Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-16
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Yes, | saw HOLSTER" said the
young man In the irreproachable
clothes. Went out TO dinner with
him"
you don't say" exclaimed his
equally irreproachable companion. 81
haven't seen old Holly In years And
| live in the same town with him.
That's the way It goes. How's he
looking"
Pretty seedy," said the first young
man. Pretty seedy, poor beggar! You
heard about his marriage, didn't your"
why, yes, | got cards, bat I
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 myself--almost turned
him down when he spoke to me- Say.
he was wearing fedora hat and he's
grown beard You know what
sandy beard of hair he had' Well,
you can imagine hew no looks with
a beard 1t wasn't as II II was well
trimmed, even. II was straggly and
ragged as some old tramp's-and III
bet he'd worn his trousers for two
or three weeks since they were
pressed. He looked cheerful, though"
HE always was pretty cheerful
sort of a 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 II? Well, it's ont 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, bag of grape fruit and a bas-
ket of peaches. He already had
few other packages to carry.
We'll, 1t took us pretty nearly an
hour to go. When we got off 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 a wide
When Holly told him he had to walk
he set up .doleful howl, and Holly
turned the beefsteak and two other
packages over to me and took him on
his shoulders.
I'VE walked about q mile and
half, | should say, and then we came
to fairly decent looking cottage, and
three more children rushed out and
clung to Holly's 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! Fivel
Think Of It! They had one maid.
but she didn't cook, and Mrs. Hollis
ter had to 60 out into the kitchen
and attend to the dinner She left
the infant with Holly and the other
young ones helped him to amuse
her.
After awhile Mrs. Hollister cana
in and relieved us and a few minutes
later dinner was announced. We all
went In, kids and all. One Of 'em was
sitting up in high chair and shovel.
ing mashed potatoes and gravy all
over himself and the tablecloth. Aud
you ought to have seen that girl they
had try to serve table
After dinner we went out on the
porch and Holly gave me a cigar to
smoke. don't like to say anything
about the quality of mans cigars,
and | haven't said word about the
dinner but wasn't Hollister rather
particular about his tobacco in the
old days? We didn't get to talk
much. because the kids got to chasing
each other about the porch, and one
of them fell off and cut his fore
head. Mrs. Hollister had Just got the
baby to sleep and that woke 1t up
again Then Holly had to put the
children to bed and one of them
wouldn't go to sleep without story.
At last he came down and gave mo
history OF the suburb, and Mrs.
Hollister Joined us presently bearing
jug Of lemonade.
"The funny thing about 1t is that
Holly seemed quite to enjoy II all
Dragged no end about the kids. | got
sleepy about ten o'clock, and l believe
they we're both sleepy, too He tells
me he's given up the club
"Oh, years ago"
81 suppose so What do you think
he said to me going back on the
train?"
II give II up"
HE said Jimmy, you ought to get
married and come out to Willow.
brook to live. Chicago Eaily News.