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Show HvbLIIIIH t ww hwim'iw www MKmw m w www ww ' " ' -TT.'. .. H "tl-rki-r said Mr. Rantiolph, Tm H I' -v,U)i. SiuatiMl tip Hit' two ilff !. U. Tourke," Said tyr. VFUndoIph,. "'m 1 Through."' . ' 1 - wheels of my wagon on the curb In j , front 'of the I'oppy club. Dock mo H i thirty; please, ami make out my pay H .j "Through. SllmMVliadda ymraeflnr j j tnld 'Mr. O'Khnughnciwy. "ThlnV I'm 1 ' goln'-'to rack you for a tilcltl onTi dny jH Ilfcn litis? ray for your fuu, kid, but H J tnUo nothor wagon." H " Robert Itnmlo'pli. n!!nu Slim Her H;'yt .' nhook his head. ' "l'Jiu don't umlurztnnd," he said. j j "JCjo lost my nerve." H 'J "L6et your nerve I" gasped Mr. H U O'Shfiughnessy. "Wbatlda ya tncun by H M . tcllln' tua a lie like Ihal. Como on. 9?tj? nowjdrow a map I Did yo kill the I H "Obi no," snld flllra ; "that's Just It 1 I moan, tliu young lady Is very much .. H "I begin to get you," murmured H Tourke. "Sktrd on your truck, ch7" H A look of pity followed by one of H loyalty crept Into hl.i eyes.' "Ifook j here,' Slim," he continued: "I know H k that to .a' tottrft-k u feu'.alo la like H play In,' hockey wfth'n stick o' dyna- j ' ultej but we got n lot ' high cards to H j draw to. Kirs I Miui out o' the box J there's your IrTwi's, tjje ro.v$. I vs? to icll .yoVSflm, you're the first IlrlveYl 1 ever hnd thnt Could flatten out a cop on o busy day en make Ulra think 1; H 3 wax a Jo!ic." ! H "Thanks,; jjah: ilr, Randolph, but hei)k his Lead badly. B "Now,,, .JlMei)."., reaumod, Ir. H O'SlwughncMty : "I'm coin' to hao H I the boys up hero in they come In an' H put 'cm on. In the entemrt. you slip H out for n makeup, (let Sully l'alntcr H i wind the corner to tone your face B down t( the color of youn freckles, do H '"'ie Job nn :cr eyebrows. an' 0.x 'i n deep scar In the upper lip of yur m c-nkin'.tube. Get irr N B ' I--'. iUadnlph'g widely pbiceu uluo H C ' " nnrro'.vi-i m nn edir: to oxanilno B tl.o propnstucm Fiirewdly 'trom all H iiit' es, and tho llsht of hope was Just B l.iliuilriK toOivuii ucroi tho troubo B t '"""' f""t when there came H : u M.urp ....... .. tho door, followed H I" 1'iptly by tho rnttlo of thu Ioom , l-'-' -ud ttf inr'eri'muRlbU entry i "uc bliMu.A', . u.u..;ai!ol. iiiiiH'fr H n?tign lawyer nnd two, voi.-uut i i K- .... rlc'n-'(iihen men.'' l . "Vcrel ia ih" exclaimed the H u ";v' JIr ()b4uh"?sii.v. H1 I "C loil lljl.t paid tiiiii jo bred nnd i ) (" ' " ? J t ;JwtUltis Slim Ker- H viy ....it out'rt!tT-ioa bund. 'I :.Jrtr'.lic i.'irJr! tu-airJiiRly. "My. H d( ' i i ytr.d lo-tce u . H "Lxm't .... ; j dad hand. Slim," j mmeil Mr. O"iu.'vhf0iwy. "Tie. Kf. Hj "' rcI,! mn' h' tim to f-orve ptiptrs H oh j . "w, cid. hIiow yer wur- H I'l'-.t (." . . .i C.v .t)i uit' you take B vs." H "isi .ill rJuht. Tourke," snld' M Si! i . -i i ajf art n't Talus tc H. rii i'ie i H "J ! . t t:i wbetlir- "tv Urin't H tli ) r 1 I . pi :;) ymi ur UJt,- rt!. H r.i K..-I M', 0'".;::UIinetH.v. ts'T H in: 'u f i km Ue two heavy B flfiukl; j. . u1 ihe koinII law j or. 9; "I I. l .! !