Evening star., 1925-10-23
Continued from Yesterdays STAR

again, pEOSlueO-
'Provided-?"
Provided that the little check IS
in the mail on the first of each and
every MONTH
Wilson was early at the Office the
following morning. He was usually
the first person there, but on this
morning he was earlier than usual
for he knew that the business of the
day would be uncommon. He had
scarcely hung up his coat and hat
when the telephone rang.
rs that you, Frank?'
Yes"
This IS Henry"
Hello Henry, what's on your mind
so early in the morning?"
Early nothin'. I've been prowlin
around this village for couple of
hours waitin' till you'd got to the
office. Got somethin' funny to tell
you"
Something funny, eh? All right,
so ahead. give me laugh"
Well" continued Mr.. Browning.
you know that feller We seen last
night when we were eatin' supper
at the hotei-the feller that was set
tin over there with the gal?"
Yes, yes, what about him?'
We'll. little while after you'd
skipped out I was standin' in the front
door of the hotel. and this same feller
comes out. He's just as much in a
sweat as he was when he come in.
Seems TO be lookin' for a taXi-cab,
but they're all goin' the wrong way
Finally he sees one pikin' along in
the right direction on the opposite
side Of the street. He waves at ii
and the feller pulls up. So he shoots
across the street to get into it. About
that time along comes a bus. He
skips along in front Of the bus. but
there's another taxi comm along
pretty nigh abreast Of the bus. He
don't see it till it's too late"
What! You mean it knocked him
DOWN."
"Sure did. Rolled him around in
the mud till you couldn't tell the diff
ference betwixt him and me. You
member what l was sayin' yesterday
about bein' in a hurry?"
Yes, yes" said Wilson. Go ahead
was he badly hurt?"
We'll, we couldn't tell at first
There warn't more'n three people who
see the thing. but by the time me and
the showfer had picked him up and
set him on the sidewalk with his back
against a hydrant. there warn't less
than three hundred people on the spot.
They must a-come up out of man.
holes and climbed down fire escapes to
get there. Anyhow. see pretty soon
he busted somethih' In his foot. so
says, guess I'll see if I can get an
ambulance A cop come along just
then and he was goin' to ring for
one, but the feller stopped him. No.
he says. L don't want no damn am
bulance. Put me in that taxi and
20 hi In, ha
taxi. Didn't seem to be hurt none
except in the foot. I offered to go
along and take care OF him, but he
didn't seem no ways grateful"
What did he say?'
Near as I can recollect he told me
to go to hell. Well. that's all. How
about a show tonight"
IAN right" agreed Wilson.
''What'd we better go see?"
But Wilson was not interested.
oh" he said, anything you like.
I've got to ring off now. I'm in a
hurry"
"Oh," commented Henry, you're
one of them busy lads. too? Well. all
right. I'll get the tickets-Hippo.
drome, probly. So long"
Wilson reflected. He had come into
the office with the impulse strong
within him to let Stanley know that
he had seen Waterman dining with
Nina Morgan. He could not have
said why he felt that Stanley ought
to know it. but feel 1t he did. His
common sense told him that Stanley
would probably think 1t none Of his
business, and on the face of it, it was
just that--none of his business. Yet
the impulse persisted. He was still
pondering the matter when the tele-
phone rang again, and a voice said:
"Off1ce Of Stanley and Waterman"
yes"
"Mr. Stanley In yet?"
"No-expect him shortly"
This Is Mr.. Waterman's valet
speaking. Mr.. Waterman would like
you to say TO Mr.. Stanley when he
comes In that he has had an accident.
He was knocked down by a taxi yes.
terday afternoon. One of the small
doctor says he will be confined to his
bed for a week"
AS Wilson hung UP the receiver
Stanley came in. Wilson told him at
once.
Lord" said Stanley. ''well, it might
have been worse. The streets of this
town are getting to be more danger
Gus than q battlefield. Poor Rolly.
1 must go and see him bye-and-bye.
It will make it a little more difficult
settling up The business. Well have
to take lot Of the papers to his
apartment. However. We'll put 1t
through all right"
And SO 1t was done. Stanley left
the Grand Central Station at PAS
the following Wednesday afternoon,
bound for Tibet. He sailed from San
Francisco on the steamship Resolute
at ten o'clock the following Monday
morning.
He did not see Doris Colby again.
He called at her house on the Tues
day before he left New York, at an
hour when he knew she was almost
always in. He was a little surprised
when the butler told him that she was
not at home.
I'm sorry not to see her. Barker"
he said. "Be sure to tell her that.
leave New York tomorrow after
noon for a long Journey"
Stanley was on the whole relieved.
He had no wish to see Doris again.
For him the final interview was
bound to be a painful thing. He
could have no notion that 1t would
also have been painful to her. He
was glad that he was able to avoid
it. From San Francisco he sent her
farewell telegram:
Goodbye" it read, land all the
good luck in the world to both my
pals"
That was on a Monday morning.
On the following Tuesday morning
Wilson. running hastily over the pages
of his morning paper, came upon the
following paragraph:
"Mr. Alexander Colby Of 1885 Fifth
avenue, announces the engagement
Of his daughter, Miss Doris Colby. to
Mr.. Rollin Waterman of 587 Park
avenue"
All the implications Of this an
nouncement now rushed across VIII