The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07

of the dark. and interview Alsf
the proprietor, and dart back ~
again. This took three-quar- W.T. llt
tiers of an hour Then 81. ~
lently, stealthily the big red ~
machine turned it's nose to- Vii
ward Goldenhorn's Grove, 7,
and followed its nose.
At eight o'clock Warrington II
and his boy brought numer-
GUS bulky bundles from the
Warrington cellar At eight
O'Clock small groups of dlers clustered in the ave.
nue.. Heads popped from windows; people peered
from porches.
best fireworks in town, this here Yarrington's"
In half an hour all ready. "Now my boy"
said Warrington. He paused for an instant with
a piece OF punk in his hand.
that? 1t wasn't Yarringtons rockets. No The
crowd involuntarly turned and faced the other
way.
Fiz-z-z snap boom.
The heavens on fire; the clouds lit up with
the glory of it.
Gee" yelled the idlers. that's worth while
Come on Pell nell they /. ran in the
direction of Goldenhorn's Grove. A few old ladies
stayed and watched Warrington, but for the rest
even William, his son, gave him the slip.
warrington stuck to his post and finished his
display.
But over at Goldenhorns Grove a small boy
leaped and danced in glee, rifle in his hands,
egging his old man.
Some of them chrysanthemums pop" he
yelled.
Some of those snakes some more" yelled the
Elphinstone kids.
We've got lots of everything" returned Brink
erhof pere, applying his cigar to half dozen
flower pots, and a dozen bombs, at one and the
time
"Brinkerhoff forever" cried the patriots.
IT midnight that night when the Brinkerhoff
reform movement skunk peaceably and patriotic
ally back into town, in it's motor cars and draws
1t was silent. but happy, and made noise like
a satisfied crowd. 1t waited until it came oppo-
site the home of Warrington, and then clear upon
the midnight air. it launched its boodess slogan:
Firecrackers. Firecrackers
Quit Quit. Quit.
Skyrockets Pinwheels
Nit. Nit. Nit
Warrington was asleep But he heard them and
he leaped from his bed and ran to the window
and shook his fist and uttered noise like man
inclined to be profane
What did you say, William?" quered his frau
said ne returned, with blush covered by
the pail OF night what the deuce do l care about
Brinkerhof and his crazy crowd?"
Next morning he met Brinkerhof at the station
what did you do with your reform crowd at the
grove yesterday" he queried.
Brinkerhof handed over the Morning Mail
There's full complete report of everything
speeches, songs and everything" he said 1t
was all there, just as the reporter man had pre-
pared it week before
BY the way, went Brinkerhoff 1.-The Mail
used to say a few nice things about my fireworks
every Fourth of July don't see anything about
yours, though, Warrington, in the Mail this morn
ing
Some blamed millionaire out there in the
country eclipsed me-, growed the warrior Fin
ally he turned to Brinkerhof once more
BY the way, Brink he said Il understand
your little boy was hurt out there at the Grove
yesterday-last night-on the leg What's mattere
Did he fallo'
Yes said
Brin k erhotf IN
ION a tetanus (N~NlH
weed. 1t bit Nm
him. He'll be spS Nl<L~N)
all right in a S+1p\ VIZ s
couple OF GlAG y N N1pD