The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-31

rectly good spoon out Of the spoiled
horn Of the Pioneer Short Line.
when l began TO get my grip back
a little I was right warm under me
collar
"She oughtnt 20 be going around
telling people she is widow y
blurted out
"She doesn't" was the calm reply.
They've separated, you know-years
ago-and Cousin Sheila has taken her
mothers maiden name. Macrae II
We we're going TO live here always u
would be different But we are only
visiting Cousin Basil, or ! suppose We
are. though we've been here now for
nearly year"
There wasn't much more 10 be said.
and pretty socn | had staggered on
with my load and gone back TO the
Office. And this was why | couldn't
get very deep into the Hatch business
with Mr.. Norcross when he told ma
what he had been obliged 10 do about
the Sand Creek hold-up.
II he had been like other men II
wouldn't have been so hard. But l
had feeling that he had gone Into
this love business just as he did into
eyerything-neck or Notwithstanding
his bridges behind him. and having no
notion OF ever turning back. The boss
had never been beaten. What was II
going to do 10 him when he learned
/ a. EHnlluf
On top OF this came the still harder
knock when | saw that Il was up TO
me TO tell him | remembered all the
| stories ia ever heard about how the
most cold-blooded surgeon that ever
| lived wouldn't trust himself 20 stick
knife into a member OF his own fam
fly, and | knew now just how the
surgeon felt about It.
While | was stllI sweating under
the big load Maisie Ann had dumped
upon me, the night dispaichers boy
came In with a message. II was from
/ Mr.. Chadwick. and ! read It with my
eyes bulgIng out This is what II saids
'To q. N6rcross, G. ~,
I portal CITY.
"P. S. l.. Common dropped 10 thirty
four today, and banks lending on short
time notes for betterment fund are
getting nervous Wire from New YORK
says bondholders are stirring and talk
ing recevershlp General opinion In
financial circles leans 10 idea that new
policy is foregone failure Are you
stlll sure you can make II VIM
Chadwick"
Right on the heels Of this, and be-
fore could get my breath, In came
the boy again with another telegram
Ii WIS hot wire from President Dun
ton. one Of a series that he had been
shooting IN ever since Mr. Norcross
had taken hold and begun firing the
cousins and nephews.
"To @. Norcross, G. NJ.
"Portal City. RUSH
"see stock quotations for today.
Your policy is a failure. Am advised
YOU are now fighting Red Tower. Stop
il Immediately and assure Mr.. Hatch
that we are friendly, as we have al
ways been. II something cannot be
done 10 mt securities TO better figure.
your resignation will be In order.
"Dunton."
They say that misfortunes never
come sngly Here were two new
griefs hurting themselves In over the
wires all In the same quarter-hour. be-
sides the one had up my sleeve. But
there was no use dallying II was up
10 me 70 find the boss as quickly as 1
could and have the three-cOrnered sur
gical operation over with. ] knew the
kilograms wouldn't XIII him-or !
thought they wouldn't thought they'd
probably make him take fresh strange
hold on things and be fired--if be had
10 be iired-hghtng II out grimly on his
own lire. But wasn't 80 sure about
the Mrs. sheila business. That was
horse Of another color.
/ had just reached for my bat ana
was getting ready 10 snap the eiecirics
or when heard footsteps 10 tie outer
Office. When / looked Up, q stocky'
hard faced man IN a derby hat and
short oyercoat was standing IN the
coorsgay and sowing across az me.
Ito be Continued