New-York tribune., 1909-09-05

Then they begun ehuckirl the shells around -e-oe-
Here. stop that, YOU Young terror. shouts
Duke. Stop II, or YOU don't get any ICeD-ea1lt''
-" Yah, 90 chase yourselfi Git OF de mar, Soak
de guy, Soak him.
Them a few OF the remarks that come Dukes
way. Then the KIDS got busy with the cla-ushells
and Duke has 10 w with his hands % save his
eyes. II was clamshelI shower all right tor him.
Only the maids comm IN with the soup kept him
from being bombarIed with the plates Not that
the KIDS seemed SO stuck eatin the soup after
they got II. Soup Wa mt in their line. What they
didn't spill on the mais or the rugs grabl1u for It.
they drank as If 1t was lemonade or poured down
each others necks
Miss Dexter and the natron did their best to stop
the rot; but once the bunch had started IN rough
house, they didn't seem TO know when 10 qI..t and
It was only after all hands had been served with big
slices OF Iucy roast beef and helped 10 roast po-
titoeS and gravy and green peas, that thev leit of
thrown things around and proceeded 70 stutf
Duke. after his one whIrl with EN- stands back
and ScowlS At the mob, once in awhile reIieyi- his
teelin by growl- Inside of thirty minutes rs IL
over. Them kids has slowed away evervtn--s IN
sight, decorated themselves with orchids tu- the
darnask napkins inside their bIouseS and ~-s-red
poundin the mahogany table in time to co.-- IS
some OF EN- was hOwlin out
he matron tnlly dragS EN- out OF their Il 4-s
induces EN- 70 form line in the hall and stand sill
long enough Tor her 10 make each one give w What
tahe SILVER he's SWIpcd and then heads EN- for
home They starts of yellin Miss Dexter r,rs
steer the last one OF the porch, and comes b. 70
do the polite.
SUPPOSE | should have warned YOU say. She
10 Duke; hut YOU said nothing about II AZ
TaISeInentS YOU know. IN very sorry they h,- .si
badly, and 1t was real good of YOU to"
l make such OF myself ell s'' saws Ike
GU re welcome. But-er-haug 1t all I ...-.rt
Well YOU know
Miss Dexter, She sails right up and gives him her
htilIi, at mat / m quite YOU did slv5 She.
And It Is great pleasure to do kind thIr-- for
others, ISM I it But II Is something that "a t0r
experience. Next time YOU attempt arlvthir st he
SORT, perhaps Noud better do it on smaller scale
Say, It couldn't have been so much s. 1T
she SaId. Tor there wa nj a great igs. IN
that; but maybe Duke got a bette iew
CT them bIg eyes OF hers than | drt He
was pretty close ANYWAY, solue.lir1
seems 10 sink in deep; for he spends most
:, oi the night is near | can trG ut,
y CheNin it all over.
w s. NDA1 mornin', when he blows NO
breakfast, he acts like a diff rent ul-tv,
really has manners enough 10 help l-.ut
h Carrie into her chair and answers quest rs
- quite decent
"a Notice any change this morning.
I'm Shorty SAYS he afterwards.
ICCp amt blind. am IT, says l. What
~ was it struck you?''
~ frying 1t on a smaller scale that's al
says he. Il guess that's what she meant"
thick
Why-why, Miss Dexter" SAYS ne.
pinkin up.
Say. l amt helped out in all them he
ami-She campaigns of Sadie without
bein able to tell the first signs Dukes got the
oh-you-kh fever good and hard. Its time too
Tor II ever a man needed the kind of trainin | can
see coming to him. it's Duke Pollard And /