Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-28

/ glass of ice-Water he rendered.
He rubbed his hands one over the
other and stopped above me anxious
| ly.
Il hope, sir, you're not IN much
pain-from last night, sir, l mean?"
"Pain?" I calculated GROSSLY. Why
should l be in pain? Don't be silly
asst"
Yes, sir!"-very softly, and with
a deep sigh as he dropped back. By
Jove, he looked as cheerful as a jolly
| tombstone!
What the deuce" began:
'Noth-nothing, sir!"-hastily-"I
was just a-thinking of the-h'm-may
say scrimmage, sir?"
| I waited till I had taken from his
hand the second glass of ice-water
and swallowed it, thinking maybe /
would get hold of 1.-THE dashed idea,
mean.
/ batted at him perplexedly.
What was that? Scrimmage?
don't remember hearing anything
what's that?"
And I reached for another glass.
Pardon, sir" jenkins eye shifted
unhappily; but may l ask, sir, what
is the last thing you do remember"
"Eh?"
l sat up bit straighter, rubbing my
head and devilish annoyed at being
made to try to think at all. Then !
remembered: We were in jolly blue
aeroplane drawn by golden humming-
birds and she was just telling me
no. dash it, that was a dream-just a
dashed dream! l groaned, dropping
my head upon my knees. why, the
last thing l remember was the punch
punch"
Punches, sir" And jenkins
sighed.
Your punch to put out the light"
finished. Then l looked at him,
startled "Oh, say, now, it wasn't
burglars, was tt?"
You see, | thought at once of Foxy
Grandpa and my darling's pajamas.
Not precisely, sir" Jenkins hest
tated; then moved little nearer. Il
Il hope you'll pardon me, Mr.. Light
| nut, sir; but can't help feeling that
you ought to know everything before
him was going to say, sir, before
| you see the family. | hope you'll par
! don me, sir!"-he heaVed desperate
| ly-"I mean about all that happened
| last night"
l stared. ooh, | say, Jenkins" l
said, with an anxious thought, you
didn't-er-you know mean you
and Wilkes didn't drink the rest of
the punch-after he took it away, you
| knoW-eh?"
"Me?" jenkins hand clutched the
heavy brass curve at. the foot OF the
bed. mo, sir!"-and he added sadly
Besides, sir, there wasn't any rest
of 1t! Mr.. Will mean Wilkes, was
recommending on it. That was how /
| come to find l didn't have any more
of the blank pledges. So just walked
across the park to get some extra
ones l had given the gardener, and
he said | could have EN- all, If I'd
just let him get little sleep; and he
chucked EN- all out of his window.
Seemed irritated like because l woke
him up. And then, sir, don't know
whether it was because OF the splash
ing of the fountains, but l had an
| idea"
That's nothing" l said contemptu-
ously. 81 often do at night when
hear water splashing often get up
and get something
Jenkins face sobered. Il know it.
sir-pardon, sir, mean / frequently
know you have-h m-know by the
glasses-you understand, sir!" Then
he went on: THE idea that came to
me was great liberty know that,
SIR, and I'm sorry-but ! guess l was
thinking that about the end justifes-
you know it, sir?"
/ didn't know, but / did wish he
would make an endi
THE library windows was open on
the loggia, sir, and when | looked in,
didn't see anybody and / thought"
jenkins coughed and looked devilish
thought / would just slip in
and lay a few of the temperance
pledges between the papers the Judge
had been working on" Jenkins red
dened. looking at me in an appealing
way.
"Jove." calculated, staring. 'Oh,
l say, now!"
YES, sir,"-faintly-"I knew how
you would feel amt excusing my
self, sir; and when | heard your voice
l tried to get out, but there wasn't
time. SO +" jenkins touched his
hands in front, then behind him, and
shifted distressfully, II hid behind
the alcove curtains-h 'm-and just
then"
"Here!" l broke in, Wait. dash it,
Whose voice did you hear?"
jenkins eyes ducked.
Yours, sir he said family. And
then you csne in"
stared. trying to take it in.
Couldn't chirp word. dea't you know.
for to think had taken to sleep.
walking-and here!
ITO BE CONTINUED.)