New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-13

rather busy to-day; 50 am going TO put Cousin
Clifford IN your care.
All, say says l. Hand me an easter one.
[ couldn't keep HIM straight leSsp / had HIM
on "a rope and led him around
Well. do that then" says he anyway you
choose. You may take the day off. show HIM
the buildings he wants To- see keep HIM out OF
trouble and don't leave him until YOU have
him safe inside my house tonight I'll make 1t
right with YOU.
Seem it, YOU" says I. =. III give 1T a vhir1
But If Clifford wants 10 travel around town
with me he's got To shake the ear pads.
Mr. ROBERT says he'll give him his m
IVA st~uctions. and all that but vhenit came 20
~pringin the program ON Clifford ne runs ON a
rnag. Somewhere back OF them squirrel teeth
and under the soft hat there was streak OF
mule Clitfv balkS at the whole business. He's
whole lot obliged. but he really don care for
compnv. tom around alone and not havIn
his thoughts sidetraCked by some one tagE1u
along Is what he likes better'n anything else
He's ALWAYS done 1t in Bubble Greek and never
got into any trouble before that Is. none 70
speak 1T. But he'll promise 10 cut ont lanltorS
and cab drivers
As for the ear mutfs. he couldn't think OF
parun with them. For wears he's been putin
them on the first IF December and wcarin EN-
until the last of March, and he al feel lost with
out EN-, Just the same as he would without the
umbrella. Yes, he knew It want common,
but that didn't bother him at all.
Right there | gets new line on Clifford.
He's one of these guys that throws blutt al
bcu modest. but when YOU scratch HIM deep
YOU gets next to the fact that he's dead sure
ne genius and Is anxious to prove 1t by the
way he wears his clothes. There lot of that
kind that shows themselves of every night at
the tiftv-ccnt table Il h6te places; but | never
knew any Of EN- ever came in from So far west
as Bubble Creek.
Mr. Robert want on though He still
freezes to the notion that Cousin Chlford's Just
"a we'll mcaniu. corn fed innocent So before he
turns him loose again he gives HIM a lot of good
advice about not gettin tangled up with stran-
gers. CHv smiles kind of CondcScendin and
tells Mr.. Robert he needn't worry a bit
With that off he goes, but every time the
telephone rings that forenoon me and MIR Rob
crt gets nervous We don't hear a word from
him, though. and by three O'Clock we're hopin'
for the best
THEN Aunt Julie shows up. She's large.
elegant old girl, all got up in Persian lamb
and fur hat with seven kinds of Sealin wax
fruit on it She lust in from Palm Beach and
she's heard that Brother HenryS boy is here
on visit
" He was such cute little dear when he was
a baby SAYS she.
% Hes changed" says Mr. Robert
"Of course, SAYS AUNT Julie. " | do want to
see if he's grown up to hook like Henry. as
said he would, or like his mother. Where IS he
now Robcrt>"
Heaven only lnowsi" says he. 1t would
suit me best if he was on his way back 70 Michi-
gan"
" Why, Robert" says Aunt Julie And
Clifford the only cousin YOU have in the world :"
one IS quite ENOUGH. says he
That gives her another Jolt and she starts to
lay out Mr.. Robert good. for givin' the frosty
paw 10 a relation that had come 81 far To- SEE.
hum. | shall stay right here" says she I'm
til that poor. neglected young man returns
ana then shall try t" make up for your heart
les treatment
A Mt JULIE didn't have a long wait She
hddn more got herself settled when the.
elevator stops at our floor and there breaks
loose al Nlndr of not IN the hall There was a
great labhcrin and foot Scutllin' and could
hear Dennis, that luggleS the lever. torlin' out
the assault n bait ~ language IN a broglle that
sounded like r,Ppin a sheet
WHAT'S up now says MIR Robert pokin'
iw" 10 one that's Clifford says [
There Wa n any time t. get q bet down
though; tor luSt then the door slams open and
We gets a view pt things. oh IT was CIitfy All
r'Hht tie was comm IN backwards. trvin' ~
wave on the gang that WAS follcrin' him
away ''' SAYS he. r,,,-G,nr