New-York tribune., 1910-06-19


I'D the books the way YOU told him"
Cook up the books gaSps Old HickOry
gettin' raspb'rv tinted In the face and dis
plavin' neck veins ike a truck horse. Hes
been welshing. has he2 Perhaps he'd ike to
turn States witness Well, by the grea,
sizzling sbyrOckecs, II that's his trick, III
give him enough OF
Excuse me, Mr.. EIlins.' | breaks in,
but you're slippin' your clutch. TncE
Why, he amt even Wise to what YOU wan
him TO do it for. All he knows is that its
crooked, and he renigs on q general propoa-
ton. And, say, when q man S as straight Is
that, with the wOrkhOuSc Starin him IN the
face, he's too valuable to lose. amt he:'
"Wha-a-at?" gurgIes Old Hickory.
Besides" saws |. hurryin' the words %
get EN- all out before any violent sce1s
breaks loose, KNOWN al he does ab0U
them Mutt & Mudd checks, and with Ela
he don't know about the case, It wOuld1
be hardly safe to have him roamln l5
streets, would it2 Now [ leave it to YOU.
Saw, | was IOokin' Old Hickory nght Il
the eve, ready 10 dodge the inkStand or an
thing else, while | was putin that over, an
for q minute | thought It was comm SIT
But while he can get as hot under the co---
as anyone | ever saw, and twice as qucA. III
don't 90 clear off his nut any Of the tine.
Young man. SAYS he, c-.lrnln down al
mOtiOnIn' me to char. IS usual, YOU ST
to be more or less well informed on tins M
ter yourself. Now lets have the rest oI K
And Just like that, all Of sudden, L,
batted up to me. So / lets It come, Win q
the details about Uncle Dudley frosty nom
lifS, and the refOrrucr son out West tna1 81
thinks father is maxim good. He SITS 'nT'
and listens to every wo-t too Not ln4- :.
comes in with the sympathetic sigh, or Sl0s'
signs of being troubled 5y mist IN INC 8,
corners. He Just throws N an occasO--
grunt now and then and drums his 1aI nHS'-'
tips on the chair arm a.
Huh" says he BabeS and s'cA--Iss
But I've had worse advice that mas Gus
a lot more. Well. I suppose an old Ioo- Ia
that is dangerous to have drifting al3--- ..-.
But | don't want him here Just now e---.
Um-m-ml Where did YOU say tins sO- -
his Hvcd?'
lust out of Los Angeles, says l. ,-
''All right" SAYS Oh Hickory. IS-- en- -
he goes west TUESDAY as travelling audilo-
our second vice president He'll b1nS ~
Los Angeles about the middle OF the H... ".
and about that time Il may happTSI, IS, - -
he'll be retired on full paw. But l A'''
this resignation. rs . curiosity.
NOV don't ask me 70 describe how 8
~ Dudley takes Il; for when ne seII
full particulars of the decision Il ne.ll - -
him over And what part OF II 90 w. ';c~ =
tickleS him most3 That the 0ooA' w.
have to be iugglcd, .,~
1T wasn't Ike Mr. ElllnS TO co':,'.e--S
an act of that sort, not in me least -,
and | am very glad that he has '-----'
his mind" -,oi.-
And it WIS all / could do to keep @l
askin' him if he thought he owned -
bottle of ink eradica-or there "'lS -
York .,..,s sr-~>
Do | know who Jii -iX up them '-- ..--
Well. by the nervous motions OF = .n,.ss rss
party next mornin. could give sv, Iog
"Piddie." D." saws /. IF they ever Es. "a
the stand. you want % wear inleI.1Ib,. l!, b+ar b
between your knees, So they won A''
bones rattle.
e,,sxrrNrf. HABIlS