The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-24

. were #Hfk lue " HEH ne sol NE err
T o. the clerk FOR second or 80 BE-
tween cusses. be asked what Was the
7 matter with the iunafie. I caIsht
oniy broken hifs ~ tie clerks half
I whisper Young coliingwood !.
President Duntou's nephew saw
I lady mezzanine wants 10 80
Up to her"
/ The boss scoWled Al the young fell
7 low, who was now handing himself
Z around the corner Of the counter 70
{ get at tie clerk asain, and snld; Why
don't you ring for an officer and have
him run inT
The night clerk was evidently scared
I OF his Job. Il wouldn't dare e do
I that" ne chlttered Hes one OF the
I New York crowd-the railroad peo-
I pie = President Duntaa's nephew =
I guest Of the house"
The young fellow had pulled him
self around 10 our side Of the counter
/ b. this time and was hooking his arm
10 make . pass al MFR Norcross, trim
ming things up al be came with lot
more language The boss said, right
short and sharp. to the clerk, Get
his room key and give IL to a boy who
can show me the way" and the next
thing we knew he had dashed that
lunatic square In the face and was
cutting him along 20 the nearest eleya-
tor
He came back in few minutes.
looking rs cool as a cucumber.
What did you do with him?" asked
the clerk kind u awed and half
scared.
Got a couple Of the corridor sweep
ers to put him in a bath and turn the
cold water on him That'l take the
whisky out OF him Now. II you have
a minute TO spare I'd Ike to get my
assignment"
We hadn't more than got our rooms
marked on for us when ! saw Mr..
Chadwick coming across from The
farther Of the three elevator, ne was
smiling sort Of grim. as II he'd made
killing of some sort with Mr.. Dun
ton, aud instead Of heading back for
his car he took the boss over 70 a
corner Of the lobby and sat down TO
smoke with him.
They didn't seem 10 be talking any
thing private, SO | sat down just be
yond them - sleepy that | could
hardly see straight. Mr.. Chadwick was
telling about his early experiences 10
Portal City, how he blew IN first on
top of the Strathcona gold boom. and
how he had known mighty near every.
body in the region in those days.
While he was talking. a taxi drove
up aud one Of the old residenters came
Oil from the street and crossed 20 the
elevators; mighty handsome, stately
Old gentleman, with fierce white mus
taches and goatee, and southern
Colonel" written all over him.
There's one Of them now; Major
Basil Kendrick Kentucky born and |
raised, as you might guess" Mr. Chad
wick was saying
/ grabbed al the name, "Basll," right I
AWAY: 1t isn't such a very common |
name. and Mrs. Shells had said some |
thing-under the water tank, you rec |
Ollect-about a cousin Basil" who |
was to have met her at the train.
was putting two or three little private
guesses of my own together, when one /
of the elevators came down and here
came our two. the young lady and |
the chunky little girl, with the major /
chdckling and smiling and giving an
huH
stopped at the Billiard only to walt
until he could come after them and
take them home.
! saw the boss sit up In his chair
and stare at them. Then he said:
"Thats Mrs. Macrae with him now.
Is she a member of his familyr
"A second cousin, or something OF
that sort" said Mr. Chadwick. 81 met
her once at the majors house out In
the northern suburb last summer"
Mr.. Norcross let the three of them
get out and away, and we heard their
taxi speed up and trundle of before
he said. "She is married. I'm told.
Where is her husbandT
Mr.. Chadwick looked up as II he'd
already forgotten the three who had
Just crossed the lobby.
"Who-Sheila Macraef Yes. she
has been married. But there isn't any
husband-she's widow"
For quite while the boss sat star
ing at his cigar In way he has when
he is thinking right hard, and Mr..
Chadwick let him alone Then, all Of
q sudden. the boss got up and showed
his hands into his coat pockets.
"Fve changed my mind, Uncle John"
he said. looking sort Of absent-like out
Of the window 20 where the majors
taxi had been standing IF you can
pull me into that deal tomorrow NOR
ning-with an absolutely free hand 10
Do as think best, mind you'll take
the job"
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TO be Continued