Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-11-13
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q clothes Went out 10 dinner viii
him"
You don't say" exclaimed hii
Z equally irreproachable companion "
haven't seen old Holly Ia years Anc
, ] I've IA the same town with him
that's he way It goes. Hows ht
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Pretty seedy." said the FIRST younG
man Pretty seedy poor bcggar, You
heard about h!B marriage. didn't your
why yes got cards. but
wM 10 Minneapolis at the time, and
couldn't get away haven't heard
Of any troubles though
You ought ~ see him. hardly
rscognlzsd him myself turned
him down when be- spoke N me Say.
hs Was wearing a fedora hat and he's
grown a beard. iJu know what a
sandy beard Of hair he had? Well.
you can imagine how he looks with
a beard Il wasn't as II II was well
trimmed, even. II was straggly and
ragged AZ some old tramps-and IN
bet he'd worn his trousers for two
or three weeks since they were
pressed He looked cheerful, though"
He always was a pretty cheerful
sort OF chap. You say you went
10 dinner with him.
He was bound | should 20. Said
he wanted mo 10 meet tho mlssus.
Living out In the suburbs Willow.
brook Know Il? Well, It's out whore
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 a bas
kot OF peaches IIo already had q
few other packages TO carry.
We'll, II took us pretty nearly an
hour to go, When we got on red.
headed boy about four years old gave
a whooD and rushed at HollyB legs
and proceeded 10 chamber all over
him lIo was dirty little imp, bare
footed and clothed In shirt and
blue denim ovcralls, Holly acknowl.
edged him as his son, Clarence I'd.
ward. Clarence Edward walked with
us to the end Of the station plat
form and then demanded wide
When Holly told him he had 10 walk
ho set up doleful howl and Holly
turned tho beefsteak and two other
packages over 10 me and took him On
his shoulders
we walked about mile and a
half should say, and then We came
10 fairly decent looking cottage. and
three more children rushed out and
rlung 70 Hollys legs-threel That
made four When We got 10 the
porch Mrs Hollister came out and
what % you think7 She had baby
IN her arms That made fyel Fiyel
Tlink n ~ They had one maid.
1gi rho didn't cDok, and Mrs Hollis
,sr haf " gO out into the Kitchen
and attend N tho dinner she left
he infant with Holly and the other
young ones helped him 10 amuss
her
"Ailsr awhile hrs Hollister cana
In and relieved US and few minutes
Ihtsr dinner was announced We all
went IN, kids and all. One OF 'em was
sitting up In a high chair and shovel
Ing mashod potatoes and gravy all
over himself and the tablecloth And
you ought to have seen that girl they
had try to serve table.
After dinner wo won't out on the
porch and Holly gave me a cigar 10
smoke. | don't Nike to say anything
about the quality OF a mans cigars,
and | haven't said word about the
dinner, but wasn't Hollistor rather
particular about his tobacco in the
Did days' We didn't get 10 talk
much, because tho kids got to chasing
zach othor about tho porch, and one
n them fol- OF and cut hls foro
read Mrs. Holllster had Just got the
,aby 10 sleep and that woke It ND
'galn Then Holly had TO put tho
'hildrcn 10 bed and ono OF them
wouldn't go to sleep without story.
" last he came down and gave me
history Of tho suburb, and Mrs.
iolllster joinod rs presently bearing
jug Of lemonade.
'Fhc funny thing about It is that
Iolly seemed quite to enjoy It all
ragged no end about the kids. | 20,
leopy about ten o'clock, and believe
hey were both sleepy, too He tolls
nc hos given up tho club"
"Oh, years ago"
81 suppose 80 What do you think
e said to me going back on the
rain'"
81 give II up"
Gle said; Jimmy, you ought to 30,
larrled and come out to Willow.
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