( t'.ie MiMll of fut." H' ' S.'dj.nl ii- ud: "Ileyl lk.ynl" ' uw, in.. :tiited Into lalio- H plu.i ! ,.s i" . uu-uotl, steppeil iiit- H fuorvJ i lu 'i r, und took the fllnht M Oi" ktWM I. It), re. Tbcy cuuilut be B b tuii, fur 'v I id recoKnlzd .In ilr. m O': !inn ium"-; lie m;m 1io hud occo HH bii- rim ii i r.'js luli'lK ovr-,vlth im v , one nana a Tord that mid crowded him. ' V "Now,' Hubert," 'snld' the tfgiA"xcf soiinBc, apparently quite obllrlous of tho donertlon of his support, "I Just want to talk with you. May I re1t down?" , . "Certainly. Mr. Mllyuns," said Hob-erf, Hob-erf, apathetically. "Kxcufe me," raurr.iurod Mr. (VShnUKhiiuwi. "Did I, or didn't 1 pet tho namo correct!" "I beg your pardon, Tourfci," d Itobcrt. "Mr. Uordcn MUyuns; tit. Tourku ' O'Shaughncssy." Ht pro-nouncod pro-nouncod It "O'Shockenssy," to the delight de-light of tho owner's cars, tons unaccustomed unac-customed to the correct Intonation of tho oxotlc patronymic. "I did heir cerrocc,". said lie. O'Shaughnessy, as he rose and tiptoed tip-toed from the room. "I leare yon Rants' to yoor 'fatally affairs," he added add-ed from the door, Ms eyea drlntrtnt a last Tlmr of IhsJbnUa blst, he had 'dared to call a runt. During tho next half-hour, Mr. Mucins Mu-cins delivered hlmscir ef at) aseorted lot of special pleading that he could have- sod on the market almost any day for fifty thousand dollars, but the sole Judgo and object of his efforts still sat swinging one puttcod leg In midair, as though fanning aside the valunblo streams of golden words, and continued puffing at .one cigarette af-terVTanother, af-terVTanother, each lighted from the butt of,. Its predecessor.' "It's no use, Mr. Mllyuns." said Itobcrt, Itob-crt, at last. "The truth Is, and you know it, that a meeting between myself my-self nnd Tarn Mine Thornton, at the present ttmo nnd under, tho .exceptional .exception-al conditions, cpuia-only bring about complications beyond tho capability ef any ono of us to hand!. Her proposal pro-posal that she dWIda her Ineomo with mo Is so absurd that I am amazed at your linpor at your hardihood In otcn mentioning It." Mr. Mllyuns wtrsd his brew for the first time In many years. .. "I don't mind you calling me 'Impertinent,'. 'Imper-tinent,'. Itobe'rt," , he" sajd'- meekly. "Colt inos anything, you please. Only" and, ids rolco rose gradually to a surprising Tolume '"don't forcct that I promised ono of the denreit. most unspoiled. IpTnblo. nnd wholly adorable ador-able young persons that It's ever been my privilege to assure or the Impossible Impos-sible that I would bring you to her, nnd, by the holy msckerel. I will If I have to hold you by ono ear with my tenth." ' I Mr. Rundolph took his latest clga-1 retto from his mouth during this str'ct-'y str'ct-'y Illegal peroration, and allowed his , rps to spread Into a broad smile. I , ,!JMr,. Mllyuns," ho, said, "I always "Id like, you ; now ro..ot n deeper I reeling. .They coll It fore. I admit i to tho human end of you that the only thing that kcops me from nih- J I n straight uway te call on the lady you Iwve so accurately described in the e,ct that I bavcu't raeney and ahe has." ,, I "IlarwwU -Knout' Ihe 1oi X nffered ' your Interjected Mr; MJlyuusj I "I was coming to thnt," sold Mr. Randolph. "I'm not keen on charity from you any more than from Mis Thornton, but moro than tbatl wouldn't bury myself In your stuffy, ..... .M.HV.UV. Itk w vumi IIU known to man.- In the first place, you belong totbq most unoriginal ef all pro-fesi-ion. and. la the secern), you umbo money too slowly." x '" '.Make money too slowly !' " gar pod' Mr. Mllyuns. forgetting Bobby mid I'nmela nnd Ihelr nffnlrs for f he flst time to three weeks, rind reni'mber-In?, reni'mber-In?, for n change, and wjtb'e fylnte of 1)U 'Imrdin'ed' ciinncleiice, the u'.zo of his lnit rnlner, "Mat" ISui Mr. Itandolpb alloed him no lime for Indulgence In vocal mVib. "That's wbnt I snld," lut ceMilnm-d. lUnmoMJ. "To meet MM ''Iith hi 'fa,i to f.tce and