The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-09
CHIMNIE FADDEN
AND DUCHESS
Involved in a Sentimental Problem.
Copyright, 1908, by Robert Howard Russell.

! he got, and de shyer of de gailly-gailly
| gang. Duchess pipes de game when
l was solving him his 'steent glass,
and she waltzes around behind him,
and passes me de wink to get toged-
| der. / side-steps to her. and she be-
| gins to buzz me like she was telling
secrets but l was on dat she wanted
de mug to hear.
mon Dieu!' says she, M'sieu Van
| Courtlandt, 60 OATS Whiskers -
j is in grand favor wit Madam Harding
meaning Wildly.
Sure" says 1. Grand stand favor,
"I says, not knowing her game and
| playing light until 1 could get next.
''Of a soitainty," Duchess says, rub
| bering to see did de mug toin his ear
| our way-and he did. "Wit all of
Madam Harding's millions one would
not tink she would be SO willing to
| marry again."
It's in de blood" says I. getting in
to line. she's been married before,
and has de habit"
IF l had so much of de millions
as she, 1 would not turn meself at de
foist gent dat asked" says Duchess,
wlnking at me to see de mugs ears
/ getting red.
Den Duchess whispered so low dat
he couldn't hear no more, so pretty
! soon he TONED to us, and says,
Nam zelle, 1 expected to meet Mrs.
Harding here to-day. Is she aboard?"
Duchess pointed out Wildly, and says,
Dat is Mrs. Harding" and he was
off like de barrier was sprung; and
| Duchess chases down to de cabin wit
me. IF it is only a little jealousy
dat Whiskaire needed. we have pro-
vided it for hib," she said.
| Say, honest, you never saw an ambu-
lance get 80 busy on a hurry call as
dat long-green hunter got busy wit
| Wildly. no sooner was passing de next
bottle, dan he had a seat by her side;
| and If ever dere was gailly-gailly in
a mugs gig lamps, den it was in his
1t takes strong jolt of de kind to
| break Widdy's guard, for she's handy
at de game. herself, when dere's not
ting else to do; but she was wondering
what had happened, for de mug acted
like he wanted to land a Knockout III
de foist rally. But. before a round
could been timed, Duchess goes to Wild
dy wit a wrap, and says, MADAM is
| chilly" and leans over her and passes
| void to her ear. Den Wildly seems
near dying, trying not to laugh.
She played ball as hard as de fe1ly
did. after dat: and l seen Whiskers
looking like he had a pain in his tenn
per. and noting to take for it. He
tried to butt into de center, and Wildly
wouldn't see him, and Whiskers got as
is a slayer when he wants to be, and
before lunch was over he had spur
and whip bote in action, and him and
de mug was neck and neck 1 offers
} Duchess even money, take her choice,
and she picks Whiskers.
Duchess interferred. After lunch she
goes to Wildly wit a parasoI and when
she was behind her she gives de wise
eye to be Doodle bargainer, and he says
he will look for seats out of de sun,
and folleys Duchess to a quiet part
of de deck, where she says to him,
Pardon, M'sieu. but when you asks
for Madam Harding was it de wealty
Madam Harding you was speaking off"
"Ah-er-well-to be sure-I heard
dat she was wealthy" he says.
oh says Duchess, dat Madam
| Harding didn't come to-day. De
Madam Harding on board is not de
wealty one. l would not wish to con-
fure M'sieu."
Say, he goes away back stern. and
sit down, where dere is no one to talk
to- and he looks so up against it dat
opens fresh quart. and leaves it
along side of him, and he didn't open
his face to anything else all day.
Whiskers looked around at him, now
and den, like a CRATER watching for
cops, but never strayed again from
| Widdy's side.
DO you fancy dat wrap you brought
me dis afternoon?" Wildly says to
| Duchess when we was landed
"Ah, Madam, confection exquise!"
says Duchess, rolling he eyes like she'd
been raped on de coco.
IF you tink it as handsome as dat,
you may have it," says Wildly.
II VIM" Duchess says to me dat
night.
us Whiskers under de wire foist?"
asks.
mo, but he had such-what you say?
such scare trun into him dat he'll
never stop riding hard until he win.
Pay your bet, Chamas"
TITS not soivants' business to be
| mixing up in affairs of DER betters," l
says, for when Duchess touched me for
de bet / saw dat we'd done wrong to
be so fresh wit Whiskers' business.
yield up, Chames. and look cheer
full" dat saucy goil says. BE a will
ling loser. It's good for your temoer.
| If ladies' maids, and gentlemens men
never took a hand in match making,
| cooks would forget how to make we'd
ding cake. De likes of you and me,
Chances, sees tings from de inside, ana
we knows what is Good for de folks
we solve, better dan dey knows. Wed
| be wicked if we didn't use our knowl-
edge for to promote happiness. Smood
| out your manners Master Chames,
and yield up gracefully. If you're
| good I'll let you see me in de new
robe I'll buy for what I'll sell de wrap
Wildly give me. She appreciate my
kindness in keeping de cool breezes
off her."
"Dere was no breeze. You're med
ding maid" l says.
Tut, Chames," says She Would
you be de only one not to appreciate
| your wife, You have a treasurer in
me. Chances. And it is wicked of you
not to say so every hour of de day.
Open your purse, mon ami, and pass
over de dollar l win from you. See,
housekeeper has given me half a cold
chicken told her how young she
was looking-and butler has given me
| a bottle of claret-I heard you jolly
! him-so we will have a little supper
before we sleep: and dat will help
you remember what al excellent wife
you have in me. Your purse, mon
cheri!"
/ was in such a trance wit de jolly,
dat 1 didn't notice till de next day
dat it was a two-dollar bill-me only
one!-dat she took stead of a one.
Say, it's all right to have creful
wife but If Duchess gets much more
| carefuller, I'll have to lead a double
life or go without cigarette money.
! Surei
!
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