The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-04

case! NO-O-O, OF course hoI'
not a single line or scrap!"-a lower
drop of tone-"just in a plain, blank
envelope-best way always, you know.
Yes, that gives US safe mar
gin in the senate now, not even count
ing upon what they do in commit
tee-and Soakemll take care Of that
end. Yes, he went back to
Albany this morning-he says the
bills safely deader'n Hector now.
Er, by the way, Commission
er,"-the Judge cleared his throat and
his voice sobered: Little favor l want
to ask-h'm! I'm being greatly an
moved by some low vagabond con-
fined at one of the stations. :.
Yes, really mean its-Captain Clutch
ems precinct, you know-and THIS
ruflan insists to them that he's my
son. No, indeed, I'm not jok-
ing at all. All right, you may
laugh, but 1 fail to appreciate the
funny side, myself-especially noW'
you know, when I'm up to my neck
in this merger case. HoW's
that! What do 1 want done? on,
wouldn't venture to say as to that!
leave that to you! l know.
Yes, 1 understand all that,
but wait-wait just a min
ute! Now you listen"
The judge concentrated more IN
tensely over the instrument.
"You know what you asked me to
do when 1 saw you last highland l
efused'-another voice drop-"With
the mayor, you know? Well-now list
en-you make assurance that this
scoundrel will not bother me for thir-
ty days and-well, give you my word
that I'll do all 1 can to bring things
the way you want. Good!
What'n you do with him?
Why, what in Sam Hill do care what
you do with him? =. Oh, but
say. Commissioner, yes, I do care,
too!"-a laugh here like jolly iend
-'I shouldn't like for him to be put
away off in some nice, damp, dark cell
to cool off-he! he! he!-y'under-
stand?"
He got so mixed up in his chuckling
and coughing that he couldn't get out
another word for a moment. Then
"Oh, no! Certainly, not; nor one
too hot and airless, as you say-he!
he! he! And don't put him-don't put
him" the judge was gasping for air
now-"don't put him on bread and wa
ter, or anything of that kind, nor in
cell with rude, rough men who would
tame his playful spirit-he! he! he!-
oh don't do that! What say?
I didn't quite catch" And then, dash
it, it seemed he did catch it, for he
began waving his arm and pounding
the desk. "Oh-oh, no, that would be
too bad-really! Eh? Oh, well,
YOU know best-it's up to you now!
Bye, and many thanks, Com
missioner! En-? All right, tomorrow
then at one at the Lawyers Club
YOU can go over again the points OF
what you want with the mayor. 'Bye!"
At last with good humor perreculy
restored, he faced me, wabbling like
a jolly jellyfsh.
"'S greatest joke ever heard OF In
my life!" he chortled.
"Oh, say, how did you find Jack?"
I asked, for that was the thing / had
begun to think of.
His face collapsed so dashed sud-
den, l was afraid it would break. And
from being a peppery sed, he changed
to a devilish sickly yellow.
awful" he said jerkily. Some
thing awful" And he groaned like
jolly horse inepain. Went up there,
you know, but" his hands lifted and
dropped; he shook his head-"didn't t
seem to know me at all-was sitting
there in his pajamas examining with
magnifying glass some leaves he had
pulled at the window, Seems obsessed
with some crazy patter Of talk I
couldn't understand-poor fellow!"
The Judge sighed. "Only thing he
seemed to want me to do for him was
to promise to wear his pajamas to-
night-pajamas seem to be the focus
of his malady this time"
1 swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
81 promised" continued the judge
gloomily. And I'll do it-oh, yes,
anything to humor him! He's to put