The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-11-17

dollar" said Dugway. Hes got a soul
above nickels."
Then you al make our mind easy,
he'll never be a millionaire" said Cum
ningham.
Dugway began to chuckle in a sub
dued way as at an amusing recollection
that had occurred to him, and as Cum
bingham stood this unf1inchingly and
without manifesting any curiosity he
presently said: HE had a loose tooth
the other night and he kept me and his
mother for the best part of an hour try
ing to pull it for him. He didn't want
1t rudely yanked out with a finger and
thumb, SO 1 tied a thread to it and at
tached the thread to the door handle
in the time-honored way. l got the
other side of the door and jerked it
open suddenly, but the kid was on
he came, too. / said that 1 would
try it again, and tied the thread and
gave 1t a good old yank when he wasn't
looking for it. That time the thread
broke and he began to weep, and
wouldn't let up until l promised him a
quarter. AT last / just naturally lifted
the tooth out. and hen he wanted me
to make it half a dollar because of his
f~ortltude. The fact of the matter was
that he didn't know what l had DOM
until l showed him the tooth. Then he
wanted to know whether l wouldn't
give him a dollar if he kept his tongue
out or the hole for the rest of the even
ing, and 1 didn't see any particular
harm in that, so I told him that l would.
he promptly stuck his tongue out of
his mout and sat down to read. In
about half an hour he got up and wrote
on his slate that he was sleepy and
wanted to go to bed. I told him that it
lacked an hour of bedtime yet, and if
ne went before the deal was off. Of
course his mother had to interfere then
and say that it was a shame to keep
the poor child up when he was so
weary that he could hardly hold his
eyes open, and the result was that he
went to bed. and L had to pony up the
next day. l think he must have played
the races or something, because he was
broke when l came home that night. |
II he tried to touch me for five to
BUY a full-blood fox terrier pup that
would stand on his hind legs and count
up to 20 and had a record of I6 cats.
Il thought it was time to give the
young man a good talking to, and I
did. told him hat he was big enough
to earn money himself by more honor
able methods than sticking his tongue
out and then lying about being sleepy. |
1 instanced several cases within nv ex-
perience where boys not nearly his age
were the only support of widowed
mothers and put their younger BROTH
ers through college by selling matches.
He asked me whether l wouldn't stake
him to enough to buy a popcorn stand,
and when | gently but firmly refused he
looked injured and wanted to know
how he was going to get his start.
Exercise your w ingenuity. my
son. I said. You have got so cents
capital of your own. or you should
have: you have youth and health and
strength. and a fair amount of inher-
tied intelligence. Apply these and re-
member that all forms of labor are
honorable
He seemed impressed. and I didn't
expect to hear anything from him for
l wasn't disappointed; he
didn't attempt to touch me for a week.
combining himself strictly to his moth
ar. "a | afterward heard. At the end
of the week was reused one dav out
of a nap on the lounge by a ring at the
nnrIal1 r-n- TL,u.
and the lady who assists us in our do
mestic labors had gone on her period
ical spree. Mrs. Dugway was in the
so | went to the door. There
was Il burly-looking fellow there with
a red beard and a gruff voice. He said:
I want my windows washed
81 said: That's interesting. When
did you first make the discovery? /
take it very friendly of you to come
and tell me about it. Are they badly
caked or is there just an a~lluvial film
over them?'
"'Your name is Dugway, isn't itr
he asked.
"'Nance p. Dugway,' 1 replied. po-
Iitely. My wife's name is Emmeline
Baxter Dugway; we are both Amer
can born and there have been no
deaths in the family from contagious
DR. other diseases within the last year.
81 don't care anything about that
ne said. very surlily. All l want to
know is whether you can clean win
and whether you will be on hand
f you say you will. l have more
trouble getting some little job
lone by a pack of-are you working
81 was resting when you came I 4,
answered. AS for cleaning windows,
hat is where 1 shine. So do the win
Won't you come in and take a
title dinner with us and talk the
over? Well, if you won't. you
night continue your walk. and as you
20 along you car feel thankful that l b,
I'm wearing my slippers Saying which ,
shut the door on his language and
vent back to the lounge wondering !
what kind of a lunatic he was. !
1--WE weren't half through dinner s
when there was another ring at the !
,ell. This time it was a IN and 8
The asked me if my name wasn't Dug {
way and my number 2441. She seemed .