Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-28

AtNht hti4ldTu CnuckteQ ana cOntkn-
ued his stroll.
He entered the Hotel Onondags
from the east and headed across to
ward the newsstand. Out of a red
and gold chair in the spacious lobby
gentleman rose 10 meet him-a gen
tleman who in appearance was very
fair replica of the well-known Get
Rich-Quick Wallingford, except that
he was somewhat more refined and
less oteSe, His animation was OBJ
viouS, hi he delayed 10 remove both
his gray suede gloves before he offered
to shake hands with billiard
"Wenl" said Martin Harmon. eff
fusiveiy, you're looking great Must
agree with you up here, what9 Didn't
expect me, did you?"
Nor billiards expression was
study; he had dealt so long with Har-
mon at distance that he had almost
forgotten what the broker looked like.
"Why didn't You wire me you were
coming?"
Didn't know 1t myself until pretty
near train-time-spur Of the moment.
Well, got any business yetT
Involuntarily, billiard smiled. and
the smile spread wonderfully, until
Harmon caught the contagion of 1t and
beamed more royalty than ever. 1.-THE
man you called the 'decoy duck'--re-
member when you wrote that to me?--
well, he quacked yesterday"
Harmon put his hand on billiards
shoulder; 1t was an accolade.
Really How much2"
Thirty" For the life of him Hill
Hard couldn't resist slight forward
thrust of his chest.
Mr. Harmon's eyes glazed for an in.
slant
"Good-goodl That's clever work.
son Clever and quick. But l knew
you'd do It. Thirtyi That's fine
Anybody else?"
billiard laughed exultantly.
Eyes. three mora total Of sixty
two. l mailed you draft yesterday
morning; the others are In my pocket
now. I've just come from the bank"
Great work. nj" Mr.. Harmon
breathed rapturously. 'That puts us
pretty nearly where we belong. Sixty
two thousand It's a running start for
the big race! You certainly didn't get
left at the post, HlIllardl Deducted
your commissions YETI"
''No; l thought you'd rather do the
bookkeeping in your own office and
send me a check"
Harmon's approval was manifest.
You show me the drafts and I'll
write you check this minute. Let's
go sit down in the grill, and have
something. This Is fine work, now /
want to tell you"
II rather thought so myself" Hill
Hard had led the way to the grill and
Communicated side-table. in
fact" He lowered his voice. an
fact, as things have worked out, Mr..
Harmon, / almost wish / hadn't tried
to play 1t just this way. mean"
But Harmon had already grasped
the point.
"Oho! Is that so7 You must have
made a hit. And all your old friends
you were so het up about-weren't
they as peevish at you as you
thought"
"No." billiard grew warm. "rd give
a good DEAL" he said soberly. IF
hadn't tangled myself up in all that
imitation history. Well, I'm in for II
now. I've published so much that /
didn't need tom wondering how in
thunder / can ever get out OF 1t when
the time comes That was the idea,
you remember-coals Of fire. What's
bothering me Is that there's nobody to
tend the furnace"
But thought you were so anxious
to keep In the shade?'
"Yes, but l didn't need to crawl in a
hole, and pull II In after mel Well.
wen wait and see. After I've gone a
little further-and OF course, you know
I've hardly scratched the surface
yet"
Il know you haven't" The big man
tucked his gloves into bis breast pock-
ct and brought out a silver cigarette
case. Have one?"