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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1915)
.i.ti fc i Sttt fEl 4 Squaring Thin By Walt Gregg, ucionnojLB a yTi m csto&o ri irjsjjnw" " TOJ.'jr.j'" mmi&im&immmM r fl IJIWBreHWHBHHBWBWBIMIBWWK 1 Tkrllliif Ttlii m Lv ail Ad gs Up In 0 owr ll,I,lr,ll iimblM mi I It) I II HMll signaling i.i' cashier iii fol low It I tit. lie Inl Ilic ' .it lulu ti In pil inn office lit' '.I'll I I'll llllMM'tf III iii, desk, nnil push in!: .'Hi easy hull ! Hull). Ill II I'lRIII Wlllll III' flllllllll'll mn mini) tiIMI, , ,, llH ,,,H)( HoIIImi HUH II Hllllll. nlniil iiiiim or sixty Ills fiiii iim iniinil nml lull. Illll f Xpif'MHlMlllfNM. BUM fill I Kllllt III lilt limit Kill. ICBllCHB eyes lllllll WIIB II JIIIIMK IIIIHI llf 'lllllj, with ii Hliunp. ii'Hiiliih' fun' nml o i iii lr nf deep hinWn i'M'n lliiil gave evldcnco nf tiunknca mni nii'iiiiil poise. It wnn ntniiti mnmciiln heroic Dolll vr spoke, lip wiih iiimlylug tin' rueeB nf llir younger iiiiiii wild a clone eru llny. "Mr. Iliilii.1- Im hiiIiI. hi length, in n rnicsslng Knit' . "you have been In thin Imiik nboul two years?" Haiti noililnl "Two yen is the Mint of Inst liKinlli." hi' wilil. "filx muntliH MRU. when I bought Up ii majority of Mir shares of the Block of llio company anil took charge of the bank." wrnt on Dolllver. "I wnn n stranger In thin community, hut I Mm! I have inntlo no uiIhIhUo In re InlnlnR yon In your present position. I saw at onco thai you know your btisl ti jh. and wan inio who could grasp a situation quickly ami nil promptly" Mo panned, nllll unletting Hiiln'fl face. Ilul tho cashier's Impassivity wnn not disturbed "Wlml I tni'iin." ptirMird the bunker. "In (luil I think you hino thn qiiallllcs necessary to biicccsb euiirngo nml pf-rnllanco. thai If you saw n chance to mako n, lit f I o ileal that would hi Ing quick proflln. you wouldn't JicBliatr. liven good Judgment In AyorlhlcsB un Irnn nupporled by pionipl notion." lie paused n nioinenl, lilii cyen on the rnshlor. "What I wlnh to Hpenk of specifically." be went on." Ib a Ultlc matter I luive In inlnil somctlif iik tlinl offers n big profit with Bcnrrcly any OSHY HA INKS, rlok er second class, wan a man with a past, lie mImi owned a gilcvauce when he presented himself for entry Into liia Majesty's Navy. It wan aboul hin only pOBBCSBiOll. "Nosey" wiib not, or course. Ills Mtlrl baptlsmnl ;iame Thai wns Orson no lens. Tlieielu Iny Hin past. "Nosey" was the result of racial peculiarities Uile beyond his (ontrol. Tho writer In the ceiilllcale office at the nnvnl depot where Nosey Haines was entered for nervlco an a ncconil clasn stoker iimler training had had 11 bus inornlng. Nosey 'n jiarclimonl ceiilllcale that docunicnt which ac coinpaulcB a man fioin ship lo nlilp wan the nineteenth be had made mil that morning. "Nanui?" Nosey npell It patient l.. "Itcllglon?" Nosey looked Hheepish and rather llnllnreil ana Hottentot might lr jou linked him ror the addiess or bis Inl ine. "Next o' kin? NciiicM iclative'."' "Never ad none," icpllcd Nose) haughllly. 'Tin 11 norfiiii." "Ain't jou got no our?" askid the weary writer. Me bad been doing this soil of thing for Hin last eighteen months, and It lather bored lilin. "S'pusn ou was lo die -wouldn't you like no one to be told?" A sudden wave of fnrlornnesH Hwepl over Nosey Me wanted bis diiiuei. and was tllloil with cuiplineus mid Fclf-plly. The wot Id was vast ami din- 1,1 1'. 