The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-31

The boss was sitting back IN his
big swing chair smoking, when !
broke in. He looked as II he'd been
mixing It up good and plenty with MIR
Rufus Hatch--and enjoying H.
"Weve got EN- going, Jimmie, he
chuekled: and he said II without ask
ing me how had found Mrs. Shella'
or how she was looking. or anything
told him | had met Mr. Hatch on
the stair going down.
Gle didn't say anything TO you did
her be asked.
Not word"
Il had to pun that Sand Creek bust.
ness on him. and I'm rather sorry
he went on. "He and his people are
going to fight the new company TO
finish. and he merely came up here TO
tell me so-and TO add that might
as well resign first as last, because,
IN the end, he'd get my goat. When
| laughed at him he got abusive He's
an ugly beggar, Jimmie.
THAT'S what everybody says OF
him"
ITS true. lie and his crowd have
plenty of mOney--stolen money
good deal Of lt--and they stand IN
with every political boss and gangster
in the state. There is only Que way TO
handle such man, and that is With
out gloves. | told him We had the
goods on him In the matter OF MI.
Chadwick's kidnapping adventure. Al
first he said | couldn't prove II. Then
/ he broke out cursing and let your
name slip. | hadn't mentioned you at
4 all and so lac gave himself away. lie
knows who you are, and he remem-
bered that you had overheard his tax
with Henckel in the hotel lobby
heard what he was saying, but |
/ didn't really sense 1t because my head
was ram Jam full Of thing that was
SO pitlful that II had kept me swat
lowing hard all the way back from
Major Hendricks II was this way.
when / had ilggled the bell out az the
horse II was Maisie Ann who let me
IN and took the box Of flowers aud the
boss noee. We aat = ne dimIy lighted
hall and talked for few minutes
one ding She told me was that Mrs.
I Sheila had company and the name OF
II was Mr. Van Britt That wasn't
strictly news because ] had known
that Mr.. Van Britt was dividing time
pretty evenly with the boss in the
Major Kendrlck house visits. That
[ wasn't anything 70 be scared up about.
But my chunky little girl didn't stop
at that
Il think we can let Mr.. Van Hrltt
take care Of himself" she said Tile
has kno,.n Cousin Sheila for a long
time and / guess they are only Just
good friends. But there is something
YOU ought TO know, Jimmie-for Mt
Norcross' sake. He has been sending
lots Of flowers and things, and Cousin
Sheila has been taking them because
well. guess It's just because she
doesn't know how not TO take them.
Go on" said. but my mouth had
suddenly grown dry.
"Such things-howers you know
don't mean anything in New YORK
where we've been living. Men send
them TO their women friends just as
they pass their cigar-cases around
among their men friends. But I'm
afraid It's different with Mr.. Nor
cross"
at Is different" ] said.
Then she told me the thing thai
made me swell up and want 10 burst
III mustn't be different Jimmie
Cousin Shella's married. you know
81 know she has been married
corrected; and then she gave me M
sure-enough Knockout
"She is married now. and her hus
band is sim living"
For little while couldn't do any
thing but cape like chicken WIZ
the pip. II was simply fierce ] kne"
as well as knew anything, that IA
boss was gone on Mrs. Sheiia; TIA
he had fallen IN love, first With M
hack Of her neck and then with he
nr.ffy face and then with all OF her
and that the one big reason why b
had let Mr.. Chadwick pefsuace BIN
~ etav IN Portal City was the fac
thar be had wanted to be near her an
10 show her how he could MAKE 3 per