Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-11


closed standards Of the place-from
! the Rat Mort-actually trun out, to
coin an expression! Doth 1t not open
gnmpses Of depravity hitherto fabu-
lous? And when have been graduated
from this emporium shall return,
pride in my port meaning nothing
vinous-de6ance in mine eyes, and I
shall sit down in the Rat Mort and be-
have myself for long, long periods OF
time. for ages.
Carson grew somnolent. Mr.. Craig
head sat upright, making occasional
Evolutionary gestures with his cigar
hand.
Morning came. Two or three men
came past the greenhouse, went round
it and walked away again, as If max
ing some sort Of search. They came
back after q time and entered. One
was a tall. athletic. rudy complexion
ed, youngish man. who, seemed to be
the leader Of the tho. They gazed at
the sleeping Carson and Craighead AZ
IL taking stock dispassionately Of re-
turned astrays In the form of dogs or
horses. -
"Weu, MI. Craighead," said the tail
one in accents distinctly British, I'm
no end sorry to find you out Of bounds
again, sir!''
Instantly wide awake, Craighead as.
sumed an attitude Of jocular famil.
iarity.
1T agonizes me to have given you a
-iSS I,
believe me should have been bowling
like a banshee had stayed longer in
the storm center of Mr.. Waddy's pneu-
matte slumbering."
From his evident irritation at 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 up
ward from all points, as If eyebrows,
whiskers and mustache had been train
ed through knothole for long time
and then suddenly cropped of and left
standing.
He was putting audibly. This Ia
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.
'Mr. 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, believe. Mr.. Carson, MI.
Dennis O'Grady. Mr.. O'Grady is the
Official dispenser Of dope
'"Tonic, MI. Craighead, II I may cor
rect you, sir!' said Mr.. O'Grady.
''of course, Dennis" protested Craig
head, II meant ,tonicl And is this Mr..
Carson's jag boss? hope his slum-
bers are less sohorous than Mr.. Wad-
dy's, Mr.. Carson. r.
Attendant" suggested Mr.. O'Grady
softly. "Mr. Evans Is the attendant Of
MI. Wylie. No doubt an error on Mr..
Craighead's part, Mr.. wylie, but we
understand perfectly that you are the
MI. WyHe who arrived very i'll last
night sir, and who departed before
we could give him the examination
and the formal admission. Mr.. Evans
WIN attend upon you. Mr.. Wylie, and
we hope. sir, to have you feeling much
better in few days, siry'
~You are greatly mistakenr" exclaim-
ed Theodore. II don't belong here at
allr'
"ouite right, sirr' 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 am not Mr.. wyiie," inter
pesed Carson.
Pardon me-" softly suggested MI.
OGrady. but ind you here, Mr..
Wylie. where none but inmates can
come"
II dropped into this garden from IN
aeronat" reiterated Theodore.
"And s.:ll:ge@ =c::= ; ;.=-=>: -: =.