Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-10-11


sOh, d-m Omdurman''
s'Quite So, quite so. Have a drink.
The whisky's behind you, brandy to
the left.''
''Doc, that girls as good as they're
made"
''Quite so, quite so. They've all
said so. Never knew one that wasn't"
tell you, Doc" a
The doctor fiicked some ash off his
waistcoat. There was q pleasant
flavor Of cigar-atmosphere in the
room, homely and pervading.
ITS serious, them"
'Devilish Serious
''Well, ask her to marry you"
Tommy laughed. There was a
curious strain in his voice.
''She7 wouldn't, Doc"
Have you tried?"
YES
.By Jove!"
The boy buried his face in his
hands. ''She's fond of me-" he gulped
out.
''She's fonder of the Devil
mo, only of silks and things
dolls and sweets
''Did she tell you SOP"
sYes''
The doctor whistled and finally
brought out his first remark: my
boy, go home" -
eyes, yes, will, I will. I'll go
Monochrome"
| A FAG-END OF CONVERSATION ON
THE ''PHILOMEL.''
whats the run going to be to-day,
| Jack?"
Jack nodded his bald, grey-fringed
head wisely.
| 'sYe maun consult the second en-
| gineer. He knows more about it than
| 1 do
'Hullo, Fabert, we're just talking
about you. Come and give us a tip"
| Fabert lounged up to them.
Cant. I say, that chap Griffiths-
| by Jove-I never saw such a chap.
Ten whiskys and it's not II o'clock
| yet, and as fit as fiddle. Pity, isn't
| it?''
Hes going home. Shipped out, and
should reckon shipped back. Some
! thing about a girl. The best of them
isn't worth the spelling of boy like
that. I've half mind to try and
pull him in. Stick tight and preach
1 the guv'hor,' and prove yourself a
| man. and all the rest of it."
"He's too deep in now. He'd think it
! an awfuIly good joke, and have the
whole ship down on you, Saint Fa-
| BERT
Fabert Sighed. Tim sorry for the
lad
Hell get over it. They all do.
| What will the run be? 3S4?"
Haven't the ghost of an idea"
He lounged off again, sand the man
who had accosted him lit cigarette.
eNever can get anything out of that
chap. He's so close and so selfish"
TO THOMAS GRIFFITHs.
Q New Years Day.
Dear Tommy-Your letter reached
me in the middle of supper party
with your pal Timothy and the Vyner
gifts. At the next table was Mrs. Pal
grave. When she was Nelly Pellet
she was grateful to me for my cast
Foff gowns. She cut me dead I was
tremendously, amused, and we dranb
b her health. Good champagne, Tommy
81 Why weren't you there? We also drank
yours, and then-I don't know why
81 Best Perrier-Jouet, too! Then, in
| comes the Prince. He had been to my
lplace, and Milly told him where we
were SO he brought up my letters
One svas yours, the other provoking
? bill fT9m Flamand, who refuses tt
make my new otea-gown until hel
''little account is settled. Little &C
count, indeedi ETA. I couldn't hell
| IL.
q glove, and he swore he'd wipe out tn,
e fodebt with his blood. But I'd csoone
| have cash. And I lent him the fit,
t II borrowed from you the other da,
Y to pay q debt of honor, so I know
e he hasn't got any. I'm sending yo'
e y the same post 6 80 of the amour
:, you lent me. Chow did I get it? Well
4 L was fdcky at the races on Saturday
+ and if something comes off befor
next Wednesday, won't tell yo7
a what, as it's dead secret with tn
t Prince-I'1l hand you over the balanc
a next week and clear off Flamand tex
v Oh dear, how 1 want money-and no,
e I love you, Tommy deaf. I laugh an
e joke with Tim oa1zd the ofhers,o bu
my heafe is heavy. Jimmy calls ms
He asks me to sing ~Du fragst mic
+ taglich' and Itch libe dich," and 1 81
o down to the piano; but instead m
fingers play Itch grolle nicht." and
. find Che tears getting into my voice
Heigh@ol Are you paying the goo
brother in Ireland? Taking Molly t
Y the rectory to have tea with the on
e and only curate, and plotting Nora
S Malone through the mazes of ere
quet? There isn't any Norah Malone
Oh, yes there is, but maybe she got
is by another name. She's small an
ID round. with innocent blue eyes an
is pouting mouth, pink and white a
over, and supny hair. Have you to-
1T | her VET that it's like WisnS of gold