The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-07
BY S EWELL 20 D
Copyrighted by the Associated Sunday Magazines Incorporated

Now says the professor, 'T gif you
I the vordt window" and at that she
/ turns tine color Of new toUrin car.
Why, how silly says she, jumpiu'
up What are you driving az, any
way2 II won't answer any more of
your stupid old questions. SO there
500 says the professor. puIIin out
the sheet of paper and squintin at it.
'VOt a curious young lady! Bur VIC
/ hat here the RECORD. beautiful. peau-
tifull 1t IS a complete confessioni 1
gould Drove it i'm a COURT of law
And when you came to figure it out,
/ ne had an argument. You see, while
her hand is on the brass plate, the pa
per underneath is mOviu' around all the
time, and the lead pencil is gettin' in
its work. Now, when he puts a word
like candy" she comes back with an
answer in q second and a half, and her
hand never shakes a bit. But when she
strikes purse" it takes her five sec
onds to think of an answer, and the
line gets all jiggly.
N-Well, there we was, all lOOkin' at
Dottie, and Dottie starin' back at US.
and nobody KNOWN what to say; when
Mr.. Twombley-Crane, seem that things
was lOokin' serious, jumps in to smooth
matters out.
Very curious" says he; but no
no doubt Miss Dottie can furnish a sat
isfactOry explanation Of"
"she can't" says Mrs. Purdy-Peu.
her eyes snappin'. And she ought to
be made an example Of It's bad
enough to have her cheat at cards; but
when it comes to letting her"
Hold on there," sings out some one.
It's Norry Newell. He pushes to the
front with his jaw set and his chin up.
and it's the first time I ever saw him
when he looked like he was real wide
awake. BEG pardon" he goes on; but
III answer for Miss Decker. She never
did anything of the sort, you know"
"Oh, I say" says Pinekney, don't
be an"
But Norry only shoves him to one
side and scOwls around to see If any one
wants TO dispute him.
But the regordI'' says the professor,
wavin' the paper. THE RECORD shows"
''B0sh." says NOrry, maxim a grab
at It; and before any one can make q
move he's ripped it into dozen pieces
and scattered 'em on the rug. Then he
turns to Mrs Purdy-Pell and losses her
d rel. ALLOW me, Mrs. PeT.'' says he.
| Found it on the grass, you know. Now
! let's have no more Of this blasted rot
about Dottie. I don't like it, that's
alli'
"Oh, Norryi" says Doltie. You're
a dear boy, aren't you?" and with that
| she reaches up on tiptOes, gets a cIinch
around his neck, and proceeds to turn
the sprinkler on his shirt front 1t
| don't last long, though. While we've
still got our mouths open, wondeFin'
I how we can back out without tripuin'
ourselves up, she shuts off the tears
and faces the bunch WITH that old baby
stare of hers.
''WeH?" says she. eff none Of nv
dear friends has anything more to say
about me, let's adjourn and cut for
partners. I mean to play just three
more rubbers, and then quit the game
/ for good. Is any one coming?''
And that's the way the great mystery
about who pinched the gold purse fiz-
zled out
so you and the professor and the
mechanical sleuth was all stung, eh?''
says to Sadie afterwards.
Perhaps, says she. I'm glad It
/ didn't end in anything worse, anyway"
Funny, though says l. 'how Norry
/ happened to run across that wad OF
| ffties, want it 2"
Considering that Mrs. PeII lost only
eight, and Norry handed back ten, it
[ was odd" says Sadie.
| ''Phe-e-ew!" says T. And me think
| in he was a sleep walkerl Say, think
| hell ever land her?"
She'll land him, If that's what you
mean" says Sadie. And It VIII serve
/ him right, too"
/ Copyright, 1908, by SeweH Ford. All
rights reserved.l