Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

bail any more I've bruised my knuckles terribly"
Gwan!' says L You keep jumpin' at it, or
you'll be bruised somewhere else
Say, he's got streak of ocher in him as thick
the Custard in pie. But made him swing that
dipper until the old tub run her the sand.
and at that he the first one to hop out The
rest of US follows, 1eavin the launch in the surf.
Maybe want a sloshy quintet! Miss Sally
the ganest of the bunch. While Ogden is
moanin' about how damp he is, she laughsand says
it's the first time she's ever been shipwrecked in
the mountains, and amt it fun? Hiram says we
thank stars amt in the bottom of the
lake. also that he got to 60 home, and If we foer
IT'S good and dark then; but the storm is about
over, and pretty the moon tries to leak
through the clouds; so we takes vote on it, and
the decision is that we try to make the camp
For evenin' stroll, that was little the punkest
ever took part in Where there was a strip of sand
it was all lovely; but mostly it like tryin' to
pick your way through swamp And when Uncle
Hi called it two miles, he didn't do it half justice
maid falls over stump and sprains her ankle SO
bad she can hardly walk Course, there's only one
thing to be done.
Here you Ogden, says l. get hold on the
''Oh, really now, l cawn't do it, you know"
whnss I'm hardly able nt to get along 6y
-. What" says !: Give her the cold shaker
Why you saffron hvered-"
Never mind says Miss Sally, III take the
other side. We can manage"
Well We did it, but I'll never tell you how. All
I've got is kind of hazy recollection of plungin
through bushes, fallin' over logs and sloshin'
through water for hours with faintin' girl on
and plucky on the other side of her
FINALLY we hears pianola goin' tumpety lump
L off somewhere ahead Then lets out few
warwhoops, until they come out with lanterns and
escorts up the porch, where they crowds
around and all asks fool questions at
RfyU her Or,e have beer
Blocker Fish.
Bubble ridin with Henri until the axle bust"
says l; then boat ridin' with Uncle Hiram until
down the pint; and since then we We been
promenadin along the shore of your lovely lake.
Wasn't Ogden with your" puts in Sadie.
Was he!'' says Miss Dressler. IF you could
have seem"
Look what's crawln up the path" says l.
That's what's left of him. Here's the maid too.
"Why-why-'" squeals Mrs. Fish. This isn't
Oh, Lady Ellen Lady Ellen! What terrible time
you must have had!
Eth? Who-what-' says l.
But there wa mt any mistake. The quiet lookln
girl in black that Ogden had snubbed all along,
turns out to be Lady Ellen Bungthorpe.
GAY" says to Sadie, after I'd borrowed some
~ dry togs and was gettin ready to make break
for the dinin' room you ask Lady Ellen how
entertainin she thinks Oggie is when he's wet
But she don't need to- Miss Sally was there with
all the information, and when she gets through
givin' out her report of Mr. Beverleys travehn
manners, she had all the house with her.
And he always seemed such polished gentle
man. says Sadie.
Sure he is says I. "Reg'lar glossy finish, like
a fruit peddler puts rotten apple.
Course though they amt all Ogden's style; but
what l want to know about this Beg pardon
business and all that is: Is it worth goin' after!