The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-20

man had resisted Nancy'S wiles and vim
Dictated his sex.
Nancy's upper lip took on a pathetic
droop. 1t Is an interesting upper
lip. It smiles, and weeps, and is
angry before any other part OF the
face wakens,
"IIe stayed only one day." the
young woman said mournfully,
'nnd things were just becoming so
interesting
~ could love that Texan like
brother" murmured Bobby fer
vently.
.'But he made considerable prog
ress while he was here twinkled
Nancy 'They do these things bet
ter In Texas. They evidently un-
derstand the value Of time down
there. Their ideas don't develop
by geological formal ton. They sfe
quick on the trigger, these Tex
ans
TITS habit they contract thru
social relations with horse
thieves" said the man who came
often. did this Texan drop from
q clear sky. or did he blow in with
Buffalo Bill?"
1.-THE Rollinses captured him. n
Then they didn't know what to do
with such big game, so they sent
for me. Mrs. Rollins wrote most -
beseeching note. She said Jim
that's her husband, you know-was i
mixed UP with this Texan in some
big deal. and they had to do
things for him. They were to dine
at Delmonico's that night, and she
really couldn't bear the brunt alone.
She was sure could put the man
at his ease, and she would be
everlastingly indebted to me if
e. l,,,t -,
feared she was imposing on me, for
jim. said the guest was intensely
western.
Now, Bobby, Mrs. Rollins was
Bostonian before she fell from
grace and married New York
man. knew that what Jim prob
ably did say was that the Texan
was a corker-a wild and woolly" >"
Indian That's Jim's style, but :, -,
translation into Bostonese does ~
soften the outlines Of language.
81 had been awfully dull. You reall!
Shouldn't leave town in Lent, Bobby
call # inconsiderate."
tits a season for fasting" protested
Bobby
well, I've always insisted that self
modification can be carried too far L,
rather see consistent self denial thruou
the year than one orgy Of asceticisnl
That's why I don't allow you to come a
often as you'd like during the sea son
and I don't mind giving you up on Fri
days during Lent but one must have som
amusement for the rest of the week eve
nings, and there's nothing going on.
you were at Palm Beach. I needle
entertainment. Enter Texan. call tina
excellent stage management. The onl
trouble was that the curtain was hurried
In the words Of the poet, I only knew h
came and went.
IT wrote to Mrs. Rollins and told he
! would be glad to oblige her. 1t WASH
necessary to say that I regarded her q
an angel benefactress. but I did.
She and Mr.. Rollins called for m
at Gas.
Il when we drove up to the porte
cochere man who was standing on til
steps threw away a cigar, bowled til
carriage man out of the way as If he ha
been tenpin. and opened the door for u
He was glad to meet us. He said Ro
Inns had proved what he thought Of Mr.
Rollins by marrying her, and had said
was the real thing, and he had lots
fconfdence In Rollins Judgment, 80 +
reckoned our references were good He
sabout come to the conclusion we wei
short on appetite. Dinner had been wal
ling for him since IL o'clock They a
ways had noon dinners in Wahoo
New York woman went down there ono
and had late dinners. She wanted h
Enigger cook to como to the door and sa
t'Dinner is served but the cook drew tt
line right there.
were to dino at the house, ar
the missis told the niger she
Ehave to announce dinner or chue
sher job. (This isn't my vocabulary, Bo1
by, it's the Texans.)
Everybody was sitting in the parlor
$3.50 that evening when the door OPEN
and Nanny stuck her head in, looki1
scared to death.
Say, folks, yah dinnah's dished,' al
yelled. then she slammed the door q,
ran.
HE told us ell this while we were r
ing up the steps. He hadn't a CONN
concealed about him
Breezy? A flfty-1nile- an hour gale
a dead calm compared with him, Bobby.
HE had voice that wasn't exact
loud. but had queer ringing quality til
made 1t carry wonderfully. I never m
clarion toned outside of poem, but
guess those were clarion tones. He sa
Inc had tuned UP his pipes riding roul
and round punches of cattle and Singh
TO them to keep them from stampedin
Ills voice was so fresh and clear that
would have been beautiful on a thirt
4. dhousand -acre range, but there seem
TO be rather too much Of it for Delmor
cos.
Everybody turned to look at the ma
and grinned.
Is this the modest, shrinking violet
was to put at ease?' I asked Mrs. RI
Inns In the cloak-room. She only groane
Boston and Texas have no points of co
tact. Now, thought the man delicio,
AS for being made conspicuous-We
had ON my pink cloth. That gown cot
stand the bright white light that beat u
on the Texan and his party.
I'VE found table. Bill dominated t
room.-No, I didn't call him Bilr. b
that's what the boys call him in Texs
and 1t fits him much better than his co
ventional title.
Bobby he was the biggest thing T
ever seen. He was miles high, and bro
proportionately, and yet he didn't seem
have an ounce of superfiuous flesh.
looked as though he had been made out
whalebone and rawhide. Everythi
about him worked on springs I would
have been surprised to see him pull Out
six-shooter and begin snuffing the ca
dies or get UP and play leap frog over I
tables. It was like playing with an, ele
trio dynamo to associate with him.
seemed to have limitless possibilities
explosion. T never realized before h
understanding and oolor1ess the ordins
man is.
mo one else In the room tried to Ia
Our wild man from Wahoo held the flo
from oysters to coffee. He didn't p
much attention to Mrs. Rollins and
dropped Mr.. Rollins with the entr
/. After that my only rival was the he
waiter The conversation was address