Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14

told us so. Old Dhurry-bags don't sympathize with
Wontners tactical lectures. He says he ought to learn
manners first; but thought" Trivett turned to
Eames, who was less of son of the house than HIM
self, Games father being still alive "Then,' Eames
went on "he became rather nolsome, and we thought
we might as we'll impound the correspondence" He
wrnkled his sweled left eye. "And after that got
him to take seat in my car.
@He was in sack, you know, Trivett explained. "Hc
wouldn't 60 any other way But we didn't hurt him.
ooh, no. His heads sticking out quite clear, and"
Eames rushed the fence we've put him IN your garage
-er-bendente lite"
"My garage' Infants voice nearly broke with horror
"Wel, Father always told if l in trouble
Uncle George" Bobby's sentence died away as the
Infant collapsed on a divan and said:
Good Lord, your commissions"
There was long, long silence
WHAT price the latterday lime juice subaltern9" 1
W whispered to Staky behind my hand.
His nostrils expanded, and he drunmed on the edge
of the Japanese jar with his knuckles.
"Confound your father, Bobby!" the Infant groaned
~Kidnappins criminal offense"
"Cone on" said Stalky THAT was my old line bat
talon in Egypt He descended the stairs, and the In
FAINT rolled appealing eyes at him.
81 heard what you youngsters have confessed, ne
began, and in his orderly voice. which is almost as
musical his singing one, he tongue dashed those lads
IN such sort privilege and revelation to listen
to. Till then they had known him almost as relative
1--WE all brevet deputy, acting unces to the In
fants friends broods), sympathetic elder brother,
sound on finance; They had never met Colonel A. L;
and rent and bisered and wiped the floor with them,
and while they looked for hiding Places and found none,
that floor remembered % the upending of Dolly
Nlacshane at Dalhousie, which came periously near
court martial on Second Lieutenant Corkran; ~ the
burning of Captain Parmiee's mosquito curtains on a
hot Indian dawn when the Captain slept in his garden
and Lieutenant Corkran smoking, rode by after sue.
cessul whist night at the club; 60 the introduction OF
ekka pony with ekka attached into brother Cap
tains tent frosty night in Peshawar, and the
mova of tent pole cot, and Captain all wrapped in
chilly canvas az the bath that given to Elliot
Hacker his veranda Q1is ladylove saw it and
broke off the engagement, which was what the mess In
tended she being Eurasan) and the powderng all over
of Elliot Hacker with -four and turerc from the bazaar.
When he took breath l realized how only Satan
rebuke sin. The good don't know enough.
"Now,' said Staky, "get out! No, not out of the
house: Go to your room-under arrest"
I'LL send you dinner Bobby" said the Infant 1Ipps"
ler He entered and withdrew with his charges After ALL
he had suffered from Bobby since Bobbys twelfth year.
They're done everything they could short of muir
der" said the Infant "You know what thisll mean
for the regiment"
"Quite so' Stalky turned on me. go and release
the Bagnan, he said.
a'Tisn't my garage pleaded. @I'm company. Be-
Sides he'll probably slay me. He's been in the sack
"Look here!" Stalky Numbered he years had fallen
from us both). as our-am commandin your
We've got to pull the thing off somehow other. Cut
over to the garage-make much OF him. and bring him
He's dining with Be quick you differing asst!
l was quick enough; but as ran through the shrub
berry wondered how exrcates the subaltern of the
present day from sack without hurting his feelings
Ancently slit the end took off his bOots then fled.
IMAGINE sumptuously equipped garage, half filled
by the Infants Prusslan blue, gray corded silk mOu
sine and mud splashed cheap hooded four-seater In
the back seat of this last conceive fiery chestnut head
emerging from long oat-sack, implacabe white face
with blazing blue eyes and jaws that worked ceaselessy
at the loop of the string that was drawn round its neck