The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
By O. Henry

Well. says |. how that you be biting you,
thumbs at good uck9 You didn't to be that way
II amt through says Smoke Yesterday the
day for the advent of the 2eonases down
the depot welcome EN-. Two apparently substances
gets of the both carrying bags full of croque mae and
these magic lanterns with pushbuttons
these integers with the original signatures the
eersand well. gents reckon the mistake due poor
eyesh Instead Of being the Lieutenant the daisy chain and
wild verbena explorer other than Levi T. Peevy soda
clerk from Aheve And the Duke Marlborough turned
out to be Theo Drake of Mueeborough bookkeeper in
grocery. What did do? kicked both back the
and watched EN- depart for the lowands. the low
Now you the fix I'm in. gents. goes Smoke
Smthes told the ladies that the had been de-
tanned the road by unavoidable that made
like and heiress but they would day
two later When they find that they've been deceived
Smoke every yard Of barred muslin and natural
waved switch the house will pack up and leave It's hard
DEAL says old Smoke em-out.
Friend. says Andy touching the old the oeophagus
why this eremad when the polar and the portals of Ben
helm consplrng to hand prosperity hamaked silver
saler2 We have arrived
"A light break, on Smoke emout's face
an you do it. sens9' he asks Gould do it, Could
play the polar and the little duke for the nice ladies', Will
do it,?
Il that Andy is supemposed with his old hankerng for the
oral and poysot system Of buncons That had vocabulary
OF about 'oOoO words and which aayed themselves
INTO contaband sopses and parallels when they
AS'eh' says <Andy TO old Smoke- em-out Can do
it? You behold before you Mr., Smhers two ct the finest
equipped earth for nvesmg the proeaa whether by
word OF mouth. seshtofhand swiness of foot Dukes
come and explorers and lost but Jeff Peters,
Andy go after the forever you say So re
the two ustnous guests expecting And you'll find
Andy. that we'll give you the true local color of the title
roles from the aurora horeah to the ducal porculis.'
"Old Smoke emout is delighted He takes me and ANDY
up to the inn by apiece. telling the way that the
finest fruits of the and Injuries of the fast ghts should be
without price long would stay
Ion the porch Smoke em-out says: Ladies' have the honor
introduce His Craceness the Duke of Marlborough and the
famous inventor of the North Pole Lieut. Peary.'
1.-The skirts all Auter and the rocking chairs squeak as me and
Andy bows and then goes with old Smoke regis
And then washed up and our cuffs and the
landlord took the he'd been saving and got
out demijohn of North Carolina real mountain dew.
Il expected trouble when Andy began drink He has the
artistic metempsychs which half drunk when sober and looks
down aishps when stimulated
After lingering with the demohn and Andy goe. out on
the porch. where the ladies begin earn our keep We
special chairs and then the ans and Geaer
hunohed their rockers close around us.
One lady How did that last venture Of YOUR,
out. sir?
"Now Id clean forgot have understanding with Andv
which be- the duke the lieutenant coudn't tell
from her question whether she referring Arctic or matn
mona expeditions So gave that would cover both
"We, ma am. says I. it freeze Outright smart Of
a freeze cut. ma am
land then the flood gates Of And peoraton. wa. opened
and knew which Of the renowned oensble guests wa,