The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25
Taking the Hurdles With Teenie

If sadie don't stop draggin' me into
-bssa swell house parties. there'U he
uriyata rUctions in the McCabe family.
don't mind so much visitin' where
I'm acquainted with the folks and have
cot the hang OF the house we'll enough
so 7 can find my room without a guide.
hut when if comes to buttin' into A
raw ranch every other week or so. and
g-ftfu' myself lost i'm the Railways.
and meetin' new lunches of people.
I'd lust as soon Sadie want so blamed
popular
course. it's her gets our names on 50
many invitation lists. All I do is to
g5- tangled up with whatever freaks
there is knOck'n' around loose. Say.
TH bet IF I was to be landed in a
crowd. and there was only one in the
whole mob that had any nutty flavor
10 his sweetbreads. inside OF two
hours he'd have me i'm a corner, get
tin confidential.
So when I gets word from these
WU0ughbys that they'd be pleased to
have me run out to Pemmigansett Fri
day night for over Sunday. ! just
hangs il on the hook and makes my
plans 90 duck the date.
Amt they classy enough for yOu?"
saws Swiftly Joe. or what?'
"Or what which," says I. Classy?
say they've got the TwOmbley Cranes
euessin'. the w lloughbys have! Sadie
tells me their ranch runs most to Mon
faux Point. No. Swiftly. this amt i
case of bein' exclusive. I'm just get
Tin a little shy. that's all"
Abr Chez says he. If 7 had half
your nerve, it would keep me awake
nights
Then it's lucky you was born mod
Bat Swiftly gets the last laugh on
me. after all; for when 1 finds how
cut UP Sadie is goin' to be over my no.
coming down. I changes my mind and
agrees to make a Saturday night and
Sunday OF II. anyway. But Pemmt-
gausett is quite some ways out on
Long Island. and you know what them
imitation express trains are, That's
why il was after dark when I'm land
Cd there. and II was not KNOWN the
lay Of the grounds that got me and
Clementina 50 twisted up.
Now look what bein' a freak magnet
means: Before I gets to the Willough-
bv place I'd never heard of Clemen-
tina. didn't know she existed; but I've
hardly washed off the car dust and got
90 minglin' with the folks, when I be
gins to get the preliminary bulletins.
First of I " -nders into the smOkin'
room and runs across this Major Kill
roy Now I've known the major on
and off for q good many years, seem
as how he was one OF my first back
ers when I was after the lightweight
belt. He used to come around to the
studio some too. just to ask how I
was gettin' along. but for the last few
months he's kind of dropped out of
sight.
You couldn't forget the major.
though. once you knew him well. He's
what I call q prime old sport-one OF
these rosv-cheeked. white haired.
heavy-bunt. handsome old boys that
look like the longer they lived the bet
ter they knew how to enjoy life. Not
one Of these messy old club window
tsnacles, that just keeps on existin'
from force of habit: but a real live
one that tends out on all the first
nights has his particular gTand-stand
seat at the polo grounds. keeps his eye
on the likely ring corners, and gees on
his annual 1shin' spree as regular as
the ice goes out of the Rangleys.
But I don't know as I ever see him
look so smooth and well finished be-
fore. There amt a wrinkle in his even
in clothes: his white tie would have
done credit to Pinckney; and hanged
h he amt wearin' a pansy in his but
tonhOle,
Gee. major" says I. You look like
you'd just been sent home from she
pressers. What you celebratin' ,"
Why, hello Shortly" says he. kind
OF subdued. I'm glad to see you"
Same here says L. But how is il
you amt sittin' behind a stack of reds
and blues? Too early in the night?''
'Well-er-ahem," and the major
tints up a little-'you see. I don't play
poker so much as 1 used to; in fact.
very seldom.
Not mOrs'n every other night now.
ehe' says I. givin' him the wink But
say. what kind Of a fancy drink is that
you've got the straws in2 One of these
new Bronx mixtures ?"
No, no." says the major. "Nothin'
out little seltZer lemonade with
fruit"
"Whe-e-ew,'' saws I. Sure this
amt your prayer meetin' night, major?
no poker, 20 rickeys- Say, I don't
pose YOU even know whether there's
any good-lOokin' widows in the crowd?
Whatg"
Widows" says he, kind of startin'
and CGStin' his eyes around real ner-
FoIs. II hope not"
wan, YOU old sinner" says I. TN
net there's half a dozen after you with
me scoop net. Do you mean TO throw
NE the bluff that you're sprOutin'
wings at your age?"
Wei. the fact is. my boy" says the
major. some of the old twinkle comm
pack into his eyes. there are certain
utue diversions Of my past career 60
which Teenie objects; so"
leanie,' says /. Who's she?'
An says he Then you haven't
9e2rde clementina is the new Mrs.
The-the new say. on the level.
mayor did one of 'em run you down."
says j. so that accounts for your
---cAy get-up and the vacant chair
me green table, and the seat on the
a'er chariot, Is she one of the fussy
And, them"
Ah7n says the major. pushin' the
tler lemorade one side kind Of peta
sn 'Clementina is a little particular
~ l1en. she's a very superior woman.
'. al that my boy
ie-e-est' says l. And how long
LAY YOU been in cap That is, when
~ me happy event occur?
I.Iee months ago" says he. but
e., heard time mentioned more cheer
The way he says it you'd think
sal he three centuries.
vel good luck" says I. IF I find
NJ o.e gettin' up a real eXCitin' game
"a l,a..AS.traws, III send for you"
~ mats where I rubbed il in on
,v o.a sport harder than I meant.
f,'" says he. bangin' his fist