New-York tribune., 1908-02-02


Bettys eyes ordered Dick to speak.
That was my granda ther, Dick said. Il am
his only living descendant.
You have led such a roVer's life. said Smith
with Just shade of suspicion III his voice, that |
have never been able to trace yoal."
And I've had too many names besides my own,
thought Dick but he only smiled in reply, for Betty
signaled that she had line to speak.
Your grandfather she said, smiling atfabv
upon the male iceberg who could not help smiling
back her Betty could make whole audience
laugh smile weep with less exercise of her art
then she now employed). was financially inter
ested in the ship and cargo my husbands grand
father took to Caifornia-you may have heard OF it
The iceberg abruptly ceased smiling. His entire
income came from the inheritance OF that ship and
cargo profits and he had letters which suggested
that Bettvs grandpapa III law had had rather the
worst of the bargain at the hand of the Boston part
ner Betty seemed uncomfortably well informed.
1t was time for the ice to melt Betty was still
smiling: but what if she should troWn
1t is most agreeable to have our relationship
established. said Smith, under the roof OF
our mutual friends: but l shall be further gratfed
TO establish friendship under our own roof. Mrs.
Smith-Courtney and l will welcome YOU to Fair
Harbor
Betty knew that She had forced this invitation by
the hint of her knowledge concerning the early
Courtney shipping venture, but there was some
thing theatric in the language which appealed to
her She Signaled Dick TO IN the same char
aCter. With not moment S hesitation that well
trained said. carefully copying the male ice
berg's style Of language, but giving Mrs Smith the
benefit of his amiable glance, We are tired Of our
careless, rowing life and when we settle down. which
will probably be III this charming neighborhood,
shall enjoy opportunity the pleasant
relationship which existed between our ancestors"
Betty repaid Dick effort with glance, thinking
as she afterWard Contded to him. that the first old
gentleman III an eighteenth century comedy could
have accented the speech better She said moth
ing, however, only smiling again when Mrs, Hall
suggested that the family reunion begin then and
there over the teaCups.
The reunited Courtnevs sat at table, and the
score or more other casual guests seated at other
tables discussed them. and exchanged gossip about
colt n I he's ted dpCT
from a certain Richard Courtney who dug up millions
from the California gold fields Who IS the wife:
Oh, a California nugget, presumably, educated
abroad where they We lived for years They II make
a charming addition to our colony, VIII they not:
Rather,'
That was hot one YOU handed to Cousin
smith said Richard, when once more they dis
cussed their adventures N their own apartment
" What that about his and my granddads busl-
neSSt
WHY" responded Betty "Whskers. the
searcher. found old court program which showed
hat YOUR grandfather did the while Smith
grandfather attended the box office in Boston.
The box office was Shy when II came time for the
ghost walk for grandpapa, and he put IN a claim
for his percentage Of the gross. They still
hearsine for the trial when grandpapa died and
YOUR own father didn't like the play and threw up
his part.
oh. YES; dad was running faro bank in Sacra-
rnento and making So much money that he let the
case 90. | remember mother telling me about that
when She was ltt e sore the world because there
WASH always bread TO 60 around with the jam
and we hadn any OF the Jam.
And Smith father, who married the other grand
fathers daughter and copped the box office receipts
which California not he had the case dis
missed wears aferward | had the iceberg on toast
all right and he had 10 melt quietly or d pour IN
gallon or TWO more gasoene. ana ne q nave blown
up. | saw III a second that he knew, and knew that
knew, and was standing on the edge OF hls foot IN
lear that i spring the old gag and put his starch
on the blink Ills nohs and we're both doing think
ing parts right then which would make a screaming
IN a deaf. nd dumb ASN