New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

Hf Him with Pin.
III be back as soon as I can" ard otf She goes
Well, ! strolls over TO the table, pulls out one ol
the Looey Fourteenth-st chairs. and springs my
best four 0 clock grin on Miss TolllVer.
"Oh, M McCabe!" she gurgles. - How jolly or
you!"'
- And you We met Wally, haven't your. says she.
On then you must.
| knew the minute put eyes on Wally that his
face didn't suit. Not that | mentioned 1t. on.
mol ! can be reckless enough at times, but this
I..apened TO be one OF my careful days FoT W Naily
l,e.s something OF boy. | remembers Sadie sayln
a big, handsome fellow he was Well he was
desz and a fist like a maui head Maybe he
handsome too. 1t all depends whether YOU like
50 much Jaw. and chin with dlmple IN II
RI,r he want cheerful Oh my no, lie looks
about as a1niable as a TWO hundred-pound college
halfbacIl when he tucks the ball under his arm
third down five yards to gain, and starts TO hit
the line. And there amt any change IN his ex-
preston he turns that PAIR OF gloom condeTseTs
on me
You hide II well, thinks l. What said, though
was something that didn't mean anything special
Then | lets a waiter bring some toasted crack
ers and cheese and bar le due Jam, and tres
to head off Tony from pour1n me q cup 81 tea But
Miss Tolliver IS too interested IN passln me out
fine line OF afternoon conyersatlon And say, Tor
the brand, great talk. 1t comes out III CUR
giles and gggles and guggles, like pour1n champagne
from bottle; maybe more like one OF these
oe1-ser fountains such as the Madison Square
1ark-vou know, a gush and then q splash, then
another gush and another splash. Sounds good
deal the same too,-kind OF t1nkly almost as good
as music. But say, there Wa mt any more sense
10 it than as if she'd been BLOWN on coTnet.
YO, 've heard these featherwelght COnEerseTS. Why
l couldn't tell you now OF 4 single thing she sa1d
in the haf-hour | sat there hstenln 10 her. But
She was worth watchin' with her big eyes Tollin',
and the feathers on her hat noddin and the pink
and white playin peekaboo IN her check
III admit | was enloyin It, until all OF a sudden
remembers Wally. You see, q sort OF been eX-
1ectin to sit around IN the wings lOokn foolish
while them two made googoo eyes al each other
across the table But here ! finds myself BEN
aved for first leadin gent while Nally i cast o1
q thinkin' part. As | turns 10 see how he 5 takn
II | has ali | can do keep from thrown up my
elbow to block swing. And he sure was lookln
savage
Never 1nind,- says l under my breath. She
don 7 mean IT..
.Eh!" says ne. Bee pardon:"
All, cheer up says l. It'll be your turn
soon
But say, he don't seem to get glirnIaer of what
/ IN dr1vin at. But he don't care much tlthel. III
he only gives me scowI and turns back 10 Watchln
ony out OF heavy tragedy eyes OF his CouGSt
can see that Miss Antolnet;e 1ust tsIn me t"I
4 dummy and g1vln Wally a benefit performance
But not known how much OF that kind Of stnngln
he d stand without getun ambitious 10 take 1t out
on me. / Wa Il any TOO easy. kept thinkIn
what . figure d rough hOusIn Il with a heavy
weight a swell room, and me WcaTlt PlHCk-
ney 5 frock
Them gggles OF 1onys was getun on ny nerves