uuuluiuii. I tn-l thnt 1 uinnf iv n "ipitai of nt lensr n hrudred tiunwnnil." He sank bin head In thou"M for t mnmi'iit; WI be raised i: agn' thu widely placed blue r wr . it'prc So was the xuddie of fal freckles ncrnes hi noio; no "n th ?unrnntcf of liimi'Mty ncroA hl oj.in face, hut supurlmposcd over all whs i new biol: of sudden resolution. "You will please tell Miss Thorn-!vi." Thorn-!vi." be resumed, "that I shall do my-w;lf my-w;lf the honor of culling on her. one week from tho ilny nfter tomorrow at four In thu ufternoon. There Is a condition, howover. nnd It Is that I bo loft uloiio without any mental roeiir-vutlon roeiir-vutlon by tier mid you nnd your agents during the Intervening time." "Ono hundred thouwuid In nine days," uturuiurml Mr. Mllyuns Hkeptl-catty. Hkeptl-catty. Ills grout brulu hung poImn) In thought for some time, but fuiiUly he nodded his accoptnnco of ItoburtM tebns of capitulation and promptly left the room. " . ,Mr. O'Shaughucssy. presently returned re-turned and found his favorltu drlvor sunk In strenuous reverie. -TTttJ. Mr; erKobcrt; are yew-coin' yew-coin' back to the folxer Ur. Randolph rateed bU head and smiled. ( , "Coil me 'Slim,' please, Tourke 'Slim Hervey,' for awhile yet. I've decided de-cided to accept your offer of another wagon for a week or two that Is, IX you realise yeu'll be doing me Jokt a plain, unoruaioenUl favqr." "Ban, kid!" said Mr. O'Sliaagb-, O'Sliaagb-, nessy, flushing, as does all bis kind na the verge ef gratitude. That's all , right." "Thnnks a letl" said Mr. Randolph. "And do yon mind If I tnke the Wall street beat for a whtleT I' need money." "VhrtBOm, wbafa got ye? Ye know mat's the rotteneet short-run stand In town. Now, ef It's money you want" Mr. O'Snaughnessy reached slowly down Into his capacious trousers pocket, his eyes, meanwhile, studying Mr. Randolph's physiognomy with a shrewd glint that ' had foro-'stnlled foro-'stnlled Many a clever attempt at a touch In years gone by. "Yes, money," said Mr. Rnndolph pensively; "a hundred thousand dollars'-worth." T(iurko face underwent a startling change, as though It bad tumbled down n whole ladder of emotions until It landed with a Jolt on a solid platform nf Infinite pity. "Tnko any beat ye like, bey, .while y c'n hold the wheel," be said, at the same time Jaablng the brake's dnwn en his too generous hand. "An' be sure your ol' trten' Tourke ain't goln' te ferget to come to the hospital te rce you" he finished almost with a sob "ttn." For five restless, heartbreaking dnvs, Mr. Hand!pli and bis cab wore at the beck and call of every shorthorn short-horn curb-broker .that wanted his friends and customers te see him start away from the sceno of others labors In a taxi. The vast assurance that had graced blm when he allowed Mr. Mllyuns Mll-yuns to Infer that nine daya was plenty ,ln which te pick up a hundred thousand thou-sand dollars and that bad also tinged a remark made seme weeks before to a Miss Madge Van Telllor to the effect ef-fect that tho great thing nowadays was to avoid having too much money had been gradually worn to a ragged frazzle. v, " Mr. Randolph was on the point of trying to pereuado himself that he was giving way to the too constant strain rather than to any defect In bis philosophy phil-osophy of the easiness of wealth when an excited -and hatless elevator boy rushed up and said; "Here, yousel Mr. Embonpoint Mor-gum's Mor-gum's car has frote. Ring your el' flro alarm." ., Mr. Randolph nlraest knocked over a fare that was attempting to get aside. "Engaged