The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-16
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pened that the first person he ran a.
cross who could decipher. Guiseppes
Greeleyoglyphics was none other than
that Montague boy. Rome was a
kind-hearted dude, and after stringing
the noncomp, awhile, he took the note
and read the list out loud, not being
in the least surprised to find himself
not among those expected.
The idiot was so grateful to Rome
for helping him out of an awkward
mess, that, just on his own, he extend
ed cordial invitation to his friend,
the enemy, to be amid the throng on
Saturday night. Then he hurried on
and ordered the meringues and Dor
rowed Tony Garibaldi's spoons and
punch bowl, as he had been told. And
Rome, being mentally all in, from
thinking about julie, was fool enough
to accept the invitation.
There was great doings at the Capu-
let party. Between dances and drinks
the members of the family stood a.
round and oiled their guns and whett-
ed their knives, and talked about what
they would do if they saw Montague.
And right in the midst of their festiv-
tiles one of them reported that dis
guised member of the hated opposition
was in their midst spoOning with the
prize pullet of the Capulet hennery.
Maybe that didn't create a little furry.
But it did, though. For twenty min
utes following this announcement the
place looked like a combination of
the Westernholm and Winchester dis
plays at the Worlds Fair. Rome was
not made in a day, but Romeo was
made hard to catch in about five min
utes.
But he was all to the foxiness.
While they were hunting down in the
mint beds along the creek, Rome
wasn't doing a thing but rubberin5
around under Jules bedroom window,
watching for a chance to have chat
with her. Finally she appeared, he
cleared his throat, and they opened
up the conversation with a lot of
pyrotechnic soul-searching goOgoOs
that would have had an asbestos cur
tain blazing like prairie fire in a
minute and a half. Whenever she
would tell him how much Ootsey loved
it's inns. inns would get busy impov-
crushing the dictionary telling Ootsey
that she had no monopoly as a journ-
about $50, to bid each other good
night. 1t took the usual time to COM
plete the job, so daylight interrupted
them just as they were making a date
for that morning at 8.
Rome hiked for a priest friend of
his and let go of the entire story.
The member of the Society for the
Depopulation of Purgatory told him
he d better tie up with the girl as soon
as possible, and that by so doing he
might put the family rumpus to sleep
for keeps. So, when Rome got let
ter from julie that morning, he sent
back word that if she'd meet him at
the priests house in Covington right
away they'd marry, and be hanged to
the whole push. That was so much
like the last Bertha Mud Clay story
julie had just read, that she began
dressing at once, and within a few
minutes they had a right to be as
rude to each other as they pleased,
like other married people. See you
'sevening," was Rome's parting mess
age as they separated at the corner of
Peach alley and Spaghetti street,
But when julie had had her clothes
line rope ladder dangling at her win
dow for an hour or two and Rome
hadn't showed up, she sent nursey out
to see where the quiet game was in
progress. Nursey came back in few
minutes reporting pretty howdy-do.
Rome had got into a rumpus with
one of the Capulet boys, and had side
ne knife work until Monta-
que had butted in and got killed, then