Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-05-14

no billiards. pen spill blot OF ink
VS. the register: his ears were tuned
IN the speech OF recognition which won
,p blast his dreams OF triumph. and Sc
10 him on again In multiplied disgrace
" Eyes. sir" s@id the clerk with =
IRENE Difference. land about VIII
4 price. STRIP
The manager who had been scruti
Z lzing billiard intently, whispere
something to the clerk; the clerk b
8 his lip and looked up sharply; I'll
J prodigai WINGED. and stiffened. "Pal
Tor C-ten dollars?" asked the clerl
VERY comfortable room, sir
'FRONT.'
The manager. as billiard retreated
said impatieDtly TO the clerk: "What'
the matter with you. Jimmy. anyway
Don't you know how to size up mar
yet? Don't ask man like that what
he'll have-tell 'eTn what we've gotw
Upstairs. billiard went limp from
! the reaction. He had doubted what he
knew-and this was proof of his lack
OF innocence. But the manager-who
two years ago had called him by his
first name-the manager had looked
him full in the face. and made not the
faintest sign Of recognition
II was In improved confidence. then.
that he went down to dinner: and de-
liberately chose central seat in the
most popular OF the three available
rooms. He was actively eager TO be
observed; now that he had passed his
first examination. he craved test after
test; no inquisition could be toe |
urgent for him. And at the nearest /
table sat business mar he knew. and
q girl he knew; from their matter Of
fact effectiveness, he judged that they
had been married during his absence;
they gazed interpsinasly at him, but
only in admiration. He mentally
checked eff his list-that made q tris |.
of old acquaintance whe failed to
snew hin. Facing him, a dszen feet
away, sat man whe had been Hill
lards employer for an epochal six
Neeks-this man. tee, was obviously
Interested, bat ssenlighteaed. Fouri ,
4 dinner party, comprising six girls i
ma SIX young mes, filed gayly past
i'm; every enc Of the twelve he had
MOVIE we'd, some Of them Intimately.
hsy locked dewR at hin in passing. T
nd, without exception, went ., in
ignorance. A tiny reEelesf Of girl =,
'as rather nsticeably attracted to
I'M she spoke to her partner. whe
,rHed, and stared, and nodded 10 the
pred fashion Of any escort TO whom h,
handsome stranger is pointed cut o,
I'D billiard cesld have laughed aloud
the irony Of the incident. They ~
"a known each sthor fer dozen "a
'arS. that girl and HiAisrd; Ia the
zen aad FIRST her mother had for 81
ideH him her house. 10
de aincd with considerable leisure oil
q smoked cigar almost to the end
rere he left the table. When be Il;
tilted the room, it was with uracti- ic,
assurance that his graveSt fears ca
re sroundless, but for an addition 10,
precaution he read an evening pa- 90
In the lobby and endured In safe wi
the inspection of score of men
0 had known him well enough TO w,
use to lean him money. fin
II half-past eight, vastly hearteDed on,
refreshed, he equipped himself go,
certain documents from his suit the
e. and called for a taxicab. The nee
ress he gave the driver was high thi,
the eastern hills; during the last Der
mile, Hilliard was peering out at one
shaded lights of houses where he Ne,
played in his earlier youth. The tie
stopped; billiard went up a stone TUT
geo walk, up broad stone steps. bav
STOOD on huge yeranda. He was ura
o. and yet his knees were discon- mo,
lngly unsteady; he was determin- cas-
and yet bis heart was pumping in nee
ven beats; for the moment. his the,
at was dusty dry.
be gained the level Of the YER. the
/, there was stir Of activity off kner
ne right and an erect. middle ha
man ciambered out of a ham, | M,
T. and came briskly forward
In the shadows HAliard csrIa
It the ssft Outlines Of a white
esT The niddle-aged man was
ely srssqss.
ais Mfr. Csllen? Mr..
s Csuen?"
IS SET Tie nfldle-agea ma. ~
very convincing ahsnt It. Yes
what car | Dc fer year"
hard bowed stieay from the bins
Ouch Of fsreig. co~tesy which
Is effect.
yss're at leisure, Mr.. Cslle. ~
Like very mach to have 8 word m
yes. On--I tsisk l may call n N J
gent private matters. Nv name HI Z
iiard. In brief. I've come M NJ
New York today to bring vow .
from young man named Rich w,
forgan" M
rgas J. sale the older mon W&z,
y, Dick EerganI" Back In tha
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