Arizona republican., 1903-11-09

"Who it is?" says Duchess locking
at footman like she'd never seen him
before de table He must have mis-
took US for some soivants,' l says,
but if he doesn't get a quick gait out
Of here I'll bonnet him. / says.
l has licked dat young man before
now, and when he hears me say dat,
he gets ratified and says, Excuse me,
but 1 thought you was Mr.. Van Court
landts second man."
Run away" 1 says. Run away,
and find your second man. I'm foist
man." 1 says.
/ was keeping up me broke French,
but de Willies was beginning to get
leary; so Duchess says to EN- dat we
was often mistook for odder folks hav-
ing faces dat changed frequent: and
like as not we sometimes looked like
de soivants we has to play on de
stage. Dat was such a good fairy
story dat de boys thinks it real; and
deY tells Buttons to go away, or dey'd
have de walters put him out
Poor Buttons gives look out OF de
window, and sees Whiskers rubbering,
and he didn't know what'en: and just
den Whiskers gets out of de carriage,
all steam up and makes for de door
For de love of Heaven, Chimmie."
says Buttons, quit your fooling, and
give me de glasses, or de old man'll
discharge you. Do, Chimmie. plea se.'
Perhaps desc is de glasses you is
locking for" l says. passing EN- out to
him. Il found EN- here on de table"
! De trick would have went, for But
tons was willing to get out of the
place on any lay he could; but it was
too late! Whiskers
! My, my! he was smoking hot When
ne get good look at us he nearly fell
dead. Foist he looks at me, den at
| Duchess, and den at Buttons, and den
he sDutters
What de devil is all dis about? Did
l send you after my glasses; did 1 send
you after Chames. Is dis a soivants'
dining room? Who are desc valents
wit you, spending DER masters money
l suppose, on wine and lunch! But de
devil"
He had too much steam in his whisk-
ers to say anodder void; but he took
de glasses, and led Buttons out by de
ear, and gives me and Duchess a look
dat told US we'd have a bit of picnic
when we got hcme.
De Wilies gets up, and. say. dey was
so crumpled. dat 1 saw we'd have nc
trouble wit en-.
dis is bad for u.s." says Duchess
but it is woise for dose young gents.
she says to me. as de boys talks by
deirseives. Perhaps dey would like
for to tip us, not to say noting"
She must be a mind reader for just
den Charley comes over to me, ands
says. Dat was Mr.. Van Courtlandt
and you are his man, eh?"
You s as wise as Who's who "'
1 says. You know de foist families by
heart"
I've heard Of you" says Charlie
and l told my fren dat we'd bes
make it to your interest not to tel
dis little story to Mr.. Paul. for he hap
pens to know us, and if you described
US. we'd be de club joke for a year
ANY fren of Mr.. PauFsl Not I
void holding out me hand where h
could see it if he was linking abeu
it. He was. He peeled off a FLYER. anc
he passes it out to me- and he says
Half for YOU and half for your lad!
fren," he says.
Duchess. and me didn't say mucl
going up de Avenoo. She tried once t
touch me for de FLYER. Of course sh
did; if she ever forgot dat. I'd call
doctor for her. But l didn't yield.
told her dat I'd have so many trouble
lOf me own when we faced Whiskers
tdat I'd need de five to remind me hoy
much good dere was in de woild afte
all.
Duchess didn't have no trouble. No
body couldn't get Miss Fannie to lie
Duchess go just now, for-but | musn
tell you about dat. It's a secret
But me, Well. WELL l didn't kno,
Whiskcrs had it in him to chew de ra
de way dat nice old gent did whe
he took de job Of telling me what
wicked boy l am. l was surprised q
: myself too; for de kind Of Charac h
give me would put me in a museum
;, il ever I lost my job wit Miss Fanni
!. But he couldn't give me de sack for
; l went Duchess would go; and as
: was telling you, none of EN- would pee
- | about Duchess leaving Miss Fam
p just now. But dat I'm not talkin
= about.