The Irish standard., 1906-05-19

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You silly ass, you! DO you want to
make the family a laughing-s,ock all
over the town." | was really angry.
Neither the family nor the town
will know anything about it,"-imper-
,urbably.
"Bnt you will be recognized" ! re-
monSlrated Its a clear ease of in,
sanity. after wha. has Just happened
to yon.'
IL promise not to drink any whisky
soberly.
Bob. you are footing me-
MOT the litllest bit. Chuck. I've
worn beard for two years No one
would recognize me. Besides. being a
groom. no one would pay any particular
attention to me. Get the point?"
But what under the sun is your OBJ.
iect?" demanded There's some
thing back of all this. It's not sim.
pie lark like last nights"
"Perspicacions mani" -railingly.
Possibly You may be right. Chuck
YOU know that I've Just got to he doing
1 something. I've been inactive 100 long
am ashamed to say that should
tire of the house in week or less
Change. change, of air. of place. of oc.
cupalion; change must have It,
It's food and drink"
you've met This woman before
somewhere"
Il neither acknowledge or deny. 1t
will he Very novel. | shall be busy
from morning till night. Think of tho
fun Of meeting persons whom yor,
know. hl, who do not know you.
wouldn't give np this chance for any
amount of money"
Forty dollars a month" said !
wrathtully.
Cigar money. '--tranqnilly.
! Look here. Bob: he reasonable You
can't 80 about as groom in Washing
ton. II the newspapers ever scl hold
of it. YOU would he diSsraccd They
wouldn't take yon as a clerk in Il third
rate consulate. Supposlng YOU should
4, run into Jack or his wife or Nancy: do
You think they wouldn't know YOU at
once""
'lll lalte the risk I'd deny that !
knew them: they'd tumble and leave
me alone. Chuck. I've got to do this.
Some day you'li understand"
But the woman's name. Bob: only
hrr name"
+, "Oh. yes! And have YOU slide around
and show me up within "a hours. No
thank you. ] am determined on this
| You ought to know me by this time
\ never back down; il isn't in the blood
And when il is said. where's the harm
IN this cscapade? can see none
ii may not last the day through
Il trust not. savageIy.
am determined upon answering
this letter in ~ rson and finding out
if possible, what induced her to pay
my fine .IaSkaSS ar not, I'm Eoin.
to see the thing through" Then nc
stretched an appealing hand ont tow.
ard me- and said whecdiingly: CHUCK,
give me Your word to keep perfectly
quiet. III drop you line once in 4
while. Just to lc, YOU know how
stand. | shall be at the house to
night. III find an excuse. I'm to 80 IN
north on a hunting expeditions hur-
ry call. DO YOU catch on"
r. shall never be able to look Nan
ry in the face" ! declared Come
Bob. forget ii. II sounds merry enough
but my word for il. yuu'Il regret il
inside OF "a hours. You are "A gradual,
of the proudest military school in the
world, and you are going to make a
groom OF yoursclf!'
i've already done that and beer
locked up overnight You arc wasting
Your breath. Churh"
We'll. hang YOU for a jarkass, sure
| enough. promise but if you get int,
+ any such Srrape as this, you nretln'
send for mr. | refuse to help YOU
again.
u can't exactly see that you did
Lets get ont. Got Il cigar in YOU,
pocket? ! AIN positively dying for a
smoke"
Suddenly a brilliant idea came TO me
Did you know that Miss Anncslry
the girl Won saw on shipboard, is in
Washington and was al the embassy
last nieht?'
No! You don't say" He was to,
clever for me. when get through
with this exploit, Nancyll have to in
troduce me. Did you see her?
YES, and talked to her. You So,
what you missed by not going las,
! night"
Yes. J missed a good nights rest
and cold bath in the morning"
Where shall ] say YOU were last
nish'?' asked presently.
Mister James struck his chin dis
conccr'edly. Il hadn't thought of that
Say that ! met some of the boys and
got mixed up in a little game OF
poker
'fon left your hat on the rack and
your cane in the stand. You are sur
posed to have left the house without
any hat"
HIATT He jumped up from the 90,
On which he had been Sitting and
picked mp the sro0m's tile Didn't
you bring mo hat ID srnayrd.
You said nothing about it,"-and
! rOar"d with laughter
How shall get ont of here?
cant wear this thing through the
streets"
I've mind to make yOn wear it.
And. by love, you shall! You'll wear
II to IN" hattcr's or stay here That's
hnal. never back down, either"
''I1l wear il: only mark me ri rel