New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

years, | began to protest. Having brothers IN law
who borrow money of YOU in four different languages
is a thing that gets ones nerves. so when TINS
German Baron came to the house, and they told me
| had to stand up in church and hand Mabel over
to him, | said I'd be hanged II L would nat
why l bolted Wouldn't you:
III I'd been abused the way you have, says L,
I'd say naughty words and maybe slap some one
on the wrist. It. shame!
''Oh. now you're chatting me-, says Duke.
How'd you guess :" says l. g.. But see here;
when was this te-up OF Mabel billed to come OFT
why, tomorrow noon" says Duke, And
there Il be an awful stew when they find We really
''Whe-e-e-ewl" says It'll be all of that And
No, sir he WON'T He's done with it all Hes
off for good! He don't know where he $ gong but
he's on his way! And I'm with him!
"Geel" saws l. but YOU We got more nerve than
| ever gave YOU credit for Guess I'll have to stay
long enough to see you we'll started, anyway
WELL. we bowls along easy, up through Stamford
w and Danbury, and by the time we got well up
into the middle OF Connecticut 1t was around hVe
O'Clock and begins lOOkin out tor a place TO
go into camp for the night. 1t wa n t any JOB at al
to find quiet spot for the farm houses was scatern
and there wa Mt much else but restful scenery
Fin'lly Jacques pulls out side OF the road and
while Duke and takes stroll to stretch our legs ne
proceeds to turn up the cushions and change the
interior of the limousine into ktchenet. When
we shows up again he d got the Frenched chops and
potatoes out, and the tea Kettle hlled. but there
was nothin' doing in the cooking line Somehow or
other the electric grill wouldn't grill for cent
There was plenty of current for the lights and the
heatin apparatus; but the jigamaree that was sup
posed to broil the chops cold dog 5 nose.
For fifteen twenty minutes we takes turns hddlin
with the switches and buttons before gives it up
Bv that time it 5 dark and we're starved. 50
there's nothing for it but to light the gas lamps
and run on until we find d
We hadn't gone more n mile, though, before
we comes to q little clearin beside brook where
there's a bunch OF tents and wagons clrcled around
an outdoor fire.
By Jovel Gpsies!" says Duke. Il say, Jacques,
pull up!"
A minute more and we We piled out If
limitations they the real things. They had
three OF four living wagons, with little curtained
windows and steps leading down from the back, as
COW as YOU please The whole gang squattin
around the fire where they had old kettle hung
on an iron rod, and propped up on some stones
ever it was they cookin', it smells mighty good
Sick EN-, Dukel' says l. Talk smooth to en-
Duke don't need any instructions, though. He
asks for the head man. inserts 4 crisp ten into
his palm and suggests that we're three hungry
members of a tribe that would like an invite TO
dinner. Does it work? Why, were adopted otthand
into that particular branch Of the Romany Rye,
helped to a big boWlful of the ChOwder stuff from
the kettle and made TO feel right at home.
Beats all, don't it, what society tralnln Will do
for a mani Duke, he talks to that bunch of horse
swappers and fortune teers just easy and natural
as if he being helped to tea and cakes IN draw
in room And they seem to take to him, too; from
the dried up old witch with the red cotton handker-
chief over her shiny
black hair, the