Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

years l 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 this
German Baron came to the house, and they told me
l had to stand up in church and hand Mabel over
to him. said I'd be hanged if l would. That's
why l boted Wouldn't your!
If I'd been abused the way you have says l,
I'D say naughty words and maybe slap some one
on the wrist. It's shame!
oh now you're chatting me-, says Duke.
How'd you guess it," says l.; But see here;
when this tie-up of Mabel's billed to come OFT {,
why, tomorrow noon," says Duke. And
there II be an awful stew when they find I've really
gone"
"Whee-e-ew!" saysI. "It1l be all of that. And
YOU d better go back, Duke
No, sir, he won't! He's done with it all! He's
off for good He don't know where he's going; but
he's on his way! And I'm with him!
"Gee!" says /, but you We got more nerve than
ever gave you credit for. Guess III have to stay
long enough to see you we'll started, anyway
w and Danbury, and by the time we got well up
into the middle of Connecticut it was around five
O'Clock and we begins looknn' out for place to
go into camp for the night 1t VAIN any JOB at all
to find quiet spot for the farm houses scatterln
and there mt much else but restful scenery.
Finy Jacques pulls out side OF the road, and
while Duke and takes stroll to stretch our legs he
proceeds to turn up the cushions and change the
interior of the limousine into kitchenet: When
shows up again he'd got the Frenched chops and
potatoes out, and the tea kettle filled; but there
was nothn 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
heatn' apparatus; but the jgamaree that was sup
posed to brol the chops cold as dog nose:
For fifteen or twenty minutes we takes turns hddin
with the switches and buttons before it up.
By that time It's dark and we're near starved So
there's nothing for it but to light the gas lamps
and until we find town
We hadn't gone moren mile, though, before
we comes to little clear1n beside brook where
there's bunch of tents and wagons crcled around
an outdoor fire.
by Jove! Gipsies!' says Duke. Il say, Jacques,
pull up!'
minute more and we've piled out. If we
limitations, they the real things They had
three four living wagons, with little curtained
windows and steps leading down from the back. as
coy as you please. The whole gang squattin'
around the fire where they had old kettle hung
iron rod and propped up on some stones
alongside was a big tin coffee pot. And say, what
ever it was they cookin it smells mighty good.
Sick EN- Duke!' says l. Talk smooth to EN-
Duke don't need any instructions, though. He
asks for the head man. inserts crisp new ten into
his PALM and suggests that we're three hungry
dinner Does it work? Why WEI adopted ofhand
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 trainin' will do
for man? Duke, he talks to that bunch of horse
swappers and fortune telers 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, to the
yellow dog that comes
sniffin' up. As for
and IacQueS. they