The times., 1897-12-24

Mrs. Ficdermaus wish that father o
yours would get something ont IF item
! politicians ana not k eep us hanging ~ tie
eyelids any longer.
Christina Why, ma, he'll probably have
something when he comes In tonight: he
surely ought TO after all tue work be
done for the party before election.
Mrs. Fledermaus That's just what I've
been hearing this two weeks. The cay
after electiou you'd a thought he was
to be the Ieid of the White Squadron: a
week later he wa willing 10 be tue mayors
private secretary; now I'dthink Il Il mercy
If he was To get ON I; broom.
ChriStiEa-lt's a NopGer ia doesn't try
to work up 4 news route or get hol1 If
something STEADY ana regular, so we wOuId
not be pushed ali the time for the needful.
Mrs FleGc-naus-D Don talk 20 ne
about the needful Every time / hetr
so much as a Crotch bus on the kitchen
oncloth Jump cut Of my ctar thin %ing
it's that peSky collector again.
Christina WclI, anyway ma. EylUf as
got a good Job, and his So VIII come in
MIS-. FlederEa us-Seenix to ne he s pretty
late getting home tonight; IT'S near {,
and he'd oughler got here nj with lat
he was kcp' over.
Christ na-.snd then that hoes Of lis,
Judge Checkerherry. has got a right 10
give the lad his supper-money when Re
keeps him to the office q 5 late : this.
Mrs. FledeIuIauS-I ali, t seen that Young
Storkmann feiler around here lately You
don want 10 leave go your hold on hi.u.
ChrlssIe. specially as we don't know
where were going 10 land. S1kes alive!
IL here ism I another OF heni ciies ,,,rtin'
across tho floor! Step on him, quick,
ChrsSie. before be gets into the iag of
flour ana YOUR father gets him in lis
cuit FOR breakfast.
Christina Talking a bout Mr.. StOrEnla IN,
ma, | seen him kill tive with his gold -hea ded
cam thelast time h wa here. lie pnt me
word II Al he mi cht run in for minute, bv
the wa Y.
Mrs. FledernatIs-I might a kno:Jn that
WHEN L seen YOU goin round Ill morning
with your hair i'll papers. Well viii say
that he puts up very pretty front with his
high hat and chain ina his fancy society
manners.
Christina Hark, mother; amt that pa
coming up stuirsa
Mrs. Fledermdus tguing to door and lis
teuingt-Ies, that's hifu. and | might a
known how 1t would be this m0rling when
he told Inc he'd got to that district cub
that meets over CasSidy'S Exchange, where
all the political workers hang ont Nv
but he's cot ecCd on. aboard tonight;
that's the third time he's Slipped Coming up
that last flight.
Christina tShowing nervous anxiatvy-
Run him quick into the bedroom ma. lau
ma ke bin lie down. If Mr.. Storkmann wa
to call and find him a-settin in the par!1r
with that fearful CLASSY face onto him anu
talking the fcnsislhnesS he talks when he's
carving lead, Ia Just die with mortffi.
cation.
Ole flcGermauS tentering and moving an
steadily toward the easel. which he cvi-
IDENTIFY mistakes for a chairj-Good eyeni.l'
all; hope you're all well.
Mrs. Fledermaus tStartlng to her feet ana
seiZing hin hy the ARM For goodness
sake ole, don set down on that art work
when there 5 plenty Of chairs in the room
OletseatiHg hinsel on sofa Maria every
things all right. Big Job tomorrow. Got
dead sure thing That's how | got this
load fixing ii with Terence Murphy Ter
ence best friend man ever had, Go through