The Ordway new era., 1909-12-10
GETTING
POLISHED
B, GEORGE A. FARCHER

80 I can act like . real gentleman
an hammered up SO ] don't put my
elbows on the table. and as for keep
lng tho end Of the spoon out OF my
mouth. I'm an expert. but. by JoVe'
I'm through being polished up any
more" drawIed the dry'goods clerk
In the latest style.
What wrongr'
Wrong Say. you know my
youngest sister. Jane7 That's hef
real name when she goes TO papa Tor
noney-on the cards it's spelled with
aY before the y and about four con
sonauts after each vowel. Well
Jane loves me. and after she went
through all the classes on how 10 act
and not show your real bring up, she
/ landed on me. Jack. dear. says si5-
/ ter. you are the best salesman In
I Witherly's and you are all right. er-
| cept you act Just like all American
( men You are too busy to know the
rIght things TO do-those nice little
polltenessss. and I'm going to polish
you up for Miss Witherly.'
"Of course that sounded good TO
me. I'm for owning the store. and
was getting on fine after few les
sons: had everything running smooth
iy. Why. was so polished that II
made me sick to watch my fellowmor-
tails eat, or act as though they weren't
dragged up. There was only one thing
that marred my happiness. II found
Jane on the porch or met her on the
street. / would forget to tip my hat.
Jane said she was entitled to as
much respect as any other girl. II
sounded like the book. but II always
made me feel foolish to act as II I
vas glad to see her.
We'll, forgot several times, as ]
have already remarked. Jane warned |
me-IlI give you a lesson young man. |
rome day, that will make you remem-
Der. It will be for your own good.
and II will hurt me more than you
Say, yesterday Just caught on to
the smoker as the express train pulled |
out was in an awful rush-wanted |
to get over to the park with the sticks
and play a hole or two-so when got |
on at Hyde Park and saw Jane com. |
ing home from the matinee, ! slid |
aloI gsidc. pinched her arm. and said: !
Lovely day-haven't ! met you be.
forc?' was only Joking. you know.
but horrors, | forgot to tip my hat
-its one OF those fat boys 1--WE get
50 so for thcm). and II is hard for me
to get II on with just the right kind
Of rakIshness. Jane-my sweet and
polished little sIster-well. she drew
coldiy away. looked shocked. and,
mind you. we were right in the mid.
die Of a swell bunch of people. oh.
don't get funny. Sis. I'm dead sick OF
this mannering business
"I don't know you, sir says little
sister.
by Jove-Whack-I thought
mule hAd landed n short-arm iolt, and
when turned around. big handsome
man had me by the neck. You're a
nice kind of an excuse says he. real
loud; ! have something for mashcrs
| like YOU Perhaps wasn't mad
Jane hadn't even turned around, but
the friends of the handsome man had
He led on, and every one handed out
a Jolt or a kick.
Il was doing the best I could when
Jane came rushing back into the strug.
Cling bunch and explained matters.
was SO tlckled not to get more than
one black eye and not to be taken To
the police station, that | tried to
smooth the hand. ONE guys feelings,
for he was as mad as hornet at
Jane. Said 1t would be lesson to
him not to butt in on womans jokes.
We'll. look at that coming down the
street Here's where take of my
hat to Jane and the the handsome
guy. ] hope he gets the balance OF
the polishing I was down for, and by
the way sister is sympathizing with
him about the battle scars gave him.
II looks as II he would. I hate to think
Of losing the partnership in Wither.
ly's store-but no more polishing for
mo"