The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-22

| ed Heydinger. Certainly he borrowed
from Liant. That essay ON the chimney
| pot hat
Pure LIANT l said.
eve neglected Liant a little, l am
afraid mumbled Pingwell, horribly
bothered by this unknown name.
You should read him." said l.
Hes n perfect mine Of good things.
That passage i'll Browning, for instance.
You were pointing ont the resemblance
only this morning, Heydinger.
"About the chattcring disks said
Heydingcr. You remember that, Ping
well?"
Il think So said Pingwell. "Chat-
tering disks. l seem to rccollect. How
does it go:'
THE chattering disks 20 reeling,"
said Heydinger, inventing boldly. "You
must remember.
Pingwell now was really very uncom-
| Portable. But he was having a lively
lesson in prigCish conversation. II wish
l had my Liant here said l.
You surely remember about the
chattering disks?' said Heydinger, turn
ing as he pretended to search for 4 book
on the shelf.
1.-The phrase Is quite familiar to me-
said Pingwell, but for the life Of ne
l can't recall the context! It's queer
what tricks ones memory plays
H'ydinger quietly resumed his seat.
Have you written anything lateiy?'
said Pingwell to change the subject.
eyes" said H~cydinger, and seeing
some further question threatened, add
ed, as if in explanation, "AlvaradOs.
1t pulled Pingwell up abruptly. al
varados! Ah!' he repeated after Hey
dinger, with an air Of comprehension.
If he understood. he was certainly wiser
than |. His ears were now bright red.
We remained tranquil, Watching him.
1t was not my affair.
He returned to conversation presently
with an air Of having found and graspco
the thing firmly. 'Will you make them
into a book he said bravcly. A ju>t
p~erceptible dew was on his face. Hey
dinger evidently expected as much.
''Them!' he answered. "What:"
"Well-it. Alvarados.
IT, said Hevdinger, raising his
eyebrows. Il don't know he said anG
became silent. Pingwill ~ evidently
bafHed. Very awkwardlv, and after 1
pause, he said he hoped that would L,
the case. Heydinger thanked him dryly.
There was an interval while we watch
ed one another. Then he discovered hi!
pipe was QUIT always is-and asko'
me for the matches. He talked incOher
emily upon Indifferent topics for Il few
minutes after that, and all the time
could see the trouble in his eyes, thu
awful doubt Of his own omniscienc'
that had >arisen. Alvarados: Present.,
he rose to 90. Routed.
As he went out l heard him whispe
to himself very softly. "Alvarados!
He has not been near us since. | Cal
imagine the dismal times he has hat
hunting through Rabelais, Gil Bias
and Fable for Alvarados, going through
the British museum catalogue for Wen
t die Hooper and hunting all Brownin
for the "Chattering Discs" feelin
most horribly ashamed Of himself al
the time. 1 like to think of his flush O
r shame, the overthrow Of his frail az
paratus of knowledge, and ever an
again Heydinger and l break the friend
, ly silences which constitute our inter
course by saying casually, "Pingwil
. seems to be dropping US altogether OF
Don't seem to see so much of PingwiI
= as we used to do, Bellows" Such re
l Elections are the olives of life.-H. 6
Wells in New Budget.