The Washington times., 1906-10-14

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other matters At Alvord's request
Judge Blodgett was moving that these
be struck out, while Slater insisted
that II ought 10 be a base on balls-
Tt was a new experience ToT Amldoh-
He was surprised 10 ind a something
in II which ne enjoyed, The very hub
bub was interesting.
No wonder. such being the cOndi-
tions, that the A. d. T boy raped
long and was not heard. No wonder
that the ultimate opening OF the door
was unnoted by those present. or thar
10 one observed the tall man with
uhisker extensions TO mustache nat
uraUy too large. who came In after the
messenger. Observed or not. however,
he entered and walked heavily down
the banquetng hall
"Brassfeld, q summons for you"
said he iercely, Here's the copy; this
is 'rlg'nal Waive the readin'.
s'pose7 Sorry to interrupt So long"
Amidon looked at the stin document
as II II had been a ella monster on
toast He saw such words as state
OF Pennsylvania, County OF Rockou,
ss." and Default viii be taken against
YOU. and Judgment rendered thereon
and sundry dates and figures. Instinct
lively he turned TO Judge BIodgett, say
ing:
What's this. BIodgett9''
A tremor OF panic seized on Amidon,
and a wave Of sobriety passed over the
guests. Much the same thing must
have marked the breaking up or the
feast or Belshazzar. The roisterers
gazed at the paper. or began their
preparations for sparture.
What is it?'' asked Amidon.
Il don't know enough about the
practice here" said the Judge slowly.
TO be able to say whether It's good
or not-seems 10 have been hastily
and rather slovenIy gotten up"
but what Is the damned thing?"
shouted Alvord. 'cut Il short and tell
US"
Seems perfectly regular. though"
went on the Judge deliberately. It's
a summons In the case OF Daisy Scar
lett versus Eugene Brassneld IN a suit
for $4,000 for breach OF promise OF
marriage"
Amidon sank back in a collapse
which was almost a faint. The little
nervous Alvord rose 10 command.
Now" said he, standing IN his
place. Il want 70 say few words be-
fore a man leaves this room. know
something Of this case. and I want you
TO take my word that there's no more
foundation for It than there would be
II It were brought against any one OF
US And. furthermore. there must be
nothing said about this. These papers
are not on record yet. and I believe
something can be donei Every man
must pledge me his word that no won't
breathe a word or this. and will deny
II II asked about st."
we promise" came the unanimous
shout
Alvord walked toward the guest OF
honor. tripping over the legs Of Bulli-
winkle as he went. and offered his hand
10 Amidon.
Z say, old man, warned you that
you were carrying on a little strong:
and now here's a"
"How-de-doT' cried Bulliwinkle
In vino verltas Truly, most bibu-
lOus BulliWinkie. thou hast supplied the
very word 20 convey the meaning for
which We at this moment desire eX-
preston. Hreres a hOw-de-do, indeed,
Just as our friend Amidon has made
q successful lodgment IN the outwoTks
Of Fort Waldron-a citadel which he
had taken by strategem, abandoned for
COnsctence's sake. and re-iuvested on
lines OF fairer warfare. 10 say moth
ing Of the investment Of the mayoralty
the hope OF victory Is swallowed up
in a sea -of disasters. The meeting on
the stairway, the repudiation Of Mrs.
Hunter. the arrested Irritation IN the
east room: all these-any or these
we're enough; but what hope for US re-
mains. after this sensational summons,
served IN the small hours OF a baccha-
nalian revel. In breach-of- promise
action at the suit OF tho dreadful
strawberry BlOnde?" Verify, Bulli-
winkle. here is indeed "a how-de-dOl
"Old man." said Mr.. Alvord IN
private communication 10 Mr.. Ami
don az parting. we're none Of US IN
condition 10 discuss this calmly now:
but don't give up, It's a blow, but
with our pull with the press. and our
personal relations with Cox. il lean be
squelched. / believe. Until after cleo
ton
Until when?" asked Amidon daz-
edly.
After election" answered Alvord
After that. while IT Will he a blow. OF
course. fl won't wreck things quite so
completely, YOU know. And even II
IL does sort Of leak out it's one OF
those mix-ups that lots Of voters II
rather admire YOU for. you know. It
may react in your favor, II we
can
Mr.. AIvord." said Amidon. please
10 understand that don't care a rush.
one way or the other, about this cleo
tion!"
Now, now. don't say that said
AIvord soothingly. Il can see how
you feel. Gene-pride and affection.
and Bessie. and the wedding coming
on-but. pshaw, we lots Of us have
things kind Of tangle up on us coming
in on the home stretch Of a pretty
swift heat. Go home and don't wor-
w too much. I'm with you and weW
win. F. y. and p. YOU know. Keep
the other strings pulling rights
only a dav OF so now Good night. old
man. and brace up See YOU tomor-
row"
One rather likes the optimistic fight
er-pu~elv a. a hgFter-of fne AIvo-d
stripe. He was so occupied with Drqos
for the next day's battle t1at the 5ub-
ious features Of the contest wore qI-
ready clearing M in his mind with the
forming o. plans for attacking t1e sit
uation. a few hours OF slcep. and he