The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-04-07
An Old Friends
Gratitude
BY rot WHITcoMB


D"Niois' as ie stoOu IN the suburban
real estate office of Young & Co., ad.
dressing the manager Of that branch
OF a big city business.
I'll tell you in a minute" replied
Arnold White-"four, six, eight. nine"
and ne Tipped over the bank bills In
MS hand and then said definitely and
withal quite disconsolately-"no."
"Why not?"
Cant afford it."
Nonsense! See here, / believe YOU
are showing the white feather. And
Miss Leila Morton is we'll worth the
attentions Of any young man I"
N doubt of that" half sighed Ar
mold. I'm fact, that's the trouble"
There was an interruption. A GUS
toner came driving up in an automo-
bile, wishing to look at some houses
listed for sale by the Office and Arnold
mad to hurry away at once.
Have you half an hour to spare,
HALF" he inquired of his friend.
"Sure-double hat time, if l can be
useful"
"Just keep the office open until 1
return, will your"
I'll do that, responded Hal.
Hal had not fully dropped into the
righteousness of repose when there
was a visitor. He was a bronzed-
faced, big-framed man with all the
marks of an outdoor life upon him.
mr.. Arnold White?" he spoke in
quiringly.
mo, sir-only his friend"
"Ah. then l will watt" said the
stranger, seating himself. "Friend of
MIR. White, are you? How is he get.
ting along?"
HE Is the best fellow in the world"
declared Hal with JUNCTION, land an
up-tO-date salesman. When he came
here he made a two years salary con-
tract for a ridiculous sum. That ex-
pires soon. He'll get rich on his COM
missions, if they give him half a
chance"
That's promising" commented the
visitor. "Contented, happy, I sup
pose?"
"Well. he's in lover" laughed Hal.
"Tell me about that" rather eager
ly urged the stranger.
mo, I'm talking too much, 1 guess"
dissented Hal, suddenly realizing that
he was discussing his absent friend
too freely with a stranger.
For nearly five minutes the stranger
poured a strange tale into the ears Of
his amazed auditor. Hal looked star
tied, then delighted.
Capital! famous! Arnold deserves
it ALL" he cried Loyalty. Eyes, you
need to know all. You see, my SIS
ter"
And this time Hal Daniels found a
listener to what his sister, the fast
friend of Leila Morton, knew of her
preferences as to her many beaux,
Arnold White especially considered.
"This gentleman wishes to look over
your property" advised Hal, as Arnold
returned.
"Ah, yes," bowed Arnold. zone
word, Hail." he added, stepping to the
side Of his friend and speaking con-
identially: 81 wish you would get
word to Miss Morton through your
sister that l cannot attend the theater
party to the city tomorrow evening""
Nonsense! /" began Hal stormily.
mo, 1t isn't. I haven't asked Miss
Morton"
mo, but I'll bet she expects it."
II can't afford it just now, Hail." as
serted Arnold seriously, and added
to his visitor: "Now then,
sir, what can 1 show your"
II want you to pick me out the
n%eatest, most convenient house you
on your list" was the reply.
The customer insisted on Arnold
expressing his preference and judy
ment. Finally the stranger said:
"IIl take that house-it's a little
palace"
"What name in the deed, please?"
inquired Arnold, taking up a pen.
arnold White"
"What?" exclaimed Arnold. "Why,
that's my name"
II know it is" bowed the stranger
II am following out my in
implicitly"
"But I don't understand"
You soon will. I am an attorney
from Montana, representing Ernest
Drake"
"What. my old friend whom l have
not heard from for two years?"
"The same, and the man you loaned
5000 to. Well, we went West and got
in Jail. Stayed there for two years,
stubbornly fighting for a valuable
land entry he had made. There was a
te~chnicality and he stood by his guns.
I helped him. We beat the land
and he is rich today. There is
money you loaned him with in
Arnold was s%tupefied. Then his
thought was of Leila.
by the way, Mr.. White" said the
stranger-"about this young lady Mr..
Daniels told me about?
ERNEST Drake would think of your
happiness ahead Of anything else" he
said. las his representative, l give
you this news, reliably acquired:
Miss Merton is only waiting for you
to ask her company to that theater
party. You will ask her and she will
At the theater party pop the ques-
ton and she will accept you"
And Leila did.
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