The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

Than that? Untwtne M
OF deeds life, deed
Browning "P1ppa Passes"
night Entertainers" their
little platform right under the shadow
of the great cliff, while in front OF them not a dozen
yards away, the rhythmic wash of the sea on rocky
that of the jngy rheumatic piano
old people generally found more interesting
scenery interest in the variety enter
and debonair he thought in
white duck trousers and gold laced yachting
CAPS though they put There
altogether ladies and three Basil did not
much about the ladies spite of the rows OF Chinese Ian
little and shone pink in the dark
ness; mystery about them They
not transeendeny beaufu ke tne gauz eoou larry Oh
circus lady in pink and
neither did they the mirt provoking qualities OF the
daunes thee eaa IN scn i sAp pdn tS+ had some
otherBasi almost disiked that
other-sang understand in
boars voice and danced in between verses
pretty thick ankles and high shoulders
all that had high sounding arstocratc names
who called as Basil said Just simply Mr.
Smith," Mr.. Monmorency, the manager, whose
cheeks REFER, his wife, the lady
who danced in the evening but IN the daytime anected
go7ny hats; there Mr. Neville
required dty really seemed effort
given in similar pronounced and singular
melancholy ballads called De We're
s S 1 &C. ms accomnaninents and never wore q
night But it for Mr. Smith that
Basil felt enthusiasm In the first place his speaking voice
voices of grandfahers friends in the second he
was admirable actor changing face and
body suit the part he happened to be
playing and thirdly,
chap grandfather strOIed
broken down gentleman got nice voice and nice hands, wonder
he's doing with that lot?'
concerning forthwith chris
800 him tb o man and rather nuzzled him that exceu
the hardly with the Others but
wandering about by himself in an amless and somewhat
Beauchamp proud Basil wondered because they had
such fine names?
round full and fresh and fair
a monthly well he good and
kind sport days did he spend the river
with his grandfather fishing for trout He was TO nave license
peel be content with trout during
called pollock
Tssr
they might SWIM for the
that bathing from the land fun at ALL
though potter low tide,
when energetic persons find prawns in the pools.
Basil busly engaged in this pursuit who
should come up behind him but the joky man. looking as mean
through there sunshine blue water pleasant
pools Indeed although he
his
and his smart Yachting it for an old tweed coat and c
erbocker gray dragged eyes
appearance of all of joky So that for minute
did not him. though he sat down rock
by lit his pipe.
Basil standing legged deep pur
suit of particularly active and artful shrimp SO that
last lifted his head with emphatic BotherF
noticed the then he beamed for chance had
tossed plump into his lap the opportunity he had long been
seeking.
while he grasped his with
81 pleased have met I've wanted for
ever SO long"
very you" the smiled
something particular you"
eagerly,
I get chance.
myself ether it's for Viola know Viola by sight dare
sayT
Now happened joky people
Viola well indeed
Basil speedily pointed
arrived though they had been bits of the
scenery they the village proud
of
your oky suddenly taking
pipe o his mouth
and she's older than but she doesn't
year-she ma'msele- dare
having her here
shall what like
viii and Polly and like them Gran
quite suddenly Aunt Alice and won't be
there be nobody but grandfather and
TIN simply beathes beaming
picture he had conured
his pipe back into his mouth and waited
he Just laid the rocks beside him.
saying you wanted to ask me?"
difficult explain Basil began, turning red
and rumpIing Its Viola, know. She wants
told
sayshere Basil paused and turned
even redder particular
inerpolaed alphabetically land she's the
only had sisters
daughters Viola father and mother
in says