Evening star., 1911-08-20
BY SEWELL FORD


anywhere except in the eyes, while the rest of him was
as stiff and bristy Most surprsin smile
met, like fndin bloomin a cat briar; but it
winner.
"Then you're Gunners, take it, says |.
Naturally, says he, NATURALLY Who else should be
here? I'm on the watch for trout poachers lmpudent
scoundresl Imagine stock this stream for their bene-
fit some people. But let catch EN- at it once'
He snaps his jaws shut SO you could hear his teeth
click and he sashes vicious at the weeds with his rdn
gingery, cocky little cuss Now that I'd got his
Der, though, and had remembered how I'd pooh poohed
Sadie's advice, didn't mean to let him get me goin'
again.
But he didn't try. He just went swingin' along with
that funny little strut waggn his head and relatin to
me his various grouches real confidential And say,
he had special crouch for every hour OF the day.
Seems that nobody did things exactly to suit Mr.. Gun
ners from the President down his third assistant
farmland. And he couldn't why they should be so
obstinate. For instance all this business of putin
things the free list and reciprocity with Canada
wrong, dead wrong. He wished he could find black
smith who could shoe hunting horse properly. And he
didn't why it that fool gardeners boy didn't
keep the off the tomato ines He'd told EN- all
his sentiments from Congress down, and that's all the
good it seemed to do.
"Theres nothing left but to keep on tamrnering
things into peoples thick skulls, though" says he.
Yes says l, @and then of 'em don't appreciate
what you're doin for EN-, expect?'
~Exactly!" says he. "Its enough to exasperate
saint"
oh, he was JOY. Montgomery was, once you found
twice in the last five years. and Dragged of it. What
there to 60 for? Didn't he have enough to do seeing
that things went right at home? He was boss there,
anyway This land all his as far as you could see,
and everybody it had to do he said. He intended
to have things go his way, or not at all Yes, Sir!
THAT'S the wav they went, too Honest never
saw such prompt action anywhere, not at
trained dog exhibition, at Laurel Lodge when Mont
gomery Gunners cracked the whip. And it wa mt only
the hired help that jumped either. When he demanded
anything, everybody in sight from Mrs Gunners down
to the maids almost fell themselves gettin for
him.
First time happened just stood and gawped. We'd
come in from our walk; but instead of his seppn
and sayn howdy to the ladies' anything ike that.
he struts into the front hall goes to little wicker table,
stares at it minute wrathy, and then explodes.
"Here!' he sings out. where's my butternmlkf
Hey! where it? say some of you in there Bridget
Minnie! Oh Lucia Hang it all Lucia ~,
"Yes, yes, Montgomery" calls out Mrs. GunnerS,
droppin her fancywork and rushln to him.
Minnie, the maid, comes runnin down stairs about
the time, and in from the kitchen puts Bridget,
the fat cook And all three of em looks wild eyed and
worried.
what is it, Montgomery" asks Mrs. Gunners.
She's big, deep chested, double chinned, full blooded
party Mrs. GunnerS is, with her like side
of beef and She have made two of Montgomery
But she's almost stuterin she asks again. "Wha-aa-t
is it, Dear?'
"Buttermilk!' roars Mr. Gunners, stampin' his feet
pettsh "How many times, I'd like to know, must
say want thing before get it, eh! Butterrnll! do
you hear? Didn't say | wanted glass right here
name Of"
"Yes, yes, Montgomery, remember says Mrs.
Gunners "and told Minnie she must surely.
"Please, Maam,' breaks in Minnie, Il put it there
an hour ago. and then when Mr.. Gunners didn't come
in thought I'd better be after tan to the icebox
and that's"
Get it, howls Montgomery. "Get it'
But at the mention of the word lcebox Bridget has
hustled out and in minute back she comes Win II.
Mrs. Gunner sighs relieved the maid rolls her eyes
up thankful, and Bridget backs out cautious; while
Montgomery, after taste, remarks Bah sets the