Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-01

since I've known him." said Mac in
genuously. But hold on, Belle. I'll
get my coat on, and well go for a
walk. Tits so stuffy in here
"Of all the inhospitable creatures,
Mac! I've come to take luncheon with
you. l want to see how you live-and
| I'm half starved" Whereat Belle
calmly proceeded to pull off her gloves.
but, Belle began Mac, with sig
nificant glance at Sir Arthur
"Oh | shall not mind Sir Dummy in
the least. You can write us an intro
duction, or do you talk to him on your
fingers? | should love to see you do 1t.
A deaf and dumb poet! What relief!
l shan't have to say things | don't
mean, and if he can't talk | shall not
know how silly he is. What curly
nightT'
Sir Arthur might have been seen to
squirm.
Belle, Belle! say, now. you
mustn't
But where's the harm, Mac? You
say he's deaf and dumb"
"Ye-e-es, but / don't know just how
deaf he really Is, and If he should hear.
you know
HE would only hear the truth. 1t
might do him good. I'm sure he's con-
ceited, even if he is dummy. Why,
whatever are you doingT'
Just what Mac was doing was this:
He was trying to wave a warning to
the incautious Kid, who in the fullness
of his Joy and prompted by an unfeel-
ing desire to catch glimpse Of Sir
Arthur's face had parted the wardrobe
curtains.
"N-n-nothing at ALL"
Belle eyed him shrewdly for an I'M
comfortable moment Then, after re-
Election, she asked: And where's your
: other chum, the one you call the Kid!
Is he deaf and dumb or blind?"
Its too bad" said Mac. with an eff.
fort at sincerity, but you'll not meet
the Kid this time. He-he goes about
seeing the art editors a good deal, you
know"
Does he1 Well, | did hope to see
him. He is the one, you wrote, who
|, raved over my picture. Isn't that a
4 photograph Of him stuck up there or
the WALTZ
There was no denying this, for it hat
!, been plainly labeled THE Kid
He's little fellow with brown eyes
isn't he? And didn't you say he was
Z nj pnIla Ind Twin fhf
picture did he draw all these sketch
es? How clever! Especially that on,
Of a row Of red packing boxes"
packing boxes, Belle! That is al
impressionistic study Of lower Broad
way at sunset"
Really? Well, l never should hav,
guessed. But that smoking lamp rest
ing on blue table cover is effective"
Smoking tiddlesticks! Belle, 20,
know nothing at all about art. An.
one can see that's night scene In tn
harbor. I'll not have you poking ful
at my friends behind their backs"
"Why, Mac, l wouldn't do that 70
the world! But look! What is the mat
\ ter with Sir Dummy? He's shaking al
Il over. Perhaps he's having a chill or
fit."
! The heaving shoulders of Sir Arthu
were suddenly stilled. There! He
over it." continued Belle. How cur
Gus! Why doesn't he turn his head?
I should like to see what he looks lik'
| I'm going to peek"
| II say, Belle, behave, can't you?
| pleaded Mac.
| But Belle had her own ideas abor
| behavior, and, as usual, she followe
| them These ideas led her to tipto
into the corner. There standing b.
| fore the blue denim draperies, sh
| peered curiously at the young man
the chair.
| IF I could see his eyes, she b,
gan.
Then Sir Arthur rebelled. Droppin
his heels from the window sill
ed turned quickly about and faced b
u, tormenter.
Ie. "Oh, oh! Your Into these thre
er words Belle managed to put much al
lit constituent. Then came an impulse
be escape. With a quick movement 81
reached around flung the blue denil
&c. curtains before her and jumped bat
r. into the very arms Of the unsuspeC
IS, ing Kid. Then she said OH aga
n and squealed Historically. Next 81
1T rushed for her brother and got behiI
him.
If, "H-h-how many more are ther
gs Mac" she painted.
"These," said. Mac, with a compr
p hensive wave of his hand, "constitu
our entire collection. The fact
he Belle, you took us by surprise
"And do you always tell such who
&c. pers when you're startled? One mig
think l was bogy mani"
We "Well-not quite that-but, you sc
an we've are playing hermit just no
| Mao foI,1orinu 1l