The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-19

seems TO like II first rate. Guess
itll do him good"
Hope 80. said Curtin apathetlc.
ally.
Hes sort Of lonesome nat.
urally." ISrom went on, II amt
feeling any too well mysclf--pnIns
In my head ana no appetite I'm
going 10 knock Off couple weeks
and stay there with him. We can
stay down there cheap"
business was duh them nothing
seemed TO mattcr very much. there
was no edge 10 The old camera
mokers mind.
We'll" he said IN listioss assent,
ana added. I'm going down 10
French Lick tomorrow, ] guess,
krom arose. and remarked 50
borly, IN lot you know how he
gets on"
IAN right said Curtin,
AZ krom went out grin lufhed
behind his beard and the eye with a
east IN II appeared 10 conceal n
good Joke The smile bfoadonod on
tho last flight Of stairs, and bios.
somed. so 10 sponk. In sound that
was half litter and half cbucklc.
IIo was thinking;
"Tbc old goat'll blow up when he
finds out what's happened 10 him.
IL was perhaps, the most amusing
thought that kfom had ever on
tcrtaiped
That would keep Curtin quite for
Two weeks nj least, and kfom went
up 10 Slow river. An accumulation
Of dust and cobwebs swept out OF
air was let IN. An electric motor
and ktbe for lens grinding was
installed. Express packages con.
tanning glass tools and various
commodities were delivered.
These evidences Of life IN the long
empty shop aroused much local cur
iosity--which was discouraged by
fresh sign on the door; Positively
No Admittance. From Judge Lis.
combs office word circulated that
some important experiments, look.
ing 10 tho establishment OF an op.
teal instrument mandatory, were
going forward, and no one was adj
nitted because the processes were
secret
That by no means entirely dls
couraged local curiosity. however;
besides. the comparatively lonely
location. out there by the railroad
tracks, gave Steinman some un.
easincss lest tho enemy, Curtin,
make sudden descent upon II, SO
presently "A Waterman was en-.
ployed TO enforce that mo admit
lance" sign.
The person selected for this post
was Peter Gfeen--one OF those citi.
Zens Of no particular occupation
who can be found In all country
towns--a chronic odd Job man. lie
mad once served as deputy game
warden and the village. for special
occasions, employed him Ms nm as.
sistant constable. Between jobs
which was about half the timc-hc
could usually be found in Lafe Hart
mas pool parlor or In Charley NIL.
lers cigar stand, both famous cen.
ters OF local news.
lime was well suited to constabu.
larry jobs or for Waterman, being
very strong, with plenty OF cour.
age--under six feet, but broad
shouldered and handy legged, with
heavy jawed, pugnaclous face, n
big strafggling mustache, and eyes
set close together the mere sight OF
him sufficient to enforce n no.tres.
pass sign.
The two big doors Of the basket
factory--one in the side and one In
the end--were fastened with stout
iron bars. To get in or out one
went through an office which oc.
cupied the front Of the long. mar
row building Peter had little TO do
except sit In his office and see that
no unauthorized person did get In;
or he could take n chair to the side
walk by the office door and there
keep watch. The new job was
greatly TO his taste
Elizabeth Maiden was one Of the
persons. Now and then
she walked around by the factory
for little visit with her friend
who said he was no professor. That
was the only opportunity of Wis
ting with him. A cot had been
set up In a corner OF the factory
and he slept there, taking his meals
at Aunty Prothroe's boarding house,
which was over toward Mrs. Nal
den's cottage. People In that part
of town soon got used 10 seeing the
dry wisp of man - Ike an aged
back and forth be
tween factory and boarding house,
usually absorbed in thought and pay
ing no attention 10 any one he met.
Elsewhere he was hardly ever seen.
n 4.