The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04

"You never worked on a farm, did
you. docY' he asked. and the German
admitted that such pleasure had
been denied him.
II guess that's right" went on Dan
lei refiectively. Talk about things to
drink! Harvest time and the women
folks coming out from the house with
q two gallon jug Of Ice cold butter
milk"
Horace shuddered convulsively, and
Won Grollerhagen asked:
"You still enjoy those delights"
"Not since moved up to our county
seat and began to practice law, ten,
years ago." Pike answered. '"Things
don't taste the same in the CITY,"
soThen you do not like your cityY
Like it! Why, sir, for public build
ings and architecture / wouldn't trade
our state insane asylum for the worst
ruined ruin in Europe-not for hygiene
and real comfort"
"And your people%
"The best on earth. Why, out my
way folks are neighborsv'
Horace ratified his paper sharply
and glanced angrily at the disturber
Of his harmony. The German went on.
"But you have no leisure class" he
objected, and Daniel smiled.
We've got a pretty good sized col
ored population" he replied.
The German lifted his hand protest
ingly.
81 mean no aristocracy-no great old
families such as we have, that go back
to the middle ages"
Pike laughed seriously, If one might
imagine such a thing, and returned in
stantly:
"Well, 1 expect if they go back that
far they might just as well sit down
and stay there. No, sir; the poor man
in my country don't have to pay any
taxes to keep up lot of useless kings
and earls and first grooms of the bed
chamber and second ladies in waiting
and don't know what all. If anybody
wants our money for nothing he's got
to show energy enough to steal It,
Doc, l wonder man like you doesn't
emigrate."
"Bravow cried Won Grollerhagen,
with keen delight, while Hawcastle
turned with an angry gesture to Hor-
ace.
your countryman does seem to be
rather down on usv'
Horace flushed with modification
and returned
"This fellow is distinctly of the
lower orders. We should cut him as
completely in the States as here"
Hawcastle party there were express
sions of panied agony.
you have studied mechanics at the
university, then" went on Won Grol-
lerhagen. "Is it not 500"
"Universityw returned Pike. "Not
much! On the old mans farm"
Hawcastle turned at once to Horace.
without any disrespect to you, my
dear fellow. what terrific Founders
most of your fellow countrymen arew
Horace mentally writhed under the
yelled taunt. but turned quickly with
an assent in effect.
"Do you wonder that sis and I have
emancipated ourselves?" he asked. and
the noble earl, with a softened glance
as he thought Of the dollars, replied
blandly, mot at all, my dear boy"
and turned once more to his paper.
Won Grollerhagen glanced at the
three with slight amusement and held
out the caviare to Pike.
"Can I persuade you to try one Of
my national Dishes he asked-'ca-
viare?"
"Caviare?" replied Pike. 1--WE heard
of 1t, but thought it was Russian"
ut is also German" answered the
other, recovering himself from the
start he had given. Twill you notT'
Daniel looked him straight in the
eye quizzically.
"I'd never get into the legislature
again If any Of the boys heard Of it,"
he remarked. but l guess I'm far
enough from home to take q few
chances"
Quite slowly and hesitatingly he
placed some of the caviare in his mouth
and then turned vacant and panied
look upon the German. The latter
smiled and observed quickly:
You do not like 1t? / am sorry.
Here! A taste Of the vodka will de-
stroy the caviare."
Mariana quickly filed glass and
passed it to Daniel. who seized 1t ca
gerly. This time he sat bolt upright
In the chair and exhibited real dis
tress. Then he quickly seized another
forkful of the caviare and ate it hur-
riedly.
But thought you did not like the
caviareY said the German.
Daniel breathed quickly for an in
slant, and the flush died from his face.
THAT was to take away the taste Of
the vodka" he said weakly, and Won
lifted his head and
laughed heartily.
II lift my hat to you, my friend" he
laid, and Pike looked at him genially.
CONTINUED next week.