The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-08-25

sUnffi This night b. hes never missed
ar opportunity n doing - when 10
could dodge Cousin rasii L was his
tauntine boast yesterday ~ The capital
that led me 20 tclesraph Cousln bssi
and Upton Van Britt about your TRIP
to siruthcona He knew that you were
going 70 the gold camp, and b. decinred
10 me that you'd never come back
alive
nut tonight the boss persisted.
what did De want .o.lgtfy'
"He wanted too use me. He said
that h. had put something aernss
Tor his uncle that he had gotten Into
trouble FOR Il. and that--to use bis
own phrase again. you were the man
who would try 20 get his goat
And his object Is telling you thisf
WAS entirely worthy Of the man.
He asked me or rather ! should say,
commanded me. 20 choke you od
And. 81 course he added the insult.
He said was the one who could
do a."
without intending 70, you have
tied my hands" the boss said rrayely
~ wasn't meaning 70 spare Coll'ag-
wood II there were any way IN which
| could use him as n club 20 knock
Hatch out Of the game"
81 haven't asked you 10 spare him.
''No. I know you haven't But the
fact remains that he Is your hus-
band Il"
The interruption was the opening
and closing OF the front door and the
heavy tread Of the major In the hall.
In a fash Mrs. Shella was up and
getting ready 10 vanish through the
door that led TO the dining room With
her hand on the door-knob she shot
Quick question at the boss.
How much VIII you tell Cousin
BasiIl"
,'athing % wHat YOU he '''
no"
-'hank yor." s'e Viii
you are as big IN your friendship as
you are in other ways" And with
that she was gone.
II WAS right along in the same half
minute, while the boss was standing
with his back 10 the fire and the ma
for was going in 10 talk 20 him, that
lost Maisle Ann. don't know where
she went, or how She had let 90 of
my wrist, and when CROPPED for her
she was gone. Since ! didn't see any
good reason why | should stay and
spy upon the boss and tie major.
slipped out to the han and curled mp
on the big settee beyond the coat
rack: curled up, and after listening
while 10 the drone Of voices IN the
farther room. went TO sleep,
II was away deep in the night when
the boss took hold OF me and shook me
awake. The long talk was just get
ting Itself finished. and the major had
come 10 the door with his guest.
1--WE must manage TO pull Co.ling
wood out of II In some way" the ma
ior was saying. II don't love the
d-n' scoundrel any hetteh than you
do, Graham but that's reason--a
LhlH ~ ItNNVils ~ gbu bAANhi 0hf'
Then he switched off quickly You
haven't asked me yet why ] ran away
from home this evenin' when was
expecting you"
mo" said the boss. "Shella told
me that you had a telephone call 10
the Billiard"
The old Kentuckian chuckled
"Yes, subj and you'd neveh guess
In a thousand yeahs who sent the
call, or what was wanted II was Duh
friend Hatch. and no otheh. And he
had the face TO offeh me ten thousand
dollahs yeah 20 act as consulting
counsel for him against the railroad
company
"Of course you accepted" said the
boss. meaning just the opposite.
The major chuckled again. II
talked with him long enough 10 find
out about where he stood. He thinks
he's got you by the neck. but, like
most men Of his breed, he's paltry
coward sub, al heart"
The boss laughed what Is he
afraid off,