The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-20


with true aim. shot the professor
Shot him full in the face with the
insect powder, and before the blinded
man could recover his breath or spit
out the bitter dose, or wipe his eyes
Flannery had him by the collar ana
had Jerked him to the head of the
stairs. 1t is true; he kicked him down
stairs. Not insultingly. or with bad
feeling, but in a moment of emotional
insanity. as the defense would say.
This was an eXtenuating circumstance
and excuses Flannery. but the pro-
fessor, being a foreigner. could not sec
the fine point of the distinction and
was angry.
That night the professor did not sleep
! in WeStcote, but the next afternoon ne
appeared at Mrs. Muldoon's. supported
| by Monsieur Jules. the well-known
Seventh avenue restaurateur, and Mou-
sieur Renaud. who occupies an impor-
tant post as garcon in Monsieur jules
establishment.
For the keek," said the professor. y
! care not. ] have been keek before.
| The keek by one gentleman, him re-
! sent, him | revenge; the keek by the
base, him | scorn, / let the keek 60
Madame Muldoon. OF the keek / say
/ not at all. but the flea. All, the poor
| flea. Excuse the weep. Madame Null
DOOM"
The. professor wept into his handker-
chief, and the two men looked seriously
/ solemn and patted the professor on the
back
'Ah, my Alphonse. the flea! The
poor leetle flea" they cried.
For the flea I have the revenge."
cried the professor. fiercely. How you
say it? For why 1 bring the educate
flea to those States United? Is it that
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Flannery should make them dead with
1t for these things l educate. 1 teach. I.
culture. love. I cherish those flea? Is
| it for these things l give up my wife
and patrie. and immigrate myself out Of
dear France? No. my jules, No, my
Jacques. No. my madame! All, 1 am
one heart-busted,'
All. now. professor" said Mrs. Null
doom, sOothingly. don't bawl amy
more. There is sure no use bawlin
over split milk. If they be dead, they
be dead. / wouldn't cry over million
dead f1eas."
THE American hea-no," said the
professor. haughtily. The Irish flea
no. The flea au naturel-nO, But the
educate flea of la belle France? the
flea 1 have love. and teach. and make
like q sister. q sweetheart to me? Tho
flea that have act up in front of the
crowned heads of Spain: that have
travel on the ocean; that have travel
on the land? All, Madame Muldoon, it
is no common bunch of flea. OF my
busted feelings what will l say? Moth
ingsi OF my banged-up heart. what
will l say? Nothings. But for those
dead flea. those poor dead flea, so in
nocents so harmless. so much money
woTth-for those must Monsieur Elan
merry compensate"
AS the professors meaning dawned
on Mrs. Muldoon. a look of amaze
ment spread over her face.
And would We be maxim poor Mike
Flannery pay good money for thin ras-
cal fleas he kilt, and him With his an
kles so bit up they look like the small
poX. TO say nothin OF other folks which
is the same?'' she cried. 'Tis ashamed
We should be. Mister Professor. bringin'
fleas into America and lettin them run
loosei Ye should muzzle thin, Mister
Professor if We would turn thin out TO
pasture in the boardin' house of poor
wildly woman. and no er3 of trouble.
and worry. and every one Sayin', Why
did We let tn Dago come for. amy
.how?"
The professor and his friends sat ST.
lent under this attack. and when it was
finished they arose.
BE so kind" said the professor. POI
litely. ito tell the Flannery the ulti-
matun of Monsieur the Professor Joco-
limo. One hundred educate French flea
have I bring to the States United. OF
the progeny do not say. One millIard.
two milliard. how many is those prog
eny | do not know. but of him 7 speak
not. Let him go. l make the Flannery
a present of those progeny. But for
those one hundred fine educate French
flea must he pay. that Flannery, 1t is
the ultimatum, l come Sunday at half
past one on the clock. That Flannery
will the money ready have. or the law
will be on him. II is sufficient"
The three compatriots bowed low and
went away. For fully five minutes Mrs.
Muldoon sat in a sort of stupor. and
work After all. it was Flannery's
business. and none of hers, but she
wished the men had gone to Flannery
instead of delegating her TO tell him.
Thief of tn worrld!" exclaimed Elan
merry. when she told him the demand
the professor had made. Sure, / have
put me foot in it this time, Missus Null
DOOM for kill thin l did, and pay for
thin l must. I dare say, but twill be
no fun t do it, One hundred dollars for
fieaS. mani Did ever an freshman pay
the like before? One week ago Mike
Flannery would not have give one dol
lar for all the fieas in tn world. But
Have to- is a horse man must ride.
whether he wants to or no..
But the more Flannery thought about
having to pay out one hundred dollars
for one hundred dead insects the less
he liked 1t and the more angry he be-
came. 1t could not be denied that one
dollar was reasonable price for a
flea that had had a good education. He
did not believe the heas were worth the
price, and he inquired diligently. seek
ing TO learn the market value of edu-
Gated fieas. There did not seem to be
any market value. One thing only he
learned, and that was that the govern
ment of the United States in congress
assembled. had recognized that insects
have value. for he found in the list
of customs duties this: Insects. not
crude. 4 cent per pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem-"
AS FlanneTy leaned over his counter
at the office of the Interurban Express
company and spelled this out in the
book of customs duties he frowned bur
as he looked at il his frown changed To
smile. and from a smile to a grin. ana
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