The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-13
BY PORTER EMERSON BROWNE.

mented STfubby. as he rang the bell
venerable butler. pulled with i'm
portance, answered his summons
Back entrance" he grunted in aus
tere command. gazing down imposingly
over his collar-propped chin.
Nix" returned Snubby, succinctly.
as he rendered the letter
The butler took 1t and read the su-
prescription.
ANY answer" he queried
Give ii up" replied Snubby. Come
again wit a easy one"
"Wot?" asked the butler severely.
Snubby vOuchsafed no reply, but sat
down on the steps and began to hunt
for cigarette. The butler disappeared
into the house.
"A letter for you. Miss Lucille, >
Snubby heard him say
For me?" asked a sweet voice: a
voice so sweet that Snubby at once
gave up his cigarette search and turned
to look through the open door.
What he saw caused him to stand in
round-eyed. round -mouthed admiration.
and then finally to burst forth, under
his breath:
"A peach, A peacherino, I'll pct she
wouldn't get offsn no cars backwards -
The butler was forced TO tell him
twice that there was no answer, and
even then it is doubtful If he would
have torn himself away had il not been
that the object of his attentive admir-
alton disappeared into the darkness.
leaving him gazing at an indistinct bal
uStrade.
And then he wandered off TO the car
and back to the office TO tell his en-
plOyer that there was no answer. And
the look that came into his employers
av hn cfr 70
again. and so strongly that he had to
go out into the corridor and tell the
office boy next door what he thought
of him and what he'd do to him neXt
time he caught him alone; all of which
caused the office boy next door neither
self-esteem nor mental tranquility.
X x X
Snubby sat on the curb picking
daubs of mud from the matted hair of
a stray dog. which. after much diplo-
macy and patience. he had cajoled TO
his side and which now stood before
him. timorously submitting to his GOOD
offices and trying its best to wag
tail rendered almost wagless by long
eDmity with the world al large.
Beside him, Muggsy devoted lethargic
attentions to an overrioe banana that
he had selected with much haste and
consequently little opportunity for pick
ing and choosing.
Dem Guineas is ALWAYS cheatin' us
poor guys he commented, as he tossed
a decayed end into the street. 'Dey
amt got no business ter have such
things as dis on DER old push CARTS
Snubby's mind was intent on other
things. He did not answer.
Look at EN-" requested Muggsy, his
remarks somewhat clogged by reason
of "a hQ of hon
was in their way. ''Dey comes chasin
over here ter woik fer nut'n an take
the bread out o. de mout's of honest
woikin'men. Muggsy had followed the
trucks in the last campaign. and had
even been allowed to address one gath
ering of juvenile politicians; hence be-
ing the political authority of de bunch"
he delighted to hold forth upon affairs
political.
I'D like ter see 'em try ter take de
bread out o. my mout'." he remarked,
truculently. I'D bite DER fingers off
An prob'ly git poisoned doin' it," he
added. thoughtfully.
Snubby extracted a more than usual
ly reluctant COB of hardened mud and
sat holding it in his hand as he turned
to his companion.
"Muggsy." he said,- what do desc
political guys do when dey wants ter
get some'n? Don't dey all get togedder
somehow. an get busy?'
Sure" answered Muggsy. -Dey sends
a delegation"
What's delegation" queried Snub-
by.
"A bunch" replied Muggsy, tersely.
"A crowd. A gang. / seen one start
once" he added. for Alchemy"
What did it want?" asked Snubby.
patting the dogs SCARED head and
thereby evoking a few willing but I'M
graceful ways from it's other extremity.
Il d. know" answered Muggsy. But
dey gets it,
How dyer know"
Il seen EN- when dey comes back"
was the response. An anyhow, dele
cations always gets t'ings."
Always"
Sure. Amt dat wot dey're fer?"
Don't dey never slip up?" persisted
Snubby.
Nav. How can dey? Amt it.a del
egation?''
Snubby was again in thought. The
dog wagged his disused tail appealing
ly. Snubby responded with another
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