Mower County transcript., 1906-01-24

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HI, ack say /, you old hemp pecked,
where are you .;3 4 :5s 5s
The dining ON door5 slid back and d
a III, 4. |. tudious- oking gentl
rather plain than otheEEwise, stood on
the thres hold. IS ISL %.
81 81 % ane what is ali thi Why. Bob,
you scalaWag - and ii a moment they
were pumping hands at "a great rate.
1.-The little maid leaned weakly against
! the balustrade. .I$$ # " :
4? Kit Kit, Kit! ~ say, Kit, come and see
who's here!'' cried John .r. +. Z z
! .s An extraordinarily pretty little
woman, wh ose pal,ot any woman
would have yund derstood. but no man
on earth, and who was dressed in a
charming pink negligee morning
gown, hurried into the hall
Why, it's. Bob!' She flung her
arms around the prodigal and kissed
him heartily, i held him away at arms
i length, and hugged and kissed him
again. I'm not sure that Mr.. Robert
didn't like it: 2 s. . . Z ? =
/ Suddenly there was a. swish of
starched skirts on the stairs, and the
most beautiful woman in all the world
| (and I am always ready to back this
statement = with abundant proofs!)
rushed down and literally threw her,
self into Mr. Roberts eager, out.
stretched arms. Ess5@1
! -"Nancy!" p,
:, ,"Bob!. Bob! you wicked boy! You
almost break our hearts. Not a line in
! two months -vHow could you!- You
might have been dead and we not know
tt!'''-and she cried on his shoulder. T.
Come now, Nancy; ! nonsense!
You'll start 1.-THE color running out Of
this tie of mine!" But for all his jest.
ing tone, Mr.. Robert felt an embarrass-
/ lug lump wriggle up and down in his
| throat. ',lgE,.z H. T., + -
| Had your breakfast?'' asked, the
! humane and practical brother.
1 yep. But + shouldn't mind another
cup of Coffee 5t:... r. - x .ss
| And thereupon he was. hustled into
the dining-room and pushed into the
! best chair. How the dear women
fused over him, pressed this upon him
and that; fondled and caressed him,
4 just as if the beggar was worth all
this trouble and love and affection.
j. Hang it, girls, it's worth being an
outlaw to come to this" he cried. He
reached over and :patted Nancy on the
cheek, and pressed the young wife's
hand, and smiled pleasantly at his
brother. Jack, you lucky pup, you!'
''Two years. murmured Nancy;
'and we haven't had a glimpse of you
In two long years.
"Only in photograph" said the
homeless one, putting three Jumps
! of sugar in his coffee because he was
| SO happy he didn't know what he was
about. -|
"And you have turned 49, said Kit,
counting on her fingers. ~
THAT makes you "a Man." Jack
laughe ed. @... 49,
And much care!''' replied Nancy,
shaking her head defantly. I've a
sneaking idea that she was thinking
Of me when she made this declaration.
For if I didn't care, why Should she
ga handsome, stunning girl like you,
! Nan. ought to be getting married" Oh
! served the prodigal. Whats the mat
ter with all these dukes and lords and
| princes, anyhow"
AM embarrassed smile ran around
the table, but Mr.. Robert missed it
by several inches. :.-:.-~, -
Jack threw a cigar across the ta-
ble. Now said he, where the
deuce did you come from?"
II Indirectly from Arizona, which is
a synonym once removed for war
/. ! Jack looked at his plate and laughed; ;
but Mrs. Jack; wanted to know what
Bob meant by that 4s =: = 4.
i tits a word used instead of war,
as applied by the late Gen: Sherman, -
Jack replied, 81. .sAnd / am surprised
that brother-in-law of yours should
50 far forget himself as. to hint it
even" 81. 4. x. ID 4@ { { 5sss ss=
:@56A"By the way, Jack said my hero,
lighting the cigar and blowing { the
first puff toward the ceiling, his face
admirably set with .nonchalance, do
you know of a family. named Annes-