Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-20

billiards heart: he went white as
paper
Doctor Durant:"
The doctor smiled slightly. Any
reasonable use. said Any form OF
investment that"
Hillisrd was practically tongue
tied
Doctor Durant- III g..
II you're willing 10 take my advice.
why"
I'm sixty-three years old " 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 die cnosttciar. rye watch.
ed YOU very carefully. young man.
J think perhaps YOU need as
much advice as do. OF a diSeren,
variety. SO here il is-when you--
want encouragement or medical
prescription. or good cienT and
chat. or Quiet everi-r with ar old
non =n6 = ei-' who nia~s the piano
"arrrr ul"s S3r'lv. OF sevrrrv-Sve
1npdrod dollars which you've a1rr" dv
shown you won't let me invest M
wisely. core e7d see me- Now. 1-.'s
G-OD Nrsi-r-s Noi srn'he- word. IN
rcd ~ Z You're tAru IS ar cv-
Dnr': lr-'s set back TO old-fnsHtor~t
friendship SneaEns o. Cor-'rr 20
see rne--Co"o"s wo-d"-'-g Il you're
wing % el'~rt nor. We've see, vc-v
"r''e o, you 'nt.lyo II. week now.
is~'t. ~
UN"r. ev,fairet and soo'ror ~
TN. prac,-r, Aou-. hv 40 dc,o' org
t-ru- 4, us fr-er-'.v, r-d ~ ~ SO.
d-'iv~ o. p Iorr md "'-ouH'~a s--o''
o"t over the hills 70 the c~~.~"~t
HilIiard returned TO tie ho'~, '''s
room clerk greeted him with faint
supnrcinouso~ss
"Sor1eNodv's 6aer renr'0~ f.er
rou on rhe te'~9No~n ~ -N~~-',r' - We
sad lor't1v Nv vo-y ~nr1 Cn~''r't
locate YOU, And here's some tele-
rams for you. -. -
There were three 0f .N-~0. 2.
eight ~ the sigr2-'rr" of the Irst.
Flna -t's ewes narrowed
"A-r'vi-g SH-racTso ..1T pioasn
meet re ar WAN --t s.~n all work
in the eantime. Ir'pe~"-'rn
"u,p>rnN"
/ HIllis- IDS eve'ids f','t.orrA: ,h's
was evider'Iy re i.ttal res"l'
~ Rufua V'a-'r-'s a~o~ts. a--T O..
! Harmon. Es tore open tNa s"Oo~5
lrnvelone: the MESSAGE was -r~'-
from the broker. sent ohv'nmslv from
the crard Central terminal just be-
fore trsin-time.
Mort important new. r"~.ived.
Am just leaving havirr vir"d vnu
! meet ma at station 4Is. Find out NO
Rob wsrins in ard what ne wong
Do all you can 70 stava o. ',rri' AZ
inquiry. Ahsolutel" innnsrst'vs not
Talk to anyone until &c. you. Have
contract and all other at, with YOU
Shall have 10 leave on short notice.
HARMON"
And the third WAS from Albany:
Locate Bob Warlng II possible ard
arrange meeting sevsn tonight, Ur-
gently imperative. HARMON"
Hiliinrd folded the three sheets
intellectually and put them in his
pocket. He glanced at his watch: II
showed q quarter 70 four. He had no
dependence on Harmon. and no fear
Of him: he felt no obliEAtion to Har-
mon, no sense Of duty. To be sure, he
had a cynic's euriosity TO see what
was in the middle OF the whirlwind,
but that OF itself wasn't strong
enough TO sand him 10 a rendezvous
with a man he despised and loathed.
III 60" he said to himself, "Tll be
sorry: and II don't 70 why.
II don't 20. I'll always wonder II
liz would have done any good"
For himself. there was nothing
promising In the situation. But on
the nfllionsl chance that something
~ benefit to his subscribers might
come out Of it-on the mi,liorth
lnhance that Har-,on rnisht be fright
enaA nr persuaded into compromise =
So he vent.
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