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which may be OF use"
You're always thinking of some
thing" said Mrs. Tapney, in tone of
4 admiration
III I'd got a head like fathers,
might have chance to do something
in the thinking line! seem to have
| gone In more for legs" said Absalom,
slowly.
My plan is this said the profess
sor, brislly and / want you to no
tice, my dear Absalom, the plan or
rule by which brain like mine works.
In the first place, you have heard me
/ suggest that, in order to carry on my
/ business properly, l should go, as it
We're, to the fountain head, and so
save large prices, and heavy rates, and
/ things of that kind. In word, catch
my bird or beast, and stuff it; think
/ of the saving! Now, on the other
hand, we have mutually determined
or have determined for you--to go
abroad. Let me ask you simple
| question; when you go abroad, how
do you start?"
We'll, suppose by sea-" said Alb
| SALON.
'Good-by sea. Very well, then"
went on the professor; following my
| invariable rule in working out these
matters, what is the first thing we
have to do?"
We'll. to go to the sea, suppose .
| answered the brilliant Absalom.
"Excellent--remarkahly good" es-
claimed the professor. II find, on in
vestigating our stock of ready money,
that we have just about sufficient to
take us to one of those great seaport
towns from whence vessels to all parts
of the world start: we will go there,
and we will leisureiy choose our YES
sci. These things must not be done
in hurry,
That sounds very nice, Daniel, ?
said Mrs. Tapney, "but how are you
going to get on the vessel without
money!"
All. my love, you think too far
ahead" said the professor, with an
indulgent smile. "One thing at a
time. my dear, and we shall do we'll.
Let us advance step by step and care
fully see our way. We will go to
Southampton; we will then decide
what is best to be DONE
So the little professor and his large
wife and his long son started, with
some diplomacy, for Southampton.
Diplomacy was necessary. because GER
tain threats had been made by incon-
siderate people who wanted money;
therefore van of the most innocent
type, which might have been. under
happier circumstances, conveying,
away stuffed specimens for eager pur-
chasers, conveyed instead, under COW
er OF the darkness, certain boxes and
bags. Earlier in the day Mrs. Tapney,
after most affecting farewell to her
! husband and son, had gone out, bear
ing substantial basket, as though
for the purpose of shopping; Absalom
had followed her; and the professor,
the last to desert the sinking ship,
had strolled out, casually enough, in
their wake, smoking a cigar, and
dreaming already OF those foreign
places where he should be able to
catch his bird with his own hands
before stufi1ng it for the market. The
shop, with all tae labor Of many
months which It contained. was left to
its fate. Il
They reached Southampton in due
course; and for a day or two the lit
tie professor might have been seen
with his head more on one side than
ever, wandering about with a cheerful
countenance, watching the great ships
that came and went, and evidently a
little doubtful In his mind as to which
particular one to select.
Meanwhile Mrs. Tapnay, while she
/ placed every reliance on the brain OF
her husband, yet began to think 1t
might be we'll to stir In matters for
herself. especially as on application
TO the professor she discovered that
his stock Of money was practically ex-
hausted. More than that. the people
ct the place wherein they lodged were
ne better than those they had left be-
mind IN London, in that they demand
ed money In precisely the same way.
although with another accent. The
monotony OF this beginning to pail on
MIS-. Tapney, she consulted Absalom
and received from that youth prac.
| lea and common sense reply.
POP the luggage. : said Absalom.
promptly One thing at time. as
father says, he added, dutifully and
ID the present state Of fathers brain.
I he won't miss the ilIEga ge.