Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-21

noyed by some low vagabond con-
fined at one of the stations. :.
Yes, really mean it!-Captatn Clutch
ems precinct, you know-and this
rufian insists to them that he's my
son. No. indeed, I'm not jok-
ing at ALL All right, you may
laugh, but I 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 l want done? On, |
wouldn't venture to say as to that!
| leave that to you! l know.
Yes, l understand all that,
but wait-wait just min
ute! Now you listen"
The judge concentrated more In
tensely over the instrument.
You know what you asked me to
do when I saw you last highland
refused voice drop-"Witc
the mayor, you know? Well-now list
en-you make assurance that th:s
scoundrel will not bother me for thir-
ty days and-well, give you my word
that I'll do all l 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, l do care,
too!"-a laugh here like jolly tiend
= 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 moment. Then
"Oh, no. Certainly, not; nor one
too hot and airless, as you say-he!
hel 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 spirtt-he! he! he!-
oh, don't do thatl What say?
l 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! Ell? Oh, we'll,
you know best-it's up to you now!
Bye, and many thanks, Com
missioner Ell? 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 perfectly
restored, he faced me, wabbling like
a jolly jellyfish.
IS greatest joke ever heard OF In
my life!" he chortled.
"Oh, | say, how did you find Jack?"
| asked, for that was the thing [ had
begun to think of.
His face collapsed SO dashed sud-
den, was afraid it would break. Arc
from being peppery red, he changed
to devilish sickly yellow.
Awful" he said jerktly. Some
thing awful" And he groaned like a
jolly horse In pain. Went up there,
you know, but" his hands lifted and
dropped he shook his head didn'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
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
l 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
them outside his door tonight-it's
his own whim, you know" He went
on modify He won't allow any
luncheon sent up; says If not too
much trouble, would be grateful for
two and one-half ounces Of unleav-
ened bread and clabber-what the
devils clabber?"
Luncheon is served" intoned
human machine.
"Ah-h!" The judges tone evinced
satisfaction. MY dear Lightnut," his
hand upon my arm, do you know L
look upon you as so nearly one of
US"
Thank you, judge!" I said feeling
ly. By Jove, it was devilish comfy to
have her father so jolly friendly about
it!
That I'm just going to ask you tn
excuse me from lunching with you
know you'll understand, my boy!-so
Internally busy, you see!"
/ didn't see though he had been
saying this all morning. But as he
seemed to think he was busy, l wasn't
going to make any dashed break con-
tradicttng him. you know. So 1 pre-
tended l did see.
(TO BE CONTINUED.l