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After a few minutes, the persistent man who had insisted upon seeing the editor came through the general waiting-room, the secretary, or clerk, or whoever he was, following him. "Has your name been sent in, madam?" the young man asked Miss Baxter, as she rose. "I think not," answered the girl. "Would you take my card to Mr. Hardwick, and tell him I will detain him but a few moments?"
Besides the flock of witnesses that we can drum up, he'll have those letters that we were talking about a while back. You missed fire on that, too, Hardwick. What your man dynamited out of Evan's office safe, and what you destroyed, were only clever copies.
Hardwick pressed an electric button, and his secretary came in from another room. "Would you ask Mr. Hempstead to step this way, if he is in his room?" In a few minutes Mr. Hempstead entered, bowed somewhat stiffly towards the lady, but froze up instantly when he heard that she was the person who had given the Board of Public Construction scandal to the Evening Graphite.
Th-that's all we can handily do; an' ef that'll arnswer, we should ler-like to have you give word to stop the suit." "You will have to go to Squire Clamp," was the reply. "I don't presume to dictate to my lawyer, but shall let him do what he thinks best. You haven't been to him, I conclude? I don't think he will be unreasonable." Mr. Hardwick looked steadily at her. "Wer-well, Mrs.
He went on inter the town an' got on a howlin' spree. An' while he was soberin' up the thing began to dawn on him. An' the nex' time he met Billy they had a fight. An' Dave got another woman to speak to Mrs Hardwick, an' Mrs Hardwick ketched young Tommy goin' past her place one day an' bailed him up an' scared the truth out of him.
Dear heart! how pretty she is and how proud her mother must be of her!" "It's all a delusion," said Rachel, shaking her head, solemnly. "It's all a delusion. I don't believe she's got a mother at all. That Mrs. Hardwick is an impostor. I know it, and told you so at the time, but you wouldn't believe me. I never expect to set eyes on Ida again in this world."
"They have cost me nothing," he cried, "for last night I have won almost a thousand dollars at that wretched place see, here is plenty with which to pay!" And a fortunate thing it was that he had, being called on for something in the neighborhood of three hundred dollars. The officer Hardwick, by name and his associate were good fellows, as I have said.
"What money can't buy, isn't worth having; that's about the way you fellows always stack it up." Then, with sudden grimness: "Sit down, Hardwick. I've come to say a few things to you that won't listen very good, but you've got to take your medicine this time." "What's that?" demanded the vice-president, dropping mechanically into his desk-chair. And then: "It's no use, David.
He bounded forward, and rapidly passing the suspected person, turned suddenly and confronted the woman of whom he had been in search. The recognition was mutual. Peg was taken aback by this unexpected encounter. Her first impulse was to make off, but Jack's resolute expression warned her that he was not to be trifled with. "Mrs. Hardwick?" exclaimed Jack.
"I was telling these boys of one who disappeared years ago, and afterwards the police showed me some plates found in his rooms! My friend!" Hardwick began to laugh. "Please accept my apologies, but, really, for the moment " "Don't mention it," Tommy interrupted him, handing across a newly opened box of cigars. "I understand you the professor couldn't!"
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