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Show 1 WmffiZ K PART iy. HR Th Ascent to Man. K 'WneWMrv'ltpbort-Uervey Hiindnlpli. nllHsfSUni Hcrvey, cliqufTeur, vlco Pnt- J rick CTUelllyi cx-drlver nf the vlago J Cab cmpaNy's ,T?o.i$08, skidded Hint J Vehlclo disastrously to tho curb In J front' of tho t'oppy club and, iih n rc- Hj trait' of his erlmlnnl negligence, In con- Junction with 61 Iks Imogcno I'amulu Thornton's rcprchcnslblo peeking oc-j oc-j cunhtlBn. hurled that young truly to the B nl$t Pf O-O sidewalk on her linruts f aart'uh'des.' ho leaped from Itlit sent on ft iTsjtontftneous ImpuJso to help her to r lier feet'' taia'admlnlstcr every kind of HJ. lest comfort that tbo occasion seemed J to demand. HJ Two considerations, however, shot Hh from the double-barreled blunderbuss J of Itldlculo una. Honor, caught him On HI- ')o wing, m It were, and deflected Ji Ws flight frpmwest to cast with n HJi nrp turn duo south at tho corner of HJ ' tfifty-scvcntli street and Sixth avenue. HJ? M tho first place, out of the corner of J Ijls eye he had seen his ono-tlmo J friends, Mr. Nearton, Mr. Vcrrlcs and Mr. Ucrry descending tho shallow club H front steps In an avalnncho; In the B' second place, he suddenly recollected that Miss Thornton was an heiress, j Nigh above hto "present station nnd B latent, as ho had gathorcd from be-J be-J tween the lines In various ndvcrtls6-B ndvcrtls6-B incuts In the local press referring to HR tto location of his person, on thank-HJ' thank-HJ' Ibk and otherwlso recompensing him . for turning to the right In n matter HJ' of ten thousand dollars a year, un-HJ: un-HJ: earned Increment. HJ M ho gaecd for one too brief second Hi ddwu Into tho pleading eyes and udor-J udor-J ably eager faco of thin lovablo vision J on hpr hands and knees, which It J; pmed unbcjHovablo ho lin nnccTicId Hi! li lls arms,1 -only tho oft-repeated HJ' favorite poem of his nurso: HJ- cduM not love; thee, dear, o much ' Loved I not honor more, HJ, kept him from facing the "nvnlnnclm J of rldlculo and giving Jho eternally B1' -. searching Dlogcnespvlfli his lantern J! run for his monoy. 'Ah previously WLi Mated, It was noLto tie. Mr. Hun- HJIr' ilolph turned from Iho'wnltlng arms HJj1 "t tho sweetest tergptntloii ever re- HJ nlged by man and juado his swift vvuy Hi., to the sanctum t of Mr, Tollcko J O'Shnughncasy, furomon-mnnnger of HJr tho Vlllngo Cab company. ' "Tourko," said Mrs fluurtolpb, "I'm Hi' tlirough. Smnshctl up tiu two off HJ) wheels of my wagjm on tho curb In HJr front of tho Poppy club. Dock mo HJ' thirty, please, and make put my pay J nhecfc." HJ "Through, Slim? tyhaddn ynlmeiiiir HJ, i said Mr. O'Shaughfiossy. "Think I'm HJ, golifliWpWcKli. tors Wd(on .a day HJ - rllUpfSmi Pay for your'fuV'k.ld, but .''' UgpWt.!fallns Sllin -Her, HJ t,L. I'fjS.'1 'wtujgrstnnd," ho "said. HJ: ; '"lfe ,09' my'norvo." J $frtTyJr ttnorvo1" 'Bnspcil Sir. HJ 0'Sftuijlw5u!,I!MVliaddn yu menu by HJ telllk' mo WlO'llke-thoU lvQonm on, I - ow d'mw'W mapV Diawyq.kl the . m.idor':.--' , ;'. . "Oh. no.'f Baia-'SllmthtttTHust Jt, HJr -f iuIWi, U.10. young Suly (stvury much HJI "Ibcgrn'b,e'm'',,i ihurnmrel HJjL Tourko. "Skirt pnf your "track, eh?" HjHj A look of ply f(Jl3wed by ono of . .loyalty -crept Into jflla eyes. "Look HJc" hero, Slim," 0; coSdnued: "1 know m. V tfint IryK WArJckJ female Is llko Mw, nt$WWi hoclcoy wlUvti l dyiin. " W-ijuifte'5utvc''i0t a lpfco high cards to 1" Tl$tfCfo lftiit ftjout o tho box. Hj k'-r.0' 'boy, cr H) 'oc ou- a',en HE, vvlab'e'rya yojir trlon's tho t''orce. I want Hit Jjt7fcl yu Slim.oq'ro Uio Hrst driver Hi ",:?'n,?J J'lWff I'VU. tbot colildUlolten out a cop HJr.' v'w?'o'Mt busy y on' mako him think It JPv vv a Jokp.,M ".. HJi "Thuuks-iiul'd Mr, Randolph, but HJii, ehoolc his head sadly. r; auw. "Now. listen," resumed Mr. liaitt O'Sbaughnessy: "Via goln' to luno MinF itfioWyfurtJtcre as they como In an' HJrm! puf ''erl "ori.""In the on t erne t, you slip Hf If out'fp Bmakoup. "Got SRIIyPulnter ?. round vtfio corner to tone your face Win Tfft , to tho color of your fiecklos. do H jjri' llttlo Job on yer eyebrows, an' fix Wlmi3&' fa 4,(Vp "W '" tl' vVi)er "l of j or Wlltt I-m. whklii' tube. Met tnoT" mill. fM' Afr.ItftadQp)i.,st,wldely placed ,Mue Lf S ' "' ' WM'narroWdd "jn1 rtn "pfMrUo exnmlne I ui- ' ifr . h? proiiosltlon. hrewaly from all HjiU. ' nlpsjipdHip lit pf Ijqjip, was Just ImJ" ' beginning, to cfaw;i across the.troublo Ira - '" f n'a,;onfsi 'o when (heiw came Iti'i-''-'' '""1 fnoebr on" tho door, follow J1 III t1'?