The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-12
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cspyri6ht 1909. BY Amsstean Frees
Association

CuDe Me. Eere, SOu! No CaIle0, TOSS.
ing the towel into Michele's hands and
walking over 10 the table. Hawcastle,
Lady Creech and Horace stared unbe-
lievingly Ethel hid her face, with an
other little sbndder, as Pike, without
removing his dust coat. sat down oppo-
site the German.
you are true patriot" laughed
Won Grollerhngen. You allow no pro-
fame hand to cook your national dish.
trust you will be as successful with
that wicked motor Of NINE"
Pike laughed heartily.
Lord bless your soul, doc. I've put
self binder together after pony en-
CINE had bucked 1t halfway through
brick depot said Pike genially,
tucking his napkin inside the collar Of
his shirt and falling to on the ham
and eggs. At the table where sat the
Hawcastle party there were express
sions Of panied agony.
You have studied mechanics at the
university. then r. went on Won Grol-
lerhagen. ''ls 1t not SOP
"Universityv returned Pike. mot
much! On the old mans farm"
Hawcastle turned at once to Horace.
Without any disrespect to you, my
dear fellow. what terrific Founders
most Of your fellow countrymen arer'
Horace mentally writhed under the
yelled taunt. but turned quickly with
an assent In effect.
do you wonder that sis and have
emancipated ourselves?~ he asked. and
the noble earl. with a softened glance
as he thought Of the dollars. replied
blandly. mot at all. my dear boy
and turned once more to his paper.
Won Grollerhagen glanced at the
three with slight amusement and held
out the caviare to Pike
"Can I persuade you to try one OF
my national Dishes" he asked "ca.
Ware r
.Caviare7" replied Pike. eve heard
Of II. but thought It was Russian"
st Is also German" answered the
other. recovering himself from the
start he had given. "WilI you not r.
Daniel looked him straight In the
eye quizzically.
"I'd never get into the legislature
again II any Of the boys heard OF 1t, .
he remarked, 'sbut guess I'm far
enough from home to take q few
chances"
Quite slowly and hesitatingly he
placed some Of the caviare in his mouth
and then turned vacant and panied
look upon the German. The latter
smiled and observed quickly:
'tYou do not like It? am sorry.
Here! A taste Of the vodka will de-
stroy the caviare.'
Mariana quickly filed a glass and
passed It to Daniel. awho seized It ea-
gerly. This time he sat bolt upright
In the chair and exhibited real dis
tress. Then he quickly seized another
forkful of the caviare and ate It hur
ortedly. al IAN
But thought you did not like the
caviare?" said the German.
Daniel breathed quickly for an in
slant. and the flush died from his face.
"That was to take away the taste OF
the vodka" he said weakly, and Won
Grollerhagen lifted his head and
laughed heartily
II lift my hat to you, my friend" he
said. and Pike looked at him genially.
''You never worked on farm. did
you, doc?" he asked, and the German
admitted that such a pleasure had
been denied him.
Il guess that's right" went on Dan.
lei reflectively. Talk about things to
drink! Harvest time and the women
folks coming out from the house with
a two gallon jug Of ice cold butter
milk"
Horace shuddered convulsively, and
Won Grollerhagen asked:
you still enjoy those delights?"
"Not since moved up to our county
seat and began to practice law, ten
years ago." Pike answered. Things
don't taste the same in the city"
Then you do not like your city,"
Like 1t! Why, sir, for public build
ings and architecture wouldn't trade
our state insane asylum for the worst
ruined ruin In Europe mot for hygiene
and real comfort"
"And your people?"
The best on earth. Why, out my
way folks are neighborsv'
Horace ratified his paper sharply
and glanced angrily at the disturber
Of his harmony. The German went on.
"But you have no leisure class" he
objected, and Daniel smiled.
We've got pretty good sized col
ored population" he replied.
The German lifted his hand protest
ingly.
Il mean no aristocracy--no great old
families such as we have. that 60 back
to the middle ages"
Pike laughed seriously, IL one might
imagine such thing. and returned In
stantly:
well, expect IL they go back that
far they might just as well sit down
and stay there. No. sir; the poor man
In my country don't have to pay any
taxes to keep up a lot of useless kings
and earls and first grooms OF the bed
chamber and second ladies In waiting