The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-01-27
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acquainted and proved himself good
mixer. BY telling few stories that
had not yet sifted down from Club
land and by standing few drinks he
soon found himself made free Of all
the technical Information he needed
and some more that was so ultra-teeh-
meal that II could beat the brains that
Invented the delicate mechanism OF
the taximeter. He also established
part ownership in a comfortable room
IN a house very much on the wrong or
west side of Broadway, In fact within
smelling and almost splitting distance
of the North river.
While he was still In funds he
bought himself wooden khaki over
coat with one of those enormous col
lars which look like an inverted
bucket when they are up and surpass
In efficiency the traditional black mask
so beloved by Illustrators OF the week
ly press. lie also had a speaking slot
cut In the glass Of the cab window
Just behind his best car and subse-
that had been fitted over II with con
siderable skill and trouble.
During the next few nights he pro
ceedcd to have the time OF his life: so
much so that h. was constantly over.
whelmcd with wonder at his stupidity
In not having become n taxi-drlver
years beforcl II should be remcm-
bered that Mr. Randolph was Of New
York Yorky; he knew everybody cas-
ually, from Mr.. Milyuns and his
daughter, Eileen. down to the latest
addition to the pltlful ranks OF the
midlnette. More than that. so broad
was his acqunlntanceshlp that as a
sporting gent he had once or twice
been tipped OF as to the where and
when OF proposed gun-play.
In addition to being by right OF birth
an integral part of all the social strata
Of Manhattan, he knew the surface Of
the island and OF the adjacent COM
moner soil Of the mainland consid-
erably better than he knew the palm
OF his own hand. In fact. he could
scarcely ever have been conscious that
he had palm, eren as map OF per
sonal fortune : for he who Is complete
ly satisfied with the present never
worries about the future and Mr.. Ran
dolph had been born content.
With such an equipment, Is Il to be
wondered nj that he found the taxi
field rich with unexpected and sur.
prising blooms1 Fair flowers, he had
known heretofore TO nod only over tea
tables and solid silver appeared sud
denly transplanied 10 his cab and
ready to nod on a stnlwart shoulder
Strong male tlger-lllies of the money
market, grated to the cushions OF o
taxi. became complacent pillars upon
which some cllnging ivy twined.
In six nights he learned the sound
that banker makes when slender
fingers tickle him under the chin; the
gasp Of girl, flrst-kissed; the cry Of
q young man upon discovering the alb
sence of grandfather's gold watch. hi.
since graduation day; the cluck OF I
top-hat fairly sat upon In the excite
ment OF moment that else woult
have been tragic. the exasperatlng tap
tap, tap, Of hen-pecl;lng tongue tha
explained and condoned murder mys
terry In the next mornings papers. ant
the sob Of a ruined youngster who hat
played with borrowed money.
All these incidents took place Will
people whom Mr.. Randolph knew o.
knew of and Just to show what an OK
tremely honest young man he was. lie
him that he need never he poor Will,
humanity. supposedly In good stand
ing, continued to lay itself open e
blackmnll at the rate Of case night
| At the same time. he was not stuplC
and occasionally tapped out n mlsslv,
loaded with dynamite on the garage
typewriter when no one was around
Here is sample.
| "Mr. Poindexter MacGuler, Sir: Al
was driving you and Miss B. b
larst night who was foster-motheret
by an aunt OF a friend OF a friend O
mine. ! heerd you talkin TO her an,
all got TO say is II I see you on
with her again short of the bands o
mntrimony I'll get another friend %
mine TO get Mr.. Robert Herv Ran
dolph 10 tell what he knows abou
you chenten at cards on Dec. % last.
Nights that gave birth In the morn
ing 10 such illIternry tlt-blts coul,
scarcely be called dun. but II was no
long before Mr.. Randolph found him
self threatened by an unexpected mo
notonous employment. UnfOrtunntel.
for his entertainment his reputation
as the one par excellence ST. Bernar,
lifesnver 10 the lnebrlate elite sprea,
rapidly throughout the Force 40 thu
the telephone was constantly burdene,
during the wee hours with the follow
ing "Say. Is slim Hervey on the Jon
Well, when he comes in tell I'm 90
another tallOr-mOdel drunk here VIVA
has lost his home address from hi
mind"
With suspicious suddenness MI