The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-16

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time, I'm getting him right where ry'
wanted him, Hc seems 10 sure ,meal
business, IN see the adhesive kid
When VI came In with the letter IL
tho large canvas telescope, l.N said Il
herself,
"oh, the sweet thingl Why he's goi
the duke skinned both ways from th,
Jack. for looks and manners and every,
thing else, And the nersel Gee, you
couldn't shake Il with ton Of dyna,
mite. No duke for mine, II can put the
handcuirs on this, lIuh,uh"
vi managed the love affair carefully
80 that the foxy l4iy could get sucker
and stucker on her instead of on tho
duke, in the meantime doing all sne
could TO make herself as necessary AS u
mornings morning to the boss himself,
liv was as patient a. possible with
her butler and few other ciphers who
were foolish about her because manuel or
other toll was distasteful 10 them. and
kept on thinking about this cute boy Of
the dukes
Liy had hired girl named Maria, who
was case. She had three gentleman
friends besides the policeman and the
ccman, aud she kept all OF them doing
charades. Malyolio. Liv's butler. had
such case OF swelled head that the
others OF the help were all sore at him.
so Maria. who could write her mistress
hand to the T." put up a job, She wrote
letters In Llv's mitt and left them scat.
tered about the place where Nal would
pipe them. These letters told him to
do all sorts Of foolish thing-, and he was
sucker enough to bite and do them.
Maria had put the gang wise. and they
very nearly died laughing the next few
days at Mails caprrs. To top il OH,
they had an insanity commission 1T on
him. and the report was that his head
was In worse fix than a packing house
/ In Jungle. SO he was taken away ~
he dippy domicile. where comedian
rigged up as priest went and kidded
aim. They were the real village cilt-ups.
Meanwhile, things were getting badly
nuddled with the leading man and
woman and their understudies. The duke
Tas getting worse and worse wrapped up
n vi and thought II was Liv he wanted.
Though vi knew better and didn't
Worry. Also. Liv was getting 10 the
leepless point about vi, and VI was
hewing holes in the pillow slips every |
light thinking about 0rsy. Wasn't that
kettle Of peaches9
One OF Liv's taggers was 50 sore at |
] that he challenged her to duel. vi |
ouldn't play boy on that worth whoop |
nd was scared Ito pale mauve color
rimmed with robins egg blue.
But just then thing. began to straight.
n out. They had to. II was getting
ear lO:45. and the cabs were beginning
, stop in front Of the theatre.
Wis brother Sebastian, came along.
nd they were such ringers for each
ther that Liv got stuck on him, and
ever knew the difference until after
hey were married ON the quiet. and
hen she didn't care. Sebastian was Just
I smit with Liy as Liy was with him,
D 1t was mighty fine. Orsy kept up
Is spiel at Liv though 1t had merely
ecome habit, and he didn't mean it
5 much as he used to, and vi kept
emitting bit on him all the time without
Is knowing it. Brother Sebastian took
art in that duel that vi was so scared
!, because the other man took him for
! and tackled him on the street corner.
hat Bas did to the other fellow kept
lree surgeons busy with their sewing
achines for week. So Vi had earned
reputation as a scrapper.
Then came the finish Liv met vi in
rsy's presence and called her hubby"
renigged Indignantly, and tried to
Iuare herself with Orsy, who was
ighty sore To think his valet had cut
m out. Liv got on her high horse be-
use she thought her man was renounc.
Z her in company, and nobody can
ame her, either.
But just then Bas sauntered in, his
eaver still steaming with the corpuscles
the chap he had sliced, and in a few
inutes things were clearer vi and Bas
ere as surprised about it as any one,
r each one thought the other was dead
d that there were spooks walking.
When 1t finally got through the dukes
ciputal bone what had happened, he
rs the tickledest duke you ever saw.
, said he had been keeping up forced :
ed pressure all the time on taat
iyia stunt, ever since he had taken in
tile Breeches, there. And he told vi /
hike for the commodore's house and
t cher dress, SO they could be married
fore he was out Of the notion.