New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11


from the Van Urbans for the opera
What kind of a bluff did YOU throws" SAYS l..
None at ALL shorty, says he. I just asked
if they would have room for three. and they said
they would
Saw. that Ronv don't need no nerve-tonic. does
he. You know about the Van Urbans don't YOU.
They weigh in at something ike umpteen millions
and are a good fifth on Mrs. Astor's list
Straight goods now, says You don reckon
to spring this aggregation on the diamond horse
shoe, do YOU"
We must put in the time somehow" saws he.
| thought 1t might be all a grand josh until I'd
watched some Of his moves. First We hunts up one
of those swell Stops where It Just SAYS Robes" on
a brass plate outside. Roly STAYS in there four
minutes and comes out with piece OF dry-goods
that they must have stood him up a hundred for
kind of cloak, ulster length all RUSTY black silk
outside and white lined Miss Creamdrops she puts
1t with fuss than as if she d been brought
up on such things and had ordered this one month
ahead
Next We shifts Mott-st. chariot for the real
artlce-with rubber tires and silver lamps and heads
tor the studio, havIn stopped long enough for
ROlly to phone his man 20 chase his spike-tailzI
suit down there hOtfoot.
About that time 1 got wise to the fact that Roll
and the girl were ringin me into their talk. and
gettin' curious. 1 see RoIy shaking his h.. E
ike he was tryin TO prove an abb and every once
in awhile pOintin 10 me. First thing knows She 4
quit his side of the carriage and was snuggIin --
alongside OF me, COON away in some OurIart- b
kind of baby talk that I didn't savvv I made -1
kick though, until She begins 10 pat me on -e
head.
Call her off, VIII you:" says I I'm no -.=-
kid"
The young lady IS merely expressing her thanks %
says ROIy, 10 the gallant young hero who f.
rescued her from the Nalabistos Don't shy. $. ---
She says that anyone as brave as YOU are r.a-- E
worry about not being handsome
come back that she could understand. I a-- Ike
a monkey, though, havin my hair mus--- and
thinkIn maybe next minute she d give me --. --
And ROlly sat there GRIMM Ike jack-I4r----
didn't get chance TO break away until -a got
10 the ranch here. Then left her IN the buggy
while We went up 70 make a EghrnIn change Ne
too; Sure We got q headWaIter rig Bought It
for Tim Grogan's annual ball, but l never looked
TO wear II out attendin grand opera.
Il hope the Van Urbans VIII appreciate --a- I'm
gvIn' EN- a treat, SAYS l.
They'll be blind If they don't Says Rolly.
" Is it Your collar that hurts most:
No, its the shoes, saws l but r.--- the
pain'n numb down by the time We get there
We made our grand entry about the e-t If the
second SpaSm. The Van Urbans had taken -her
corners There was Papa Van Urban. Io..~ Ike
ready money; and Mama Van Urban. made up
regardless; and SIS Van Urban, one of --- al
GaInSb borough girls that any piker could - . Tor
a winner on form and past perfornarce
Say, 1t took all the front l had in ~-a-, list 70
tag along alSo-ran, and when I -- Of
ROuy headIn the procession l was dead --. Tor
him. l coudn see how he was goIn 10 r-.-. good.
And what kind OF a game do YOU think Dr. .-i5
out: Straight talk, nothin' but, Course il. int
make any family hiSt'ry out of teIi-' who lady
friend was but as Jar as he went 1t Tailed . the
card
out We go now" says I to myself. a-. .aols
TO see Mama Van Urban throw cat III. she
didn't. She just squealed a Lr-le. sarucs me
nd IL - L -