- Pro,nPt'y l,.v le ratjlo of the loose In 'fly '" ' Mob' and (ho unceremonious entry lib Jr$' '1". IlrtJUke, bnld-liendcd, iiapiwr aJjeV- corporation -lawyer and tw. corp1ile,nt (lt " . " eum-slis plnln-clolhes mn, , FkBb rf Ye1' tyot ,h(J" clnlmod the JjSfcf MJraed. Mr. ()'Minuglings.m'f , ,. 5 pfcffi . v TJitf legal light paid hlnim IichSiI and) KisS' lvnre1 prf lie fnst-wllililg Slliu UOr- I p?6- BI wlU oiiiuldieU Imnd. I "ltobertl" he cried beamingly. "My dear boy, I'm glad to see you 1" "Don't lake the glad hand, Slim," warned Mr. O'Shnughneray. "The little lit-tle runt may be try In' to serve papers on yer. Now, gents, show yVr warrant war-rant er I'll call the boys au' you take the consequences." "I guesa It's alt right, Tourko," said Slim weakly. "They aren't going to pull me, exactly." , "I Mlon't euro whether they think they're goln' to pinch you er not," remarked re-marked Mr. O'Shaughnessy, fixing malignant eyes on tho two heavy flanking forces of tho small lawyur. "I never did llko tho smell of fat." Suddenly he roared: "Hey I Boys I" Tho two bulls, strayed Into Inhospitable Inhos-pitable pastures, turned, stepped cat-footed cat-footed to tho door, and took the flight of steps In three. They ennnot bo blamed, for they had recognized In Mr. O'Shaughnessy tho man who had once been arrested for pushing over with ono hand a Ford that had crowded him. "Now, Itobert," said tho legal pen sonage, apparently quite oblivious of tho desertion of his supports. "I Just wnnt to talk with you. May I sit down?" "Certainly, Mr. MMyunn," said Robert, Rob-ert, npathotlcally. "Excuse me," murmured Mr. O'Shaughnessy. "Did I, or didn't I get tho nnmo correct?" "1 beg your pardon, Tourke," said Robert, ".Mr. Donlen Mllyuns; Sir. Tourke O'Shnughncssy." He pronounced pro-nounced It "O'Shockenssy," to tho delight de-light of tho owner's ears, long unaccustomed unac-customed to tho correct Intonation of the exotic patronymic. "I did hear correct," said Mr. O'Shaughnessy, as ho rose and tiptoed tip-toed from Uio room. "I leave you "Tourke," Said Mr. Randolph, "I'm Throuah." gents to your family nfTalrH," ho odd-cd odd-cd from tho door, his eyes drinking ujust view of tho bruin king he had dared to call a runt. During the next half-hour, Mr. Mllyuns Mll-yuns delivered hlmt-elf of an assorted lot of special pleading that ho could havo sold on the market almost any day for fifty thousand dollar, but tho solo Judgo and objoct of his efforts still sat mvlifglng ono puttced leg In midair, as though fanning asldo tho vnluablo streams of golden words, nnd continued pulling at ono cigarette after af-ter another, each lighted from tho butt of Its predecessor. "It's no use, Mr. Mllyuns," said Robert, Rob-ert, nt lust. "Tho truth Is, and you know It. that a meeting between myself my-self nnd ram Miss Thornton, at tho present tlmo and under the exceptional exception-al conditions, could only bring about complications beyond tho capability of any ono "of us to handle. Her proposal pro-posal that sho divide her Inconio with mo Is so absurd that I am amazed at your linper ut your hardihood In even mentioning It." Mr. Mllyuns wiped his browfor tho Hrst time In many years. "I don't mlnrt you calling mo 'Impertinent,' 'Imper-tinent,' Robert." ho suld meekly. "Call me anything you please. Only" nnd his volco rose gradually to a surprising volumo "don't forget that I promised ono of tho dearest, must utwpolled. lovable, and wholly adorable ador-able young i-crsons that It's ever been my privilege to assuro of tho Initios-trtbjo Initios-trtbjo Hint I would bring you to her, untl. by the holy mackerel, I will If J hayo to hold yon by ono ear with I ufy tvq!li." it Mr. Randolph took his latest cigarette ciga-rette from his mouth during this strictly strict-ly Illegal peroration and allowed his llpa to spread Intn s broad i.'ic I "Mr. Mllymu," he said, "1 always did like yon now I've got a deeper feeling. They call It love. I admit to tho human end -of yo Owt tbo only thing that keeps mo from rushing rush-ing straight nway to call on the lady you have so accurately doscrlbcd In ths ' fact that I haven't money and li has." "I Jut what ubout the Job I