Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-23
BENEDICT GORDON.
81 REVERE RODGERS.
written for the SUNDAY GLoar.l
CHATTER XVI


ing merrily in which pleasant exercise the
genial little attorney joined with right
good will
And then there is another picture in
which Jolly by and the Office boy and the
porter and myself, attired in bathing suit
OF gaudy colors, am leading the procession
with shovel held up in my hand, and nay
feet we'll they are ridiculous objects in
deed, all covered with bunions and corus
and the coincidence, " said Mr.. Larkins, lis
that have both bunions and corns but. of
course, not near so many or so unsightly
ones as Mr. Gordon would have people to
believe from the picture. II is an amaz-
ingy funny picture. Helen, but parading is
more in Iollyby's line than il is In mine"
rs Mr. Jollyby out parading to- dayp" in
Helen, noting his absence
NO, there is no parade to-day to my
knowledge" replied Mr.. Larkins, 'and
Jollyby has gone oyer to Washington on
court business. But did you ever know
his like for attending parades Helen1"
Never said Helen, lit seems to be
mania with him.
Thai is exactly what l think cried the
attorney There has never been a parade
of any description in the last twenty years
that Iollyby has not participated in; and the
amazing part OF it is that he seems to have
not the slightest preference one way or the
other with what societies he parades, SEEM
ing to be just as enthusiastic while march.
ing with temperance society as he does
rghile following in the wake Of a noisy pic
fiic procession, and then again, Helen, you
hmust know that JollYby is decidedly not
temperance man But OH the whole" cou.
cluded Mr.. Larkins smiling benignantly at
Helen, Jollyby is a good fellow aud a first
rate business man. aud he aud l. consider
ing our widely different natures, get along
splendidly together"
4 am sure that you do, replied Helen,
smiling, but that is no great credit to Mr.
Jollyby anyone could get along with
you"
We'll am not so sure about that, my
dear girl though il is kind of you to
say so, replied the little attorney, seeming
TO muse over Helen's statement; but to
again change the conversation, may ask
how your good aunt finds herself these
nice daysN
Oh, Aunt Priscilla seems to keep very
well, indeed" replied Helen, toying care
lessly with an ivory paper cutter which lay
upon the desk near at hand.
Now, Miss Priscilla, with her sharp, snap
threw the genial little attorney into a kind
of nervous spasm every time she came into
his Office; particularly was this true if Mr..
Jollyby happened to be in when Miss Pris
ella entered, for 1t was a notorious fact that
that stiff elderly lady never encountered
the above mentioned gentleman without
reading him severe and, at times, lengthy
lecture on his "evil ways and wayward
associates"
AT such times as these Mr. Larkins ap-
peared as a man seated upon pins aud
needles, aud he never failed to offer up a
prayer of thankfuluess whenever Miss
Priscilla entered his office and found Jol-
lyby absent. Mr.. I.arkins' intercourse with
Miss Priscilla was of the most ceremonious
and decorous description. Being perpetu-
ally in q state Of anticipation whenever
Miss Priscilla appeared that he, as we'll as
Jollyby, would be the recipient Of that good
lady's scathing denunciatons the blithe
little attorney seldom failed to breathe
deep sigh Of relief whenever he had the
pleasure of viewing that high strung lady's
exit.
Not that MI. Larkins disliked Miss Pris-
ella, because such was not the case. In
deed he considered that worthy lady as be.
ing far above her sisters III point of intel
lect and general excellence, but Mr.. Lar
kins, being simply good honest plodding
old-fashion soul, Miss Prisclla's manners
Jared upon his quiet, sunny nature, and
caused the methodieal little heart within
his old fashion waistcoat 10 beat tumultu-
ously whenever she hove in sight
DO not fail to give my kindest regards
to your aunt, my dear" said Mr. Larkins,
and you might also mention to her that
whilet the officers Of the law have been most
indeiatigabe in their exertions to appre-
hend the guilty parties concerned in your
respected grandfather's murder, nothing
has as yet developed which would be called
sufficient evidence to warrant their making
an arrest.
AS came to see you by Aunt Priscilla's
express command regarding this matter and
as I shall have now finished my business
with you, sir, said Helen, arising, II will
bid you good-day, with the sincere wish that
you will never be afflicted with a severer
maady than the one which you now claim
TO be suffering from" and with a sweet
smile aud a graceful curtsey the handsome
girl left the genial little attorney to his
musty legal books and his silent musings Of
the days Of long ago.
CHAPTER XVII.
r. 10 favorite haunts of the ,nan.abouf-