The Argosy, October 1906 — page 43: what you’re looking at

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5 5 z= : gee nar A pe e! Phot | the he glanced quizzically eS ee her dime-in his hand. ae f standing around in this rain,” he solil- a counted in the day’s receipts. _ - That. will _. Fepose in a ‘special pocket. until | I get we _ then it will be hung on . my watch- chain, € cng -** as soon as I get one.~ 3 Ln GS non et ill ee “But she “gave ie eS than ten cents,” he went-on ruminatively.. gee “scheme which Im free. to say fooks 3 _ “mighty good\to me. I didn’t tell her any pane this syndicate, although I'll ad- mit. I-hadn’t been thinking of it. _ very ee 2 “long. But é 1 swear I am thinking _ harder of it every minute I live.” A Se oS eae Bos . ae a a 4 See Saks oircen XI. a oo Rei A RISE, IN THE WORLD. ioe THE -rain had about stopped by this : time, and one of the men ee = J oe "peanuts. Furthermore, he did not move ee on directly; but lingered ungertainly by a purpose in view. = = ae ae “At last, with’ a little premonitory : eae and an air of indifference which not, however, serve to disguise his eet interest, he got it outs S “Pardon me, sir,’ 3 Sir exaggerated ‘deference, when, one as _ considers | ee he was addressing a ‘pea- ind ssthy? with BON ag Pete the direction | of the roaster. > ee Se ‘Horace gave him «a ‘quick glance of rutiny. He was a man ws about ay 3 = 2 he ee with assumed care- ssn ““T have, been oe toward . t_end to some extent.” [ heard you ae ht ae ‘be. an excel- ae oe gre ne ne was. any chance, and the “Tt isn’t much to show ‘for two hours. up as good as. it. sounds, I atid ue ee -be.in on it. business. just \ at present, and I have < large amount of. money on hand which I desire to’ invest.— oquized, “but, even’so, it, is not to be ‘enough mofiey to have it set in gold, and Clarkson recognized — as that of. formerly prominerit i in the steel trade, — Rs a goed: deal more’ but. who had sold out his: mill and ron tired at the time of a ipeatin ot — “She gave me the. idea for a great big the. trust. a ares tad and “work i when I said I was ‘thinking of or-. “exultation ; neverthel Se he Riocesied ae the door-> ; But ‘did I ei be to see you at my hotel. i stray too far. - IT am disengaged from pete e here is my card. ae ec ee sk The name, “ @larence J. oe BLS as Bee “Well, I'll tell you, Mr. Barron,” he fs said slowly, as ‘though - taking time TOs consider, “JT cannot say just at ‘this r - minute whether it would-be possible for »° = you to take the matter ‘up, “however, and will be pleased to commimnicate with you. later _ in regard_to it. ‘You, -of course, to’ do: some” investigating of “the subjec cE = et an “interest or not. Poa. <S I will - =: will want’ and, if we see our way, clear to. having ere = . you join us, I would like té~meet you = ‘way stepped out and. bought a sack of somewhere and go into facts and figures with you.’ = Why could we Hot meet at your ae < oa ‘the side of the cart, as though he had~ fice?” put in the gentleman eagerly. ‘ ae could time my visit ‘so as to suit. your bP] convenience, Mr. . oe * _ “ Clarkson,” supplied Horace ; fe fiat: ae ace M. Clarkson. Sorry a do- not hap- pen to have a card with me.. And,” -re- = ’ he remarked with plying to the question, “I have not se- cured offices as yet. But,” with just a second of hesitation, “I shall be happy — am SPE iis at the Hambletonian.” — = ‘He simply could not help it, he. told aimiclE. Circumstances. seemed to con-_ spire to hold him to’ that’ hotel aS a goose is tied by the leg with a string ata toa peg driven in the ground. He might wander off with apparent freedom; but always the restraining cord ~ was there to jerk him back if he should” “Vet there seems ii no way to escape it 1 this instance,” he decided rapidly. “I éan't ask this man to stand out on the = corner to discuss a big business” proposi- = tion with me; and so much: depends on first impressions. The Hambletonian, _ with its of opulence and SO- = <f : SES 4 aie ss oe comicbooks. (¢) -)