Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-08-09
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j up and down. it swung out from q
when the boy was gone Arthur
spoke to Jim about his money belt
You can deposit it at my bank
and check against it from New York. "
I'm a bit leery Of bankers. They
fall so easy"
aThen put it in my safe at the
office. You can get it out in the
morning"
He laughed off the offer.
I'D probably catch cold without my
money belt. It's awfully nice and
warm"
"Just as you like" said Jim. "And
by the way, I can't go to New York
with you. We just can't raise the
cash"
"Then I might as well not have
stopped Off"
But I've found a fellow who wants
to get into the business. If you can
convince Sheldon Brown it's a good
buy he'll put up our share Of the
cash and let us handle our share Of
the stuff in our store here"
Fine! Lead me to him"
Hes sewed up all day, but he's
invited us to dine with him. Sheldon's
a bit of a swell. Did you bring along
your soup-and-fish?"
BLACK tie"
Good enough. Be at the Cuyahoga
club at seven?"
with bells on"
To kill time, Arthur wrote vi a long,
long love letter. 1t was his first chance
to pour out his heart to her in ages. |
He used up some of that expensive |
English he had acquired in college
and forgotten since.
He took particular pleasure in ex-
planning how he had escaped all sight |
or sound of Nina, and how safe he |
would be at a mems club for dinner.
He called the Cuyahoga the "Isky-
piggy" He dropped the letter in the
mail chute, glad that he didn't have
10 go down into the lobby. Nina might
be lurking there under potted palm.
AS he paced the floor for lack of
better pastime he stumbled over a
He kicked it with his other
Dig toe against the radiator by the
window He ventured a glance at the
treet and had to lie on his stomach
o get good look.
There was a fascination about the
leight almost a desire to slide off and
ee what happened.
1t was horribly interesting. Perhaps
lie had been a little unjust to Mr..
aage. It might not have been en-
excitement or fear Of scandal or even
izzineSs but-what was the. word for
n The phobia Of great heights was |
,ord But what was the word for the !
onging to fall or leap? It would be /
or something.
Well, whatever you called it, as a {
raving it was about the most nom
Authorizing craving there was. He |
acked away and began to dress. {
He was tempted to leave his money I
the hotel safe. But what guaranty {
ad he that the clerk might not de- 9
,lop a sudden philia for Canada2 his 4
reSs trousers were bit snug at best
I'D squeezing the money belt inside 9
le band gave him q sudden under s
anding Of what tight corsets must c
ave felt like on an old-fashioned :
lie. He pronounced the word In twoI
llables.
He half expected Nina to pop out
the elevator when he rang for it.
ut, save for the elevator boy, It
Is empty.
He went to the telegraph desk and
rote out a telegram. The girl looked
, inquiringly when she reached the
ords nina unseena." She read 1t
It'll a rising infection, which he
ought down with a glare.
He found Jim Pollard at the door
the club, and Jim explained that
nee his wife was out of town he had
ought along a rich widow who was
prospective customer; and she had
ought along her cousin, Bertha, as
companion for Arthur. Arthur was
ken aback q bit.
Il thought this was a mems club"
Jim's prospective customer was
but her cousin, Ber-
a, was one Of those old girls who
e always brought along"
Jim explained: "Our host Is q little
;e, but that's to be expected. Nina's
ways late. She's his fiancee-a sort
divorce fiancee, really. When Joe
encer divorced her, he named poor
leldon. They have got to wait q
lille before Nina can re-marTy, but
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