New Britain herald., 1926-02-25


 someone coming out the gate as ] came in."
 "Why. Mir, Rand, Don't tell me that, What does it mean?" "l don't know what il means Mrs. King. Perhaps you won't feel comfortable If l continue 10 stay here. I'll move out if you are Iafraid."
 "Oh, I wouldn't think of asking | you 10 move, Mir, Rand. It's so pleasant 10 have you here. You're no trouble and you're so neat and ciean-not sloppy like so many roomers." She sighed. "Jm not afraid, MT. Rand. There's police man around all the time now. I'm only afraid you'll run into some trouble some time while you'ro out"
 His jaw set grimly. "rll try to take care of myself. ] just don't want 10 he q worry and q bother to you. About this boy who brought tho note. What did hc look like? Had you ever seen him before around the neighborhood 2"
 'No, I hadnt.'
 And you say he came shortly after left last evening?"
 Tt wasn't more than five min utns."
 "It looks as if somebody had been 1-1, ,i,,fr r, l., waiting for me 10 leave. He waited until I had gone so I couldn't ques- ton the hoy about who had given him the letter."
 "If l had suspected anything wrong, MT. Rand, I'd have asked him myself. But goodness knows didn't even give it a thought"
 Arrived at the laundry office. he found that the man named Porter had left word with the delivery clerk that g new driver would report. The clerk in shirt sleeves and vest, a pencil stuck behind his ear, asked a few questions and issued some brief instructions.
 "Yonr main job is to deliver these packages of laundry and collect new patches 10 be washed. A smart fel- low. however. goes q little beyond lis job and tries to drum up new trade. Our drivers arc our best means Of rclling this company 10 the people. They're the only ones who get the personal contacts outside.
 'NoW yon look like pretty bright foiloW.' Jimmy smiled. and inc man continued. "Mr. Porter said he thought you had taken this job because you needed work and that you might quit as soon as you found something better. want to tell you right now that this is no blind alley job. A man who's on his toes all the time and who gets us new bust ness will find advancement waiting for him. Besides, there's a commits sion offered for new regular GUS toners. This is q young concern and there's room here for brains. That's just q friendly tip. Now get out and see how it goes.
 Here's your route" He handed , Jimmy q shcaf of papers. Know the city?"
 Fairly we'll"
 Well, I've taken the trouble tc lay out your route for you so YOU can cover it in the least time. Good luck"
 Thanks" Jimmy offered hi, hand. and the shirt -sleevod mar shook it.
 Looks like pretty bright guy remarked the clerk 10 a fellow worker as Jimmy climbed into inc truck. NO foolish questions. like some of the dumbbclls that come ir here. X lot of these morons thai claim to he truck drivers can't ht trusted 10 wheel a hahy carriage much less run an automobile" : What world!" remarked Jim ,, , my and laughed. He had driven ou of the delivery barn and was actuall, launched upon his newsstand rar. cst-job.
 l. Ilt NUHueTeu NlldI HIS IIlO1npF anC Janet would think if they could SC, ' him. wondered what Barry Colvir would think--and Mary. Somehow no matter what course his thoughts took they invariably ended up witl Mary Lowell.
 l 'I was a fool" he said aloud. 't,
 talk 10 her like that. If I had onl, D unbent a little and explained wha this whole thing was about, she't S have understood. One little wor, D from me and it would have beel n different" He cursed himself fo !. owning a temper that made him sa l. things he didn't mean. r The events of the night hcfor . flasRcd through his mind. There wa Y still q slight bump and discoloratio " on his temple where he had bee ) struck down. The recollection C Olga standing in her doorway an Y asking him if he was coming hac cnme to him .. and rrarav vated hi