Mexico Missouri message., 1906-09-20
Copyright, By LothTOp Publishing Company.
CHAPTER XVI
HORACE MILBREY UPHOLD

HORACE MILBREY UPHOLDS THE
DIGNITY OF HIS HOUSE.
In the shade of the piazza at the
Hotel Mayson next morning there was
a sorting out of the mail that had been
forwarded from the hotel in New York.
The mail of Mrs. Bines was a joy to
her son. There were three convention
al begging letters, heart-breaking in
their pathos, and composed with no
mean literary skill. There was a let
ter from one Of the maids at the High
tower for whose mother Mrs. Bines
had secured employment in the family
of friend; position, complained the
daughter, Gin which she finds constant
hard labor caused by the quantity ex-
pected of her to attend to-" There was
also a letter from the lady's employer
saying she would not so much mind
her laziness if she did not aggravate
it by drink. Mrs. Bines sighed de-
spairingly for the recalcitrant.
And who's this wants more help
until her husbands profession picks
up again?" asked Percival.
"Oh, that's a poor little woman
helped. They call her husband the
Terrible Iceman.'"
But this is just the season for Ice
men!"
WELL" confessed his mother, with
manifest reluctance, hes q prize
fehter, or something"
Perct'al gasped.
"-aRd he had a chance to make
some money, only the man he fought
against had some of his friends drug
this poor fellow before their-their
meeting-and SO Of course he lost. II
he hadn't been drugged he would have
won the money, and now there's a law
passed against it, and of course it isn't
a very nice trade, but think the law
ought to be changed. He's got to live"
II don't see why; not If he's the man
saw box one night last winter. He
didn't have q single excuse for living.
And what are these tickets-'Qrand
Annual Outing and Games Of the Egg
Gamblers & Butter Drivers Association
at Suffers Harlem River Park. Ticket
Admitting Lady and Gent, One Dollar
Heavens! What is IT,"
II promised to take ten tickets"
said Mrs. Bines. Il must send them a
check"
But what are they?" her son insist
ed; "egg-candlers may be all right,
but what are butter drivers? are you
quite sure it's respectable2 Why, l.
ask you, should an honest man wish
to drive butter? That shows you what
life in great city does for the NOR
ally weak. Look out you don't get
mixed up In 1t yourself, that's all
ask. They'll have you driving butter
first thing you know. Thank heaven!
thus far no Bines has ever candled an
egg-and as for driving butter" he
stopped, with shAdder of extreme
Iepugnance.
And here's notice about the ex-
cursions Of the St. Johns Guild. I've
been on four already, and want you
TO get me back to New York right
away for the others. II you could only
500 all those babies we take out on the |
floating hospital, with two men In little
boats behind to pick up those that fan
0verboard-and really it's q wonder
any OF them live through the summer
in that cruel city. Down In Hester
street the other day four OF them had
a slice Of watermelon from Mr.. sn.
vinakys stand on the corner, and when
4 saw them they were actually eating
the hard. green rind. II was enough
to kill a horse
-Well. have Your own fun" said her
son, chterfully. Here's q letter from
Uns,r Peter ! must rehd.
sie Few his chair aside ana pagan
sna latters