The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-19

he was crazy! Everybody says so
but Mary Margaret"
The subject of the conversation
entered on the heels of the soothing.
Apparently he had not beard. He
rubbed his hands from the cold. He
wasn't warmly dressed-in fact, he
looked bit threadbare.
Hello, Grubby," he greeted, hang
| ing his coat on an old rack over an
umbrella that almost fell as u
| framework swayed. you're early ~
and you've brought friend with
you." He advanced and shook Mack's
hand. you're welcome" Now he
recognized his other visitor. swell.
Mr.. Goodkind. You're welcome, too; /,
Have you come down to look u.s.
overt?
1--WE come down on personal bust
ness" said Goodkind abruptly.
"Oh, yes" said Daniel. He turned
to Grubby. There's box of books
in the hall, Grubby. How would you
and your friend like to-"
Grubby squirmed o bit.
"I've got to help with the Coffee"
he said.
II see." said Daniel. He turned to
Mack. 'And you?"
, Mack made no move to help. but
advanced smiling.
: II just wanted to speak to you
minute"
"All right, after the meeting" said
Gilchrist. 's"tf
6 Il wanted to usk you" put in
2 Mack, still smiling.
UAftoe ho u,okiunO cofJ C:1oh~;.f
e with emphasis. He turned to Good
5 kind: wont you sit DOWN.
Il Mack scowied, at Daniels back.
e "Thanks!" he muttered scornfully
and slouched toward the door. He
paused as he reached it and looked
o enviously at Gilchrist's overcoat
E hanging on the rack. He looked
l back, rat-like. Then. stealthily, he
n reached Sor it, caught the arm Of it
e and pulled it toward him.
Daniel and Goodkind were con-
4 cerned with each other, not Mack. e
XII "T'u glad you dropped in tonight"
. Daniel said. Because I've been in
: tending to call on you. But there's
so much to do here"
FL A clatter interrupted him. The
coat had come loose from the hook,
n but with It had come the shaky UNI
a brella and it crashed to the floor
!. with considerable racket.
ISL Daniel turned to look into the
d sheepish eyes Of thief.
There was neither anger nor ven-
y" seance in his face-there was
y. SMILE.
II CHAPTER XVI
,el 4 Goodkind Threatens H..
AL Gilchrist surveyed the thief for a
,e moment in silence. There wasn't
even reproach in his eyes. His calm,
stl his look Of kindliness, totally dis
armed the man. He dropped the
nr coat in surrender, waiting for de-
:. nunciatipn, brutality, arrest, he knew
er not what? Gilchrist made no move
IL toward him.
II thought you'd gone," DAME.
1T said. at last.
ct The thief had fled utterly-but the
X man was still there. hr
- ."No-I-I-wanted- he fa1tered.
- :"You wanted my coat" said Gil
;" christ calmly. =. 49,,
he Mack smiled at the simple explana-
ton. He was relieved and somehow
m. he felt very warm.
"Yes-that's-that's what want
r.. ed to ask you," he said.
nd ~I'm so glad you said So" said
'" Gilchrist without q trace Of irony
ar Mack looked up, surprised. "Be.
to eause," went on Daniel, If you
y. hadn't, and I hadn't understood, you
~. might have been tempted to take it
at without asking-and then you'd have
r. been so sorry and ashamed" Mack
I'd wanted to lower his head, but he
>" couldn't. The others eyes held HIM.
I'd "A man couldn't come into another
mans house, and be welcomed, and
To- then take the other mans coat, With
1T out losing his self-respect-could
90. he?" Mack only stared. "And Of
oct course, if we're going to pull our
Nv selves together and get out Of hole,
~ we must keep our self-respect."
L;s II wouldn't steal" started Mack
apologetically.
"Yous couldn't" said Daniel COM
IL Fplacently. He stopped and picked it
- up. cts your coat. You asked for
10 it. and gave it. to you. When you've
Ia worn it into good job---come back
IA and help me give another to some
one who needs it as you do."N He
held up the coat for Mack to don.
v"n 81 will" said the man, pushing an.
arm through sleeve, still Devil
H.. dered beyond words.
"Of course you WILL" said Gil
the christ. slapping him on the back
t,+ "Cood night"
s ~. Mack hesitated. Gilchrist had
:" turned back to Goodkind. Mack
.;d looked at him as though he had beer
g.. convinced Of his madness. Their
ma Struggling his shoulders, he STROBE
:. - out.
-. The slam Of the door touched
!: ~" spark to the silent Goodkind.
~ "Hell. I'll be damned" he explod
49, ed. Gilchrist laughed. "He won
come back" Goodkind continued
t..t half-angry. mot one in ten woyls
: come back"
- "AM right" said Daniel genially
~ 80. ''TAat cost cost $50. If one in te,
= . does come back, we've made ma,
~, for $500. Isn't it worth the price !?
80 "Maybe," said Goodkind, withou
.,,.t conviction, IF mans got the price
i i Have your"
mat Play copyrighted. 1922. in tn
United States and England. Novel
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