Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15

feeling. They call II love. admit
to the human end Of you that the
only thing that keeps me from rush
ing straight away to call on the lady
you have so accurately described Il the
fact that / haven't money and she
has"
But what about the job / offered
your" interjeeted Mr.. Milynns.
Il was coming 10 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 stuffy
| old skyseraper at any cash price
| known to man. In the first place you
belong to the most aboriginal Of all pro-
LESSONS. and in the second, you make
money too slowly"
"'Make money too slowlyr" gasped
Mr.. Milyuns, forgetting Bobby and
Pamela and their affairs for the first
time In three weeks. and remember
ing, for a change, and with a twinge
of his hardened conscience. the size
| of his last retainer. "Iia -
But Mr.. Randolph allowed him no
time for indulgence In vocal mirth.
THAT'S what | said" he continued.
unmoved. ITO meet Miss Thornton
face to face and unashamed, | feel
that I must have a capital of at least
a hundred thousand"
He sank his head In thought for
moment When he raised IL again,
the widely placed blue eyes were
there. SO was the saddle of faint
freckles across his nose; so was the
guarantee of honesty across his open
face, but superimposed over all was
new look of sudden resolution.
you win please tell Miss Thorn
ton" he resumed, that | shall do my
self the honor of calling on her one
week from the day after tomorrow at
four In the afternoon. There is a
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"
"One hundred thousand In nine
days" mnrmured Mr.. Milyuns skepti-
cally. His great brain hung poised in
| ibouEHl lol SoibG iliilNt buA hht'hs h>
nodded his acceptance of Roberts
terms of capitulation and promptly left
the room.
Mr.. 'Shaughnessy presently re-
turned and found his favorite driver
sunk In strenuous reverie.
well, Mr-er-Robert, are you
goln' back to the folksY"
IA
smiled.
Call me Slim please. Tourke-
slim Heryey,' for awhile yet I've de-
cided to accept your offer of another
wagon for week or two-that Is II
you realize you'll be doing me just a
plain, monumental favor"
"Sure. kid" said Mr.. Onslaught
messy, flushing, as does all his kind on
the verge of gratitude. That's all
right" -
''Thanks lot |" said Mr.. Randolph.
"And do you mind II take the Wall
street beat for while? l need
money"
"Why, Slim, what's got We? 1e
know that's the rottenest short-run
stand in town. Now, ef it's money
you want" Mr.. OShaughnessy
reached slowly down into his capacious
trousers pocket, his eyes, meanwhile,
studying Mr.. Randolph's physiognomy
with shrewd CLINT that had fore
stalled many a clever attempt at a
touch in years gone by.
"Yes, money" said Mr.. Randolph
pensively; n hundred thousand dol
lars worth"
Tourke's face underwent a startling
change, as though it had tumbled down
n whole ladder of emotions until Ii
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 oil 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 labors
In 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
n remark made some weeks before TO
n Miss Madge Van Teller 10 the eff
feet that the great thing nowadays
was to avoid having too much money
had been gradually worn to a ragged
FRAGILE.
Mr. Randolph was on the point Of
trying to persuade himself that he was
giving way TO the too constant strain
rather than to any defect in his phil
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