The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-05-06
.air. Mnyuna.- he said, II always

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feeling. They call 1t love. u admit
to the human end Of 70" that the
only thing that keeps me from rush.
ing straight away to call on the lady
you have so accurately described IS the
fact that / haven't money and she
has"
"But what about the job ! offerad
your" interjected Mr.. Milyuns.
Il was coming to that said Mr.
Randolph "Pm not keen on charity
from you any more than from Miss
Thornton, but-more than that--I
wouldn't bury myself In your stuffs
old skyscraper at any cash price
known TO man. In the first place, you
| belong to the most unoriginal of all pro.
LESSONS, and, In the second, you make
money too slowly"
MAKE money too slowlyp" gasped
Mr.. Milyuns, forgetting Bobby and
| Pamela and their affairs for the first
| time In three weeks, and remember
Ing, for change, and with twinge
of his hardened conscience, the size
Of his last retainer. "Har'
But Mr.. Randolph allowed him nc
time for indulgence In vocal mirth
'sThat's what / said" he continued
unmoved. "To meet Miss Thornton
face to face and unashaned, ! feel
that must have o capital of at ieass
hundred thousand"
He sank his head In thought for
moment When he raised ii again
the widely placed blue eyes were
there. So was the saddle of faint
frecklas across his nose; so was the
guarantee of honesty across his open
face, but superimposed over all was
new look of sudden resolution.
"You will please tell Miss Thorn.
ton," he resumed, "that shall de my.
self the honor of calling on her one
week from the day after tomorrow al
four III the afternoon. There Is
condition, however, and 1t is that be
left alone without any mental reser-
walton by her and you and your agents
during the intervening time.'
Zone hundred thousand In nine
days murmured Mr. Milyuns skeptl
cally. His great brain hung poised in
thought for some time, but finally he
nodded his acceptance of Roberts
terms Of capitulation and promptly left
the room
Mr~ 0'Shaughnessy presently re.
turned and found his favorite driver
sunk in strenuous reverie.
well, Robert, are you
goin' back to the folks7"
Mr.. Randolph raised his head and
smiled
"Call me SLIM please, Tourke--,
Slim Hervey,' for awhile yet. I've de-
cided to accept your offer OF another
wagon for week or twothat is, if
you realize youll be doing me just
plain, monumental favor"
"Sure, kidd" said Mr.. O'Shaugh-
messy, flushing, as does all his kind on
the verge Of gratitude. That's all
right
Thanks lott" said Mr.. Randolph.
sand do you mind if take the Wall
street beat for a while2 l need
money" ,. q
"Why, Slim, what's got yea Ye
know that's the Yottenest short-run
stand, in town. Now, eff It's money
you want" &r. O'Shaughnessy
reached slowly down into his capacious
trousers pocket, his eyes, meanwhile,
studying Mr.. Randolph's physiognomv
with a shrewd CLINT that had fore
stalled many a clever attempt at a
touch In years gone by. -
Eyes, money" said Mr.. Randolph
pensiyely; "a hundred thousand dol
lars worth"
Tourke's face underwent a startling
change. as though 1t had tumbled down
a whole ladder of emotions until 1t
landed with a jolt on solid platform
of infinite pity.
take any beat ye like, boy, while
We en- hold the Wheel" he said, at !
the same time jambing the brakes
down on his too generous hand. "An'
be sure your OF frien' Tourke amt
goin' TO forget to come to the hospital
TO see you"--he finished almost with
sob-"often."
For five restless, heart-breaking
days, Mr.. Randolph and his cab were
at the beck and call of every short
horn curb-broker that wanted his
friends and customers to see him start
away from the scene of Others iabors
in a taxi. The vast assurance that had
graced him when he allowed Mr.. Mil
yuns to infer that nine days was plenty
in which to pick up hundred thou
sand dollars and that had also tinged
a remark made some weeks before to
q Miss Madge Van Teller to the eff
feet that the great thing nowadays
was to avoid having too much money
Ind been gradually worn to ragged
fragile.
Mr.. Randolph was on the point OF
trying to persuade himself that he was
giving way to the too constant strain
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