The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-04

he said, as she signified her desire to
return to the compartment. "I've al
ways longed for a nice. agreeable sis
ter-in-law."
Her mission in life, up to a GER
tain stage. Is to make the man appre-
ciate the fact that he has. after all.
been snapped up by a small but de-
serving family" she said blithely. ut
is also her duty to pour oil on troubled
waters and strew flowers along the
connubial highway. so long as her kind
offices are not resented. By the way,
Roxbury, l am now about to preserve
you from bitter reproaches. You have
forgotten to order coffee and rolls for
your wife"
"Great Scott! So I have! It's Q
o'clock" He ordered the coffee and
rolls to be sent in at once. ~ hope
she hasn't starved to DEATH"
my dear Roxbury." she said sterp-
~, II must take you uf':tr my wing.
You have much to accomplish Ia the
next t~wenty-four ho,.;s. l~i tie least
Of your duties being tue sapju;pstion
Of Tootles and Ragglcs. "oss,;s IS fif-
teen months old. II Eiay pCeiest you
to know. We can't afford tc hsve Too
ties scream with terror esery time
she sees you, ard 1t V~bH.d ''e NEST I'M
fortunate II Ragg!es 7tS':id g-opi and
snap at you as he does III al, suspicious
strangers. Once in Gsldle lie bttos.
too. DO you like babins~
"ycs, IL thiDk ] DO" u, said detbt-
ingly. II daresay {. could cultivate o
taste for 'em; brt. / say" with "a ger
enthusiasm, Il lnSe dngs!'
at may he d~!5tincily IN yuu" snNoi
that RaggIcs ioatiles the real RoSbury.
He grcwls every time that nnyy liascs
Edith"
HAS he ever tirr, n RpAy fot ~
NO. obviously. hit ROXY has had
TO kick him on several occasions
How very tiresorle 20 kick and
kiss at the same Tine
"Raggles is very jealous, you under
stand"
That's more than | can say for dear
old Roxy. But III! try 10 anticipate
Raggies by compelling Edith to keep
her distance" he said. scowlipg dark
ly. "IIas it not occurred &c yoE that
Tootles will be pretty--er-much o: a
nuisance when II Genes 20 mountain
~climbingT" He fell his way carefully
in saying this.
"Oh, dear mo. Roxbury, Would you
have left the poor little darling at
home-in ell that dreadful hest?'
I'm sure I couldn't have beec hIem-
ed for leaving her at home" be pro
tested. "She didn't exist Until bali an
hour ago. Heavens. hoy they do
spring up!'
The remainder OF DrocBN day was
spent In getting acquainted WITH his
family, or, rather, his menage There
were habits and fuiblcs. demands and
restrictions that he had to ada t HIM
self to with u%nvarying bcnispity. lie
made a friend OF Raggles without bali
trying. Dogs always took to him, he
admitted modest,y. Tootles was less
vulnerable. She howled cousisteut!y
at each Of his first half dozen nj.
vances. His courage began to wane
with shocking rapidly. His next balf
hearted advances were In reality n
glorious retreats. Spurred on by the
sustaining Constance, he stood by bis
guns and at last was gratifed 10 see
faint signs of surrender. by midday
he had conquered. Tootles permitted
him to carry her up and down the sta
ton platform (she was too young 10
realize the risk she RAM. Edith and
Constance. with the beaming nurse
and O'Brien. applauded warmly when
he returned from his first promenade,
bearing Tootles and proudly heeled by
Raggles. Fond mothers In the crowd
of hurryfng travellers found time 70
look upon him and smile. as If to say.
what a nice man!' He could almost
hear them saying 1t, which no doubt
accounted for the intense ruddiness Of
his cheeks.
do you ever spank her?' nc de-
manded once of Mrs. Medcroft after
Tootles had brought tears to his eyes
with a potent attack upon his nose.
She caught the light Of danger 10 his
gray eyes and hastily snatched the Of
Tending Tootles from his arms.
Miss Fowler kept him constantly at
work with his eyea'sss and his Eng
fish. neither Of which he WINS nianng-
ing well enough TO please her critical
estimate. In fact. ha jabored all day
with the persistence. II not the sulleH.
ness. Of a hard driven slave. He did
not have time 10 become tired. There
was always something new to be done
or learned or uniesrncd; his day was
full to overfowing. He was a man of
family.
The wife of hts bosom was tranquil
hty itself: She was snJoying herself