Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-11-20

wouldn't venture TO say as to that!
I leave that TO you! know.
Yes, understand all that,
but wait--wait inst a min
utel Nov you listen
The nudge concentrated more In
tensely over the instrument.
You know shat you asked me to
do when I saw you last highland
refused" voice drop-"with
the mayor, you know? Werl-now list
en-you make assurance that this
seoundrel win not bother me for thir-
" days and-wer. give you my word
that III DO all can 70 bring things
the way you want, Good
Whatu you DO with him?
Why, what IN Sam Hin DO care what
you do with himf oh, but
say, Commissions. yes, DO care,
tool"--a laugh here ME a jolly fisnd
II shouldn't IKE for him 10 be put
away on In some nice, damp. dark cell
10 cool Off--hs! be! hsI-y'under-
Btand?"
He got 20 mixed up n hts chuckting
and coughing that he couldn't get out
another word for a moment Then
"Oh, no! Certainly, not; nor one
too hot and aiIless, 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, OF anything Of that kind, nor in q
cell with rude, rough men who would
tame his playful spirit-he! bel he'll
oh, don't do that! What say
| didn't quite catch" And then. dash
It, It seemed be did catch II, for he
began waving his arm and pounding
the desk -oh-Oh, no, that would be
too bad-realyl Eh7 Oh, we'll.
you know beSt-tt's up to you now!
Bye, and many thanks, Com
missioner! Eh7 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 Ike
jolly iellyfish.
IS greatest joke ever heard OF IN
my nfe!" he chortled.
"Oh, | say, how did you find Jack p
| asked, for that was the thing had
begun to think OF.
His face collapsed 30 dashed sud
den, was afraid It would break. And
from being a peppery red, he changed
to a deVilish sickly yellow.
Awful" he said ierkily. Some
thing awful" And be gTOansd 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 a
magnifying glass some leaves he had
pulled at the window. Seems obsessed
with some crazy pstter Of talk
couldn't understand-poor feIlowi-
The judge sighed. only thing hC
seemed to want me to do for him was
to promise to wear his paiamas to
night-patamas seem to be the focus
of his mRlady this time"
swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
81 promised" continued the judgG
gloomily. And I'll do it-oh, yes
anything to humor him! He's to put
them outside his door tonight-it'l
his own whim, you know" he ven
on moodily: @He won't allow an!
luncheon sent up; says If not toC
much trouble, would be grateful foI
two and One-hah ounces Of unleav
ened bread and ciabber-what tn,
DEVILS clabber7"
Luncheon is served" intoned 1
human machine
"Ah-h!" The judges tone evincet
satisfaction. MY dear Lghtnut," hi
hand upon my arm, Edo you know
look upon you as so nearly one o
US"
Thank you, judge!" l said feeling
ly. BY love, it was devflish comfy t
have her father SO jolly friendly abou
It!
That I'm just going to ask you t.
e&CuSe ne hOu luHCnLAS viii 5Ou-
J know you'n understand, my boys
: Internally busy, you see!T
/ didn't see. though he had BEEF
: saying this all morning. But as h
seemed to think he was busy, WASH
going to make any dashed break cor
tradicting him, you know. So pre-
} tended did see,
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