The Dolores star., 1921-12-02

ly. Graham. ! doubt it-doubt IL right
much"
The boss didn't seem to be much
scared up over the doubt. He Just
smiled and said we'd be likely to find
before very long. Then he spoke OF
Hatch'S afternoon call al our offices.
and mentioned the fact that the Red
Tower president would probably try
again. later in the evening
The major let the business matter
drop. and he was working his way
patiently through the salad course
when he looked up to say:
WAS there anything in youh trip
to Strnthcona TO warrant Shella's lit
tie telegraphIc dangeh signal. Ora
hnmT
Nothing worth mentioning" said
the boss. without turning hair: do
Ing It. as l made sure. because he
didn't want Mrs. Sheila to be mixed
mp in the plotting business, even by
Implication.
The major didn't press the inquiry
any farther, and when he spoke again
It was Of an entirely different matter.
Away along In the beginning, some
body-1 think II was John Chadwick-
spoke OF you ms man with sawt
OF rnw-heai-and- bloody bones tempeh.
Graham: what have you done with
that fempeh In these heah latch
days?"
The boss smile was a good-natured
grin.
Temper Is not always n matter Of
temperament, major. Sometimes Il Is
only means TO nm end Much OF my
experience has been In the construc-
tion camps. where have had to deal
with men in the raw. Just the same.
there have been moments within the
pnst six months when I have been
sorely tempted TO burn the wires with
few choice words OF the short and
ugly variety and throw up my Job"
(which. ms you may say, brings US
around to President Dunton." put In
the old lawyer shrewdly. "He is still
opposing youh policies?"
up TO few weeks ago he was
still bounding me TO do something that
would boost the stock. regardless OF
what the something should be. or OF
It's effect upon the permanent value of
the property"
did understand you to sny that
hese-ah-suggestion from Dunton
had stopped?" the major inquired.
Temporarily. at least. I haven't
heard anything from New York-not
lately"
"Then Dunton's nephew hasn't made
himself known TO you?"
"CollIngwood7 Hardly. I'm not in
Mr. Howie Collingwood's set-which IS
one Of the things / have to be thank
full for. But this is news: didn't
know he was out here"
The news-giver bent his head grave
Iy In confirmation Of the fact.
Hes heah. I'm sorry to say. Gra-
ham. He has been heah quite some
little time, vibratin' round with the
Grigsbys and the Gannons and lot
mo- Of the new-rlch people up at the
capital"
1t was the boss turn to go silent,
and I could guess pretty well what he
was thinking. The presence of Presi-
dent Dunton's nephew In the West
might mean much or nothing But /
could Imagine the boss was thinking
that his own single experience with
Collingwood was enough to make him
wish that the nephew Of Big Money
would stay where he belonged-among
the high-rollers and spenders Of his
own set In the effete East.
81 can't quite get the proper slant
on men Of the Collingwood type" he
remarked, after the pause. "The only
time I ever saw him was on the night
before the directors meeting last
spring. He was here with his uncle's
party In the special train, and that
night at the Bullard he had been drink
Ing too much and made braying ass
Of himself I had to knock him silly
before could get him up to his room"
"You did that, Graham for a
strangeh?"
"T did 1t for the comfort of all con-
cerned. AS I say, he was making an
ass of himself"
There was another break, and then
the major looked up with a little
frown.
"That was befo' you had met
Sheila" he asked, thoughtfulIy.
"Why. no; not exactly. 1t was the
same night-the night we all dropped
off the Flyer and got left behind at
Sand Creek. You may remember that
we came In later on Mr.. Chadwicks
special"
The major made no reply to this,
and pretty soon the boss was on his
feet and excusing himself once more
on the after-dinner smoking stunt, say
ing that he was obliged to go back to
the Office. The major got up and shook
hands with him as II he were bid
ding him good-by for a long journey.
"You are going down to keep that ap-
pointment with Misteh Rufus Hatch r
he said you take an old mans ad-
vfro Graham INV hov and koor, vo,,h