Show the die fighting 0 ting C chanca h aa 2 r cae by ROBERT W CHAMBERS I 1 I 1 li 11 0 curtis hleb C ct w pally M cwb Is 13 I L bart VI 11 ct CI ahers mhers E 3 ax rj CHAPTER EIGHT I 1 tile cOl complex lIPIL coal of file lie oils 11 vis Is ablin rhe i aist it dill i da ado cinica 1111 fin gici eibi hid finin the counti 1 ibo ho i of tile line billic c cisle aste iste out bound rot foi 1 1 I nut linn 1 I ind 1114 cep 11 jd ind the glattli inq unc in lilno anlin pirt assembled ilfin 1 and C connected ill ing ln been alln 91 i led eed tosti tests it the hie hoie lion iov nud and i I 1 with R g up till tit nt the lie empei i 1 1 is as now full velocity aul it its subdued quickened the clattering pulse or the eln it kevin it to lo a sub dc 11 ra aneo pitch it wis till an open intel in new mcw lork ork and a prosperous one cind awl that inina i I 1 brilliant social chice phenomena ciric TUMI tint that lacci the Ic ckles for palate through the mediums of ba bildne idge and rou roil atte tha of a win tom pint inn knon as the luter county elec trie compi nv at a figure to disturb nobody doboer and so EO tai ral without v any ill oln ed specific police oth or er than that bich scorned to deemia deconte a portion of its charter which other wise se might hive have remained orn itel and and comparatively blank the third phenomenon was nas the reth ement from active of stanley S qu irriger the fattier father of II ovaid Quan Quart lei and the election of the son to the pr ev cv of the great algonquin loan and tr trust u t company bilth ith its network sis tern tem of f dependent subsidiary and allied corporations the del day that the newspapers aa aavo to this interesting information to the western world leroy mortimer ou on belne bluntly notified that he had overdrawn his account with the algonquin loan and trust began telephoning in every direction until he I 1 located bedriy g diza plank at the saddle cl club ab a aa organization of lNe wealthy althy men mea and not to compromise planks possible chances for something better mortimer crail crawled led out of his hansom easing that the desk deals clerk would pa v and entered the reading room where plank sit writing a letter I 1 plant plank had haa grown stouter tince since lie he had bad returned to tofu ton u from black fells but the increase of weight eight was distributed over ills his six feet odd N which bleh made him on onla av a more ponderous ind not abdominally fat but moi Voi timer ind had become enor ellor inous dous rols of flesh crowded his hid mot tied lied ear car obes lobos ou outward tard and bulged abol ills his collar cushions of it pad ded the of his hinds and ian flu gers left his hoa beav distend ell ed race face congested and shiny shilly but he wis N as as lv groom cd as eel eci ind and he be wore that satiated hat air of chidi hall had always lican one of ills mot assets social by bv lella mortimer in behalf of benerly plink lud hall so far rec elied no selious i e arrs 1114 box at the horse show of course produced merely legathe results ills box at the he i might menu mean something some dai ila ills 11 mine line was tas up at the lenox ieno ind the Pitro ous ile he had cn endowed lovIed I 1 ward la in the new deli pavilion of st ct beholds hospital lie ile hill hid presented ted a line due lite hie countess of wythe wyllie to the met ro politan museum and it was rumored that he be had consulted beneral bishops concerning a new dell chapel chape foi that huge bistlin of tile the citadel of falth faith looming above the metropolitan tiu itin wilderness in the he north he was las doggedly docili ills huge house facing the wintry paik between the squat palaces of the wealthy pioneers and the outer hundreds calp tv ene for certain afternoon confer an inces es of nery oy solemn men fellow dl di rectors and associate la in business and financial matters sae for the pert peri presence of the mortimers Mor timers things ale aie moving all the same said mortimer as he be