The Sunday globe., 1901-08-04

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outline the mode OF procedure; quite a
different matter for me to carry out
the programme"
"one thing | wanted to speak to yoS
about before we reached the house |
said, as we turned inb our street.
"And that?"
John, this is a pretty nice chicken
dinner" said I, thus giving him an in.
timatisn | was aware Of his visit to
Alma.
How did you learn that?'
"Oh, it went the rounds and came
back to me via Olga
Well, I'm truly sorry. Sorry you
gave me the password; sorry l
couldn't resist the temptation, prompt
ed by curiosity, to see what the ladies'
looked like. Both Of us must be more
careful in the future. Baxter would
have managed the affair more diplo-
maticaHy. More than likely, having To-
Gated Alma's habitaton, he would have
contrived to meet one of the ladies ar
irving or departing therefrom and
formed their acquaintance. Alma, l
can say, is a most charming woman
that is, for a blonde. don't like
blondes.
"You love a blonde girl, and she'll love
another;
So you take the blonde girl and III
take the other.
The blonde girl is fckle; scarce ever
is true.
But you love a dark girl and she will
love you"
after that ousburst, can thank the
lucky star under which | was born,
for making me q brunette
By this time we had reached the
house and promising each other to
renew the argument on the marital re-
lation the following Friday, said good
morning.
En- route ts the Office that morning
I secured copy Of The Post. There
was our arNcle, a perusal Of which
showed me that Mr.. Stiyers was an
adept in the art of interlineation. He
perfected some Of my crudest SEN
tence to such an extent as to malR
them read with a rythm that was re-
markable
My days work finished, I hurried to
the house, thinking / might take one
of the girls and inquire at the hospital
as to VTa's condition. Dennie met me
at the door,
Them Jews are spenders if you hit
them in a soft spot" he said.
What's the matter now?' I asked.
"Vera's old man telegraphed a hun
dred to her He had every big Jew
banker and lawyer, and doctor in the
town down 20 the Emergency by noon.
What she don't know, who the d
wired him. and how'd they get his ad-
dress"
told him I thought | could guess.
by the hOliesl sne's proud Mother,
you know, sent me to the hospital to
see how she was getting along. I was
in the reception room when the fellow
handed her The money She thanked
him, and then turned right off and left
about a dozen of EN- standing there.
She said anybody could be friends af-
ter they knew who she was; that she
was going among people who stood by
her when she needed friends She's
I'm the parlor now. The doctor said
just got to the hospital in time last
night
I found Vera, surrounded by the
girls, bar a paleness, the same as be-
fore the esoapade. Ida proposed we
should all escort her to the depot to
catch the 7.19, she having concluded,
In response to a third telegram, to 90
direct to st. Louis instead Of returning
to ill her Cincinnati engagement.
Vera caught my eye and then looked
toward Desnie. I understood.
Perhaps we better consult the prin-
cipal In the premises as to the forma-
tiOn Of the depot escort | suggested.
"Dennie doesn't make much pDetense
to be a ladies' man, but then, it is just
possible had there been no Dennie and
no convenient wheel hanging behind
the door we would not have the little
lady with us this evening. I move, as
a reward for his prompt action that to
Dennie be assigned the duW Of seeing
Vera to the train, and that he be given
all the time required in which to
complete the task"
It is hardly necessary to add that my
motion was carried by acclamation,
and another glance at Vera's eyes told
me that / had said and done the right
thing at the right place.
(To be continued,