Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-04
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fos, i saw Hollister." said the
young man In the irreproachabls
clothes. Went out o dinner with
him"
You don't say" exclaimed his
equally irreproachable companion. Il
haven't seen old Holly In years. And
! live In the same town with him.
That's tho way II goes. Hov's he
looking1"
Pretty seedy." said the nrst young
man. Pretty seedy. poor beggar! You
heard about his marriage. didn't your
Why. yes, got cards. but
was In Minneapolis at the time, and
couldn't get away. haven't hoard
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 q beard. You know what q
sandy beard OF hair he hAdf Well.
you can imagine how he looks with
a beard. II wasn't as II II was we'll
trimmed. even. II was straggly and
ragged as some ol1 tramp's-and I'll
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 n chap. You say you went
to dinner with HIM"
He was bound should 60. Said
he wanted me to meet the missus.
Living out In the suburbs Willow
brook. Know IT. Well, it's out 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 q thick beef.
steak. . bag OF grape fruit and q bas.
ket Of peaches. He already had 4
few other packages TO carry.
Well. II took us pretty nearly an
hour to 20. When we got OF 4 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.
footsd and clothed In . shirt and
blue denim o-eralls. Holly acknowl.
edged him ~ his son. Clarence Ed.
ward. Clarence Edward walked with
us To The end OF the station plat
form and then demanded . vide
When Holly told him As had to walk
he set UP . doleful howl. and Holly
turned the bssfstsak and two other
psckagss over 70 ne and took him %
his shoulders,
We walked about . mile and q
half. I should say. aAd then We came
10 . fAiriy decent boxing cottage. and
tArss more eAildrsa rushed ost snl
siung to Holly's leSS-thrss! That
made four. When W got - The
porch nsa Mo,hstss cane ost and
What DO yeu think! shs had . baby
n her Arms. That made nvsi' rvsl
Think Of II! They had one maid.
bat she didn't cook. and hrs. Hollis
ssr had 10 20 out into the kitehsa
and attend 10 the dinnss. She len
the iafAnt with Holly aal De Other
young esss Asipsd him 10 snsss
hss. .,
After awhile krs. HoaAstsr came
In and relieved ~ and . few niAutss
later dinner wAs announced. We IL
went In. kids aad ali. oAs of EN- was
sitting ~ n . Ash chair aad shovel
ing mashed potatoes Aad grsvy ali
over himself and the tAblseto<h. And
you ought V have SEQ tAsS gid thsy
had ~ b ssrvs tAble.
After diaasr We vsat est on The
porch and Holly gave me . cigar "a
smoke dsa't nike 10 say saythins
about the quality Of . maa's ctsars
and hAvea't said . word about the
dinner. but wasn't Hoiiistsr rather
particular Aboat his tsoseco iu the
old days. We Adnt gst TO talk
much, because the kids got 10 chasing
each otAsr abox, ths ,orch. and one
OF them fell on and cut his fore
head Mrs Noliistsr had Just got the
baby to s,sep aud that woke 1, w
again. Thsp HOLLY had TO pat the
ohldrsa 10 bod Aad one cf them
wouldn't 20 70 sleep without . story.
AZ last he came down and gave me
hi.tnvy NJ the subuYb And Mrs