The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-13
snubby could but nod.

SnuDDy could but nod.
Then come in, please" she in
yited; and then, as Snubby turned in
curing eyes upon his cohorts. she add
ed, Yes. all of you."
Come on in, guys" ordered Snubby
And the delegation two by two. side
by side. filed carefully up the steps and
into the house. where it again lined up
as best it was able.
The fat butler grunted disgustedly
Inc crowd outside, encouraged by the
neipful policeman, moved on.
"Well?" said Miss What 1t Says
Here, tentatively.
Snubby liked her Immediately. The
Feelings of the rest of the delegation
were but too apparent. They stood like
worshlppers at shrine.
| She was looking down at Snubbv
dark eyes, red lips smiling; and he felt
his heart expand until il almost worked
his ribs loose.
Hes good guy" he declared. You
oughter marry him."
She looked surprised; then amazed:
then she laughed; then she looked sur
prised again.
"Whom?" she queried
why, me boss, o. course returned
Snubby. "Since he got that letter yer
writ him." he went on, "he amt ben
iio 6oou Ter nut The all IN. An he
don't never laugh no more-jests sets
an looks at de wall wot amt got nut'n
on it ter look at. An once he says ter
me, 'Snubby wot's de use? jest like
dat; "Snubby wot's de use?" An 1 says,
Cheer up. She'll wake up yet An
he looks sprised an he says to me,
Why. whad you know about it?' An
says, L guessed it, An he says
You're good guesser-an' / hopes yer
last guess is as good as yer foist. But
don't believe it,
There, was encouragement in the deep.
dark eyes. and Snubby felt it.
SO | gets a delegation he contin-
ued. an we comes chasin' ourselves
up here ter put youse wise Delegations
always gets what dey wants, Mugesy
says, an we wants ter get youse fer
him cause if we don't, we're afraid be
Won't never be goot fer nut'n' no more.
hes achin' himself dat bad. An we
likes him. He's a good guy. He's bet
tern George Wash-nton r Abram Lin
cum r King Eddard r Spike Haggerty.
Pres dent Rosefelt. r Charley Moiphy
r Tim Sullivan r any o. dem guys. Yer
better marry him. Win yere"
The dark eyes were not as clear as
they had been; and yet they still
smiled; and the lips smiled, though they
quiVered little, too.
"I'll-I'n think ii over" she replied.
with bit of catch in her voice.
Muggsy whispered TO Snubby The
latter rubbed one calf with the toe of
the other foot and diligently scratched
his tousled head.
At length he squared his shoulders
and his chin shot out aggressively.
I'VE gotter have a answer now" he
declared, and then a little unused
'please?" came out like the unfamiliar
wag that the little mongrel had given
in recognition of unaccustomed pettine
You see," he explained, ''all US guys
has got ter woik an we can't get off
always when we wants ter
You have been mighty good ter us
he went on, IAN we knows it an-an'
-'preciates there Muggsy nodded
serious approbation-"but," he finished.
iamely. hes good guy all right, all
right. Amt he, fellers?"
The delegation suspended an oppres-
sive dignity long enough to yell en-
Enthusiastically, you bet yer lifei" and
then relapsed into its former condition
of repression.
You better say yes urged Snubby
You better say yes. Some odder lady
might git him an n wha'd you do?
You better nail him while yer got a
chancet cause he's good guy. Won't
yer say yes?'
She hesitated a moment, dark eyes
filling. lips a-tremble. And then:
Yes" she said, softly very softly.
Oats de cheese" commended Snub-
by. His eyes CHANGED to rove to the
massive plate glass of the window; and
suddenly he leaped for the door, swung
it open, and disappeared down the steps
in one wild leap, leaving the rest of
the delegation helpless paralyzed.
But before it could recover sufficient
ly to form definite plans, he appeared
at the door dragging by one frock-
coated arm his wondering. amazed en-
ployer.
Here he is. fellers," he shouted, 81
seen him goin by on de odder side o.
de street, so l nailed him." and then.
dragging his half-resisting, h3lf-sub-
hitting catch before Miss What IT Says
Here, as she stood. fingers interlacing
nervously. dark lashes shadowing the
redness of her checks, he cried, in boy
ish glee. dignity forgotten:
Hes herel Now make good,'
The delegation seemed DESTROYS of
waiting to investigate as to what con-
stituted the process of making good.
But Snubby herded them forth from
the house, and when they had regained
the sidewalk, gave them one curt COM
mand
Now beat it," he ordered.
The delegation did.
AS they made their way down the
now almost deserted avenue. Muggsy
turned to Snubby.
"See?" he said. 1.-THE delegation done
it,"
Snubby nodded profoundly.
AN it done it good, too" he agreed
And he was right
fCOpvrightl