Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-01

you were at some concert gardens at the
| upper end of the town"
One moist eye came mildly from behind
| the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In time to see the
| engineer stfffen suddenly in his chair,
| Il don t suppose there even is such a
place, she eontinued.
| 1-b'leve-thereLs' said her husband,
jerkily. I've heard our chaps talk of it,
But you 'haveh't been there said his
| wife. anxiousiy. ri
| .''Never!'' said the engineer with extraor-
| "That wicked Bird said that you got in
| toxicated there, said Mrs. Gannett, in
] solemn accents, that you smashed little
marble-toppad table and knocked down
| two walters ,Jand that if it hadn't have been
for the captain of the Pursuit, who was in
| been locked up. Wasn't it wicked bird?'
| "Horrible"' said the engineer, huslsily.
| Il don't suppose there ever was ship
| called the Pursuit." continued Mrs. Gan
| nett.
Doesn't sound hke a ships name" muir
| INJURED Mr.. Gannett
| We'll, then, few days later it said the
| Curlew was at Naples
| Il never went ashore all the time we
| were at Naples remarked the engineer,
casually.
The parrot said you did,, said Mrs. Gan
| nett.
! Il suppose you'll believe your own law
| full husband before that id bird.''
! shouted Gannett. starting up.
| of course, didn't believe it, Jenl, said
his wife. I'm trying to prove to you that
| the bird was not truthful but you're so
| hard to persuade.
| Mr.. Gannett took a pipe from his pocket,
| and with Il small knife dug, with much
| severity and determination, a hardened
| plug from the bowl, and blew noisly
| through the stem.
There was a girl kept fruit stall just
| by the harbor," said Mrs. Gannett, land
| on this evening, the strength of having
| bought thres-pennyworth of green figs, you
| put your arm round her waist and tried to
KISS her, and her sweetheart. who was
| standing close by, tried to stab you. The
| parrot said that you We're in such state
| of terror that you jumped into the harbor
| and was nearly drowned"
Mr.. Gannet, having loaded his pipe, lit
| 1t slowly and carefully, and, with tidy pre-
cision, Sot up and deposited the match in
the fireplace.
1T used to brighten me so with it's stories
| that l hardly knew what to do with my
SELF, continued Mrs. Gannett, when you
were at Suez"
The engineer waved his hand imperi-
ously
That's enough" he said stiff1y.
I'm sure l don't want to have to repeat
what it told me about Suez,' said his wife.
Il thought you'd like to hear it, that's
all"
mot at ALL" said the engineer, putting at
| his pipe. Not at all
But you see why 1 got rid of the bird,
| dent your said Mrs. Gannett, IF it had
| ted you untruths about me, you would
| have believed them, wouldn't your"
Mr.. Gannett took his pipe from his mouth
and took his wife in his extended arms
No, my dear" he said brokenly, mo more
than you believed all this stuff about me. y
And 1 did quite right to sell it, didn't l.
| Jcm?'
quite right said Mr.. Gannett with a
| great assumption of heartiness. Best thing
| to do with it,
You haven't heard the worst yet" said
Mrs. Gannett When you were at Suez-
Mr.. Gannett Consigned SueZ to it's only
| rival, and humping the table with his
| clenched fist forbade his wife to mention
| the word again. and desired her to prepare
supper
Not until he heard her moving about in
| the kitchen below did he relax the severity
of his countenance. Then his expression
| change to one of extreme anxiety, and he
restlessly paced the room seeking for light.
| Il came suddenly.
| Jenkins he gasped, that little brute
| Jenkins. That's what he was writing to
Mrs. Cluffins about, and l was going to tell
| Cluftins about it. l expect he knows the
| letters by heart,