The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-02
SOCIETY-DRAMATiC

-rs1fzed through life on tiptOes- Now
-5o do YOU guess? Sure. Pinckney,
,fsvbe I've limited something Of the
I'M about him before: but 1 amt ever
Sora the subject justice. 1t would take
Four languages and a motion picture
unfit to give you even an outline sketch
N him. and then, just as YOU thought
van c1l1d guess what he'd do next, he'd
snrfng something diff're
Now last week. accOrdin' TO his own
e-heduIe. he was supposed to be off on
mat vachtiu trip got up by Sadie and
rhe Purdy-Pells for the special stunt of
rnloadin a punly Austrian Count on
the Bar Harbor crowd. But along late
thursday afternoon, when I'm leanin'
hack I'm my chair with my feet on the
window SILL thinkin' about nothiu' in
particular and enjoyin the exercise. a
cab fetches up outside. 1 hears some
ors prancin UP the stairs two at a
lump. and in rushes his joyous nibs,
resrin' q Merry Widower straw lid
with a pink and white band and carry
fr' one Of his fifty-nine varieties of sill
YER headed sticks.
Come on. Shorty" says he. Get
vour bag. and let's catch the mountain
EXPRESS, We have forty minutes to
make Il in-"
"Gwsnr' SAYS L Quit your kiddin'
in that GREATNESS way. it's bad for the
valves"
But mean it: really do SAYS he.
proddin' me playful in the ribs with the
cane handle. Its all right, I've made
al the arrangements, and you can be
gone for two or three days Just as well
as not Come on, hurry up
Easy now. Pinckney," says I. This
No auoiuo house -r-horo go, 80
stick YOUR head in, holler once. and
have me shdin' down the pole. You've
rung me in on them nutty excursions of
yours times enough"
But this isn't one of that kind" saws
he Truly IL Will be jolly sport. YOU
know and 1 had counted on your going
with
say, Pinckney." says I. takin' my
heels down and turnin' for a good look
at him, IF you'll quit exhaustin'
through your cylinders maybe I can
hear what you're tryin' to say. 1t
would help some if you'd state where
you're goin' and why
"Oh, didn't I tell your" says he
Why, it's somewhere up in the White
Mountains"
No particular spot, suppose"
SAYS T.
ri
remember the name of the station. of
course; but it's on the tickets. Isn't
that enough"
Unless you've lost the tickets" saws
j But how about this detail of why
you're gOin'? Is that on the tickets too.
or DO you get the information from the
brakeman? Is il just a pleasure trip
ne doctor has ordered for the benefit of
your family, or are you takin' il be-
cause you had a funny dream?'
Purely business" says Pinckney.
Its aoout-er-" Here he fishes out q
caru' takes a quick glimpse at it. and
goes on, ITS about Notch Manor"
100000 says l. And what's this
notch Manor-a three-year-old colt. or
new way OF doin' up the hair?'
It's hotel says Pinckney: quite
lafge one too, and full of guests I'm
Hol quite sure, but I'm afraid own it."
lou re which, SAYS l. Afraid Won
Own hotel? say. what are the SWIM
IONS: II it's catchin', I'd like to be
exposed 20
Well, at least. I'm threatened with a
MOTEL, says Pinckney. ANYWAY. I
Iust 20 up and see about it: so 1 !
'holght I would like to have you"
lhatH do says I. IF you'd said
mat hrst of we'd be halfway there bv /
nov You with a hotel Oh. spIinters, |
why say. wouldn't miss that exhibit |
uon for FARM Hi, Swiftly Dig eut /
mat emergency travelin' kit of mine /
WIN YOU And take care Of the shop /
INul show up again! I'm off with |
Pnckney.'
II, ana away We starts, just like that. /
Nayoe II was a batty move on nv
LgaIt. but watchin' Pinckney gettin' /
-l.llSelI tangled up with different propo- !
-,e-ols, ana then squirmin' out of 'ern. is |
,-,5 Oh me joys of my existence. Gen /
5aly mes always been able to duck anv
eaIaagln' consequences: but from the /
.,tIlcdrons this looks like il might be 4
ue oate Of the eclipse.
no" was il handed to you?'' saws /.
d a-.. "ec got aboard the train and was |
1sl't"a y through one of them imitation
1'-,lleTS they serve on the dinin' cars.
,-nen ne goes on to tell about Ollie 1
oi,Aord and how he got mixed I'D /
.t '1H MN. Seems that Ollie is one of /
. ,ls reg lar hotel Bickfords. the family I
,l.al oV so many resort joints-vou |
~" EN- There was four brothers to /
80 WIN and they all contracted the 1
30 80 y. Aeepin. habit early in life. Each /
,-. an, managed To bring up a family
-oL illi sized farm house families. YOU 1
''-A AittliltG tulAlOllS- IlldL !
.-lun occupy too many rooms durin' |
~ ID. lsn season-and as fast as a young /
b5. N,9Io grew up tall enough to lean
,-. e.ooWs on the register they built a /
10y, motel for him. They took to il nat 4
f-.... 700, as Greek does to runnin' a /
HJ't stand
~. except Ollie. He'd been spoiled by !
sent to college and gettin' in with
s... -.eA OF Young loose ads. So. when
- l.lne for him 70 pick out a summer /
- and begin harvestin' the vaca-
- money, he amt prepared. He
NJ a lot about afternoon teas: but
go HJts about any kind of break
IN y except the sort that's brought in
80 Tray at teu-thirty a. m. His
~ '-lS and uncleS put him down as
s-,,- " uHeJte lamb Of the flock. and be-
m epeaNln. Of him as the family Joke. [
80. -- next thing Ollie knows he's an
- .i- s-l HE finds that his old man has
- nm nothing but the Notch Manor
49,, mats always been a doubtful
a. -'l'oh' with q pTOviso that II he
run II for two seasons. and show
fbs lront he's to have his share of
.e-, ieends from the Bickford svs-
~ ,,' lI ne falls down, he's to be nut on
$50. disabled pension list. with inst
lit,Ls,nl 20 Keep him out Of the SCUM
arqt en- LON Ollie starts brave enough. The