The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-04-21

like you peel the layers on an onion.
but he got on enough 10 pay for the
dinner, gave the waiter halt a dollar. and
smiled 4 sickly smile at the head waiter,
and ] led him out Of The dining room a
broken down old man.. Az We got TO the
lobby. where the horse show OF dress
suit chappies was beginning the even
ing procession. I said to dad: Mex,
time We will dine out. I guess" and nj
that he rallied and seemed to be able to
take a joke. for he said: I'VE dined out
this time. We dined out si3." and then
We Joined the procession Of walkers
around, and tried TO look prosperous.
and after awhile dad called a bell boy.
and asked him II there wasn't n good
dairy lunch counter ear the Waldorf,
where a man could go and get a bowl
Of bread and milk. and the bell boy
gave him the address Of a dairy lunch
place. and I can sec my finish, cause
from this out We viii probably live on
bread and milk while We are here and
I hate bread and milk.
II got all around the hotel. about the
expensive dinner dad ordered for him
self and the little heir TO his estate. and
everybody wanted to get acquainted
with dad and try to get some stock In
his copper mine. I had told dad about
my telling the boys he was a bonanza
copper miner. and he never battcd an
eye when they asked him about his mine.
and he lOoked the part. one man wanted
dad Ia cash n check, cause the bank was
closed. and he Was n rich-looking duke.
and dad MAS Just going to got his roll out
and peel on some more onion when
said Not on your tintype, Mr. Duke.'
and dad left his roll In his pocket, and
the duke gave me a look as though he
wanted 80 choke me. and went away.
saying; There Is Mr Picrpont Morgan.
aud | can get him To cash H." saved
dad over a hundred dollars On that
scheme. and 80 We are making money
every minute We went To our room
early 80 dad could digest hs So worth
Of Glad food.
Gee. but this house got ripped up th'
back before morning You remember
I told you about a counters. or a duchess
or some Kind Of hish-up female that hal
a room next To our room We'll. she I,
Ia beau', from Butte. Mont. or Cuba. A
somewhere. for she acts like a queer
that has Just stepped on her throne fol
a good time. She has got a French maiC
that Is a peacharino. You know thai
horse chestnut. with the prickers on
that ! put In dads pants n, Washington
Well ! have still got n. and as II rsti
dry the prickers are sharper thar
needles. sharper even than a ~seryant'i
tooth. as II says In the good book.
thought I would give dad n run for BIZ
money. cause exercise and excitement
are good for a mar that dined hearth,
on So worth Of rich food. 20 when ",
satisfied from what a bell bo, told m
that the countess In the mex, room, Wit
had gold cords over her shoulders TO
suspcndcrs. was stuck on him. becausl
she was always lnauirlng who the love
~ old gentleman was with the swe-
little boy. Dad he got so interested iha
he forgo, to cuss me about orderinI
that dinner. aud he said he had notice
her. ana would like real well TO get ~
quainted with her, cause a man farawa
from home. sick as a dog. with no ioy
ing wife TO look after him. needed cheer
ful company. So I told him ! had
all arranged for him To meet her. an
then | went out in the hall, sort O
whlstllng around. and the French mai
came out and broke some English 70
me. and We got real chummy, cause sh
was anxious to learn English, and
wanted TO learn some French words; 4
she invited me into the room. and "