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Show t H 04 I H :: Slight Mistake? H Br ALDBN CHAPMAN I : H I H (Copyright, l't' by Ihn Writtrn Nawi- IJH taper Union) IJH As lto(p Men 111 walked b) the desk H of the little bold nt Uonlvltle whero H he bad passed the night, uml paid his H hill the dcik as be ilaceil the key H lu Its box took tlipuco u letter uml H tossed It to him Yer) (usually tho H tiausleiit guest observed Its open lhi H nud one ccul -.titiup, dlscerncil Hint It H wus mi ndvciltscmcut nud threw It H ou the floor without even glancing at H Ifs stipes( ilptlon H An huiiible. niodesl suit of u )ouug H fellow wus Ito.ue Meiilll Bimight up H In the (ottnti) uml longing lo get hack H ugulu lo iiitiomil vllluge life, he count- H ed two .veals' expel lent e us tho atl- H Mime Helit id a client) show us so H miiib time lost. Wlieie he was bead- H ed foi Men III scaicelv knew. He wus H diiftlng, liair-phinitiug, tludlur a lo- H silt Ion In some pioniHug couuti) town, H uwaltlng tin) clicumstaiKP or udven- H turc- Hull mlghl devidop Hip futlilc. mid H lend) theiefi.ie as to nil) llilng that H might i oine along, H As Meiilll left Hip desk a lieiiv)-set, H impietelillous appealing muti nroso H from his sent hi the lohh), pltketl up H the disclaim d envelope, rend Its ud- H ill ess mid tbutkled. Then be started H nfter Meiilll At u quiet street (orner H ho oveitook him. . . "A word with )ou, If )oil please, H Mr. I'leiui Oniiton," he spoke, cutih- H lug uml holding Merrill's iirm. H "Smiiewlial tulstiiken, uieli't ) on," H challenged Meiilll. "Tlint Is not my H '(lb. jes, JMs," Insisted Hie other. "You lusf "ifnippi d this, didn't )ou," B anil he eMeiiileil the )'ii lope, and sure H enough It bine tin- ti ii nit- lie bud men- H tioiied, "I am .eh Brown, deputy H sheiifl of Print etiui (went) miles down H the line I've got Hit; right to iletuln H )ou, uml us tbele arc some eplanu- H tlmts for )oti to miike ut Hint suiiitt H ling, I'm going to take )oil theie." H "You ale exploiting a uiso of nils- H taketi Idinllt), nt) tlleltd," observed H Meirlll, ilciis:intly enough nud glow- H "llllllll) 1 lllltl't suppose j on will H (leu) tli.it tills Is )otir plclilieV" H 'I lie depllt) slierltT evlelitlid u pbo- H togiupli uml Men 111 looked half slur- H tied, livinemloiisly piiled 'Ihe pic- H turc wns that of n mini uinrvploiisly H resembling himself. H "All lighl." he spoke renilll). "(lo H ahead Ho )oll in rest mei' H "I ilnii'l, unless )oii get too i lever, H oi u.'l) It's simple. Mlas llhiml. my H f I lend the hotelkeeper, sent me to H bunt )ou up. It Isn't so ninth the H lift) -dollar bond bill ,vou run up un- H dm tulsp piclPlisps uml skipped, us It H Is the wounded pllrtc of Ids pielt) H diillghter. M.ville She don't want )oll B bail, heiuuse she chips for )ou, but HjSJ she vv nuts, to see ou puillsbeil for HBl swliiildng hei falher and humiliating HBj her. You weal mound Princeton hint- HBl I i.l' ut Hie bit )oii bail imide with her HBl - uelhhois me gossiping. Now slm HBJ N I ileseilid bible tbnl wus to be, HBJ mid she will lake her ilulnt), worn- HBl linlv wii) of showing her lllter moid hi HBl loll piiblhlv. uml von will huve lo HBJ settle up Hint hill uml sutler her ion- BB HB ' (Jlllte a tiilillinie. Piettv girl, of- BB feuded dlgtill), uml a senpegout want- BB en Oiiip mole Mr Depul) MielilT, BBl I tu not Hip iiiiiii )oii lire looking for." BBl "II won't go," pelslsted Hip other BB doggedly "I'll list; It." HB It was mi Ideal lonn, Pilmotnii. BB 'Ibis was tho lbs) dls(oii) Meiilll BBl tillllle. then Hull the Atlantic hotel wus BBl a vi i) altiiii live pluie of abode As BBJ hi' wus led Into lis lei option loom his BBJ olllelul guiiidluii sung out thiotigh au BBJ open dooiwii)" ".Moinln'. SI '." HBJ "Si" did not icspnml, hut ii very BJ ililnly. spin kllug-e) eil, tovel.v-fuietl BBJ glil of eighteen ciossiil the thiesliohl. BBJ 'I'bere wus lire lu hei pielt) p)cs nml HHJ au ludlgnuut Hush upon her bonny HHJ i becks i'Iip uilviim ed (pill kl), paused HH dlsma.viij, sinniieil the smiling mptho HH dost ly uml fluttered foi Hi: U "lib, Mr. Blown )oii've liimlc a HH iliciiillul mistake '" HJ "I lohl out' 1 1 l'ti 1 Hint bmk nt I'orit- M ville," suld Menlllv wllh a loiirteotis M how to the .vnung hid) of engaging 1 HBJ "vMicies )our lulheiV demiinileil HH1 the Hinge ftim'tlouui), "I'll see whut H be nbout It." M "Powit ut Hie pus) tilllie," nud M)illn H Bhuul stole un IntPipsied gbiuce nt M Meiilll "You itili go uflei hlui while H 1 ti) uml upologlo for lite feurftil M hliitidei wp Iiiivp tiiude. You won't M lint awn) wIiIIp he Is gone, will )ou, BH M "Ito) ie Meiilll Not I. Miss lllund." H lip HJ "If iiiiv ipusoiiiiIiIp sum, or u month HH free ol Hip best wo Iiiivp will fix up H our hldcmis inUtake," suld honest SI- Ins lllnnil, nftei he hud henrd tho whole slot), 'we'll settle the scoro HH "Wh.v, It husii't tost hip un) thing," H It piled Met I III, with u Jul I) hlllgll. H "I'll stu) the innnth nml iiiii.vIip longer, BBJ for I like the low u, hut I'll pa) for II. BBJ Whut Ibis little likk of fnlc bus led BBJ mo Into (lei Idedl) pleases me." us ho BBJ looked at M.viIIp uml she ut li I m with H mndestl) -veiled eje "I'd ask nothing BBJ heltei than to clerk for u model hostel- BBJ ly like )outs, Mr, Bland, If )ou lire BBJ open for au assistant." BBJ He was, and M)rtl looked grateful BJ us he said so In this Interesting .voting BBJ man who had so nccpptuhl) come In- BBJ to hei life. BBJ |