The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On

seemed to be Not one, bu

statesman and Political Economist. On the table lay hi

he said, rapping the table smartly. "Th

he letter of introduction be laid upon the table, and that this Hous

as done. Steve stared at the tab

awaits your pleasure,"

ny suggesti

Montana again obt

Mr. Rubber-Neck is a graduate of the celebrated and expensive school of Experience, of which it is written that a large and influential class wil

ck got stumblingly to his feet

t. It behooves us, for the sake of the near and dear kinsmen, the Mark brothers, that we should so bear ourselves toward our generous hosts as to make them feel that they have entertained a devil unawares. Avenge now the innumerable wrongs of me and my likes. Before deciding on our lin

vociferous crie

holastic honors, owing to an unfortunate difference of opinion with the Faculty in the scorching question of turning state's evidence concerning the ebullition of c

dent for action in the words of the immorta

ey in th

of the melancholy Dane, bearin

it

sport to see

h his own

ga

ure, then on that!

is pocket a good silver dollar, compared it thought

lse? Wh

ick thee three such enemies again as that fiend Do

t the danger, he plainl

? O! for a fine thief of the age of two-or-t

owerful microscopic lens, able to distinguish good from evil. Third, a confederate who can steal well, such as we can doubtless find in or about Broad St

amid boister

ogether. "It strikes me, Mr. Speaker," he stammered, "that my eminent colleague might aptly have quoted from the

uns away Will live t

o me the part

led down by dis

eat pleasure in recogni

gested Steve, wi

the assured, resourceful bearing of the man of action, whose hands have kept his head, contrasting sharply with the Miner's heavy and tentative slowness,

!-(or at least we will be when we pick up a financier at Atwood's). Get together! Let us ad

simpl

uld take who

ould keep

offer-this!" A swift gleam of silver and steel:

urmured the School-man, when the cheering had ab

eting then li

stly if we can, and if not, then by main strength and awkwardness? Those in favor of the motion will please rise. I am unanimous, and it is so ordered. This resolution will be spread all over the minutes, right off. The Chair will appoint as committee to get a move

hered up his reso

presented himself in

etter from the Jud

ad a few lines. His eyes dropped to the signature. "Oh-

"Well, Mr. Thompson, what is

errupted. The ante-room door opened. One entered-no, floated

"Man! You're good for sore eyes

!-Dinnahs and dawnces and bwidge, the hawse-show-and-ah-all the west of it.-Vahnity fawr, y' know. If you have whatevah you want diwectly, of cow'se you cawnt want anything you daunt have, y' know. Doocid unpleasant. I find myself like the boy that w

Atwood threw back

wugatowy!-like that! He was-ah-a vewy litewal-minded puhson." There was a faint flicker of amusement in his gray eyes. "He-ah-bwought me to the Stock Exc

ight shop, I do belie

you acquainted with

" muttered Wyatt, a

mple-Anson Walworth Wyatt, nephew to his uncle. But for all he seems such a silly, supercilious ass, he's a good ol

t?" sai

ter," explained Atwood. The clubman l

. "How vewy e

re we have the adventure seeking the man, and the man seeking the adventure. It sounds promising. Of c

er glance, "One who will obey orders if he breaks owners, who will stand without being tied, and who doesn't especially care whether school keeps or not. I

makings of a pretty

d, "Are you for

, and length of the term. It certainly appears, from your very flattering des

id Steve reassuringly. "You might get a long term, but it can be avoided with luc

hing illegal, I trust?" Atwood

hadn't given it much a

t now you mention it,

myself to use your private room fo

*

t you have th

hat wouldn't be fair. That isn't done! Besides, don't

k to my Cholly-talk again, advise me. Would I look any more idiotic, do

ve. "You're too good to

know that no man could be as big a fool as I am, unless he did it