New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

o.: It was right there with my fyri- IN the air.
Better try some" says Dun, hJil-1 a por-
ton out to Wally.
He was goin' 10 take chance On q cup Of
coffee until he got a glimpse Of the smoky old
not IT was made IN. Then he quit on that So
he makes a meal of one hardtack that ne dusts
careful with clean handkerchief. while Du-f anu
I eats until we has % let out our belt.
..Duff.'' saws l. as a cook YOU Re al % the
GOOD Now how about the sleepin' business.
Amt got any foldin' cots aboard have g7g''
LIE hadn't. but he says there's PLENTY 5f sea.
H cushions. Well its a fine mild night with
half a moon, so don mind We brings ali
the. cushions ashore and spreads en- our N the
level spots. and Duff and | stretches OUT with
our faces turned up 70 the stars.
Wallv. he don't do much but grUm5le.
Every other minute he finds something new ID
+,rss over He knows he'll starve Je-1r- nom
in. ne won't lie down for fear % wr-1---1 his
clothes and he wonders II the tJlks W N 2 be
worried 20 death about his not shown up.
There's the party" ne whines. They are
probably waiting dinner Tor ne AMI here
am. On a beastly little island 1ung---. aot
All. forget It and @ % sleep. says
DON'T know how long he kept II up. t0-
got settled conf table on the cushions ami
Went % ptQILl-I4 III Ga - 49,
was home IN nv downv. I must ha-- put IT
good SIX hours Of IT, too. Tor when WOKE UP l.
was broad davIight- lay there a rlln--a. -ryIn
70 figure out where I was. Then l put 5.l- one
hand and feels gravel. and remembers.
Neither Duff nor Wallv was N sight Frs
7 hears a hammer1n. coming from t-= boat.
next I hears scrapIn' sound an1 / can
make out what II Is-Scrape. scrape. Ike some
one on the next block shOvelI1 sidewalk
I gets up and looks down towards the -1-s-
= T4=+ -lfCI~ 4- q rTQL-
And what do YOU guess, There's Llr- J.
WaTv sloane still wearIn' his FlttI-a-e
clothes and his sharnmv gloves. but down on his
hl1ukIes with that old frvIn pan between --~
knees, scrapIn on me relics 2i mat PoEA an
potato stew-fry. and st1v1n II away As 1eS----
Gus as a ward heeler AZ 0eefSteaa party
slips over behind him easy
Lookout there" | sings out Onions
Wa1ly. he never lets 60 for a minute. OF MISE
a stroke Il know. SAYS he. between mouth
fuIs Talked Ike q balIlv ass last night. ditu
L II Is good. though. tsn't u,
And saw when Dun crawls out Ot the boat
few minutes later. and SAYS he's rIgged up a
clamp that VIII last long enough 20 take u
awav or wait ani make some coffee ms
Waliv comes right % the front
Oh lets have some coffee first by al
means" SAYS he. And I say. old chap H7v
about making another painful Of that iry- 6=5-
dish ever tasted. really
ND that get EN- together, Why. bet7-- ~
IL vas through breakfast they was chIn1--
blue streak 20 each other. Waily maxim Up -
lost time and BEN Is agreeable as q new step
mother And when we IN 'lly lands al the Cutler
Island along about nine O'Clock. is Na--y
walking up the path with one arm over D1.-s
shoulder ike they was old college churrS.
Miss Peggy IS the first % spot Us and come
running down She takes n the brother l-c 20 q
glance. II did work dldn 1t. Dutt- says she
= Worrieds Not a bit. WaIlv. I knew Du-
would fix them. too So We kept everyone ne--
and were going % have the party tonight
And saw l shOuldn' wonder but na-ryI1 ,ct'
that fam " was going q do W4Iv a lot % g1-1
II the kid brother can tram h-rn % eat Onions.
who knows how human heU be after Peggy has
ttt = I'll clarce-