I" he growled, as he stooped to "turn her over." Flvo minutes later, his cab "was carrying. car-rying. In the persona of Mr. Morgum, above raentloued. and another, the potential po-tential pivots .'ef very' tight-vested In- v . ; v if r "Good Ideal Friday It to." ' terests to the tune of twelve billion dollars. It may be thought that It war Sllm Hcrvcy'e Intention to waft this precious pair to some bosky retreat,) cover them with leaves, nnd hold them for ransom, but such was not tho case. He desired nothing from these two potcutates among a race of lucre giants beyond what might como to him through his ever-open ppenklng slot. This Is all be beard: , "Lewlsfader la getting kind of fresh." "That's what I been thlnkln'." ' "Wionr "What about Friday, when the Bun kers-Bollweevll report comes out?" "Good Idea I Friday It Is." Not euother word, but. as It hap. .ncd. It was enough to start Mr. Randolph Ran-dolph honking uptown tho moment he huil dropped bin laconic fares at their noxt t"nid meeting. No one bad to tell him who LewJsfmU-r wa-; ho had been to college with that llnanclor's son, nnd If there was one thing above all others that Bald offspring was good at. It was blowing his father's horn. Lewlsfader was this and, Lewlsfader vn that, but principally and ci-peelnl-ly he wad the central riK-k In the money mnoUtrom known to the stock market ns "Amr.l, I. 8. & C.,"' which bad orily lately dart! to swell Its portentoiw belly In tho company of the most de-yoloped de-yoloped and vicious sn'urluus of thi) financial world. All the way uptown, Mr. Randolph's face -Jffnj conccntretyl In tho." nearest' i- sb i wmmmm approach to a Irowii of which H was capable. Me wan not, however, weighing weigh-ing the substance of what he had heard this way and that, for the simple reason rea-son tlmt the moment .the one word. "LewUfnder," had readied his ears, tie had seen the great Ugbf and grasped his bunch beyond any thought of looking look-ing back. That part of it was, settled; what worried bira now Was the amount ef ways and means in hie pocket. By thinking very hard, he added p his capital without bringing It forth te the light ef day. The exact sum was sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents. No soeser had he passed the test la mental arithmetic than he drew up a little beyead the front door ef the Rock-, et club. Me started to leave his cab, poured, considered, and then deliberately deliber-ately lowered the flag. As be entered the lobby of tho club, four scandalised fronts leaped to bar his way. They asked him a variety of biting ques-, tlons: Did he think it, was a night luuchwngon? Which chambermaid was ho calling on? Was he looking for Mills hotel? "Herbert " roared Mr. Randolph. The functionary named, head doorman door-man for tbo Rocket club since first It started on Its appropriately meteoric career, leaped from his dignified pent on the somnolent side lines and stared wide eyed at the servile apparition that had dared shout tbo opeu sesame to that Invlolato portal. "Mr. Randolph I" he gasped at last, and the stunned fronts started to slink away. "Hold on, thorer said Mr. Randolph, and divested himself ef cap te one, overcoat to another, gloves to the third, and asked the fourth for alight "Herbert," "Her-bert," be conttaued, in modulated tenrs, "the cab outside la waiting for Mr. It. H. Randolph. It may be there for some time. Have an eye kept oa It." Tee, Mr. Randolph. Ill see to It Mr. Randolph. George, Mr. Randolph's letters." "Never mind the letters," countermanded