The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-11
Babs does get

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park one day and took me for a wide
in their motor car. It's a Cantilever.
and mops up petwol by he backetful.
That's how ! got my illustrated froat.''
"Mops," gasps Mrs. Fame. Really.
Babs. you do get hold of the most eX-
traordinary-"
Lets hear about her new friends"
| interposes the earl. Who are they
Babs?"
Il only Aow Percy. WEAKLY. He's
their son. I net him at a Juvenile
party; but I got my maid to look them
up in Who's Who" and it says
they're an old Jacobite family. There
is somefin curious about their noses.
And old Mr.. Beitstein takes hours to
tell you anyfing-even wiz all the hs
left out"
But where do they liver demands
Mrs. Fame.
'In a place called Bayswater-
where the buses come FROM" explains
Babs.
WAS it at the party that Mr.. Percy
became confidential about Mexicans?"
asks the admiral.
Babs allows her diminutive shout.
derr a slightly contemptuous shrug.
Eyes," she admits. when a boy is
epwis wiv you he always tells you his
pwivate affairs"
Mrs. Fame deems II essential to lift
her eyebrows consciously.
1T was private, then?' ponders the
earl.
"Ravher, daddy! He said the only
over person besides me who knew q
word about it was the head rabbit"
There is a pause while they revolve
: her meaning.
"Chief Rabbi" exclaims Mr.. Hands,
with sudden inspiration. 1T must be
something very exceptional, or Belt
stein wouldn't-would you mind tell
ing us exactly what he said, my
dear?"
Before Babs answers she opens the
little jeweled bag that hangs on her
wrist and exhibits a banknote.
You'll put this on for me?' she,
asks. Its some of my 'Sarewitch"
winnin's."
That's all right, Babs." promises
the admiral.
"Wen," proceeds Babs, while the
three men hang on her words, n
said he'd heard his faver say that
Mexicans were goin' to soar to heaven
when the dividend came out, n that
IL I could pick up a few seconds prefs.
in the street next Friday before free
o'clock 1 should 60 home feelin' 10
carat. And I wasn't to bweave a word
to anyone"
what a little horror the boy must
BEL" deprecates Mrs. Fame.
HE u.s." allows Babs; but it's .
soft fing all the same
"Friday-three o'clock" muses. Mr..
Hands. looking at his watch. IF we
only can
"spoil the Egyptians!" augments
the earl grimly.
There is a short consultation be-
tween the three men and then MI.
Hands hurries out.
Five minutes later he returns,
rather out Of breath, and announces
that he has got II, 900 second prefer
ence at 61A-fve each for the earl
and the admiral, and the odd thousand
for Babs.
cts like racin', only not 70 excit-
In" observes Babs as she turns once
more to the tape.
As she speaks, the machine, which
has been silent for half "A minute. re-
commences ticking. The men come
and stand over her, watching it. A
good yard and a half of ribbon slowly
exudes in spasmodic jerks, giving the
prices of various stocks and shares.
The ONCE clock points to Ave minutes
past three and MI. Hands, watching 1t,
grows anxious.
"Here they comet" cries Babs, as
the words MEX LIST appear, followed
!. BY the price, and then End il dis
, closed with the quotation 61-h. Mr.
Hands seizes the ribbon and reads on
the figures that are now coming ,aa
fast as the operator at the other end
can send them.
1.-TWO to a half-three-three and
uuarter-four!" He ignores the FIRST
preference stock. -Four and a half
Ave! Dividend three and t%hree-Quar
tiers per cent! Well. I ~never!"
That's good enough" cries the
9 earl. Better close. They'll be up an
other point by the time o get to thu
housed"
e Once more Mr.. Hands hurries out
this time, in his excitement. forgetting
5 his hat. Babs climbs down from he
s stool.
TITS all over bar the shoutin'." sh'
' remarks calmly. "Eow much have
we won, daddy?"
"By Jove, They've touched SCI
n cries the admiral at the tape.
5. you'll rake In 6 aast go for You
J. share. Young wos -" laughs tn,
n earl.
Babs looks up V ? smile at thu
admiral. We'll, L to you IKE Tn
8. city, shipmate?" fks niiscnieS
s ously.
~ think it's a r & nne place