1 lip. went Mis. Waiien'H busy Bur den Hllllll H KB HOfl- ly mid Hleatllly nu 1 vci-lucieaidiiK pile of flagrant iobch fell into her capn 1 Ioiih bnskel. Min ing al hint fioni her pleasant labor, nlie bin It tl her face in the tlevvy peials. "0, you beaulleB, you heavenly tlilugn!" hIio exclaimed, Joyously. "1 Just want lo take everyone or you ami tarry you Bomowheic where then are 1111 ItovverB and where tho sun never shines' I m " sorrj ror rolks who do not have 11 gartlen she mused Mow peopln can ' tLitpartmciita, I tan mil sro " ' iH'd' glance rcntetl for n 1110. fe n little In own hoiiito acrfct 1 Bfi vvhnsii Inllni lesmaiiHK). 7 . Ikw flower betlit 1 woiidar H&Hlblibor woultlnt 111 P rjjHmnmwwnTi ilul,. if r have n mind to mrcpt whst Kir gods provide l.et mr lllurtrale. We' have ii depositor who In very er irnlili. I refer in Mr. Kara Hparllng. a mysterious Individual who flits about tbr iiiuntry like n shadow No one seems to know anything iiImiuI hlui, bin pant IiIhIoij, or Ibe source of bin hihIIIi. for be dm n tnnsl of bin busi iii'bm by mill I Sunn nflcr m iiruwit be iniiili' bin Mini ileponlt Then cwne oilier niimn till the lolal irnelnd Hie mini or tsin.mm. Against ihln be baa hi Ml checks to the amniiui of I..n0n Thai lnivi'B a balance of fl.'i.noo Mr. IiV.ui Sparling, an fm an an) one seems in know, ban no relatives. Wb. then, hIioiiIiI we not fall heir lo Ibe Imliinre in Hie biink?" lie li'Hitril hack In bin ehnlr mid eyed lliiln with glittering eyes. "Why. what do j cm iiiriin?" .inked lliiln. mooting the other's gnr.o with a iluesHnnlng glance. "I don't uutler- HlHIIll " .IuiIboii Uulllvrr laiiRhed. "That Ib eaolly rxplHinril." lie said. "Mr. K.ra Hparllnj; Ib dead!" "Ilrnd!" echoed Halo. "Il aceiiin bo; nml heliiR dead, i.omi' one Bbould Inherit bin forluue. ubleb BcetiiB lo have been of little vv lo him. Mow doen II ntrlke jou?" "It Hlilken me tin a very Idlollr piece of lORiiery," replied lliiln. .IiiiIhoii Dnlllvrr lauRbeil. "I IniU Bunpcelrd ou would km Ibnl." be Bald. "Ilul I think oii'll have rcn.sniiH to ebniiRn our mlml by the time I have explained everything Mr. K.rn Spur ling unn lorn with xouie llfl. iilbrr who met death when the train on ibe 1) & (I. rnllrond went through Ibe bridge al Snake iher. Ileie Ib u III llo clipping from n newnpapcr thai limy futnlsli Borne additional Informa tion." lie banded the clipping lo lliiln. who read: "Among tho patiBcugcr on t)ie train who met their death til the Snnkc rl or bridge dlBiinler wan Mzni Sparling, a rather mynterloiiB charncler who drifted about Ibe country, neter mop ping long at any place and Bpeming to bine neither friends nor relatives. n-A 1 tl inlcreKlcd in him. Thctc were evi dences 011 all nldcs of an unfamiliar and terrifying discipline. . . '"Kit," he said, relenting. "Ncx' u' kin I ain't got none. Hut I gutter fren'." Ho colored hotly. "Miss Abel's 'er nnine, H, Holder's Square. Illo-iins-hurj. liOiidou MIbb .1. Miel." This wnn .lanle, the (iilevance It was to punish .lanle that Nosey had Hung in bis lot with Hiohc who go down to tho sen in ships Prior to this drastic step Nosey bml been nu errand boy - a rather superior kind of errand-boy who weni his rounds on a rmiisbncklc bicycle with a carrier fixed In front. .lanlo was it genoritl servanl