Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-12-22

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isn't that it has any moro yearning after
dollhouse blossoms than even the wayside
heritage; it's the shelter it's after. From
all hear tho calf has peculiar and even
vulgar appetite"
remarked young Percy Latham morosely
"Don't know about vulgar-nothing so
vulgar about it's chewing my best Dent
gloves off the garden seat when 1 was call
ing the other day on Miss Gresham"
eyes, but isn't the comical sido of those
Willoughbys delicious" remarked the
philosophic Holt "rtell you their oblivi-
BUSINESS is a. superlative joke. Can't help
relishing it even when it's against myself.
When complained to Willoughby of the
damage done my terrace, he made not a
word of apology; simply pointed round his
own devastated place and said it was the
same everywhere. You can't get at those
people; they won't sec incongruities. -
"They'n be got at before long," ohimcd
in q chorus of voices. ''Pcrcy's got to he
dinned at till he gets at them and has
that calf either killed or locked up Some
thing must positively be done.''
It was large gathering next day at
Elmhurst. Not for a long time had Miss
Minna looked so well. The day was g]ori.
Gus, everything was 4 success, and in tho
general satisfaction and excitement she
looked more like her old buoyant self than
she had managed to look since the calf had
entered into her existence For the time
being she forgot the dark and cruel episode
which had cast such {. shadow on her hor-
Zon, and in the sympathy of genuine enjoy
ment the guests forgot it too. She had
gone out little during the later spring. Tire
fact was she had cowardly shrinking
from any allusion to the calf, and now on
the eve of heH departure for Europe, she
was satisfied in the realization that her
farewell entertainment was going off with
eclat. Deep down in her heart sho had
qualms and anxieties about the calf. Her
feelings were u mixture of longing and
dread for news of it, and sort of blind
hope that its existence might have gone
into safer keeping. She had long made up
her mind that indirect appeal was useless,
and that direct appeal would only sever the
Willoughby connection. They wero not
voluntarily cruel, she knew. Their sins
were sins of omission, and they would new
or forgive the cause Of cruelty being direct
ly brought home to them And so things
had gone, and; today for the first time in
months the ever gnawing recollection had
for the moment ceased to Cypress her.
Refreshments were served on the lawn.
and tien there was crush for the draw
ing room to hear the last fashionable tenor
sing. After that there would be the final
leavetakings of Miss Minna, and tomor-
row she would set sail for Europe and try
to forget the calf
The tenor had his music unfolded The
guests were bonneted and wrapped ready
for departure when he would have sung
Suddenly there was noise, as though
late party of the guests were coming in
side from out of doors. Whoever they
we're, they made a big noise about it and
seemed to be bringing down tables and
chairs in their wake. There was a sound
as of the oyerturning of hatrack, on top
OF it the Unmistakable smash of lamp,
on top Of that a rush and a rumble as of a
domestic earthquake, finally 1inging
backward Of the drawing room door, as
though from the momentum of thou
sand fists, and then In the midst of the
waiting party stood tho calf.
eli, there!' screamed Mrs Willoughby.
darting forward and wrenching his UNI
brslla from beneath the tenor, who, being
gracefully propped upon it In q picturesque
attitude to sing, nearly lost his balance
and barely escaped being Frustrated on the
carpet. Hi, there-sh-out, out, hi! Did
you ever in your life! Hey-h1-out!'
And under vigorous brandishes and pokes
of the umbrella, through flying columns
OF tittering women and men swearing I'M
der their breath, beneath tho da2cd melan-
choly of Miss Minna's fixed gaze, the calf,
having made a double circuit of tho room,
1~sx h.
window.
"Well," gasped Mrs. Willoughby, drop
ping in sheer physical exhaustion on a
divan, "the idea, poEing in here at such
a time! Did you ever know such con-
trary ANIMAL Thank goodness, got it
out so soon: Here, MIR, Armitage, here's
your umbrella. I'm so glad you can 60 on
with your song. If hadn't got that calf
out, you couldn't. "-@!.
"Oblige me; sing it. Do" stalnn.ercd
Miss Minna, who was on the borders of
collapse, and who stood by in silent tor
ture while the bewildered tenor made tho
supreme effort of his life.''- -
She knew everything. Christmas
lank, lean Christmas-was still with the
Willoughbys. She was still starved
''Blowed, - said Mr.. Ar1nitage, tenor,
when he got to town that night, 'sif over
got my nose into such a hewildering circus
of surprises-wild starved. calf tearing
round drawing room; women tittering;
men swearing; woman owner grabbing
my umbrella and nearly upsetting me to
poke it out; hostess REFRESHING hysteria,
man in love with her glowering at the
whole community; host looking as if last
straw had been piled on his endurance;