The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-14


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belt to ASSURE her that they were still
there. AS sh.s turned into the Park
she turned ami blew kiss of graft
tude to Pollyooly.
Pollyooly walked quickly on towards
the barracks. 80 full of pleasure at
the successful accomplishment of her
task that she had quite forgotten the
kind. but sallow, lady. Halfway to
them very strengthening old gen.
tleman stopped short in frcn. Of them,
bringing them up dead, and scowling
at Pollyooly, dragged a handful Of
money from his pocket, and gave her
sixpence.
Timidly and hastily, Pollyooly took
three punches of violets from her bas-
ket and held them out to him.
He gazed at them as IL he could
have torn them to pieces with his
teeth: "Violets!" he cried with ILL
contained ferocity. II don't want any
violets! Keep them! Beastly things!"
And he went furiously on.
"T-t-thank you, sir" said Pollyooly.
| family, after him; and she dropped a
curtesy to the empty air
| The old gentleman went on with
undated savagery. He was plainly
! one of those to whom vegetable beauty
! doeA not appeal.
Before she reached the barracks Pol
iyooly sold four more punches of VIC
let's. AS she went up the steps of
| that palatial structure she was puz-
zling over the difficult question Of how
much of the four and twopence she
| had earned belonged rightfully to Cap
| tain Croome. She could not but re-
gard the savage old gentleman's six
! pence as her own, but she was very
doubtful about Grizel's shilling.
The sentry at the top of the steps
was for stopping her; but another sol
der, Captain Croome's servant, told
| him that she was to be admitted, and
| conducted her and the Lump to Cap
tain Croome's quarters.
He was awaiting her impatiently,
and when he learned that she had
been successful in her mission, he
overwhelmed her with thanks and
praise Then he told her that he would
/ probably want her again on the NOR
row, and gave her five shillings.
Pollyooly took them with shining
eyes; she had only expected half-a-
4 eightpence on the table.
Whats this?" said Captain Croome,
somewhat startled.
4 That's what | sold some of the VIC
lets for" said Pollyooly.
Keep it--keep it," said Captain
Croome, laughing. You've earned 1t
fifty times over. And take the basket
along with you, ready for tomorrow
The next morning the Honorable
John Ruff1n found his room scented
and adorned with violets; and when
/ Pollyooly brought in his bacon, he
thanked her for them and asked how
she had Jared in her mission. She told
him how easily she had delivered the
note to Grizel
so far, so good-but-but should
have liked to have written that note
myself" said the Honorable John Ruff
fin, thoughtfully, with the air of one
who had a deep-rooted distrust of the
epistolary powers of the Household
Brigade
1t proved we'll founded, for he had
finished his breakfast but a few min
utes, when Captain Croome came III
very sombre mood.
He sank heavily into an easy chair
and said gloomily: TITS no go. Sht
won't hear of It,"
Isn't it rather early to be de
pressed?" said the Honorable Joh1
Ruf1in, calmly What, after all, is
woman's MOP Is 1t not polite form
of 'Yes'?'
THAT sounds as IL you'd begun t,
rot; and If you have, there's no doins
anything" said Captain Croome, sadly
well, you didn't expect her to SCI
1t the first time, did you?" said hi
adviser, coldly And what's more yot
wouldn't have liked it If she had
What you've got to do is to peg away
"She seems awfully determined abou
It Her letters very firm" said Cap
tain Croome; but his face Frightened
little
"Of course 1t is. The idea startled
her at first 1t would startle any mic,
girl. But by now she's beginning t.
think how nice 1t would be If sh,
could. If you write the right kind O
letters, you'll make it seem nicer thar
ever; and at last she'll see that it!
her duty to put you out Of your mis-
cry"
Captain Croome looked at him will
admiration, and said: No one woult
ever think you were gentleman, Ruf
fin, you do know such q lot. But til,
] n1,jaanca Ia I'm NOT much NJ a hon