In a Hloomsbury hoardlng-honac. Sho II wan who answered the arca.tlooi .vlien Nosey called lo deliver niieh klppmn anil smoked lindiloekn an wero tlen lined ror the boardlng-boiiso brenkrast tablr. It was haul lo say In what reaped lanlo III tho flume or love within No spy's brcanl She wnn diminutive and flat-chcHted; her skin was sallow riom lifelong confinement In basement sculleries and tho atiuosphpic of the Hloomsbury boarding house. She had llttln boBily black ejer. and a print dirss Hint tlldn't III her at all well. Al together, nlir wan Just the llttln un lovely slavey or Mellon anil the diamii ami everjtlaj life lu bo.iiillng bounc laud ei the flshmongpr'n errand boy 0 1 ho 11 Haines, by your leave, and Cap tain of bin Soul -loved her tin Antony loved Cleopatra. Once a roilnlgbi. fioni ;i p. in till lo P 111 . .lanlo touted the penultimate 1 1 iti 111 nil of womanhood: she wiib ! 0 P oor 001 limit o run lu ami gel aeiiualiited. I'll do It!" And suiting the wind to action, she gathered tho choicest of her (low i; in into a huge bouquet and lu a moment was applying tho shining buihs knocker ot the little brown house to Its neat flout door. She waited a moment, but theie was no response "Somebody Is at home, I'm hiiio, be cause HiIb tloor Is not locked. Why, It's open!" ss In response to her gen tle push the door swung back,, icvc.ii Ing tho cool Interior ot 11 reception hall "I wouder" Bho began, but slopped Biiiblenly Distinctly fioni within came a sound of weeping "M goodness, somebody's in tiou hie," and without another Ihoughl Mrs War mi entered Swirtly she trussed the hall to the tbilulv living room whri" mi a couch the sleudei llgure or a girl lay subbing, My dear, what In the matter' who asked gently as a pair of tear He appear in he brri iiimii tf wPMlth. BtifJ If wan hln eiiBlnm ) ie I ii ml I Inrxe Bum In the bunl.B .i plBien where he huppmed i uip. Who he wa r hf he wbb Ih- w del of hlM life Ib now piitlmltly bid den forevor iiwdrr the walnm of fnnKe rUer." "I nee nothing In thin." Mid IImIii. "Hihi would he an beMrliig on the propoiillliiii for im in appropriale Mr. Hpm IIiir'b fiindk op deponil In Ilic batik." "I.ef me eilaln furlher." Inlnled Ilic bunker. "Il in nol llke that bin money dr poHlleil In Hie rioverdale bank will (Mi- be lalbd for. Hut In iliac ihln mIioiiIi! happen. Il will be enny enough lo produce n check o erlng hiicIi iiinoiml iib we iIcbIii to take ner iib our ow n." "Do Jim mean b that lo pihiiimc ihai wc coinmil foigery?" iiBked Itiiin. "Ob. well. wIiiiTb the line of biiIII Hug luilt'H over wordn? ("all M wlml jou will bo we gel Ibe monej." "Mr. )olller." nald the ijisthlrr. "jou reill ouglit lo bine Biiffli lent Bcme mil lo make hui h .i propoBltiou. even If , on though! men rogue, i am aiiuucd thai any one could make micli a pioponlllou " "Then jou coiiBltler yiiiirnelf too IioiicbI or loo good to be a pail lo the Bchenie'.1" anked Hie bunker, a ,ln iBtcr Btnllo on bin fac "I'm afraid I do." replied nahi. 