Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

now want speakin' of friends in genral. was re-
ferrn' to Pinckney: He didn't leave any word; but
suspicion he called up by"
aThanks," breaks in Marmaduke II know Mrs.
Purdy-Pell consults him about dinner favors-tre-
mendous taes to be COPIED with only by trained in
telligence We meet at the club later.
@Oh that's it, is it?' says l. an that case, make
sPeass take it away, says he. 4 might be tempted
to read about the beast1y stock market
3What, I?' Says he aWhy, haven't enough cash
to buy decent dinner. But everybody you meet fol-
lows the market, you know It's contagious disease"
@So?" says l. "Now I've been exposed lot and
haven't caught it very hard
Gifted of the gods!' says he.
"I'm Marmaduke, you know" says he
"I've heard that much" says l.
@To him that hath ears-mufflers," says he.
"Mufflers?" says l. II guess l must be missin'
of my cues, Mister"
."Never care says he: "Why cry split milk
when can keep cat?"
"Look here" says l. "Are you stringn me, or am
stringn' you?"
3Of what use to fret the orace?' says he. @They
say silence is goden-well, I've spent mine"
And, say, he had dom the spiral dip at that. [
don't mind indulgn in little foolish conversation
and then; but hate to have it sided. And,
honest far figured, he might have been readin'
the label off chest So with that counters with
of my rough and ready comebacks
aMarmaade- you say it wasp says l. IF you
did, where's the CAM"
rappin the floor with his stick "A little crude; but
the element is there. Bravo! Bravssimo!"
Stirred Stirred up the pigeons, ANYWAY says l.
well WE'LL" saysI @And he wants diagram for that
messy one! Loft you know, and taps my forehead
4Amost worthy of my STEEL says he umpin up and
II don't know which of us has call to get chesty
over it; but here's how" says l. takn the friendly
palm he holds out. "Seen' it's gone this far, though,
maybe you'll tel me who in blazes you are!'
A ND there I'd gone and done just what Pinckney had
egged me to do. Course the minute | asked the
question knew I'd given him chance to slip
on me; but l want lookn' for quite such double
jointed jolt.
aWho am II" says he aDoes it matter? Well, if it
does am easily accounted for. Behold an anachronsm
"A which," says l.
IAN anachronisrn," says he once more.
nickname for some alfalfa district out West"
"Brave ventures" says he; "but vain. Ones place of
birth doesn't if ones twentieth century mind has
a teenth century attitude. That's my trouble; or
els IN plain lazy which l don't in the least admit.
DO you follow me?"
aim dizzy from it," says 1.
@The confession is apty put he goes on, "and the
frankness of it does you credit. But perceive You
would class me by peg and hole. Well I'm peg for
hole don't fit. On the floor of lifes great workshop
I Just kick around; There you have me-eh-what?.
"Maybe," says /; "but take my advice and don't
spring that description on any desk Sergeant 1t
may be good; but it sounds like loose bearin's:'
"Ah!' says he "The metaphor OF tomorrow! Speak
Gall right" says 1. II know it's runnin risk; but
I'll chance one more: What part of the map do you
hail FROM Marmaduke?"
3My proper home says he @is the Forest of Arden;
but where that is l know not
"Why" says l. "then you belong in the new Hartman
State Park. Anyway, there's station by that name
out on the Erie road"
rails ran to Arden Wood says he, @nor
will Seah!"
sounds like an old song" says l. "Are you taken
this way often?'
"I'm Marmaduke you know" says he.
@Sure, that's where we began" says l; "but it's as
far as got. Is bein Marmaduke your steady job?"
doau ha to alsao of