The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
self And the point I'm trying TO get at
he concluded. struggling TO sit upright, lis
that ellis here. being knocked . little silly,
thought he was somebody else when he
saw somebody. which was himself. showing
cut that football"
''Oh, that's ali very fine and subtle -
| cried ellis but we've argued this out be--
fore Weren't you little stunned your
self when that pile came DOWN
Little stnnnsd.' said Giles. dsearily.
Yes. YER little stunned"
Well. then. why isn't II just as likely
That you were you when you thought ,cu
raw me showing out that ball that was
| yeu when I thought you-of. Lord, you
Know what I mean"
Giles nodded complacenfly. Hard work
GROWN snythin' that way" he murmured
Gillts baSed up. ''Taen I'll prove II by
facts. Give me that bottle. I'll show you
| where you iay--I-you're perfectly cool.
| Ciles7 Tais room Is getting little hot
Don't get angry, Giilis.' said Giles:
| don't Ike 70 see you get angry"
| Angry" cried ellis. I'm 3ust as
| elected and sober" Smash. ne brought
| the whisky bottle down on the pile on the
| table
Come. come" said the appreciative by
| ISLANDERS.
your indemnities again IL you carry on this
argument any longer" said a big man with
deep voice.
"oh. perfectly friendly argument" muir
INJURED Giles.
Help them on with their coats" wills
ptred the big man
Someone brought the coa,s and .hav
Jundied ellis an6 Giles into Them and
helped them to settle their accounts with
the waiter. ellis was crytng In his hearty
gay very good Of you. fellows. Only
way. very good of you fellows. Only
Convincing my friend here" And Giles
would murmnr: Yes. awfuliy good. But
my friend here. splendid fellow. gets
knocked little silly by footbaIi-ana-
things"
Better let me get you a cab said the
Dig man when they were on the sidewalk.
NO. no; got 10 settle this argument"
raid Gillis. nervousiy
Yes said Giles. tapping his head with
great significance. Got to see it out"
iney walked away. arm in arm. steadily
enough. except that ellis sometimes made
sudden little detours and Giles stepped
Win great care, as IL going through very
high grass
They walked that night interm.nably.
Where they went they did not notice ana
did not care. Sometimes ellis would say.
Fer change let's turn down this street"
Ana sometimes Giles would murrnur.
Looks like good street. let's go up it''
ana they walked interminably. With their
heads close together most OF the fine bo,h
taking at once. they argued persuasiyeiy.
earnestly. with little bursts OF eloouence
with long chains OF subtle reasoning. FYn-
any they were passing through a little
Palk suddenly Giles stopped, and an
1iiis was linked to him. aud each held
up the other. ellis perforce stopped too.
Got an inspiration" said Giles. "Lemme
put your hat on the ground"
He stood ellis silk hat on the ground
ana placed his own about ten feet away.
The goal posts" he explained. proudly.
on remember that scrimmage took place
right under the goal posts Now wen get
right down and prove which one gave I'D
that ball"
Splendid idea." cried Gillis Here goes"
ana ne pumped down on the bare, frozen
ground Giles followed
We were lynn something like this" said
Siiiis, with satisfaction, after some man
euvring
neck. cried Giles, In a smothered voice
Some rolling about followed
Now. as We were." announced Giles
you really couldn't see me-"
See." exclaimed ellis. II should think
not. You're running your boot into my
eye. Held on"
We're getting pretty old for football"
said Giles painting.
A heavy step sounded far of on the stone
Walk and came slowly near.
Holy Moses muttered Pa,rolmen
Mur'ha, as ne came into view. what be
them rummasin around on the grass. cam
els or msn9 Hey there. g'wan get up"
G'wsy." said ellis with dignity. sitting
up. this IL a YaleHarvard game
"A f1e-Harsard game Is IT." said Pa
trolman Murtha. Its new kind OF a
game tn me. But ye'li have 10 discontinue
H. or I'll be running you in"
Yer important point got to be settled
SAID Giles. lying p'acidly on hts back.
VIII ! ran you mr. said Patroinan
Mursha. tapping the sole OF his shoe
Run ia anywhere, but don't separate
US, cried ellis with earnestness "Of-
neer. we've Just got To find out who gave
UP that bali
Hut lust then the big man happened
along with an It's all right. ofncer: friends
or mine. With some coaxiug and with
Murtha's heir he got them into a carriage
ard took them away
The disputed point OF that Yale Harvard
game has never been settled But Cs,us
and Giles try to settle II. patiently and en-
! Enthusiastically. No one however. who
KNOWS them. ever brings them together or
by any chance lets them come together
| New Work Sun.