entered the lead ing room of the saddle club quarrier ind and have listened mor more r T fully to me since they reid read that olumn column about sou and the bishope bisho ps aud and that chipel business plink turned lih icay hij N with ith a glance clance around the room cin can t loll 1011 lie be careful hebald lie said abere 1 be was iles n man heie a moment ago ile he up till ills his unfinished lutler folded and pockett I 1 it tout toll li in I 1 in el electric Letric bell anil and IN when it ll 11 d 1 bli ben ut c me take nir mr Morth mortimer ner s order tic bc salt said sup su p porting his head on in hl his huge I 1 ge hinds blinds and resting his bis elbow on oil lathe the willing flegl le got to cut out this bricea 11 raid ald Morti Mort inci eying the cn pt nut with indecision jut he gaie lan ord order e r and latel accepted accept eil a c cigar gar and lt when lien the arn ant had re turned and agian retired lie halt half emp md bl ahli till aliw refilled it with mm min deml enl water and tack jack in tile lie I 1 irich iff I 1 if I 1 in mi I 1 ic ige ge this thing its as it ought to 1 in managed d fo b ba IN bit do 3 ou oil think of th ar plinks phlegmatic fegin atil flat tile f I 1 ni mole obliged to t lo 10 ou I 1 e c in sly siy lic he began but nd him I 1 with ith a gesture don t interrupt im golds going to put you through throw 11 tilt the ia club by bv april filets chits thirty yards through the center die ICO ece 1 on 1111 li tInder ile be aided dutch illin it ciolll till ind it 4 urn out bill tb 1 chio hilll ill til e c langei ei tabei to ic a holler thin tooti lundi lunch of eif nincompoops ant and it alttius them 7 to lo inn hie un till arin i y t 10 0 elected no mat V ru it linn I 1 cini ly y 11 win lie i mink boiled lol ed out or of the window v ills hla shrewd blue ces ca cloies aci haq in leti opi c tion I 1 another thing continued contin uLd Mol tint tile ne kc ill ap fen rc i ills lit dis 11 po ld to lo LIP be decent 1 I don 1011 t tile enciu ill in ill noll on to 0 o laca some romo il eeck I 1 lut lul in ili doing it hind fort I 1 w tilt lilt to tn began pl piu it 1 k speak ical I 1 aig I 1 the ilia more slow 1 I lecause 1 L inre lie ile IN ans its copl 11 1 that ia I 1 tim this vou toll ate aie doing rot foi nie lite is i erv cry hind onic of loll 1011 ou mortimer I 1 d like to sn il to con ici it to it loll 1011 something of bow bo I 1 feel ilat tile vill you toil ind and ml it morti morta in uni 1 oil aili 11 ill lins has lone done it ill I 1 if mrs rs Is 13 neil cn I 1 md and loll 1011 oa ili alno c I 1 icon een 0 o too 1 I 1 I 1 mi ih IMS rome oine IA M 11 to to I 1 10 a lo 0 ln hat isaul asli d Mon linci 0 o blunt IT 11 that plank flu lui lied up tip ant and st ID met mci L i d ro be to do 1 to chov m DIN giitl ilott i oil oi re scarcely scirce scarce lT lv in a position po to do lor for us said brut aill staring him out of dance 1 I know it said raid plank the painful bluh deepening and his cigar mas ns nei orth eless intent on tile game hill hid so long absorbed him hill ills wits clogged dull ed by bv excesses bic now aroused to a sort ort of gloss gios 3 through tho men nee of necessity at last plank bad given him an opening open lne lie ile recognized ills his chance I 1 I there here a one thing he said deliberately I 1 that I 1 won t stand for and that s nn an vulgar misconception on oil 1 our part of my friendship for you do 3 ou fol follow I 1 ow me maa 7 1 I dont misunderstand it protested plank angry and astonished 1 I 1 dont doat As though continued mortimer menacingly I 1 I mere N ere ono one of those tipsters hipsters tip one of those shabby pandering touts esho I 1 tor for heal heavens ens sake Mor mortimer tinier dont tall talk like that I 1 bad no intention one of those contemptible para 61 ile leeches persisted mortimer get ting redder and hoarser I 1 who ill ahe e ou on men like ilke you confound you plank alanl N hit the de it 11 do you mean by bv it if mortimer are you crazy