The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-26
Copyright, 1909, by Benj. B. Hampton.

 6N "The courtship of Miles standish" that. ~ with the aid of his forefnger and much profanity, he had been 1aboriously perusing, and cooking; his feet up beside it. puffed his cigar thoughtfu1ly
 ~Now there's guy wit tn right idea" he com 1nented, ~but he's poor performer. He an't got noive tuh be sure but he ant got bity, neither.
 "He sets in his office wit good segar in his face an' he frames it up. Now if youse goes chasin' down tuh propose tuh the dame vuhsef' he says tuh himself. .yuhu get yuh wods all tangled up an crab tn whole deal When it tuh handin out tn u1ush, Bill yuhre dead one. Yu1fre done before yuh begin
 ~Now. he sees that that's straight talk he's givin' himself. He knows that when it tuh talkn', he's so bum that alongside O him a deef looks like Boike Cochran. He's like guy wit creepin' paralysis to dance. He couldn't pull of this love play by himself an he knows it; an fur he's got all four wheels on tn ashfelt am is goin fine
 "But there is where he makes his bad break by eallin' in this Alden guy tuh hep him Now what he should "a did tuh get hungry lookin' wit face like fried aig an send him down. But stead O dat. he picks big, fine lookin' lad. An O course de gol done what she done. Why wou'n' she? She flags this Standish guy an nails tn other bloke, an tn Standish guy gets what's comin' tuh him an what he dssoives fr 6ein' such a dub. Now, if it had "a ben nc"
 He stopped short. His jaw dropped; and his cigar en from his lips, unnoticed, to the floor.
 -Geer he cried huskily. And again, "Geew
 For some moments he sat there, immersed head in his thoughts. At length. after might slowly have counted a hundred he abstract edly.dr another cigar, long and black. from his wastcoat-pooket and. biting off the end. fell chewing it.
 ~Greats" he exclaimed at length "Immensei I'll do iti be dam f don't".
 With nnuttered anathema, Detective John Dugan laid down hand that had in it four, and possibly five, kings. and prepared to obey the summons of his superior.
 As he entered the door the captain looked up. nodded curtly and then plunged at once into the matter nearest his heart.
 ~Dugan," he said. "jever read this?" and he held up before the amazed eyes of the summonee the little gilt-edged volume.
 Dugsu took it. He looked at it. Nope" he said. and handed it back.
 ~Y'oughter." advised the captain. "'S great stuff Them itrary books improves yuh mind lot Course they don hand yuh not'n' yuh r notn' thatu do yuh good. but they ooit'nly does givesa peach of tone to guys conversation" Dugan unenthusiastically aimed his crossed eyes at two opposite of the ceiling and thought of the four, and possibly five, kings.
 "This book" continued the icaptain "is bout a guy what is soft a dame. He don quite like tuh go maxim tn love play by his lonesome, he sends guy what woiks fir him down instead tuh hand out them sof wods O tenderness. 'N' that s bout enough O tn book fr youse tuh know"
  thoughtfu1ly.
 ~WeH?" said the 1atter inlpatiently stroking a square. heavy chin with hand that closely sembled badly cured ham. Well, what of it? Huh?"
 The captain twisted in his chair trihe uneasiy. -Jever see that gon O Wolf Tone Brady's?" Dugan considered.
 "Yuh mean tn peach?" he queried at length. "Th stra wberry blon' one wit tn dark lamps?"
 The captain nodded.
 That's tn one.e he said And then. after long interval. ~Im kin O soft that dame." and he twisted his moustache coquettishly
 Dugan. with stumpy fingers, caressed nose that lay conspieuously on the bias and grunted noncom- mittally.
 ~She all to th' good" he observed unerthusiasti- rally. -an' there wit thlook SweA enough tuh be T show-gol r cloak model at least. Where yuh meet herr"
 The captain took deeper grip on his cigar "I an't met her." he returned; that is not yet. I've jes' her couple O times. I van youse luh see her. See?" And he tapped significantly with heavy forehnger the Httle-gilt edged volume. Dugan
 "Ohl" he said understandingiy. -Sq that's tn game. ehs Yuh wan me tuh beat it doKp tuh tn dame's house an frame it up fir yeuse' ehf-sort O