'Hill the beni aiiBwor I can Ihluk of now In m rcBlgnatlon an ciiBhler of the ('lo M'ldale Hank of Commerce." "Ob. I hardly think vou will re Blgn." nabl Ilic banker, "not .H lra.il Mil 1 am Ihruugb wllb miu. I tunc prepared cheeks for $13,000 beating the signature -or wlml jou iiiiibI ac cept iib t lie fllgnaluiT- of the laf Iv.ra Sparling. These checks, as ou will see. bear dales aomo weeks prcliiiB io Hie illslrcBHlug 'iccldent that leirivril the uuforluuale Mr. Sparling of bin life. Vou will are Hint ibe .ilgnnturcH are exceedingly well done, and II In doubtful If even Mr. Sparling blniflplf could tell I licin from his own. .Mini run MMir ejes ocr tbene 'iml sen of ohcl colli led. .Vol for a moiiiuiit did nil? ifallze tho furrows that alio wan nlovv. Ing lu Nosny'n unluble soul. Other glrln walked out 011 their Sumla.vs. The iiobscbbIoh of a joung iiiiiii -ex en a llshmouger's errand boy on 13 bob a week - wan a ncccHsary adjunct to life llseir. ' Of 'ill thai -'walking out' 'Implied; of love, even n it wan understood in Hloomsbury bnBcinenln, .Ionic's iiniie mlc llltle lieart suHpeelctl very little. Hut Itomance was Ibere. Iliillerlug 'tai lored ribbons, luring her on through the iliab fog of her workaday exist ence. II was otherwise with .Nosey. Ills love for .lanle wiih a cry real iUfiiir. although what sowed the needs was not apparent; ami the soil In vblch I hoy look root and thrived -the dally Interviews nl Ibe area door .mil these fortnightly strolls seemed, on .he face of II liiadetpialc. A certain Sunday .ilicnioon in nly 11 11 1 11 tn 11 found lliem silling side by side on a neat lu a grubby London square To Nosey the hour and the place 91 clu ed propitious, and he pioposcd heruie uuirilagc "l.or!" gasped .laule. slating bdore her at Ilic auluniii tmtn that were pow ilerlug the iliug elms with gold'dufct "I coubln'l marry you." she said gently "Vou ain't got 110 prospects. ' Walking out with 13 bob a week vai one thing; marriage unite a dilfvreui matter. Nosey was aghast. The pcihik of women! "Vou led 1110 on." he tried. "V0.1 bin carry in' on wlv me Ow could yon'.' I'iclur' I'alaces an' filed lltih guipeis an' all " Me referred lo the swoeu of Ibelr courtship. "Ow. .lanle!" Wanen I live right across in ihi white house. I came over 10 glw you Mime roses and found the door open." "Oh." said the girl ImlplegBly. Then, its her eyes fell upon the flower, she burst Into a fresh torrent of sob. "Now, my dear." j.uid Mrs. Warren when the storm hud soniewlwi aoaitd. "tell mc all aboul It." "It's It's Ob. Il'kktuwbrrr s'-ori-lake,' walled the girl "Straw berry aliortraVe ' "Yet like John's mother uatd 10 make I cot the recipe out of the pa per, ou see we've only bfen married a (.hurt time, and I can't rook rr well yet so I've been gelling itilngi at the btikcrv and the deli. aKnnfn xiul night before la-' Ii.i.n -, ! .,.,r food bills were nwfnl mnrr h. r i.m mother uxrd io spr, . ;, , r.f six M tji 1 ro-i , ,j 1 thougbi last ingiii I I a brrrv ihoriakr fnr a - , ,1 . John be bed eel bMn I 0..1 ,1(i iai I nm not cnrrei t An he Bpoke b drr foilli three hecks fioni m Hrnwer and pkbbiiI them to Milton Ititln. who kIii nerd m them Hllil then plMccd them ill Mln iHickel. Then he glanced Ml the banker, but wtld nothing "Vou iiiiibI hi) me the moui; on I In inc." went on Oolliver. unmouii by the ihbIiIcib glance. "And then ,011 bIihII iniike Hie proper entries In Hie Iwtik's books, wllb dales 10 iire Biond." "Vou ought to know Hint I nluili do iiolblug or Hie kind." h.iIiI H.1I11. "I IiibImI thai my ii'siguallou be ncecpled al once, and Dial Is all I haw to SM." Me lose and nliirlrd from the mom "One iniinil nl," inleiponi'd the bank er "lion'l lie bo fnsl. I haw iiille .1 lot to Kay ni and iib I dislike talking lo in self. I muni beg .miu lo remain. I bne Ihree oilier chrcliH beie bearing Hie mime of K.ra Sparling. The MiiouiilH agRiegato J.'