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Affectionately
,
MOTHER
.
And
so
it
was
that
Clyde
had
begun
to
think
of
his
uncle
Samuel
and
his
great
business
long
before
he
encountered
him
.
He
had
also
experienced
an
enormous
relief
in
learning
that
his
parents
were
no
longer
in
the
same
financial
difficulties
they
were
when
he
left
,
and
safely
housed
in
a
hotel
,
or
at
least
a
lodging
house
,
probably
connected
with
this
new
mission
.
Then
two
months
after
he
had
received
his
mother
's
first
letter
and
while
he
was
deciding
almost
every
day
that
he
must
do
something
,
and
that
forthwith
,
he
chanced
one
day
to
deliver
to
the
Union
League
Club
on
Jackson
Boulevard
a
package
of
ties
and
handkerchiefs
which
some
visitor
to
Chicago
had
purchased
at
the
store
,
for
which
he
worked
.
Upon
entering
,
who
should
he
come
in
contact
with
but
Ratterer
in
the
uniform
of
a
club
employee
.
He
was
in
charge
of
inquiry
and
packages
at
the
door
.
Although
neither
he
nor
Ratterer
quite
grasped
immediately
the
fact
that
they
were
confronting
one
another
again
,
after
a
moment
Ratterer
had
exclaimed
:
"
Clyde
!
"
And
then
seizing
him
by
an
arm
,
he
added
enthusiastically
and
yet
cautiously
in
a
very
low
tone
:
"
Well
,
of
all
things
!
The
devil
!
Whaddya
know
?
Put
'
er
there
.
Where
do
you
come
from
anyhow
?
"
And
Clyde
,
equally
excited
,
exclaimed
,
"
Well
,
by
jing
,
if
it
ai
n't
Tom
.
Whaddya
know
?
You
working
here
?
"
Ratterer
,
who
(
like
Clyde
)
had
for
the
moment
quite
forgotten
the
troublesome
secret
which
lay
between
them
,
added
:
"
That
's
right
.
Surest
thing
you
know
.
Been
here
for
nearly
a
year
,
now
.
"
Then
with
a
sudden
pull
at
Clyde
's
arm
,
as
much
as
to
say
,
"
Silence
!
"
he
drew
Clyde
to
one
side
,
out
of
the
hearing
of
the
youth
to
whom
he
had
been
talking
as
Clyde
came
in
,
and
added
:
"
Ssh
!
I
'm
working
here
under
my
own
name
,
but
I
'd
rather
not
let
'em
know
I
'm
from
K.
C.
,
see
.
I
'm
supposed
to
be
from
Cleveland
.
"
And
with
that
he
once
more
pressed
Clyde
's
arm
genially
and
looked
him
over
.
And
Clyde
,
equally
moved
,
added
:
"
Sure
.
That
's
all
right
.
I
'm
glad
you
were
able
to
connect
.
My
name
's
Tenet
,
Harry
Tenet
.
Do
n't
forget
that
.
"
And
both
were
radiantly
happy
because
of
old
times
'
sake
.
But
Ratterer
,
noticing
Clyde
's
delivery
uniform
,
observed
:
"
Driving
a
delivery
,
eh
?
Gee
,
that
's
funny
.
You
driving
a
delivery
.
Imagine
.
That
kills
me
.
What
do
you
want
to
do
that
for
?
"
Then
seeing
from
Clyde
's
expression
that
his
reference
to
his
present
position
might
not
be
the
most
pleasing
thing
in
the
world
,
since
Clyde
at
once
observed
:
"
Well
,
I
've
been
up
against
it
,
sorta
,
"
he
added
:
"
But
say
,
I
want
to
see
you
.
Where
are
you
living
?
"
(
Clyde
told
him
.
)
"
That
's
all
right
.
I
get
off
here
at
six
.
Why
not
drop
around
after
you
're
through
work
.
Or
,
I
'll
tell
you
--
suppose
we
meet
at
--
well
,
how
about
Henrici
's
on
Randolph
Street
?
Is
that
all
right
?
At
seven
,
say
.
I
get
off
at
six
and
I
can
be
over
there
by
then
if
you
can
.
"
Clyde
,
who
was
happy
to
the
point
of
ecstasy
in
meeting
Ratterer
again
,
nodded
a
cheerful
assent
.
He
boarded
his
wagon
and
continued
his
deliveries
,
yet
for
the
rest
of
the
afternoon
his
mind
was
on
this
approaching
meeting
with
Ratterer
.
And
at
five-thirty
he
hurried
to
his
barn
and
then
to
his
boarding
house
on
the
west
side
,
where
he
donned
his
street
clothes
,
then
hastened
to
Henrici
's
.
