The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-05


derstand at what they were pointing
In such an excitement. Pollyooly ar
rived presently at point four feet
above the dormer window Of her at
tic, and slid quickly down onto Its lit
tie roof. She sat astride 1t for a mo-
ment and took brief, calm survey Of
the Temple. She observed the anxious
crowd of watchers, and waved her
hand to it. Then she slipped over the
edge OF the roof. on to the window
ledge. and into the window.
The Honorable John Ruffin was won.
dering at the little burst OF cheers from
the heart which greeted the safe con-
clusion Of her perilous transit, when
Pollyooly entered his sitting-room.
Where on earth have you come
from?" he cried.
Il crawled along the roof. SIR" said
Pollyooly.
But It's a sloping roof" cried tho
Honorable John Ruf1n, yet more
loudly.
Yes, Sir. It does SLOPE" said Pol.
lyooly, looking surprised at his We
hemence.
The Honorable John Rufan ran up
the stairs to the attic and looked out
OF the window. He came down look.
ing rather white, and said, Never, on
any account, crawl along that roof
again. forbid 1t absolutely. I'd
rather be writted ten times over than
that you should do such a dangerous
thing"
Yes, SIR" said Pollyooly.
What on earth did you do It for?"
Il thought that the Lump would
bother you. sir; and you wouldn't
know what to give him for dinner"
said Pollyooly.
You thought the Lump would bother
me, and I shouldn't know what to
give him for dinner! So you crawl
along sloping roof, sixty feet from
the ground, to get to u.s." said the
Honorable John Rufiln in a tone of
stupefaction.
He might have had Indigestion
said Pollyooly.
The Honorable John Rufln raised
both hands towards the ceiling, and
said. II tell you. Pollyooly, that the
female sex Is one OF the most re-
markable phenomena that crawl about
the earth"
Yes, SIR" said Pollyoo1y. She did
not understand him (she rarely did,,
but she had no doubt that he was
right
There came the tramp of many feet
on the staircase. The policeman, in
rapture at having something to do,
was coming to express his disapproval
OF Pollyooly's startling activity. He
Knocked, and the door was not opened
to him. He had short talk with the
red-faced besieger; then he went
away.
The red-faced man did not. An hour
| after lunch the Honorable John Ruff
fin grew tired Of his own society and
fetched Pollyooly and the Lump down
from their attic and told them stories.
gave them tea, and then told them
more stories
Pollyooly was washing up after sup
per. her last task for the day, when
he came along the passage in evening
sress and an opera hat
AS he opened his front door he said,
AThe Kings writ has ceased it's bane.
full activity for the day. Goodnight,
| Pollyooly.
At eight o'clock the next morning
the red-faced man was at his post,
teeming with logged resolution. But
Pollyooly was careless Of him: the
Honorable John Ruffin now understood
the diet OF the Lump. As soon as she
! had cooked his bacon, she made her
1 Jack-in-the-box exit from his cham.
/ bers into those of Mr. Gedge-Tomkins.
4 and the red-faced man watched her
! passage, in silence, but with gloomy
/ eye.
When she carried in his breakfast,
Mr.. Gedge-Tomkins broke from his
usual taciturnity and asked her how
the siege was progressing. She told
him of the red-faced mans logged per.
tinacity and how she had had to crawl
along the roof from his attic to her
own to get back to the Lump.
You're not going to do that again
to-day" said Mr.. Gedge-Tomkina
sharply.
mo, sir. Mr.. RUM is going to
look after the Lum-Roger. sir, and
give him the right things to eat"
THE offshoots of the aristocracy are
the curse of the professions" said Mr..
Gedge-Tomkins sternly. why doesn't
he pay his debts instead of looking
after young children, an avocation for
which he Is entirely unqualifed?"
1.-The Lump doesn't want much look.
Ing after sir" said Pollyooly In a
tone of apology.
II do not like that red-faeed fellow
believe he drinks said Mr.. Gedge
Tomkins. with a gloomy frown.
| Eyes, sir" said Pollyooly.
When you're ready to go back. to
Mr.. Ruffin's chambers let me know.
will manage it for you"
Thank you, sir" said Pol1yooly 10Y
fully.
At ten o'clock she had finished he,
work In his rooms, and Mr.. Gedge
Tomkins had finished his mornins
pipe.
He went to the window and shouted
"Rufin! Ruffin!'