The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-22

noyed by some low yagabond con.
fined at one of the stations. :.
Yes. really mean it.-Captatn Clutch
ems precinct. you know--and this
ruffian insists TO them that he's my
son. No. indeed, I'm not jok-
ing ut all. All right. you nay
laugh. but I fall 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 | want done? Oh,
wouldn't venture to say as to that!
! leave that to you! know.
Yes. 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 ! saw you last highland
refused"-another voice drop-"with
the mayor. you know? Well-now list
en-you make assurance that this
scoundrel will not bother me for thir-
~ days and-well, give you my word
that I'll do all can TO bring things
the way you want. Good!
What'll you do with him.
Why. what in Sam Hill do care what
you do with him? oh. but
say, Commissioner, yes, do care,
too!"-a laugh here like a jolly fiend
IL shouldn't like for him to be put
away of In some nice. damp. dark cell
TO cool of-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 q moment. Then
"Oh, no! Certainly. not; nor one
too hot and airless. as YOU say-he.
he! he! And don't put h:m-don't put
him" the judge was gasping for mir
now-"don't put him On bread and wa
ter. or anything OF that kind, nor in Il
cell with rude. rough men who would
tame his playful spirit-he, he! he!-
oh. don't do that. What say?
| didn't quite catch" And then. dash
IL, II seemed he did catch II. for he
began waving his arm and pounding
the desk. "Oh--oh. no. that would be
too bad-really! Eli? Oh, well.
you know best-It's up TO you now!
Bye, and many thanks. Com
missioner. Eh? 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 hunor 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"
I asked, for that was the thing had
begun TO think Of.
His face collapsed so dashed sud
den, was afraid 1t would break. And
from being a peppery red. he changed
to a devilish sickly yellow.
Awful" he said jerkily. Some
thing awful" And he groaned Ike
Jolly horse In pain. Went up there.
you know, but" his hands lifted and
dropped: he shook hiJ head-"didnt
seem to know me at all-was sitting
there In his pajamas examining with a
magnlfying glass some leaves he had
pulled at the window. Seems cbscssed
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
10 promise TO wear his pajamas to-
night-pajamas seem 10 be the focus
of his malady this time"
swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
81 promised" continued the Judge
glocmily. And I'll do it--oh, yes.
anything to humor him. He's to put
them outside his door tcnight-it's
his own within, you know" lie went
on modify: He went allow any
luncheon sent up; says II not too
much trouble. would be grateful for
two and one-balf ounces OF unlcav-
ened bread and clabbor-what the
DEVILS clabber?"
Luncheon is served" intoned q
human machine.
"Ah-h!" The judges tone evinced
satisfaction. MY dear Lightnut," his
hand upon my arm, do yon know l
look upon you as so nearly one or
us"
Thank you, jndge!" ] said feeling
". BY Jove, IL was ievtiish comfy to
have her father so Jolly friendly about
Il!
That I'm just going to ask you IN
excuse me from lunching with you
know you'll understand, my boy!--so
Internally busy. you sect"
didn't see. though he had been
saying this all morning. But as he
seemed to think he was busy. wasn't
going to make any dashed break con-
tradicting him, you know. So ! pre-
tended did see.