Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-09-13


masculines.
'Oh, | mean play dress up pleaded
Gladys. ''I'il put on one of mammals
dress skirts, and Jimmie can put on
papa's coat"
Has it got tailsT' The possibilities
of the proposal appeal to the adorable
one.
Il can find one with tails" eagerly
two this
"All right. Can't you put a skirt on,
Don? Then therein be two ladies' ana
two gcntlcmens i'll the Sarah Made"
Don objected, but his minority vote
was not recorded. ana twenty minutes
later the procession stole noiselessly
up the steps ana opened the door into
the cool, dark hall.
Don, bearing the belicose parrot,
staggered patiently up the front of his
mothers new tailored skirt; Gladys,
with Fluff's claws digging wildly into
her bare arms, switched the train of n
pale blue foulard; Jimmie held his
hand over the quiyering jaws of the
anxious Bunch and divided his atten-
ton between the TT, ling silk draper
les In front of him ana the two tails
that dragged the ground ut his rear.
The adorable one. walking somewhat
remotely bore no indication of any
participation in the proceedings
Don pushed aside the portiere Mt the
parlor door
I'm n Sarah Made" the manager had
explained before starting. every one
sings the things he likes best Just as
quick as we reach the curtains all be-
GIN
Don was like the heroes ut Balaklava
not his to question why He pokel
himself into the dim, sweet smelling
room and opened his mouth In n dole
fu1 howl Gladys pushed in close be-
hind him, shrlly yelling; Jimmie plant,
ed both feet firmly on the blue fouard
and grullly voeferated II. an imitation
bass
Their entrance was evidently not
happily timed. An athletic young man
sprang to his feet with smothered
exclamation and Felicia was silent
from sheer CONSERVATION.
Don's next step, gasping Where the
love in your eyes | could see" was
inimical to renewals of any sort Be
ing born under Cancer, his movements
were usually sidcWise and crablike,
and the clingin% broadcloth skirt add
ed to his uncertainty of balance. IL
fell heavily, and his chubby foot and
legs upset the shrie..ing Gladys and
bo~lei the valiant rag and bone
veIder Gu top of his suffering sisteA
Gladys In falling graspcd despairingly
at the legs Of the ast1unded Parker
and brought him to his knees on the
howliug heap.
Poll escaped from Don's clutches
aud instituted severe investigation
Of every leg, arm or body within reach
of her vicious beak, clamoring inces-
sanity. Go it, old boy. Now's the
time. I'll bet on YOU Bunch O.
Brightness showed his lighting blood
in violent attacks on Poll and the
yowling Persian.
The man disentangled himself an
grily and turned to the now hysterical
Miss Austin but | must confess my
idea of a joke fails to coincide with
yours"
He stepped grimly over the strug
Cling mass, kicked Bunch-not gently
and with apparent relish cuffed the
squeaking parrot
"Glad tidings of great JOY l bring"
,I,i 10,
into the hall The adorable one was
st,rlding IN his most admired Sunday
pose. his hands loosely clasped before
him and his beautiful face turned up
ward. lie smiled beatifically into Par
ker's face and completed his carol
did she like IT." with sweet solici-
tude. Did she like the Sarah Nade?"
bobby sternly, who put up this
job and what is it for!'
Me" proudly. I'VE wanted to Sa-
rah Made her"
From the parlor came pitiful sob
and then sirll, insistent, childish
voice, did he say. Aunt Fillie--did he
say that p'ticlar thing he came to
say"
Parker went back.
Il didn't, Gladys, but I'm going to
now. won't he driven off so easily"
Ana. to the astonishmcat of the sere
naders he took Aunt File in his arms,
whispering swift, passionate words
that brought back the sweet flush to
her cheeks and tremulous happy
smile to her lips.