The Washington times., 1906-10-14
DOUBLE
CHAPTER XxII-(continusd)

he chueked the paper out O. the win
der"
LET another scroll be prepared, %
roared Simpson. and go back as per
schedule"
But" said the boy he said
I'VE hold the police force in the
hollow OF our hands, shouted Simp-
son. 1--WE viii protect you"
i should say we would" You
trust us! ITO the DEATH" chorused
the roisterers.
III collect damages from him for
your DEATH" said Judge Blodgett.
Whom do you want EN- paid to2'
Divide the Doodle" said the boy
among my grandchndren-ekaly Do
I go backT'
You DO" said Simpson, 'as soon as
another Exhibit A Is prepared"
TITS ready. most noble Potentate,'
said EdEington Enthusiastically.
Then let the messenger depart
Where's that menu l had? Hang IL.
you've used IL FOR the kid. and IL had
my remarks on 1t. As I was saying.
this is Brassheld's night Everybody
tells a story, sings a song or dances.
EdginEton told a story which ne said
was "0n Brassheld." and showed what
a regular devil that gentleman had
been. II seemed that he and "Rrass'
were al one time iy-hshing IN the
mountains, and Eugene had so wrought
on the fancy OF a schoolmlstress that
she had let school out at 3. and gone
10 learn casting Of Brassheld.
And when they came 10 the house
at supper time" he went on. the
whole family were laying for them
'Ketch anything7 said the old lady
anything more n a bunhead? J c n
Zee. said the hired man, that she's
been casrin' purity hard, by the way
her dress is kinder pressed around the
waist. II alters fixes mine that way!
And so on. 10 the narration OF the
outbreak OF hostilities with tho hired
man and the flight OF Brassfeld and
Edgington. At every point Amidon
WINGED. as he got views OF Brsssfeld's
character which hypnousm could not
yield. and the assembly rOared the
louder at his embarrassment.
The messenger boy returned again
by this time. stiu unsuccessful, and
was provided with bunch OF cannon
tre-crackers 10 be exploded IN Coxs
front yard 90 that the invitation 10
the banquet might not be overlooked
Then Slater told OF Mr.. BrassheIds
adventures at the Mardi Gras. the
story consisting mostly Of the account
OF Eugene's wonderful series OF win
ninEs at the race course. where he
adopted the system OF always finding
what horse was given the Longest
odds and playing him.
81 a bot
last day was too full OF mint Juleps
and enthusiasm 10 tell the field from
the judges stand. Said he never saw
the judges stand run with the horses
before Qaughter). thought II was a
good idea-judges could always tell
whether the riding was fair (cheeTs)
and put his money on Azim at about
100 20 /; and when Azim Tomped IN
a winner, they stuffed all his pock-
cts fun ot money. and the reporters
came with cameras TO get shots at
The northern millionaire who had such
q laundering run Of luck, and you
ought to have seen Gene when he
saw the papers in the morning! Had
20 take him 10 Pass Christian next
day. It was too strenuous for your
humble servant at New Orleans. AL
wanted 20 run into him so as to touch
him for luck. and Gene wanted to
nght every guy that touched him. and
about half the time was getting ac-
commodated and taking second money
in every fight Great laughter and
applause)
Amidon vas unable TO tell as 70
the absolute truth OF these tales. but
they had such verisimilitude that they
impressed and shocked him. He was
doubIy astounded at the evident en-
toyment with which they were re-
ceived by his friends, and especially
at the fact Of the hearty and unre-
strained manner In which Blodgett
and even Blatherwick Joined In the
applause. Every shot from the CULVER
of horse-play Except those aimed al
the Iuckless Cox seemed directed at
hfu-Anidou. the dignihed. Here, IL
seemed. he was known TO have been
grIfltv of gambling. drunkenness, and
Tbertinism-the three vices that he
most detested. His face burned with
shame How had Elizabeth ever cared
for such a man as that villain Brass
HeId2 Where was the Sir Galahad,
or LanceIot either, IN this hfe2 He
must somehow. sometime, fine a way
N tell her that II was BTassfield, not
Amidon. who had done these things,
and that he. AmidOn, reared by
dot.ng mother and cared for by a
solfcitnuz sister, and all his life the
model Of the moral town OF Hazel
hurst. was as innocent Of these things
As she was.
These thoughts so filed his mind
that he heard very little OF Judge
Rlodgett's dialect story. Prof Rlather-
wick began German song full OF
trilled RS. achs and hochs, but be-
came Offended a. RuIliWiukle's strident
.'TIow-de-do," at the end OF the 1rst
stanza. and quit. Whereupon BULL
vinkle. for the first time sensing the
fact that something was wrong, i'm the
goodress Of his heart began singing,
Dots How Poor Yacob Found II
Oudt." in seeming compliment 10 the
nationality of the professor; hut. owing
% the sublety Of the reasoning, the
professor failed to take il as such. He
took mortal umbrage instead. and
hurled his card down on the table with
a bang. al which BulliwinkIe slipped
under the mahogany.
Gently as sByIarz settles down
Upon the clustered treasures OF her nest"
Meantime. NIr. Simpson had called on
Mt Knaggs 10 do a dance. as he al
legged himself unable To do anything