Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

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tion for his mother told how, when he was a mere
infant, he had become so absorbed In the produc
ton of tooth that he forgot for whole
week to cry.
Whether or not the mothers loving fancy warped
the rigid outline of fact no one will ever know.
Certain it is that the Professor one night made
profuse apologies to his Jersey COW when, in deep
study he ran plump into her the sidewalk; for
! half dozen Juniors witnessed the encounter
and Juniors never lie.
Mrs. Eliot, during the twelve years of her
ried life, had grown accustomed to inspecting
her husbands necktie and boots before he left the
house, that these tedious little offices had to
be second nature to her. And Professor Eliot had
grown wonderfully dependent upon his wife, little
I as he suspected it. For twelve years she had
scarcely left his side hence the CONSERVATION that
was hurled into his breast by her announcement.
one morning at the breakfast table. that she
Hgoing to take the children and spend week at
RSMa's. In vain he pleaded argued. rebeled. For
#once in her life Mrs Eliot had made up her mind,
and no amount of scoding could alter her purpose.
AS last resort Professor Eliot threatened to
send for Hallam and Forde to keep him company
during his period of bachelordom. Haam is the
most erratic writer of stories the Blue Grass State
has yet produced, and Forde with very conspic-
ious DID. at the end of his name has gone wrong
In the faith-so his orthodox brethren say. These
Pthree men had enjoyed sort of supernumerary
Damon and Pythias friendship during their college
a1ays-a friendship that would doubtless have died
but long since had it not been for Mrs Eliots vio
ent dislike for her husbands erstwhile chums.
Even the threat of Hallam and Forde, however
was powerless to move her and so it came to pass
that balmy evening in early June Professor
Elliot John Hallam and the Reverend DR.. Forde
walked arm in arm from the diningroom through
the receptionhall and out upon the broad veranda
where the Professors especial pride, a climbing
rose was in full bloom.
wait a minute while secure the door I'll
wager Eliot hasn't key, and it would be pretty
8note if we should have to ring up the cook to let
+ rs in" Forde remarked, he stepped back and
ushed in the little button in the side of the door
Il eYou,re wrong there" the Professor retorted.
a My night key is the thing never lose nor
Forget You see have one for every pair of trou-
sers I own 1t was Laura's idea, and have always
ssuspected she suggested it in self-defense"
"And you're quite sure there is no danger OF
your forgetting your trouserpocket?" Forde asked,
hs he lit cigar and returned to the recepton-hall
Soon the others joined him, and the three men
knocked and exhumed college "reminiscences until
he cocks began to 1t was long past MD
hight when the three men, the sole occupants or
ME- big house. went to sleep. And 1t was some IN
efnite time between midnight and morning when
he Professor aroused from his catllke SUM
Ter by terrific noise downstairs.
"Burglars!" he thought; and his blood ran cold
In fancy he saw the bold invaders carrying OH
lis new Stormway grand and the range from the
Kitchen After a time he paused to consider Bur-
bars would not make so much noise. Then worse
+ aorror invaded his mind. The Jersey COW was
aking nocturnal raid on his rose garden spring
q out of bed he rushed into the hall, seized the
mn and hurried down the stairway, across the
eception-hall and out upon the veranda llght
bring rain was falling and the wind was blowing
~ young gale.
In a moment the Professor discovered the cause
HI the disturbance The treis that held his climb
hg rose had been wrenched loose from lts Iasten-
hgs and awning, tres and rose vine were oe.nS
Ashed against the veranda pillar. Having sat1sfed
Is mind Professor Eliot turned to re-enter the
buse when a sharp gust OF wind pleW out the
CHIT and shut the door with bang. Instinctlvely,
Me- reached for his night key Alas hip pocket ana
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