The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01

Grumbling, James went into the
kitchen, mounted chair and began
banging away at the pipe, very
much after the fashion Of Burners
J" Culpepper Ferguson The pipe
acted piggishly. James grew deter
mined. One end slipped in and then
the t other slipped out, half a dozen ! 7.a
came angry; and in his anger he over
reached himself. The chair slid back.
He tried to balance himself an d, in the
mad effort to maintain perpendicular
position, made frantic clutch at the
pipe. Ruin and devastation! Down
came the pipe, and with it peck Of
greasy SCOT. : -.... 49,
Monster Pierre yelled with terror and
despair. The pies on the rear end Of
selle Celeste screamed with laughter,
whether at the sight of the pies or
NJ 'sieu Thames, is more than can say.
James rose to his feet, the cuss-words
of a corporal rumbled behind his lips:
He sent an energetic kick toward
Pierre, who succeeded in eluding it.
Pierre's eyes were full of tears.
What a kitchen What a kitchen! SCOT,
SCOT, everywhere, on the floor, on the
tables, on the walls, in the air!
Zee pipe - he burst forth; "zee
, pipe! You hat zee house full Of gas! -
James, blinking and sneezing, boiling
with rag &c and chagrin, remounted the
chair and finally succeeded in joining
the two lengths. Nothing happened
this time. But the door to the forward
rooms opened, and Miss Annesley
looked in upon the scene.
"Merciful heavens! -. she gasped
"what has happened9' :-....
'.Zee stovepipe bust, mees,' ex
planned Pierre. E.... - ~
The girl gave Warburton one look
mouth, and fled. This didn It add tt
his amiability. He left the kitchen
in a downright savage mood. He ha6
appeared before her positively ridicu
lous, laughable. A woman never car
love man, nor entertain tender regard
for him at whom she has laughed. Ant
the girl had laughed, and doubtless was
still laughing. (Hcwever, I do not Of
fer his opinion as infallible.)
He stood in the roadway, looking
around for some inanimate thing upo11
which he might vent his anger, whe1
the sound Of hoofs coming toward hin
Shoudsf him. He aggd PSs s tgsss hi ii
but gave way under him. Caught
his sister Nancy McS It was sne all e oVe
now, for certainty. He knew it; h
had about one minute to live. She wa
! too near, so he dared not fly. Then
, brilliant inspiration came to him. H
quickly passed his hand over his face
|, The disguise was complete. Vidocq
: wonderful eye could not have pene
trated to the flesh. ".
!. + + Y~.~
"James!,' Miss Annesley was stand
j. ing on the veranda. "Take charge o
| to see you'll "a
. James was anything but glad.
= the matter with this feliowY Has
!. the black plagued Ugh!' She sli
; from the saddle unaided.
y James stolidly took the reins.
: 80 The Kitchen stovepipe fell down,
t Betty replied, "and James stood in tn
!, Immediate vicinity of it. ~
. The two girls laughed joyously, .br
James did not even smile. He had hal
l. a. notion to kiss Nancy, as he ha
:. planned to do that memorable night c
!, the ball at the British embassy: BIZ
:, even as the notion came to him, Name
:. Of harm g way. s
u "James,'' said Miss ,Annesley, re-
; and wash your face at once. ;"
u eyes, MISS
At the sound Of his voice. Name
turned swiftly; but the groom had pr
K sented his back and was leading tt
= horse to the stables.
Nancy would never tell me the su
stance Of her conversation with Mi