to tall talk to roc me like that N 10 0 I 1 tit riot not but you must murt be I 1 e a mind to drop the n hole bole cursed business ie ili e C deiy ely inclination to drop it I 1 if r iou ou liae ut t loise sense lf lon ante ou ili doll cac sufficient clent to kp keep IOU ou from making such a breal break I 1 I diali t it imset 1 1 I bleak bicik mci luei I 1 t hale hurt vou I 1 loll 1011 ou did hurt me how flow can I 1 feel I 1 the ile same again I 1 nehei imagined you vou thought I 1 mas that sort of a social tt 11 in ili so little did I 1 dreim tint that nou ou looked on our in thit light tint thit I 1 w x is on my vola oid of lionor honor I 1 wis wig just now on oa the point of 11 asking sk rig you vou for 3 3 1 or 4 to carry mc ini 1 to the mouths months end and sauile my balde balance I 1 Morti mu mci you TOU must take it loll 1011 ou are it fool to think I 1 meant anything by bv suing I 1 v anted to chow ill glat tude look ceic be decent and fair with me I 1 NN t offer 3 ou on an af fiant would I 1 een if I 1 were 1 I 1 cada I 1 N I 1 do it now just N nhen lien you vou ie getting betting things into shape for me lite I 1 in not a fool annay ibis Is in deadly ea bainet inet I 1 tell loll 1011 mortimer and im ae eting angry anart about it joac got to houi in me ionic bouc got to take what you want from me as ou on bould froni from any friend there was ivas i i pause A cullous and unaccustomed sensation hid bid silenced almost akin to tc cliame it him a little lie ile uld did not quite understand jbv in the 1 cry moment or of success avci or this ibis stolid shrewd young min and his bis thrifty dutch instincts instinct 4 he should feel uncomfortable incie eie not his bis serice 4 worth had he not earned carried tit rt least the right to bonow from tills this itch man who could afford to pay tor for nl hat N was as lone done for him I 1 IN liv by should hould f lie feet feel ashamed lie ile had mt been treacherous ile he really liked the fellow NA hy by t be take its ills mone see liiro old man said plank ex lending i I 1 huge highly colored hind Is all between us nowa now I 1 think so muttered mortimer Mort liner but plank mould riot not relinquish bis big hand band then tell we me hon bon to draw that theca greit heaven mortimer Mort mci what Is friendship imbo it if it doern doesn t to in clude mile matters like tail 3 little mis like this thise I 1 tit in tile the in tit in to le ie not nou ou IOU hale hae been vers cr rood goo to me mortimer I 1 could allcot ill bost nish vou loll lit in it position othere tile out thin I 1 posses pobe might inight equnn something of mv illy debt to vou N oil A few fell minutes later while he be was filling in tile lie r check a duty dusty bouth in riding clothes and spills ime cime c in and found a seit cat bv one of the windows into v which bac it lie and then looked about him fur for i set sei tilt lilt hello I 1 lecell Ic etwood I 1 eald aid MOI timer gl gi oler ins ills should ci lu 10 see 11 alloe splits wen ni er I 1 on the pol dished hour boor I 1 loitwood saluted with mith his bis aldins cioll including plank ile ho ild did not know lu in I 1 more armal salute salate n will you join us its llred mortimer the chock check which pill plank 11 1 of fell I 1 find and carelessly arcles sli po pocketing ketill it 11 alth ith rut lit igei ci i I 1 noil nod of thinks lon I 1 now ilow or of coulse IN hat I 1 lit bilex ben Ite el cily ay I 1 alanl ml MI I 1 icet aoa and ami ml 11 alook halls nud thell si us its hipping aleatia I 1 lt et anol loail ills bb lut hat nik lill lug ins tile tho elie he be hild bad lei nood tu to shile c binds with will minh 1 I lot at of joll out tills this mollii mom lii I 1 s sn 11 mot ill lei do 10 1011 oil vt tilt int ill tint it 10 b bain cl ci of looked 0 01 cr I 1 mean asins Deill ild lc lilloll carith liliu hill if 3 on don L t she AN wis as out till toils mottling arll lie ile spoke of oc it tig nann till lifting I 1 lepleux hed bin ins ills held lie id