offe'-M you?" Interjected Mr. Mllyur.J). "I was coming to thnl," said Mr. Randolph. "I'm not keen on charily from you any more than from Mis. Thornton, but more than that I wouldn't bury mycelf In jour stuTy old skyscraper nt any cash price known to mnn. In the first place, you belong to the most unoriginal of all professions, pro-fessions, nnd, In the second, you make money too slowly." " 'Make money too slowly !' " gasped Mr. Mllyuns, forgetting Uobby and Pamela nnl their affairs for the first time In three weeks, and remember lug. for n change, nnd with a twlngo of his hardened conscience, tbo stza of his Inst retainer. "Hal" Rut Mr. Randolph allowed him no time for tndnlgenw In vocal mirth. "Thnt's what I ?ald," ho continued, unmoved. "To moot Miss Thornton face to faco and unashamed, I feel that I must have n capital of at least a hundred thousnnd." He snuk his bead In thought for a moment. When he raised It again, tho widely placed bluo eyes were there. So was the saddle of faint freckles across his nose; so was the guarnnteo of honesty across his open face, but superimposed over nil was a new look of tsidden resolution. "You will pleaso tell Miss Thornton," Thorn-ton," he resumed, "that I shall do my. self the honor of colling on. her one week from the day after tomorrow at four In the afternoon. Thorq is a condition, however, nnd It Is that Uio left alone without any mental reservation reser-vation by her and you and your agents during the Intervening time." "One hundred thousand In ntno days," murmured Mr. Mllyuns skeptically. skepti-cally. His great brain hung poised In thought for some time, but finally ho nodded his ncccptanco of Robert's terms of capitulation and promptly left the room. Mr. O'Shaughnessy presently returned re-turned nnd found his favorite, driver sunk In strenuous reverie. "Well, Mr. er Robert, are you goln' buck to tho folks?" Mr. Randolph raised his head and smiled. "Call me 'Slim,' please, Tourko-t 'Slim Hervcy,' for awhile yet. I'vo decided de-cided to accept your offer of another wagon for a week or two that Is, lf you realize you'll be doing me Just a plain, unornamcntal favor." "Sure, kid I" said Mr. O'Shaugh- , ncssy, Uutdilng, as docs all hla kind, on tho verge of gratitude. "That's all right." Thanks n lot I" snld Mr. Randolph. "And do you mind If I tnko tho Wall street beat for a whllo? I need money." "Why, Slim, what's got ye? Ye know thnt's the rottcnest short-run stnud In town. Now, ef It's money you wnnt" Mr. O'Shaughnessy reached slowly down Into his capacious trousers pocket, his eyes, meanwhile, studying Mr. Randolph's physiognomy with n shrewd glint that had forestalled fore-stalled many n clever attempt at a touch In years gono by. "Yes, money," snld Mr. Randolph pensively; "a hundred thousnnd dollars dol-lars worth." Tourko's fnco underwent n startling change, ns though It had tumbled down n whole ladder of emotions until It lauded with a Jolt on a solid plntform of Infinite pity. 'Tnko any bent yo like, boy, while ye c'n hold tho wheel," ho said, at the samo time Jnmblng the brakes down on his too generous hand. "An' be sure your ol' frlen' Tourke ain't goln' to forget to como to tho hospital to wo you" ho finished almost with a sob "often." Tor live restless, heart-breaking days, Mr. Randolph nnd his cab were at tbo beck and .call of every shorthorn short-horn curb-broker that wanted his friends and customers to seo htm -it art awny from tho sccno of others' labors In n taxi. Tho vast assurance that had graced him when ho allowed Mr. Mil- yuiis to Infer thnt nlno dnys wns plenty In which to pick up n hundred thou- sand dollars and thnt had also tinged a remark mndo somo weeks before to j a Miss Madge Van Tclller to the effect ef-fect that tho great thing nowadays was to nvold having too much money had been gradually worn to a rugged ( frazzle. Mr. Randolph wns on tho point of t trying to persundo himself that ho was giving wny to tho too constant strain , rather than to any defect In his phll- j osophy of tho easiness of wealth when t an excited and hatlcss elevator boy ( rushed up nnd said: "Here, youso! Mr. Embonpolpt Mor- t gum's enr has froze. Ring your ol' ( lire alarm." f Mr. Randolph almost knocked over n t faro that wnB attempting to get nslde. "Engaged I" he growled, as ha B stooped to "turn her over." i, (TO UK CONTINUED.)' j |