New-York tribune., 1909-10-31

dirty sheet that YOU edit, Its gone down from
father to son, and your boy has put mine up to
what he has donei You
My father did not finish his sentence. but
William father, dropping William, stepped
toward him, and ! think they would have for
gotten themselves had Il not been that lust 1t
that moment old Miss Ferguson entered the
house with scream that could be heard a mile
she had q copy OF The Intelllgencer' in her
hand and she was screaming:
Oh such a cruel scandal. oh, such an un-
mitigated lie! Who Is responsible Tor this,
Who could say such terrible things:'
What Is It about her, asked my father of
William s, and the latter. forgetting that he
WAS Just about to strike my father, divcd into
his pocket and brought out a copy of The In
cclligencer, from which he read aloud:
AUNT WEEDS HER NEPHEW"
Yes. that's 1t. that's it." screamed Miss
Ferguson. "Oh, the cruelty Of the slander'
Ne Ne, who wouldn't marry the best man
living ! shall sue somebody for libel,
shall"
Yes. YES, Miss Ferguson, said my father
soothinglv '' it Is all a mistake will cxr,laifl" "
So She yelled, 1t was You who did il. was
ii, thought 50. ANY man that viii desert
his party and preside at a political meeting in
the interest Of that vile Democrat. Hig ms"
What yelled my father. He pulled his
copy OF the lntelligenccr out of his pocket
and from the expression on hiS face | could see
that he had Just noticed what Arthur had
printed about him. 1t was the account ot a
democratic meeting in Boston. and Arthur had
put my father name IN as presiding, instead
Of the man who really did.
II Dr. SnpI -ra~s had not arrived lust then
am afraid taat 1 would not have lived to tell
this tale. OF course, his coming did not mend
matters. bat 1t IT least postponed the catas-
trophe that eventually enSucd
think that Dr SnodgraSS was. il possible It
little more worked up than Miss Ferguson but
l.-t, h.. i.sI l-41f
William father and telling my father what hc
thought Of him. he was called into the other room
to attend to Mrs. Miller, the minister's wife
who had come to complain that our news about
stolen property having been found in her nus
hands possession was untrue. and tainted the
moment she entered our house
This settled it. Ny father and William $
father took us into an inner room and for Il
Jew minutes lost their tcmperS completely
with William and me as the victims. Then
WAS sent up stairs, and William was taken home
THE door was locked to all callers and nv
father had long talk with me in which told
him how II had all happened. ! think he would
have laughed II il had not been for that thing
about his running democratic meeting. Oc-
CaSOnalV the telephone rang during our con
VcrSatIOn. and he answered II the same way to
most If the people. who included all the promj-
ncnt residents Of Longdale whom we had fiat
tered by notice in The Iutelligcnccr" The
substance Of his answers was that the whole
thing was a bovISh piece OF foolishness. but that
if they wanted Il fuller explanation he would be
pleased 10 meet them at his house that evening.
when the parents Of the three editors of the
Intelligenccr would be present to arrange
matters Judged that most Of them accepted.
because after supper-at which ! maintained
discreet Silcnce-mv father and Nj Lewis
and William father were Juggling chairs into
our Darlor and getting ready for quite a gather
ing William and Arthur also came over 10 our
house. hut we were sent up TO my room, 10 be