Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-08-15

ed haughtily, twisting his imperial ana
working out the wax which he then wiped
on a pansy penwiper from time to time.
81 mean to say, Mac" | replied, "that
l would like to know whether this thing
came on you when you were a child, or
when you began to notice whiskers burst
ing forth from their lair p
'Do you mind telling me what you re-
fer to ?" he again asked coldly, taking a
crest from his hip-pocket and rubbing it
with a nail-brush.
81 refer to this scheme of limiting the
class of American blooded trick jack
asses to 400. Did you think of it your
self, or did some newspaper man Put the
idea in your head 2"
81 owe nothing to the press, Mr.. All
Mr.. All"
"Nye is my name-N-y-e. Mr.. All
was my partner; Mr.. All Sin, of Calitor-
MIA, formerly of Hong Kong. My name
is Nye. We come from the De Nyes,
who got some foreign substance on their
escutcheons in the time of Looey the l.,
and so came to this country. Still there
is no royal blood in our veins We can
say that truly. We have been a great
family for hauteur and reserve, and we
can truthfully say that no dissolute mon
arch has ever been able to introduce his
scrofulous tendencies into our family tree" :"
"Well, sir, said the great head Of the
Crest Trust, 81 do not care to know what
your history may be, or the history of
your tribe, sir. | am not interested in
the matter. Moreover, was just going
out, sir"
$50 was |, in a minute, if | am not de-
tanning you," ! said as | ran my arm
playfully through his and looked up into
his clear, cold eyes. Just wait a little
while and will 90 with you. We can
stroll along together anon. Do you not
like anon As a social word, mean !;
not as q business term, of course, but as
a kind of a snapper on the end Of a soci-
ETY. tete-a-tete?"
"Ab, yes. Good Good indeed. But
I will not detain you.
"You are not OBTAINING me, Mae. You
couldn't delain me if | wanted to 60.
But do not want to. My chores are all
done. l have copy enough on the hook
to last a week am out for the day, old
man. am out for the day, and we can
have sport if you say the word We can
frolic over the hillsides as the suspicion
of mignonette and goats come athwart
the reeling senses. / know where the
book beer groweth rankest and the caviar
sandwich with cod liver oil and catfish
roe into it doth most abound. Come with
me, Mr.. McAllister, and let the tail go
with the hide, as one may say"
''You are a low, cawse person" said he,
languidly, "and | say again that | will
not detain you"
"Why are you so morbid about this
matter of detention ?" | queried. You are
not detaining me. / ain soaking my soul
in dolce farina, Mac. | do not need to
90 back to the Office till Saturday, and,
in fact. | d. no, need to 90 there even
then, for | have an order in for a weeks
pay. Let US be gay, Ward, if may call
you thus. Let us be free from care
You can take your coat off if you feel
better that way while | am here. You
need not fold your red sole leather gloves
so as to make the the fingers stick out Of
your breast pocket like the hand of a
drowning man ordering five more beers,
unless you want to do so. Be yourself
for a day or two, Mr.. McAllister, and
come with me-"
Il thank you, sir, but [ have other du-
ties. Your tastes are gross and cawse.-
You are a cawse man. You only carry
one handkerchief at a time, instead Of
two, We carry one in our hip-pocket for
using purposes, and wear one in our out
side pocket with prongs on it to please
the eye. You think Of nothing but pa
tient toll. You are cawse. Your UNI
brella is gross and paunchy. do not
like you. Go away"
"Do you mean that?"
eyes. Of cawse, do, don't want to be
rude to you but you offend me. You wear
a soft hat and you hold it in your hand like
a new bawn baby. You Try to conceal yaw
hands by sitting on them, and you are just
uwfully cawse. never heard Of you befaw
in me life You are just as rude as can be
and I will not detain you"
Thank you sir" now thoroughly incens-
ed, 81 will 90 away. | see your method
You draw me out in conversation, and th I
after have told you all I know you say yor
will not detain me. You say itseyeral times