The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-10
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By Martha McCullOch Williams
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(Copyright 1910. BY Associated Literary PrsSs.)

'B-i-l-d-a-d spells?"
"Bildad,'.' the gang chorused be
fore Graham could draw breath.
'Describe Bildad" Graham said
interrogatiyely.
'1's got a neck-also a necktie--
red mostly" from Campbell.
eject also-we see 'em through its
socks,D from Brown.
"Shucksl Socks are all holes,
Why don't you name its eye-wink-
ersH They are what the books call
salient" from Skerry in tone Of
disgust.
"The class in unnatural history
will all go foot. Not one has lit on
the thing that makes Bildad Bill
dad" Graham said severely.
At this the rest looked mournfnl
save Bildad himself. He sat up, an
animated interrogation point, ask
ing suayely: won't you please ex-
plain? Or had better ask you to
Discriminate"
Determinations not allowed I'M
der the eleventh rule and bylaw Of
the camp" Campbell interrupted.
Skerry whistled. 81 think it is
article A." he said. Anyway, mere
numbers don't matter. Go on, gal
liant Graham. Let's all hear the
how, why and wherefore of Bildad."
"There is neither how nor where
fore-only because" Graham ex-
planned Because Bildad writes
woeful ballads-no to his mistress
eyebrow, but to her buzz wagon"
Murray, otherwise Bildad, smiled
infantinely. 81 knew envy could
make fellows do lot" he said.
"Still--I never thought it could re-
duce my comrades Of the training
table, the winning crew, quite to
this"
81 demand proof. I never go back
on a friend-unless it suits me"
skerry said, standing up and begin
ming double shuttle.
Graham loked anxious. IF you
are roundly insured all moreover if
there are life preservers handy :"
he began, waving folded typewrit-
ten sheet.
Murray stepped in front Of him,
bowed to the others and began, hand
on heart: "He can't prove I did it
but I did. 'Guilty-and glad of
itp is my plea, friends and country
men. Listen to how it happened
then-envy me-all you want to"
Murray folded his arms. ut
rained- hard-and then day
before yesterday. Remember" he
asked.
The others nodded in chorus.
"But l went a-wool-gathering in
spite of it." Murray continued. at
is fit and meet that i should have
come back shorn-of my heart"
''Who adopted it over again2 1t
already has nine fairy godmothers,
not to name seven sisters" Skerry
remarked.
Murray smiled. "Some one wholly
unhackneyed," he said. Somebody
stalled in buzz-wagon, ten miles
from gasoline, with only her dog for
company while the chauffeur
splashed and swore his way to the
nearest farmhouse phone. She was
dry and lonely, l damp and adven-
turous. Inside five minutes we had
struck up mutual acquaintance
enough to serve as both introduction
and chaperon. Of course we talked
after that-had to talk of some
thing. She, it appears, had read
some rotten verse of mine in the
Crimson
"She's a Harvard mani begin
to understand" Brown interpolated.
Murray shook his head promptly,
and ran on: 'No-but her sweet
heart is-she told me all about him
while we we're getting acquainted.
Bert LiScom is the happy man-you
know how l dote on Bert"
Like pizen," Campbell muir
INJURED.
"Glad you understand" Murray
flung back airily. "But, children,
If you keep interrupting the preach
er this sermon won't get anywhere.
The Damsel in Distress deplores
things up to date they give poesy
no chance At least In her iudorroo,,t