New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25

.,oa ~, q cheerful clatter OF plates and
knives and forks.
shes making all the racket she Ca" 49, -,
pose" exclaimed Mr.. Jebbinss. "ra'hi""''
won't listen go g.. e.rors
p,, bo soon tired of sitting with his myers
in his ears. ,, 4,
.ru take and kick that door down, blamed II
WON'T" he declared furiously.
CO no kicked-kicked hard and reckicssy
With the result that in less than han minus
later he was sitting on the moor nursing NE
foot and loudly anathematizing WIDOWS ia
general and Mrs. Potter in particular 50 .""'
the voice Of the latter speaking oI'siae '"e '''
took him quite by surprise -,
Yes. you may kick, Joshua Jepo'hs'' o''''
uo,oar,hcr whatever damage you does you pays
for And you can cuss n swear LOO " 30
Grd II helps you any. Hungry, are you
Serves YOU right. Spose you thoueht you "a"
coing to carry OF jest DIS you liked ana 'heh
a.o,, off with q weeks notice. That's Wheie
you made a mistake. l amt no worm 10 pe
| tramnled on amt. SO there YOU stop iii 20"
thinks better of it..
"Weu this is a pretty state o things Nj,
Jebb,ngs assured himself as his jaiier depar'eo
after having hurled her ultimatum through III.
hinges Who'd ever Although shea turn ou'
like she've done? Why, her apple du"'piihse
was iii to melt in yer mouth. doh' say w.
what if I'd bin thinking o getting H'airie'
mirhtn't a done wuss But then, uoh ho'"
with being hurried and drove into it-iet ATONE
locked and bolted.
! Tho morning wore away somehow, and the
o,,r.h c,ock struck twelve Half-past was Mr.
Jebbingss dinner time. She was bouho u 'e'
him out for dinner. he told himself rePea'e"iS
She'd never dare to make him mss TWO i"ea'
II would be altogether too lie coui' "e
ber setting the table. How many was she SET
ting il for? Now the frying-pan was on again.
4 few minutes and Mr.. Jebbings began 20 shun
the air like a warhorse seeming the ba'tie aiar'
But what ne snuned not fire ana carnage
but liver auc occon. His nostrils curled VII"
rapture -,
IF I'd been give my chico do oleeVe / q
/ a-said live, and bacon RICH, OF.
With his nose to the crack Of the door ne
Wa able to follow the entire culinary process
I could imagine the liver turning hrst hsh'
ard then a deep rich brown, and hear the fat
kissing ana squabbling in the pan. He almost
held his breath while it was being dshed up
What WAS the mex, move to be? Yes-no-
yes. there was a step on the stairs. suhstan-
,ial step that made his heart beat and the
stairs creak 1t came on and on, and stopped
outside his door
Mr. Jebbngs waited anxiously TO hear the
key inserted in the lock- but instead there
came = tnump. and voice sa!ut!ng him BY
name.
Joshua Jebbings you there
..Weu that's good" observed the captive
soto yocc. "how'm | to be anywhere else Il
Ike to know. seeing shcve bin and locked ms
in? only wish wasn't
Howb.t he answered meekly enough.
"Yes'In"
Dinners ready" was the announcement
Mr.. Jebbings licked his lips in anticipation
Som l." he replied eagerly, ready and wait
ing"
Ready to have the bands put up Sunday
bands Sunday" In a untitled staccato
Then with a burst OF decision NO, Pm fingered
if am
VERY well, them
And TO his horror he heard the steps retreat
ing from the door and down the stairs to TN
kitchen.
Mr. Jebbings gave way TO despair. First NJ
glarcd round him with hungry eyes. but en-
countered nothing whatever OF a nature allow
ing mastication over and above a cake OF vel
low soap onsiderably the worse for wear: theI
, he nut his elbows on his knees and grasped hi
head with both hands and groaned aloud
so she means to keep me shut up yer till
give In Well" taking himself into his con
hdence as it were, and speaking in tone o
dependency mingled with reluctant admira
ton. shes "A oner. that's what she is s'pose
he continued rcnectively. Il s'pose she's mat
r ter O. five or six years oldern me, and weighs
maybe n couple O stun more. Ought TO D
tother way round IL a chaps to have an