Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26

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1t tDds that of tail gentleman endnr.
ting his nineteenth 1otnter.
Fanny won't let him." chuck1ed Mr..
Arp malevolently. Takes all their
spare change to keep Gene there in
style. don't blame her. Gene GER
tainly acts the fool, but that Joe Lou
den is the orneriest boy ever saw in
an ornery world FULL
HE always was kind Of mischeev-
ous," admitted Bnckalew. II don't
think he's mean, though, and It does
seem kind of not Just right that Joe's
fathers money Bantry didn't leave
anything to speak of-has to 60 to
keepin Gene on the fat Of the land.
with Joe gittin' up at half past 4 to
carry papers, and him goin' on nine
teen years old"
"It's all he's at forr' exclaimed Els
kew. Hes low down, I tell ye. Amt
it only last week Judge Pike caught
him shootin' craps with Pixies niger
driver and some other niger hired
men in the alley back Of Pixies barn"
You ever hear that boy Joe talk pol
iticsY asked Uncle Joe Davey, cross
ing a cough with a chuckle. Ellis
heads SO full Of schemes fer running
this town, and state. too. it's a wonder
it don't bust. Henry Louden told me
he's see Joe set around and study by
the hour how to save $4,000, 600 for the
state in two years."
"And the best he can do for himself"
added Eskew, sis deliverin' the Daily
Tocsin on a second hand Star bicycle
and gamblin' with niggers and rihraff!
None Of the nice young folks invite
him to their doin's any more"
THAT'S because he's got 20 shabby
he's quit goin' with EN-" said Bucka-
lew.
mo. 1t amt" snapped Mr.. Arp. tits
because he's so low down. Hes no
more N town outcast. There amt
airy one Of the girls III have thing to
do with him, except that rip-rarin' tom
boy next door to Louden's, and the 9TH
ers don't have much to do with her
neither, l can tell ye. That Arie Ia
bor"-
Colonel Flitcroft caught him surrep-
titiously by the arm. "sh, Eskewy' he
whispered. "Look out what you're
sayin'."
"You needn't mind me-" Jonas Tabor
spoke up crisply. II washed my hands
Of all responsibility for Rogers branch
Of the family long ago. Never was one
Of 'em had the energy or brains to
make a decent livin'. beginning with
Roger-not one worth his salt. ret
Rogers son up In business, and all the
return he ever made me was to 60
into bankruptcy and take to drink. till
he died sot, like his wife did Of
shame. done all could when ]
handed him over my store, and I never
expect to lift finger for 'em again:
Ariel Tabor's my grandniece, but she
didn't act like It, and you can say any
thing you like about her for what !
care. The last time I spoke to her was
year and a half ago. and I don't
reckon I'll ever trouble to again"
Glow was that, Jonasr' quickly In
quired Mr.. Davey, who. being thu
eldest. Of the party, was the most Gu
rious. "What happened"
'She was out in the street, up OF
that high bicycle Of Joe Louden's. Ht
was teachiu' her to ride, an she wal
sittin' on It like man does. stopped
and told her she wasn't respectable
Sixteen years old, goin' on seventeenV
'What did she say"
"Laughed!" said Jonas, his voice be
coming louder as the recital Of hi
wrongs renewed their sting in his soul
Laughed"
"What did you do?"
81 went up to her and told her she
wasn't decent girl and shook thu
wheel" Mr.. Tabor illustrated by stiz
ing the lapels of Joe Davey and shnk
ing him. II told her IL her grandfather
had any spunk she'd git an old fash
toned hidin' for behavin' that way
And / shook the wheel again." Herr
Mr.. Tabor, forgetting in the wrath in
cited by the recollection that he had
not to do with an inanfmate object
swung the gasping and helpless afr
Davey rapidly back and forth in iats
chair II shook it good and hard!'
"What did she do then?" asked Petel
Bradbury.
EEL OF on me-" replied Jonas vic
lently. "On purpose.'
"I wisht she'd killed ye," said MI
Davey in choking voice as. released,
he sank back in his chair
ION purposer' repeated Jonas. "And
smashed straw hat hadn't had
stree months. Al to Qiecesl So u