The Columbus journal., 1911-03-15

sat in the club and made rapid passes
at a light luncheon.
"Su-cst thing you know" | an
swer.d. Poor old Uncle Peter is pad
ding after the ponies and his pocket
book is leaking like "A scuttlcd ship"
Busy Uncle Peter, OF all the come
Ons. 1t SOUNDS like pipe paragraph,
it docs, John" laughed Bunch.
Its the goods, Bunch" answered.
Ever since that little filly, Peaches,
win the big race and Clara J. acct
dcntaily tore OF SIO.C00. Uncle Peter
has had colts in the hat-blCck. The
old man is certainly hOrse-naunted.
lie spends all his time AZ the track.
dipping out hot-air to the stable boys
and Jockeys and trainers. and the
only win he has made 50 far is 30
cents car fare the day he had to stay
home and nurse his rheumatism"
Bunch laughed 30 earnestly that one
Of the lamb chops hoppod Of the plate
and started 10 leave Ia" room.
And you. john" he inquired when
l." got back. what have H." captains
OF industry been doing to you since l
saw you three months ago.
To me-" / answered, tLr0w!GS the
chest out 4 fout and giving Bunch the
busy glare. Never Il" more Every
penny | have is nailed 10 the aOnr,
and The floor goes in tn" s:.f" al sum
down. I admit freely that for quite
some time Travelled with tho Andrew
Carnegie push and tried 10 give my
COIN away. but Ina Through. I've
stopped splashinS"
still living at Rura!dcne?" Bunch
inquired.
Yes" l answered. still in the
foothills. You must come cut and
camp with me in the bungalow for a
week or two. Bunch. Tie fresh air
will do you good"
Thanks, John; / do need 4 rest af
ter that South American trip. Very
likely III take a long breath and rush
out your way the latter part of next
week" Bunch responded.
Latter part OF next week." | ech-
oed: oh yes. now remember.
Uncle William Gray and Alice are eX-
pected home from Europe about that
time and they have a castle in the
cornfield next TO ours-tush, Bunch,
rusE,"
Bunch put on little pink around
the gills.
when are you and Alice going 10
trot in double harness, Bunch?" |
asked. Seems TO ME you've been
lodging the minister about long
enough now"
I'm for license the next minute
after | overcome Uncle Williams OBJ
jections." Bunch answered, mourn
fully He says Alice is too much to
the kindergarten 10 leave home yet.
Say, John. I'm afraid the old gentle
man handed out the setback just be-
cause he doesn't approve of me-
Saw that OF" said; why, you're
white all the way through, Bunch. and
Uncle William knows it. Alice is the
apple OF his eye and ne likes to have
his apple where he can see it; that's
all, Bunch. You'll get her all right. if
l have to so and drag her away my
self"
Bunch laughed and changed the
subject.
And do you mean TO tell me YOU
fell heir TO a fancy dust-thrower like
that Peaches FLY and never sent her
out after wad of real money!" he
inquired. Why, somebody ought TO
take you by the ear and scold you
Nix. Bunch" | answered: Il sold
Peaches TO Nurf HigginbOttom, the
trainer: soaked the rake-off in a slice
OF real estate and today I'm away TO
the good Honest, Bunch. I'm now
about six blocks up Easy street, and
walking fast Sometimes when | think
OF that little bunch of bills in the
bank | get so stuck on myself | want
10 run over TO Philadelphia and laugh
at the mint
oh, slice your cake. John" chirped
Bunch. I've seen You with a bundle
of money before now. but the snow
drifted in the safe. nevertheless.
Bunch is the original Human Frost
It tickles him to throw icewater on
the warm babies.
1t strikes ME queer" Bunch went
on after a pause: that you'd sell
Peaches after she got so busy in that
big race and handed you out such I
fancy finish"
II didn't exactly sell Peaches" |
answered "Murf Higginbottom. the
Kentucky ge'man. hauled in a large
wad on that very race, so for a cash
consideration | let him have Peaches
for three years. He'll treat her white,
you can bet on that. Clara J. and
intend to save up. and at the end OF
three years we'll have 4 hcue for
Peaches. and she won't have thing
TO do but pull a siX-pound doS-cart
once or twice 4 week. and bite her
way through all me haEd-painted oats
she wants for life"
1t seems pitiful.' sighed Bunch.
TO see a man get his hooks into a
streak OF luck and then let go of the
hooks"
Blame il all or the wise little
Gazaboine who answers roll call when
you mention Clara j. | answered.
She figured it ont that the amount
she won by accident just about broke
even with the various sums I've lost
by design, so john says she. cut
your cables and drift away, drift
away"
And you drifted," laughed Bunch
Say. Bunch, do you expect me to
sit on the doorstep OF foolish house