.ihhi. TIicmi ire checkH which .Mill paid, mid .oil Bbould know if tliej ,ne genuine.' Me rone and held them before llalu'a ga.e. a malicious light In bis ejen. "Are thej genuine?" he .inked "Cpitalnlj." replied Haiti. "Other wise I shouW not bae .icccplrd them." "Now, Hint Utjunt what I would bine Ihoughl, but I haiipen 10 know thai jou signed those checks jouraelf .mil rccehed ibe money for them!" To Ibis Milton made no rcpl. "So jou nee. inj young ft lend." nent on tho banker. "I am not wholly Ig norant of what Is going 011 here. Knowing .miu to bo guilly of forgery .Miurnelf. I did not hesitate w unfold my plan for continuing the buRinenn on a larger scale. Vc arc iwo of .1 kind, my dear Mr. lliiln, and Ibcie in no reason why wc should mil wotk in Illinium." Milton Haiti made .111 impatlcui ges lure. "If .Mill please. Mr. Dolllxnr," hoBahl. "I iiiiibI ask ou not to mi furlher it lempi to put me In our class. Vou are an old man. ind I should be fool ow .1 utile 'Vcpt. Aflcr Hihi the dally meetings at tho area door w ere not to bo thought of. No Hcy Hung hlmscir otf lu a rage, and ror Iwo Biiecosslve nights contcniplKted suicide rrom the parapet or Westmin ster bridge. Then Ills $ye was caught by one of Hie admiralty recruiting posters in the window of a Whitehall post office. rim Minn bow ohoj didn't forget. The navy received him without emo tion. They nt bis hair ami pulled out bin terib. They washed :ind "lolhetl md fed lilm generously. Me wiib mucin, in a ssi echoing drlll-shcd, io recognize and icyprci aulhoiity, nml after gix nionthn' preliminary training infonneo that lie was a secontl-idass ftoker. and nb such tlrafled to sea in ibe battle "rulscr Srpiatlron, Me worked lu an electric-Ill r.tocl tunnel, with red-hot furnaces on otio Hide hiiiI the gaping mouths or (oal tavern on the; other. Vou reached II by perpendicular sircl ladders de scending thiougb a web of hissing victim pipc3 mil inui'lilncry; onco si ros greasy deck plates and iliruiicli s maze of dimly lit alleys, you would find Nosey shoveling coal Into the fur iidirt under the direction of ,1 Imlry- hefted individual afflicted, men said, by religious mania, who sucked pieces of coal as an iiitldoic to chronic thirst and spat about blni indiscriminately. still Nosey did not forget. Then came Janle's letter from Hie Mtddleslcy Hospital. Jauic was in a "decline" Nosey mailed hlinholf or woek-end leave rrom Portsmouth io Journey up to 1-ondon, and was poriulltrd an In terview with her In the big. airy ward. Neither upoko much; at no lime hail majhed berries, jou know, with whipped cream on top. Il looked so pretty, too. Hut when I brought It lu ho Just looked at il and Mild 'liooil nlcht. do you call that a shorl citkr?' I mhi mad at hint 1 didn't speak lo him ncaln. Ami now ho Just callnl up and said he's bringing a ninn home lo dinner " 'Hut I don't see - ?' "lie said." and the sobs began ng.itu. "he mid O. I think he's so mrsn Tor heaven's sake hao something be tide delicatessen grub. I don't want Ilrown rating cold ham and potato salnd the first timo he conies out!" Mrs Warren burst Into a hearty laugh "O. my dear she gasped "I Vnow ihe whole story I went th ougb it myself when I wan .1 