nud and thank biank in el onto hlll 1 lou loll it I 1 think thin v ill III I 1 icorn to plank is INN two 0 lifted theli to 0 bic ic an ail dolliel 1 I hunted time for a dai da or two alink if its th tb it bis illan thorough libien lou jou vine liti lid in tint thit 3 oil N ant to al 11 ell e I 1 id d like a look 1001 in if Ms 1119 9 rage page docent t fancy hill bilm I 1 Ilie it achl tood ond laughed ind glanced at plank ocl oci ills his glisa I 1 it I 1 tint that mi III plilip I 1 hit S stephen stephon fil billious lIOUS horde ile he barn lil alf to cx cliance greetings ll 11 ith omeril ci oi eral eril mui ln bo be cime into the loom noisily pure across the oal oak en cn floii one of them abom tom 0 iiara flara joined them hem slamming ills crop on the desk I 1 c uc ide plank and him self oci ili an from the seit seat of alich he forcibly removed mer 9 feet x without escue c didul I 1 of couise I 1 want a daluk he replied to one three teu tea leveral beveral billy whose weasel bellied boll leil pinto wis tint thit ou on wre wire kicking tour heels into in the park some of 0 the he squadron men asked ii me the tc major oh beg pardon didn t t know you nere trying to stick mortimer with him ile he might do for the troop am balance inside 11 hat oh es met mr blank 1 mean mr plank at I 1 think thin ilon hon dye do had the pleasure of potting tame pheasants phea santi rotten sport on know what do you do it for mr air blank ahat N hat did you come for if it its rotten sport aiken plank so simply that it took 0 hara a moment to realize he be bad been snubbed I 1 I 1 mean to lia be offensive ho he drawled I 1 suppose you cant help it said plank iery cry gently some people cant can t you know and there was another silence broken by bv mortimer whose entile bulk was tingling with a mixture of surprise and over his dec developing loping ability to take caie of himself dill did you sa that stephen alward Is in 3 billy no he acs s in town replied I 1 leet v wood I 1 I took ills his horses up tip to hunt with ile he hunting you know I 1 know knoll nobody ever sees him anywhere am ani where said mortimer Mort mei 1 1 I guess his mother s death cut him up lifted his empty glass and gently shook the ice in n it abal and the other business is enough to cut any man up isn t it you mean incan the action of the I 1 club asked plank seriously les resigned from this ili 1 club I too I 1 bear Soine boIN told me that he be has made a clean sweep of all his dubs clubs foolish V k i rma m iv be an ail ass to join too mann man clubs but hes a fool to resign from any ann of cm you vou ask the w bithers ise what hat resigning reigning from a club forecasts forecast s its the first ominous sign in a 3 oung mans career under cover of a nold did file bic exchange of pleasantries pleasant ries beall between cen I 1 leean lc etwood and 0 iiara plank turned to mortimer g g g I 1 mathei liked fIx figard ard when I 1 met him it lie ho renamed I 1 im in deiy soi rv he be s dox dotan n nud and out I 1 lie ile drinks shrugged mot di ills his mineral water nater with irish v hiska lie he ant let it alone iles hes like all the SIl tards mci docsa t enic for fulward but lie he s an ail good fellow all the ime sime s line sald said fal to plant plank lies iles been au an ass but who all habut I 1 like him tremendous and I 1 feel cry bad over the lie he made of it itter that claza dinner I 1 gue gine in ili my rooms what iou ion hadn haan t heard of ita it man its the talk of the clubs 11 I 1 suppose that Is chy w uy I 1 haven t heard beard said plant plank simply 11 club life is still in ili the future I 1 ohl oh said with an unitary stare surprised a trifle buncom fordable fort for tible table yet somehow liking plank ind and not understanding why Ifor mortimer timer continued it a desultory dk dis culston with i ith concerning a N ery cry private dinnee which somebody told homebody that somebody had bat gisen to and the electric 1 leople eople if true plainly cd d who |