The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-11-08

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noyed by some low vagabond on
fined at one Of the stations. . .
Yes, l 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. mysef-especially now.
you know, when I'm up to my neck
in this merger 8 . How's
that! What do I want done7 Oh. 1
wouldn't venture to say as to that
I leave that to you! . . know.
Yes. I understand 'all that.
but . wait-wait just a min
ute! Now you listen"
The Judge concentrated more in
tensely over the instrument.
"Ycu know what you asked me to
do when I 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-
ty days and-well, I give you my word
that I'll do all I can to bring things
the way you want. . . Good!
Whatll you do with him!
Why. what in Sam Hill do 1 care what
you do with him? Oh. but
say, Commissioner. yes. I do care.
too!"-a laugh here like = jolly fisnd
II shouldn't like for him to be put
away of In some nice. damp, dark cell
to cool on-he! he! he!-y'under
stand?"
He got so mixed up in his chuckIing
and coughing that he couldn't get out
another word for a moment. Then
"Oh, no! Certainly, not; nor one
too hot and a~irless, as you say-hei
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, mol In a
cell with rude, rough men who would
tame his playful spirit-he! he! he!-
oh. don't do that! What sayY
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! . Eth? Oh, we'll,
you know best-it's up to you now!
. Bye, and many thanks, Com
missioner! Eth? All right, tomorrow
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 jellyflsh.
IS greatest joke ever heard of IL
life!" he chortled.
"Oh, l say, how did you find Jacky'
l asked, for that was the thing / had
begun to think OF.
His face collapsed so dashed SUD.
den. l was afraid 1t would break An0
from being a peppery red. be changed
to a devilish sickly yellow.
AWFUL" he said jerkily. Some.
thing awful" And he groaned like Q
jolly horse In pain. Went up there,
you know. but" his hands lifted and
dropped; he shook his head-"didnt
e to know me at all-was sitting
there in his pa1amas 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
swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
81 promised" continued the Judge
gloomily. And I'll do it-oh. yes
anything to humor himi He's to put
them outside his door tonight-it's
his own within, you anow." He went
on modify: HE won't allow any
luncheon sent up; says II no. too
much trouble, would be grateful fu
two and one-half ounces of unleav
ened bread and clabber-what ths
DEVILS clabberf"
Luncheon is served" fntoned q
human machine.
"Ah-h!" The Judges tone evinced
satisfaction. my dear Lishtnut," his
hand upon my arm. do you know 1
look upon you as SO nearly one al
U.S."
Thank you. judge!" I said feeling
~. BY Jove. It was devilish comfy Il
have her father SO jolly friendly about
It!
That I'm Just going to ask you b
excuse me from lunching with you
know you'll understand, my boy!-ss
Internally busy, you see!"
1 didn't see. though he had been
saying this all morning. But as hs
seemed to think he was busy. I wasn't
going to make any dashed break con
tradicting him. you know. 30 I pvu
tended l did see.