bride .0 years agn Poor John' Innr John' echoed IIh girl 1 dlg natitp Vs and poor any man who gets iv wifi who can't cook. They what ish lo tine plosltml force to stop your mouth." "Vou are hardly In position to use any kind of toee. ' replied the banker. "Your blosHr and prolcslntlons won't wne miii. and If m make any ihreals. I'll land vou behind the bars!" Me v.iih BlHiidlug cry clone to Milton iml I. Is cllnebrd dsl wan ihrusl out. bile bis ich hlanl. "Vou tune not 'iskcd me for Hie proof of wbnt I assert, but I'm going 10 gle It. Mr. Haker. Hie bookkeeper, a man of Integrity mid un impeachable, ban been a witness to our acta of forgery, 'ind be Is icady at mi moment lo icBtlf to tin tact. There is no cHcape for ou. ami ou iiiiibI do .ib I direct. " "Vou kbow well enough Hint I will do midline or the kind!" cried lliln. "Then y nu muni take tho rouse. (pihts." "Very well. Shall we call an officer nml let him hear our sloiien?" "You lire a fool!" blurled out tho banker. "Whut can wc gain by being al each olher'fl ihroats?" I have no de sire to make war 011 .miu if ou show a llllle common bciibp." A smile of contempt IiomtciI nboul Hie easblcr'n lips. Ilotli men bad now rcBiinied ilielr anils. "Heroro we purnuc tills mbjeei rur Iher," mii Id Haiti. "I should like 10 give ou a leal rrom Hie blslor ir a cor I11I11 man who wan 'ashler or .be Drov er' Hank in Ibe little town of I'alrllcld. Nevada." As Haiti ulieird the words 1 he bank er nlartcd xlolentl. then sank back In bin scat, a slight pallor coming over Ilia llorld face. Me inolnleiied bin lips Willi his tongue nml tried to speak, but bis Miicc failed him. "Thin cashier went by the name or I'cler Cluck," went on lliiln, "ind he became mixed up on some crooked wink ( lift 1 made II expedient for dim lo change bis plane of residence, .ind nnine -m well. Me now goPB by vhe name of .liidson Dolllver!" "II In an Infernal lie!" gasped Hip banker, his face now llvltl with lage. "ou liiHiililng puppy! I will bine miu kicked from the bunk and placed By Ihey been great conversationalists mid now .lanle, inure diminutive nnd angu lar than ever, lost In tho folds of a flannel nightgown, was content 10 hold Ills baud 11s lung as he wan allowed 10 remain. The past wiih Ignored, or nearly .so, "You didn't oiler gone orf like tiiat," said .lanle reproachfully. "Hut I'm glad you're a sailor You looks beau tiful in them clolhcH. An' there's prim, pecks in Hie navy." Poor llltle .Innle. Who hail "proBpceks" herself .it Iiiki. Me left the few Dowers lie bad brought with Ilic nlnler oi the ward when the lime came lo leave. Tho nurse follow cil him Into the "(irrhlor. "Come ami s'c her every visiting day you can," hIio mild. "It docs her J.001I and cheers her. bite often spcakn of you." Nosey returned lo Portsmouth and his ship. Ills luenstbe mess tieek Itself wan ngog with rumors. Undue heard the "biuv.7" Nosey bad not. 