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pe | = ele & Cmpany are here some- - » >>?) _ s w 1ere 5% | door arose to meet him while at the same sufficiently to go his own way, so about]. ‘‘L ~ on the door was the one that he was in) zi search of and at last entered the ary. ~~ One man in uniform stood \ ~ to the wall not far from the four COM te . There’s enough rooms in this one buildin’? : Hatgood. tew stock a t ‘don’t let pei aay go tew darn fast.’’ sit down. The Italian, meantime, had recovered cept, = the farmer pushed nis way out. Don’t catch me in one of them darn 1e mut- half an hour later Mr. Hatgood descended | t things again as long as I live!’ the elevated railway stairway in Hanover | tered, as he started t > the stairs. Square, and after having lost himself in| It took him a good half hour more to the crooked streets there three or four|get to the eighth f foot ‘ for he wandered _ times, at last brought 1 up before a build-| about every floor looking Ing on the west side of Broad Street. At last he stood before a door on which ber were the words: He looked it over, saw that the nun ‘Drummond & Company, ing in and out. /American Gold Separator. with his back | Many people were pass Lee, ae -atented.’’ must be the place at last,’’ Hatgc _ addressed him. Seay .-| thought Hatgood as he opened the door ‘Say! mister, kin yeou tell me if and ih Et An office boy who had a desk near the Take the elevator,’’ . be ateap — >|moment-an elderly man came from the inner room. ‘*T want tew “Gosh > exclaimed the farmer. w see Mr. Drumomnd,”’’ said whole village up in Vermont."’) The boy looked doubtfully at the ed d doubtfully at one = oF the ele- ‘|elde Jy man who asked quickly: _ **What is your business, sir?’’ “I’ve got some samples,’’ began Hat- yood when the elderly man interrupted. wwe, ‘Tell Mr. Howard to step this way.’’ passengers shot up into ise alr. _ The boy disappeared and then turning ‘“Jewhillikins!”” said , with a| ito the farmer the elderly man continued: long whistle. ‘‘Mr. Howard will explain to you just ‘Next car is all ready, sir,’’ said the | what the gold separator is and does. He janitor, taking him by the arm and lead-| ¥i}) speak for the firm in the matter.’’ ing him to another elevator. ‘Thank ee, thank ee!’’ returned Hat- Hatgood got in, but it was perfectly | good. certain that he did not enjoy the idea of} A” moment later a young the upward journey. ‘from the inner room wh “Say!? he said to the boy in charge, |self as Mr. Howard and asked Hatgood to + man in charge shut the door, | 1 the lever and the elevator with its| but made no reply. “IT don’t mind ef I dew set down,”’ filled, the | Hatgood responded, ‘‘for there’s more | istairs in this buildin’ than I ever seen be- asped the, fore in all my life.’’. The boy g as no ment ‘later the car was re all of a oticaable. saat ter’ stop| Howard did not smile at the farmer’s her!’’ remarks, but listened patiently while Hat- ‘Third floor, please,’’ said one of the good told him about samples of rock that passenger's, _ smiling at the old man’s, he had in his bag ‘that had been taken ifrom his farm in Vermont. ‘“T believe there's gold there,’’ Hatgood a The elevator stopped at the third floor | and the farmer cried : ‘concluded, ‘an’ I jedge fr yar “Ho Let me out of this/that yeou’ve got a way of gittin the ¢ lout of the rock in such quantities 1 s tl Drummotr x ome ge sont _ zal Se | _* 4 . | not on| ‘'twould pay. ae 9m yeour r letters by ought t these samples down he . ne came tew have them 2