhitC-cdGcd waist
coat. aS~crtiVcly- striped trousers, ana
palcut-lrnfhcr shoes with white spatS.
He had n passion for lcmOn-coIurcl
gloves Of thinuoSt kid and slender
malarra WHlking->tickS. His dignity
was AN awful thing, as ingrained as
his strut
He rcaSsortcd the dignity now with
jerk Of his muItroatrd hand, read
juStcd his glasses, and resumed his
stare.
EITHER" he observed, you're Hugh
Whitaker come to life or II deuced out
rage"
Both If you like"
You sound like both" complained
the little man. Anyway, you were
drowned In the Philippines or some
where long ago, and | never waste
time on n dead one, Drummond
-" He turned to the lawyer with n
vastly husiness-llke air.
"No. YOU don't" Whitaker insisted.
putting himself between the two men.
II admit that you're great man;
tab lr,ntt l1t n
live one"
\ Modified smile moderated the
small mans manner. "rhat's n bar
gain" he said. extending pale yell
low paw; I'm glad to see you again,
Hugh. When did you rccrudeSce"
AN hour ago" Drummond answered
for him: "hlcw in here as large as
life and twice as important, Hes
been running a gold farm ont in New
Guinea. What do you know about
that"
ITS very interesting" Max con-
coded. "You've asked him. of course"
he demanded Of Drumuond, nodding
toward Whitaker
Drummond flushed slightly. "No
change" he said. II was on the point
of doing it when you buttod in
"What's thiS?' inquired Whitaker.
Max delivered himself of a startling
bit of information: Hes going to get
married"
Whitaker stared. "nrummond? Not
really?"
Drunmond acknowledged his guilt
brazenly: Next week, in fact"
"But why didn't you say anything
about it,"
You didn't give mo mn opening. Be
sides, to welcome dcscrt"r from the
great beyond is enough to drive all
other thoughts from mans mind"
"1herc's 10 be Il supper in honor of
the circumstances, at the HcauX Arts
tonight supplemented Max. You'll
como, Of course"
"IlI be therc--and furthermore, I'll
be waiting at the church a week hence
Or whenever It's to come of. And
now | want to congratulate YOU" Whit
Hker held Drummond's hand in one of
those long, hard grips that mean much
between men. But mostly | want to
congratulate her Who is she?"