Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18


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believed IN the dfop-ont theory, AM
even the lawyer ana Mr. Van Brit
had to admit mat the facts were Wit
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hy ana by We got around to my
burned manu. ana Fred told me Grim
IHtr had AZ least succeeded III clearing
up Whatever mystery There was about
that. Tie wall switch for the electric
Iltht III the lower hail at the head,
quarters was right beside the outer
door jamb- as knew, II had burned
out In some way and that was why
there vas no light on when ! went
down stairs. Aud in burning out IT
hod short-clrchited itself with the
brass lock vi the door; Fred didn't
Know Just ho" but Grllnmer had e1-
lIuiued il. asked him II Grimmsr
mad explained how a 10 volt light cur.
rent could cook me like fried potato
anu he said he hadn't
The afternoon at the office was a
sort OF cutahd-come-again repeat Of
The morning, with lots OF people mill
ing around and things going crooked
ana cru>S-WaNs as they We're bound
to with the boss gone and a rev boss
NIhnIU tBf
Anything, and along late in the after
noon when word came Of freight
wreck at Cross Creek t'ulch Nj. Van
Britt threw up both hands and Wiped
and sWore like pirate, 1t just showed
what raw edge the headquarters
nerves were taking on.
though II wasn't his business, Mr..
Van Britt went out with the wreck
ing train, and Fred May aud | had It
all to ourselves for the remaining hour
or 50 up 10 closing time. Just before
i've, Mr.. '"ntroII the editor of the
N'ontaine'r dropped in II" looked
bit disappointed when he found
only us tive" Fred turned him over
TO me, ANA he came on IN 10 the priv
ate otlic" when asked him to, and
smoked one of the boss good cigars
out of box that | found in the biz
desk.
liked Cautrell He was Just the D.,
sort of man You expect IN editor TO .
be; tall aud thin and Kind or mild /
eyed, with an absent way with nina .
mat mad" You feel rs IL he were /
thinking along about a mile ahead Of /
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