The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-30

again, sir!"
Instantly wide awake, Craighead as
sumed an attitude Of jocular famil.
iarity.
ut agonizes me to have given you
moments pain, Dennis" said he. "but
believe me should have been bowling
like banshee had l stayed longer in
the storm center Of Mr.. Waddy's pnel-
matte slumbering."
From his evident irritation ut the
mention of his pneumatic slumber-
ing Carson guessed that the shorter
of Dennis companions was Mr.. Wad-
| dy. He was blocky and strong in
build and bearded with gray excre-
scenses that grew forward and I'D.
ward from all points. as if eyebrows,
whiskers anG mustache had been train
ed through knothole for long time
and then suddenly cropped off and left
standing.
He was putting audibly. This la
bored breathing coupled with his ap.
pearance of having dressed hurriedly
gave him the general effect of one who
has leaped suddenly from bed and
chased something at high speed. He
had on topcoat over shirt and trou-
sers. On one foot was an arctic over
shoe, on the other Wellington boot.
/ MIR. Craighead," said he. as If care
| fully choosing terms Of scathing re-
buke, 1--WE seen all kinds, and you do
beat-the-Dutch"
"Thank you,' said Mr.. Craighead,
bowling. Pardon ME. Dennis. have
you not met my friend, Mr.. Carson.
from Alabama? A new arrival. A Pc
riodical. l believe. Mr.. Carson, Mr.
Dennis O'Grady. Mr.. O'Grady is the
official dispenser of dope
"Tonic. Mr. Craighead, if may cor
rect you. SIR" said Mr.. O'Grady.
"Of course. Dennis" protested Craig
head, II meant tonic! And is this Mr..
Carson's Jag boss? | hope his SUM-
bers are less sonorous than MIR. Wad-
dy's, Mr.. Carson. r.
Attendant" suggested MIR. O'Grady
softly. mir. Evans is the attendant Of
Mr.. Wylie. No doubt an error on Mr..
Craighead's part. Mr.. Wylie. but we
understand perfectly that you are the
Mr.. Wylie who arrived very i'll last
night, sir, and who departed before
we could give him the examination
and the formal admission. MIR. Evans
Will attend upon you. Mr.. Wylie, and
we hope. sir. to have you feeling much
better in few days. sir"
you are greatly mistaken" exclaim-
ed Theodore. Il don't belong here at
all"
"Quite right. STRIP responded Mr..
O'Grady heartily. "Quite right. am
glad that you are already able to see,
sir. that you belong with Mr.. Evans
in room "a. SIR
"But l am not Mr. Wylie," inter.
posed Carson.
Pardon me-" softly suggested Mr..
O'Grady, but l find you here. Mr..
Wylie. where none but inmates can
come"
Il dropped into this garden from an
aeronat." reiterated Theodore
"And swallowed your parnchute?"
interpolated O'Grady.
NO" cried Carson, producing it
from under the bench. Here it is'
Il have no knowledge Of machinery"
said O'Grady. But the existence
here Of so common contrivancc does
not at all prove the absence of Mr..
Wylie. and Mr.. Wylic is accounted for
by no personality except your own.
sir. The Slattery institute loses no
patients. You are Mr. Wylie or Mr..
Wylie is lost: hence. sir. you are Mr..
Wylie."
Mr.. Evans ushered young Mr.. Car
son into room 81 as If comforting
great favor in thus naming him Wylie
and arresting him instanter under the
new cognonlen.
Il am not MIR. Wylie." reiterated
Carson. II am Theodore Carson, as l
said, and T.
This matter of names is so compli:
Gated" quavered Mr.. Evans. pushing
up his cuffs as If about to attempt
some feat Of physical prowess. mo
man DRAWN my pay en- be expected
to work it out. git awful small
wages. Mr.. Wylie My duties is sim
pie. You git your tonic an treat
ments regular an keep hours. a whole
lot Of gentlemen comes here under spe-
cial Names"
Mr.. Craighead raped and entered.
II quite agree with the remarks of
my querulous friend. Mr.. Evans" said
Mr.. Craighead. Your position. Mr..
Carson. is an equivocal one. The
question is. what's your feld?"
ut is aeronautics." replied Theodore.
II have devised the first effective
aeronef. r.
Every interesting" returned Craig
head. II have made that speciality.
I know the defects of the present day
aeronefs. and understand the failure
of the gas supported aerostats, except
as toys for lis parasitic capitalists. But
to the point in controversy. Are you
the Fulton Of the empyrean Or the
Edison Of the hot arr Mr.. Evans
porcine tonality has expressed the
only conclusion open to him-to accept
the Wylie theory as working hypoth.
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