'I iilu lo Loudon to see n fren'." he ex plained. Then they told him. The bntllC'crulser to which hi be longed hud been ordered to Join the Mediterranean flccl. That was Mon day: they were to sail for Malta on Thursday. And .lanle wan dying lu the Middle sex Hospital. The next visiting day round lilm ut .IhiiIp's bedside. Hut instead of his Bplck-and-Bpan nerge suit of "Number Oneo" and carefully Ironed blue o. lar. Nosey wore a rusty suit or "civ vies." Innteail or being clean-sliHVcn. an Inconsiderable moustache was reel, ing lis way through bin upper lip. "Where's your unilor clothes?" asked .Innle, weakly. mmilel struck four. "Listen, my dear. If you'll let me. I'm going to help you get dinner for those men. And we are going to have a real straw berry shortcake. My umbl can take care ot my dinner. Hut we'll have to hustle May I order what miii need have you an thing in ibe' bouse?" "No. I wbs Just going to " "I'll 'phone right away. then. We Minll bine, I o wall for the order bov unfortunately, but wo can start on the table. We'll use the roses Cor a ecu .lerplece We'll have a broiled steak there Isn't time for anything els. it's so late and baked potatoes, a salad hot biscuits ind tho shortcake Have you any nunonnase made up "Mnfle up i alvvjvs gel it from th gioior t hlld it s no wonder your bill, are high You ps about three times as much for It thai wax ami it ir, per behind the Imrs uhurr juii bdong. .miu forger iml sneak!" Mlllon II In mcrel shrugged hin slionlders. "I think .miii will wait at least nil I inn through with my story," he sniii "Thete wan a iiiiiii In Fairfield b.v tin imtni' of Anion Itlgsby. lie whs lulei rslcd in Mirioils UlilieB. Me ilcpnMli'il in the Droveis' Hank, mid there wen times when he had an nmcli an urn thounnml dollarn In the bank, lb wnV ralher careless In bin buulncss traiis ncilons. and when he dltil nmldrnli or heart dlBeiiBC, bin affi.lrs were lu it bad shape. hen bis tiffalra were Bel lied up II wan round thai, Innlead of bis Inning S.'jn.noo deponiled In the bank, an wan supposed, Ibere was a bnlnnee of bill 20,0o0, ami elu el.s were still lu Hie bank lo show lli.n Hie bmik'n nceounl was correct. I tti 1 ilin trouble was. Mr. HlggBb'n bank book had disappeared. An examination of the checks wnn made, ind thiec of them, nggi-t gating ? 1 0,0011, wen- de clared to be forgeries. Then il wits that l'eler (iluck. the canhler, illsap poarcil and It wan later discovered that lie had nol only committed for gery, but had lootrd the hank so that II elosed Its doors, n complete wreck The loss of the money, wlileh was 11 severe blow to ni mother, left hei nl most penniless. Tlinl wan fifteen years ago, It In a long time to wait for jus tice. Hut I think It has nrrhed. Mr. Dolllver, or (Jluck, or whatever nu tfrslro to call yourself, I waul win in pay that leu thoiiuand dollars 10 111 mother." .liidson Dolllver hank back in bin (hair, IiIh race pallid, Ii Ih lips iwlici lug. "Vou imiiiot prove jour charrm! ' he said al length, breathing haul. "Mow jou jou a forger a rascal bow dare jou defy mo?" "Hociiiihp I Imvo committed no forg erj." replied Ualn, calmly. "TI1011 you deny signing these checks?" "I do nol. I had a right to sign ihrni. ror 1 he moiiev wiih mine." Elsie Endicott Nosey looked round to rcanaure him self that they worn not overheard 'I 10110 a hunk!" be whispered. "Not- not deserted?" Nosey nodded. "Don'l you take on. .lanle, S only so'b I can slay near you," Mu pressed her dry linnd. "I got 11 barror -whelks tin' periwinkles. I've saved n bit o' money. An' now I can slay near you an' come 'ere visit ing iliiya." Janlo wns loo weak lo argue or postulate, lu fuel, It tuny have be mi lhal she was conscious or a certain amount or pride In Noscy's Milunlary outlawry ror her sake. And sho was glad enough to have somo oc lo sit with her