The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-12
ANGUISH WRIT ON POSTCARD
DISSOLTED ~ BTTTERuTIk tr
THE WORD or MISS O'PEIT
a. on Old Fool. 4" said On n Certain Nanps,
Dtspels the HOrrid Nisisn hirh I,rs
TO Policeman HigKrnbOIham a, IA
GOnneai = Message From the IaLs

10 Policeman HigRenbOtham a, us
Connesi = Message From the IaAe
rrNr ~. EIGGEVEorHIN hope ,ou a..
= ell am well and having q Anc tine M,
- very nice plac.. harley and vas ,y,ls.
ing IN those woods Lsi night u.rs' 80,
nov 80 gu canoeing atn hi 'ou-s.n.
CeTelv Nu!..
Policeman Hiygeubotham glaref AZ N.
picture postcard With its flaming green
forest across. the face Of which was written
Welcome - Lake illiam- walk N the
green wood He had found the carr
awaiting h,m IN the station house nal
rack two DAYS ago and had thrust II hastk
into his pocket
InCumfortable ssnsations 81 -etress
behind h's ears had warned him that he
was observed and ne had turned - Sad
Pa;rolman McCarcrtv coughing cs,sa.
tatlouslv behind trembling palm Also
the speei with which Archie Dav brushed
past him IN his way n the police s',tpn
door was SUSPECT pus because - 10 N.
wontadnes- Il nothing more Mr. Viz.
genbH than turned upon this unfortunate
almost herCely
And where NAV oar little Archie no
going IN sIch q hprrv'- he in;'e-te1 s1r-
clsticallv. Has .,mebody found bur
glar IN their bathroom
This last was y tire honored hut ever
effective taunt ever since that melancholy
night when p hcenan Day had walked
hlindly INTO an mt Niclted citizen = sanc-
tum and the clutches II the precincts
humorists Rat this time Archie. VINO
usually went mt q hind rage AZ the men
ton of That AFFAIR merely smiled Sweeily
No. Mr. Higgcnnotharn he drawled
proVocaiiVslv I amt going Tor no bur
glars | cant stop now | gotta 20
can, cling with Chawley he added from
the safety 81 the front steps
And - for two days Mr. HigCenbotham
nur~ed his rage and remained aDart from
all the pinoChlIng pleasures Of reserve.
He was luAuriating IN the only delight
that j. left - one in his condition lass
NIGHT Tho imaginative bliss Ut observ-
ing q Young man nv the name ~ Charles
writing Ji'epuslv under the unmercifl
blows Il Mr HiSgsnbotham' niRhtstick
held the latter ~ monetary CIVILIZATION.
lie could picture himself with startling
distinctns=s standing over the pleading
victim and shouting between blows And
that's for the walk "a the woods. and
that = Tor the canoeing party
SO cngrossed was he with this pleasing
scene that h" had not noticed that HE
accustomed feet had taken him 70 the
old tim" trystIrg places and that ths
buttermllN stand where Mis- Ailene
D'Pslt had graciously presided N the
days before the benevolent lady hac
dragged her OT TO fresh air and Charley
was looming before him
NJ HIggrnbotham had IN fact almost
walked into the stand murTnuring ths
while And that's for moonlight nights
on the lake. and that's for the day yea
went on the picnic lit IL plain that there
had been other postalsl when there fioatsd
down to him as from some serene OlyH-
plan height a voice speaking large divlns
and comfortable words
A good avenirg to yuh. Mr.. Higgeu-
botham
Mr. Higgsnbotham paused A. did ,has
pious .Eneas confronted by the high CIR
died goddess in the Carthaginian jungle
His amazed Adams apple undulated
harometricaliy. He muttered a gruh
And when did YOU com" back
This very aveninR Will YOU have
sweet or bu'ter?" The doing Of ths
demanded sweet passed IN silence
Finally said Mr. HiRg"nbotham and ths
bitterness Of all the Great Sail lake min.
gled with thu sweetness in the glass.
Il hope Charles In very we'll
To he SURE responded Miss O'Peh
with an Indifference that her lover fen
was affected Il have his picture here
Would yuh be liking 20 look ~ it,
Nonchalsntly Mr.. HiggenhOtham held
out tremendous init. jauntily he turned
away 80 that tho light Of a ns,ghborinR
lamp post blurred HIS features for on.
in the buiterrnilk stand With the air II
sang froid that only heroeS can possees
IN t's:ies such as these he scanned the ri
81 paper that held his Ultimate fate. 90
the back was written Lake Williams
Charley" and on the other side was
picture Of a wide awake fox terrier
From the butternilk stand trckled 9
delighted Celtic giggle. You old fool
Said Miss OPelt AFFECT onately. There
was only me and three old maids there
harley was the only man thing within
fifteen miles And II NJ that moment
fire and sudden death and bursting vat@
ma ins and all the other dangers that
baset great city had RACED around
Policeman Higgenbotham'S post on" fear.
that they would have done - unheeded
by az least one minion Of the law. who's
head was completely hidden boneath the
gloom Of the umbrella over the
stand.
AZ an old gentleman standing across
the street remarked somewhat testify a.
the time. Things have got 10 a pretty
pass when officers Of the police forcs
,,tthttrls an - ehOrnft1h.