Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-11-07
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Yes, saw HoliI ter" said the
young man In the irreproacha able
clothes Went out to dinner with
him"
You don't say" exclaimed his
equally irreproachable companion. i
haven't seen old Holly In years. And
live In the same town with him.
That's the way II goes. How's he
looking7"
Pretty seedy." said the first young
man. Pretty seedy, poor beggar! You
heard about his marriage. didn't your"
why yes, got cars. but !
was In Minneapolis at the time, and
couldn't get away, haven't heard
OF any troubles, though
You ought to see him. hardly
recognized him mysef-almost turned
him down when he spoke to me, Say,
he was wearing fedora hat and he's
grown beard. lJu know what
sandy beard Of hair he hadH Well.
you can imagine how he looks with
a beard 1t wasn't as II II was we'll
trimmed, even. II was straggly and
ragged as some OLD tramp's-and I'll
bet he'd worn his trousers for two
or three weeks since they we're
pressed. He looked cheerful, though"
He always was pretty cheerful
sort Of chap, You say you went
to dinner with him?"
'He was bound should go. Said
he wanted me to meet the missus.
Living out In the suburbs--Willow.
brook. Know Il? Well, it's out where
there's beautiful fresh air and lots OF
elbow room. You don't notice the
mosquitoes after you've been there
awhile Holly stopped on the way
down town and bought thick beef
steak, a bag Of grape fruit and bas
+ ket OF peaches. He already had a
few other packages to carry.
We'll. II took us pretty nearly an
hour to go. When we got OF red.
headed boy about four years old gave
whoop and rushed at Holly's legs
and proceeded to Chamber all over
him. He was dirty little imp. bare
footed and clothed in shirt and
blue denim overalls Holly acknowl.
edged him as his son, Clarence Ed
: ward. Clarence Edward walked with
us TO the end OF the station plat.
form and then demanded wide
When Holly told him he had to walk
he set up a doleful howl and Holly
turned the beefsteak and two other
packages over to me and took him on
his shoulders,
we walked about a mile and a
half, | should say, and then we came
to a fairly decent looking cottage, and
three more children rushed out and
clung to Hollys legs-three! That
made four. When we got to the
porch Mrs. Hollister came out and
what do you think? She had baby
In her arms That made FIVE! FiveI
Think OF II! They had one maid
but she didn't cook, and Mrs. Hollis
ter had to go out into the kitcher
| anu ulltuu w lht DhV iNA
the infant with Holly and the othel
young ones helped him to amust
her.
After awhile Mira. Hollister CANT
In and relieved us and few minutei
later dinner was announced. We al
went In, kids and all. One Of EN- wal
sitting up In a high chair and shovel
ing mashed potatoes and gravy al
over himself and the tablecloth. Ant
you ought to have seen that girl the!
had try to serve table.
After dinner we went out on tn,
porch and Holly gave me a cigar Il
smoke. don't like to say anythinl
about the quality OF mans cigars
and haven't said word about tn
dinner, but wasn't lIoliister rathe
particular about his tobacco In tn
old daysl We didn't get to tall
much. because the kids got to chasing
each other about the porch, and on
OF them fell OF and cut his fore
head. Mrs. Hollister had Just got tn
baby to sleep and that woke II u
again. Then Holly had to put tn
children to bed and one OF then
wouldn't 20 to sleep without story
At last he came down and gave m
a history Of the suburb. and Mri
Hollister joined us presently bearin
Jug OF lemonade,
The funny thing about II Is tha
Holly seemed quite 10 enjoy II all
Dragged no end about the kids. 20
sleepy about ten o'clock, and ! believ
they were both sleepy, too. He tell
me he's given up the club"
"oh. years ago"
81 suppose so. What do you thin
he said to me going back on tn
trainl"
81 give II up"
"He said Jimmy, you ought to ge
married and come out to Willow
brook TO live. Chicago Daily New