counter-manded the oft-named one. and proceeded pro-ceeded to thread bis way to a certain small room strategically placed well within the depths of the edifice and far from the maddening tumult of the streets. The said apartment at the moment of, his arrival "contained five occupants seated round'a circular table of convenient height and -clothed in. pale green, kindest of all shades to the eye of man. There were no mirrors on the walls. Mr. Randolph's entry was greeted first with consternation and then with shouts. Bobby, you old aeoutl" o ' , "Herv, by great balls of sweat" "Randy, from where the devil?" The." speakers arose and paenp-handled paenp-handled Mr, Randolph's arm. "Te gods, man, where you, been? Strnyed In from a fancy dress?" "Never mind the glod rags, fellows," catd Mr. Randolph. "I was Just feeling feel-ing lonely for the sound of chips. Room for another?" t ' ' ' ' v.The surest thing .You don't know these' two chaps, dcTyou? 'Mr. Seegar, passed on to us from 'Frisco, and Mr. Bowling-True, our latest new member, flo.nttemcn, this Is Mr. Randy Randolph Ran-dolph of Now Haten and New York, In dlsguito but still tho best ever." "Table stakes?" murmured Mr. Randolph, Ran-dolph, as he took his place, apparently apparent-ly at random, but at the loft of the two comparative strangers. "Of courept Same old ante. Sam old game. You talk us though you'd been away for a month." For a moment, but for a moment only, Mr. Rnndolph was dazed. Was It possible that the last three weeks, hadn't been a year? He drew out his sixty-eight dollurs and ilfty cents nonchalantly, non-chalantly, as though they were merely the loose change be had on his person, per-son, bought fifty la chips, and laid the small heap of what waa left of bis cosh on the beard. 'His strata on his nerves daring the next half-hour put that of the five days' wait for a hunch en the Street to the blush. There enme a moment when all bis chips were gouc, and he was forced to see with a full houce for" his small pile of 'chnugo only. "Servcsiyou right Randy," said Mr.'; Meln. "For forgetting to pile up the ready In a tnble-stnke game; there are two and a half million walking the streets" j "Oh. stow 1(1" murmured Mr. Ran-' dolpb, us he counted out his share, I amounting to ninety-two dollars and fifty cents, and pushed across the rest of the fat pot to the next best hand. I Ho' tooked up and smiled. "Boys." he remarked frankly,, "I'm riding a hunch with four legs. Watch me." Flye spectators did, but got little excitement of their pains. Mr. Randolph Ran-dolph was ploying that most dlfflcult and uninteresting of poker corollnrIet a tight game. Mr. Scegur turned Impatient Im-patient as tho conviction grew upon him thnt be bail run up against tho original hnrd-idiell who never drew to let's than a pair of tens, never bluffed, and could' surrender three kings with nut a sigh to u low straight unseen, He beguu to make fucctlous remark)' In connection with the tnfety-ftrst c-P'a'&i c-P'a'&i which w-im the-i at lt- he'gbt. Mr. Randolph nursed hit pile through Ave long hours up to eighteen hundred ilollaw. Then It was that he Suddenly met n wife of two hundred hun-dred on the part of Mr. Seegar, tacked on three hundred more, waited for that Individual to throw In hU vary ! good band, fnco up, with tho resigned smile of a wise ono, and then cureless-li cureless-li displayed In tha same manner, his own threo-llusb, so bobtnlled that tbo attention of tho, S, V. 0. A. should have bcenenlled to te caso. , ,(To Bo Continued) |