on visiting days and loll lift' about the outside world she wan never to nco again. Then tho streets echoed with the crliis or paper boys. The nurses whis pered together excitedly lu their leis ure moments. The doctors Hcemrd to acquire an added brlskncsu. Once or twice alio heard the measured ir.unp of reel in Hie Htreels below, us a regl ment was moved from 0110 quuricrs to another. Kngland was at war with Gem any. they told hor. Hut the intelligence did not Interest Janlo much at first. That empires should battle for supremacy toiicerncd her very little till she rc nicinbciMl Nosey 's late calllug. It was two days bcrore she saw him aS'iin. nnd he still wore I1I3 "civvy" suit. Janlo smiled ns be approathrd the bed, and fumbled with the half penny daily paper that tomebody bad given her to look at. " "Krc," she whispered, "read that ' Nosey bent over and read the lines Indicated ly the thin lorrlinger "Ills Mtije-Jty the Klug has been By Enos Emory Where arc your eggs?" and in an In credibly short space of timo the dress. Ing wns cooling In a bowl of crvk-d Ice "Now ah there's the boy. Now we can get to work. What luscious ber ries. And this steak looks delhlou They bnve sent new potatoes; we won't bake those. I'll pick out the ibe small ours and we'll have them Willed whole, with a cream sauce New potatoes arc delicious that way. The lettuce must be washed and P"t "' the be at once- nnd the tomatoe and cucumber, too. They'll be here at you say?" . n. "Yes: John Iways sets U" ' -? out. replied the girl xvho had stood In amazement watching the lrik movements of her energetic visitor There Kg just 6. ind veryM'S i" readv so II lust mo along M dm oer will be walling I hope everything gt.rs well And with a rhecrx nod ATI -. unit ihhS ""llbcrmr!! ""iMnolinJ ineio ciour j,v,T iliulr. j...L"4 Mm were ih. ,;.'' Iwl rrtkr4 tbc taZl 'tiMiipfM. iiimii Mini II B,l.i.i IHIH ler In J32,?m cilllHct inn -( T? ;lrnimjtan,lMlJ OMClOlinifDll. H,,,, irlrxn. After nW . neliMatnig: nieiiiey wa deponyki IfrihctumeofEnlx wpliadthcpintrj)! Ier Rtxlnc numi Irnlli, llofotrfuj worked, jourinhjpbt lie meantime tj in, , In triicltujouruotBtt. ting Nevada, itidj, n I') Irjlng loblnj hi lliiccforjedthechj Tlif face of JuipjK gliastly lllncktiirii mid lie leaned cntliKt "I suppose 1 till tni Hie flKht." he nii i tier where I rant p r Don't make mjtrruk tested just jet, Inn and can squarcmrjlti' nf Hie mnnr Iml ii , Hunk and ailcliliuai me tlita chaoce. isdtef) Interested liibrw run do so. Sfnd(orjwi we'll talk the tlolitai .mi njni, repaeiu Hint nndsrethitliWi And thetnoWtLVW sraclouilyplmrfMi-'' ttons bciuc jrin'-rt from tticiTJiliW surrender thMwhiP ... .ii..rtik mere "'"" "r. a monitni. """ outside 1 lrtMtort'5 r ,-..1. t....J WrtfJV .IHiiic ui ..... .. 1... Ill ill'l ui im "Voti jotter M. .ralltell' at the neuipiP torted, and IW v" juind. . "Thafi the Wt Junlc. touchlu; ti ? .... ..in, in:!" Blircv """ : , Taln't no'"". more, 'cos 1 , H.1 IIV , ,y,J fratllc ' kllllifrHhl r Dutlhre jo back onset 1 was made P . "If thcre'i i"" in'." in txi lCd8 ; ' ,, Jill nbuost l4', cotnlDB'lon" t; N'osrylllN,b''r to I Mt;1 tf i "Cowf worrllln' $, when you coc( al " .kitkii Nosey u LV HPtocd out iO her fa 1W "" i pm rjz.j ,hP f"V ,tn"?r fashioned 'r t&T cake Kiii-ft' n h . hf1' j( wwi niiiipip io mahe We haven t fchc slipped u't of the back door jus- reson";