Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

suah supposed i say, nate MINK WHATS
his-name il getting very fond of-you know
whom?
Miss L. How clear you are, Dicky.
Tom, Give that animal up there . thistle,
and perhaps he'll keep quiet.
Dick oh, you know well enough. Tons Q
good fellow, OF course. Why don't you take
Miss l. (unkindly). Perhaps don't want
him. Oh. yes. he's a good enough fellow. as
you soy. Good enough for some. perhaps.
Tom (qppe.,ins,y). Now. Kate. dom. be
MIS-; I. (scf,enins lale). Yes. Toms good
enough for any one; but, you see, Dicky, am
waiting for you-to grow up.
Tom. One on Dicky.
DICK Gcith some chdgrin) You amuss me,
madeuo isslle hope You also smuss your
Miss L. Oh yes T.
Dick -upting). Kate, why do You always
jest with me and treat ne SO lightly
Mass L. Dc yor expect re 70 take you au
3, Dick. There you 60 aeain--always chanang.
You never take me the right way.
Tom. He should be we'll shaken before being
taken. I'll dc the shaking
Mass L. Shall do the taking?
rom. For better or worse2 Never.
D.c6. Kate, I'm coming down.
Mass L. Qturiedly) Oh, douti You are 90
picturesque up there. and in just minute I'm
coming mp to battle that poor wrist Of yours.
Does IT pain very much?
Dac1. Well, rather. 0h-h. TGroans.
Iom (nadhciouslyD. Ask how he did it.
4n,ss l.. How did you do it you poor boy?
=, Dtc6- 1t no trick at all to do, but it's some
thing awful when it's done. Oh,
IGroans loudly
Tom. III make you a wager
MISS l.. les, Dicky. in just a moment-iet
me wind up this worsted ITO Tom.) What
about
Tom. That Dicks wrist is as well as il ever
was. He knew Kitty was lame. here Won were
to be In the house all the morning-put two
ana TWO together and make four.
II only makes three Of US.
Tom, les. unhappily.
D,ck Sd's'naIy) Il am dying, Egypt, dy-
ing On; ra-Katherine-come and
Ton. (d'sgssteily). Where's his nurse?
mex (Sudtemiy). Kate. you said Tom was
somewhere about the place. Did you say why
he wasn't with the hounds?
Mass Il. He gave 10 reason.
Dick. I'm glad of that, for he had no reason.
ne merely wanted to stay and visit you. I see
through him
Mass l.. So to stay and visit me was no res-
son Thank you So much, Dick!
rom tsetztng has opportunity. That was my
sole, my only reason, Kate. call it an excel
lent one.
.uesS Il. lou TO improving.
Dick. You misunderstood what mean. of
course. 1t was, to be sure, the best Of res-
sons.
Tom: Hark to the echol (Risino sof,ly.
Wei, Kate, must go; /
Ness L. Don't go. Dick will hear you. too
ION, tkandtD Dick be hanged. He'll catch
ms ears In tree some day aud hang himself
like Absalom.
Dick (naeiitatiuely). call Tom something Of
a muff.
Mss I. Dick, you should be ashamed. Be-
bind his back, too, and you and he such friends
You ought to hear (,cih a sig look at Toni the
pleasant things he rays Of you.
science.
Dick (relentinD Does he? Well. it is low in
me. wonder If you would take my part against
detractors IS strongly as you take his?
Mss l.. All! but, you see, Tom is like .
brother to me
Dick (naeaningly). 1 wish he we're your brother
Mss L. (innocentlyD Why?
Dick Then be could never be "still dsarer
Mss L. Dick. really you are quite bets.
Dick. whitehall! Oh, RAPTURE She's call
ing me pet namesi
Miss L. Well, you are like vhitabsit INV
you're out of season.
Tom {laughins and chokins). One more On
Dicky.
Dick. What's going wrong down there?
Mass L. Toby's swallowed a fy. (To Toby,)
Poor little man. ~
Dick. Oh, how this wrist pains! Aren't Won
coming up? believe you know how pretty
you look down there.
pretty do look2
Tom (,rih an eye to popularity. Ask him
Mss L. Ito Dick. Why don't you tel, me,
Dick feel the restrictions OF the English
language There are not words to express
xkaS
far-fetched! From Europe, was it? Was the
customs duty heavy?
Dick. Yes. But the duty was all pleasure
this time.
Mss L. Now that, better. You can be nice
sometimes Dicky.
Dick Ga little incoherently). sometimesl Al
ways with You, Kate. At ieas. 1 try to be-
And IL wish you would take me lust little
more seriously, for you must know that / OF
course You know. Still, maybe you don know.
Tom. Toss him another thistle: he's brayins
again.
Mss L. Don't be mean, Tom. ITO Dick.)
Your idea is beautifully clothed in language,
Dick, but 1 fail to gather your meaning.
Encore, sal rous plait
Dick (ha!f to hunselO. believe she does
know. OF course she does. She's not blind.
Mss l.. No, nor deaf. either. You shouldn't
soliloquize SO loud. What is it know?
Dick (decided,y). am coming down to tell
you.
MtsS l.. Don't. Dick, now. You see il NAV
bet is, probably-complicated. and then
(LOoks at her tcatch. and starts up in great
haste Why. it's half past ten! Harry is due
here now with the cart
Dick. Harry. Well, upon my honor.
Comes dO,cn the stairs
Tom Tin tone Of infinite ,reariness). Harry!
You've no heart, no conscience, no discrimina-
ton. Harry!
Dick discovers Tom). What Tom, you here?
Tom. Yes; for the last half hour.
Dick (sihing dO,,n and laughing confusedl,).
Well, please accept apologies at once. I-you
see. Il.
Tom. Never mind that We may CRY quits,
fancy.
Dick. Kate, I've no words FOR you. You are
certainly finished hirt:
And oil things showit:
Thought so once. and now know it,
Miss L. goth a rie,c 10 change Of subject. I
know that quotation. It's Gay, believe?
Dick. It's very sad; that's what it is It's
the sad, bitter truth
:. Miss L. (appeaitngly). Tom. you don't be-
lieve it.
Tom (seuerely). Seeing is believing. Harry,
Another case Of de gustibus non.
Dick. And SO we were mere weapons with
which to kill time!
Miss L. CciM aspeity). Yes. and very dull