Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02


| shine. and how life should be filled with
| love and
Very few of our emotional utterances
| thrill us pleasantly on the rebound, and
Dick Pick broke 9,, in hastily: Did say any
| "Oh. you did," replied Gladys. en-
Enthusiastically. land lots more. 1t was
just like an opera. I never
Look here"-Dick longed to put this
! impertinent young woman into her proper
position. but his principles restrained him
] from hastily deciding what this proper
I position was-"either your ears or my
head Is out Of order. 1 was making an
earnest and scientific appeal to Higgins
consequently you are excused from In
| terpreting my remarks
Dick felt that this would have suffi-
| GENTLY snuffing effect. and turned to
| was not supersensitive. interposed
Yes. but you said that all men are
equal. and"
You're not a man." broke in Dick, i'm
patiently Il never yet saw the woman
who could argue. If l ever did, should
fall down and worship her on the spot"
Il think l could learn to argue an
sWered Gladys. not too insinuatingly.
Dick looked her In the eyes. Nope,
not you.'' he said. with finality You'd
only learn to talk back. Now, l don't
wish to be abrupt. nor to use a purely
arbitrary right. but just at this hour I
always find it necessary to be alone, SO
| If you are going to stay here, l am going
outdoors. Where is Mulligan? l knew
there was some one I wanted to see"
Hes at the barn, think. He's grown
awful cross since they chained him up
SO much
Chained him upr' exclaimed Dick
"Confound 1t, I bet his temper is ruined!
l should like to know why my orders
We're not carried out!" Dick paused and
| swallowed in order to regain the gentle
manner consistent to his principles. and
then resumed: IT shall make a decided
change in this establishment but. OF
course. l shall do 1t In q reasonable
way
This time Dick had so far impressed
the maid that he was able to cross the
hall and leave the house without further
conversation. He fastened to the stable.
None of the men was in sight. which was
not at all surprising. as the work at Ban
nington was not strictly departmental.
At times the coachman or stableman
helped the gardener and the footman
used to assist the cook with the vegeta-
bles and the maid with the cleaning AS
rule there was not enough work to go
around, but the natural grumbling which
ensued was confined to the servants them
selves. Mr.. Bennington did not insist on
many things. but he did insist on living
his own life In his own establishment ex-
actly in his own way.
As Dick examined things about the sta
bleS his race TOOK On an impatient IrOWn.
He had discriminating eye and there
was copious evidence of laxness. While
he Indignantly bewailed the organization
OF society so that one man was forced to
stifie his godlike independence and become
the servant Of another mere man. he
service sighted. and he experienced diff
Guilty in cOndensing these two views into
a harmonious philosophy.
The three horses We're fat, but lifeless:
he nd toll ole I.,,k
dingy; and the entire surroundings de-
noted mechanical care which made no at
tempt at excellence. A queer, throaty
sound from the little box stall which his
tracted his attention, and he walked over
and raised himself on tptoe to look
through the screen which shielded the up
per part.
For a moment his eyes failed to detect
anything In the gloom within, and then
with rather heated exclamation, he I'M
fastened the door and threw 1t wide. The
next moment he was on his knees and
going foolish over an immense bulldog.
which was gurgling and wriggling and
whining with plaintive delight.
'Mulligan. old sport, this hasn't been
my fault. You know that didn't have
hand in this damned outrage. don't
you?" Dick took the broad head between
his two hands and they gazed into each
others eyes. while the bulldogs comical
screw tail quivered ecstatically
''Oh. this is the rottenest deal l ever
heard off, continued Dick, earnestly.
"Only one window, and that so covered
with cobwebs that the light has to elbow
and push In order to get through at ALL
What in thunder could any one mean by
shutting you up In a hole like this on the
Sd Of July? Well, never you mind, old
hat. there is going to be doings about
this as soon as 1 can locate the blame
Come on out here and let's have q look at
you
The bulldog gamboled stifiy and awk-
wardly as he accompanied his master out
side. There Dick examined him critically.
pinching him, poking him with his finger,
twisting his muscles and all the while
muttering threateningly.
"You are ten pounds overweight, Multi
gam" he said at last, in q sorrowful tone.
Somebody is going to suffer for this!
Good Lord, you'd drop dead Of heart
stroke If you tried to do some OF your old
stunts. Never mind, old pal. it's training
for yours from now on. and TIL mighty
soon try out that Tat and turn 1t into the
old-time steel springs"
Dick finished his examination with a
hearty punch in the ribs. which was the
signal for a rough and tumble: but after
few moments the dog was glad to lie
down and pant.
1T used to take an hour Of that to get
you warmed up enough fully to enjoy it."
grumbled his master. oh, there certain
ly will be a shakeup at these head
quarters
The stableman. who had been doing
some wedding In the kitchen garden. had
been watching Dick and the dog as he
came toward the stable to do the noon
feeding. The stableman had a good
humored face, and as he came nearer it
became suffused with smiles. HE is in
good shape, isn't he. Mr.. Dick?" he called.
"Shape? exclaimed Dick He has
about as much shape as a pillow!' and
then, with eyes flashing, he demanded,
who ordered him shut up in that dirty
hole?"
''Why, Timothy told me to put him
where he wouldn't run no risk of bittn'
no one" replied the abashed stableman.
coming to attention.
when did you clean that stall out?''
81 can't just say, sir. You see It
hasn't been used since your pony died
and"
Good heavens!' broke In Dick. that
was twelve years ago..
II don't mean. sir, that It hasn't been
cleaned out since then. I mean
at don't care what you mean. It's what
I mean that goes from now on. Where's
the coachman?'
Hes gone to see about getting the car
riage fixed, sir.
''That's another pleasing symptom OF
his intellectual decay flashed Dick.
Here I come home with three guests
and have to hire O public conveyance.
The horses are out of condition, the har-
ness is out OF condition, the carriage is
out of condition. Mulligan Is out OF condi-
ton. and unless / am able to keep my
mind on other things for a while, some
Of you lazy loafers are going to be out of