The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-07


Exactly"
'But l don't see where l come in"
Il want you to run over to Mount Ea-
gle, where Miss TriXie hangs out. and
keep a sharp eye on her till the bust
ness is through. Shariley X Snppit
are us sharp as scissors and shut as
tight. They are in constant c0mmu"i-
cation with Miss Trix3r. If you 90 to
Ireland you may be able to tap the
wire at that end. Miss TriXic is as
loose and Lively as they are close"
III go. I'll like to do the little girl
good turn if can.
Miss Trixie Mordant felt particularly
dull during her voluntary exile in
County Clare The pasSionat" appeals
Of her elderly adorcr We're uCnotO-
nously dismal. Nothing to do and no
one to talk to-that was her trouble.
IF | only had somebody to laugh
with me at these yokels could stand
it," she muttered discOnsolateIy
Then her eye wandered from the sea
in front to the tennis ground on the
left, and at a glance she knew that
fate had been kind and her prayer was
answered. \ young man dressed in
tile extreme of fashion lounged across
the ground carelessly swinging a ten
mis- racket. His blazer blazed hot
crimson and yellow in the hot sun
shine. Miss TriXie's heart warmed to
him at once as a kindred spirit. In
five minutes she, too. StrOllcd out on
the ground. She was quite clustered
at first when She found a young man
on the ground and glanced at him-oh,
so baShfuily! - from under her long
lashcS when he dared to speak to her
But in two minutes they We're in the
midst of Il lively single of tennis: in
two hours they were "TriX" and "Jer,"
as if they'd known each other all their
lives. 1t was the day after when the
lively young lady was planning Il bicy-
Gle expedition that a waiter brought
her telegram. \ monosyllable es-
capped her as she read it, Then She
pettishly tore the pink paper into
pieces and flung the fragments into
the turf bucket" that stood by the
empty fireplace.
'Now what have l dOne?" she cried
repcntantly the next moment And
Old Shorkey soeciaIIv vornnd mo to no
careful. Pick up the bits for me. Jer"
Tor irs+.ntIv hrriod h;,,,soIf bo,d
md sbo,,rdor. :, +ho t,,,f n,,o,.o+ II,
quietly sIipped an Old telegram Of his
own from his nocIxet and rnder covar
of the bucket tore if IN niecns hafora
he rescued the fragments of Miss
Trixie's
She took the hits ha rave hoy If 81
match and burnt thnm in the emnty
CRATE
Hale an ham ofte,v,r1 To. j., hi.
had.oon with +bo door l,.I.,I nod.
q nuzyIo man Of hits of mini. r,ror o,,
his d,o.si,o, to,io MD tI,i, l. ,,.h,+ ho
road tboro.
.Just discovaral child. f,ier1. mt.
fine hir throuob norliamnnt IN snd,,ro
her in pronorty Hone TO nrt smoke in
thair v.hnal vnt NIrs+ h,,rr,, ~, vim,
dned l. old man wiIIipo9 SI,,ri,or,,
A. no tiri.boJ roodin., ho s,,,. with,
thn cornnr Of his ove tJ,ronoh tho WIN.
dow Miss Tvix;e on her who'd Saline
down tbn lawn in fr,nt of tho hotoI
In % ,,or,or+ lao ,,.,e, o,,+ o,,,1 ,.+o.
ber m,I,fno his bil,o Ar 10 dew
abrnoS+ about . ouorter Of . milo iron,
thn nostofficn
.n,, Co., s,,i,, -, l.. ,,:,
..u.,.. -.
Sbo sI;prod OF do,,+o.o,,-,,. ,,oh,,,
her wheel at the DostofIicn and stenne1
I'D TO thp tplpgraph countrr
Ter stood at the omen door dutifuIIy
holding the wheels The tcIrrranh in
strument in the office was one of fine
old fashioned affairs that conscien-
ti0usIv tan ont their MESSAGES Amono
his manifold ACCOMPLISHMENTS in an
other condition of life Mr. Jerome
Blood Smith had learned TO internret
these taDs. This is what they told him.
"To Sharkey & Sninnif London
Send deed at once Old man has CON
scented to execute Mordant"
As they went down the sIone together
on their wheels Ter suddenly remem-
bered. by love" he soid ~ want IN
send a wire too. if Won don't mind
Back pedal, Trlx. III be with Won in q