Irving Bacheller

Irving Bacheller

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Portrait of Irving Bacheller Irving Bacheller,  Riddles (Bacheller) — Chapter 4 (1921)

“ If you will help me, I shall succeed.”
“But Travers! It's some contract,” said Riddles. “You are wanted for murder, and in the same county where your wife is living.”
“Deah Smith! As long as I can keep my courage I am in no danger. Nobody would know me. Anyhow, I have a wall of friends around my sacred form. I have played many parts, but this one of gentleman is my masterpiece because I love the part. You are the only critic I fear. You could ruin the play.”
“First, I want to know if you have any other wife,” Riddles demanded.
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Portrait of Irving Bacheller Irving Bacheller,  Riddles (Bacheller) — Chapter 4 (1921)

“ The friend was J. Reginald Travers who rose and gave his hand to the hired man.
“My good fellow, I am quite surprised by the news of you!” said Travers. “It is—all I say?—natural that the best of men should have a bit of a fling now and then; but, really, I am astonished that you should have flung a brick at the dear old gentleman.”
“I like a little excitement once in a while, but I have never tried to build it out of bricks,” said Riddles with a smile.
“Quite so—of course,” Travers agreed. “One has only to look into your face to be assured of that.
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Portrait of Irving Bacheller Irving Bacheller,  Riddles (Bacheller) — Chapter 4 (1921)

“ We have every reason to believe in you, but if you stay here we must know about you. Now that socialist who killed the man with a brick was known as Reuben Smith—there is said to be no doubt of that. I understand you to claim that the tramp's clothes which were left on the river shore were not the clothes which you had worn when you came there. Is that right?”
“It is,” Riddles answered.
“Do you know to whom they belonged?”
“I would rather not answer that question just now,” said Riddles, and purely out of consideration for Travers.
Mrs. Martin rose from her chair.
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