New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

up this way and-and-"
= see, says I. ~Aren't you the giddy young heart
Crusher, though, Sendin' candy to strange actress
ladies, But you seem to be painfully sober to-day
How does this happen?"
Say who DO you think y9gre % kddng} @ he growl5 ,a
Rutty! Come now, up and say Just why it IS you
amt soused the neck and earin things wide open up
herel Supply give out, or what?
II don't know what you mean, says he.
There that1 do along that line, Rutty,'' says l;
for all your wild college career has been exposed you
know. Mother knows how you loaded up after the
YaleHarvard game and stayed in the brine for week.
also how you dropped fifty pllInks guessln where the
little ball would stop roln- She's onto you Rutty,
and is Uncle They've come all the way up here to
you from marryin' wicked actress and to yank
you from a drunkard's grave.
What rot" says Rutedge. Why only took
couple of glasses of beer that time and haven tired 1t
since Truly haven't. l give you my word OF honor
that"
Never mind pilin' up the testimony, Rutledge,"
says - begun to suspect them was false rufllorS as
soon as YOU answered my hail. The question IS, who
worked EN- up?
Ruttv, he drops his chin and tries to turn shade
redder a know what all the row has been about now,
says he 1T must have been nonsense told to
girl II was just strnging her
No YOU wa n't, Rutty, says l. You was boastln,
irwin to make her think you hot young blood.
Well YOU succeeded; for she tells your cousin, and
Cousin Mother with the tale, and then the panic
signal is hoisted.
Ruedge instead of shutting me up with those tool
tutors. That's why ran away. And meant to do all
the things | said I'd done, too
'Well how you been gettin along with the program?
saws l. The actress affair don't to have panned
out very excitin' yet, does it?
L didn't expect it would" says he. And haven't
had much fun, anyway. aWtully seaSlck tor three
davs and then | got badly sunburned, and-and m
tired of the whole thing. didn't mean to scare Mother
| Il 90 and tell her it ism true any OF that yarn
"A hot lot of good that would do now, says l. when
she's got her mind made up that 1t all gospel truth
No. Ruty she is dead you're as tough as you tired
to make out to the young lady and you We got to do
fiIr1I-I 4
to change her mind.
But what do?" asks Rutledge;.
MAYBE | could plan out something, says l. Are
you willin to do just as say?
Yes yes" says he, anything you say!
So with the help of the party that runs the pool par
lor fits Rutledge out to play the part OF the repent
ant prod. The properties old pack OF playln
cards one whisky fasI, half full of shellac, and a per-
fectly good box of cigarettes And 1t only took me tive
minutes to coach him up in the business Then goes
back to the dock alone.
NES," says I to the Bishop and Mrs. Ashcroft, he's
here all right, and he amt soused nor married to
the actress. It's been narrow escape though and
guess she threw him over, The effect has been good,
though. What do you think? He's so tired OF his
wicked ways that he's promised to reform Yep! Just
told me so himself. He's going to begin right now NO.
don't rush after him, Might break the spell, you know
Give him his own time. He'll be down here pretty soon,
and YOU see for yourself. Now don say Woru
when he comes. lust watch!
And Rutledge ne goes through the act real well tor
an amateur First he walks the rocks in front of
us sad and thoughtful and begins by ishln the clga-
ettcs ont of his pocket and ChuCkin EN- into the drink
oh Rutledgel" sighs Mother, fond and grateful
Next he haus the pack OF cards, fingers EN- tor a
minute and then sends EN- saln after the dope sticks
Brave lad!" whispers the Bishop.
They shudders and takes hold OF hands when the
brown fiasl, is produced They breahcs hard when he
TIPS it up and takes a sniff of the shelac. But when he
grabs the bottle by the neck swings it around his head