Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-09
Copyright, 1903. by Robert Howard
Russell)

ess calls her MISS Fannie. just de same
as always. 'cept in company, when we
calls her a'am. dat being Yankee for
Missus in French. Little Miss Fannie
I calls Riddle, but Duchess has a form
name what she calls her-La Petite
what is French for Petite.
In dis way and cat I'm getting a
strange holt or French, and expect
to get a fall and decision on de lang
wudge by de time l has to so to Paris
to live, what is de programme Duchess
has laid out for me old age. OATS
why l hate to grow old; and I'll beat de
Paris game, if 1 has to make a half
way trip ever dc Brooklyn bridge to 90
it.
We is living up at our place on de
Sound now. and l has learned Riddle
to swim. and learned meself how to
pull de plug out of pint. and solve
de fizz witout missing Il drop, when
Mr.. Pauls yacht is doing stunts wit
her keel out Of water, and her rail
under. OATS de way he likes to sail.
If. ever he has to go and try to bring
de cup back from Sir Tumis. he'll bring
it back-or stop dere wit it. Since he
won Miss Fannie he has won most
everything else in sight, and has took
to sail yachts again; using de steam
yacht only for gailly-gailly trips when
Miss Fannie has parties to entertain.
What wit sailing and cruising, I'm get
ting SO salt. and Duchess so peppery,
and Whiskers SO oily dat if dere was
little vinegar aboard we could be
mixed up for d salad dressing.
'Chimmie," says MIR. Paul to me de
odder day, well go out for Il spin in
de toity-fcoter today. Is de hamper
packed?"
Yes. sir I says. Deere is half
dozen bottles and six sandwiches in
it."
Don't take too much room wit de
sandwiches" he says, winking at
Whiskers. "Will you go wit us. me
dear?" ne asks Miss Fannie.
NO, tank you. dear" she says. 81
prefer me daily bat in de bat tub. But
when you've had your spin. I'd like you
to take us out in de steam yacht. I've
invited some young people from de hill
for a trip" she says.
So dat was de way we come to take
de trip I was going to tell you about.
But foist let me ask you remember
Wiley Wildly? Shes de Sailly-gailly
gol what is entered for de Whiskers'
Stake. Since Miss Fannie married Mr..
Paul she isn't as leary of Wiley Wildly
as she was when Wildly made a bluff
at being in de running for Mr.. Paul
himself. ] used to think Miss Fannie
was shy of Wildly. Things is different
now. Duchess says dat Miss Fannie
wouldn't mind if Wildly landed
Whiskers.
OATS one of de funniest tings about
wonderland all tings about 'em is
funny When Miss Fannie didn't
know wedder or not she wanted to
marry MI Paul, derc was no mistake
dat she didn't want Wildly to marry
him.
"How's dat?" [ says to Duchess.
Whats de system of favorites wit
women" says I. "If Miss Fannie taut
she didn't want Mr.. Paul why would
MT she let Wildly have him? And if
it was Whiskers she was protecting,
den why is she willing to let Widdie
raid him now?''
cit is of de simple Duchess says,
wit dat cock-sure way women has
when dey is putting you wise on who is
whose steady, and why. when a wo-
man has net de acquaintance of her
heart in a particular case, dere is
noting dat so quick decides her mind
as anodder woman's."
"Anodder woman's what" says 1.
'Anodder woman's mind says
Duchess, wit scorn for me tick head.
1T was not dat Wildly really wanted
Mr.. Paul, but she did want Miss Fan
nie married again, and happy enough
not to be too careful about her papa"
Her papa-Whiskers! Was he
playing tag, too"
stupid, Whskaire was de whole
what you say-de whole woiks for
Wildly. So long as Miss Fannie re-
main unconsoled. she would net let
Wildly be consoled. So to get Miss
Fannie out of de obiecting humor,
Widdy's play was to get her married,
and, naturcllement. Wildly. being d
wise woman. pretend for to have a
sentiment for Mr.. Paul. Den it was
all over but de marriage. So soon as
Miss Fannie discover dat anodder wo
man tink sentimental 'of Mr.. Paul
VOLTA Mr.. Paul in walk wins, as you
say"
Honsct, what do you tink OF a lime
light song like does? When it's a case
of what's a mans number wit a wo-
man, Duchess can dope out dc winner
witout knowing age, weight. or pre-
vious performances.
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life contract as Miss Fannie's No l,
she has never knocked WidLys gailly-
Cailly stunts wit WhiSkcrS. But de
going has not been smood. Whiskers
run onto Il shy streak in himself. l asks
Duchess to explain dat out of her for
tune book, and she says it was too
easy.
"Widdy men, she says, never know
what is good for ON; but wildly wo-
men always improves when dey con-
sents to take a second
is dat ALL says l.
isn't it enough? 1t is too much,
You and me, Chances, must see dat
affaire come to n settlement. Wit
Whiskaire married to Madam Harding
dey would set up DER own establish
meHt, and den you and me would not
have Of de interference in our man
| agement of Miss Fannie's houses"
Dat was straight tip, for fair;
cause Whiskers is de only one what
butts into de game of our running our
| places as We likes.
Well, as I was saying. we starts out
Il do CT