The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-05-23
CHAPTER XVI.


Billings rubbed his chin perplexea-
". BY Jigger. now, wonder what
those hen tracks mean" he uttered
musingly. Then he looked up AT me
with sudden animation in his face.
Look here, Dicky," he exclaimed.
do you happen to know Dozen
berry,"
l tried to remember. | shut one
eye and studied tho marks closely
through my glass, but had to shake
my head at last
why. man, he's a member OF all
the great societies Of the world. Got
string OF letters after his name like
a universal keyboard, and is the main
squeeze, the great scream, among all
the scientific push over here and In
Europe. Lots of dough, but of his
trolley with learning"
And In this building!" | said won
deringly. What's he l!ke!"
"Awfully large head" said Billings,
elevating his hands some two feet
apart, "pear-shaped atSair-big end
up-bumps on 1t like halves OF grape
fruit, porcupine eyebrows. and"
oh, know" l said, nodding eager
ly; and little shriveled-weIl. kind
OF mashed sort OF face. eyes beadlike
and jolly small I've got him now!
I've goue down with him In the els-
vator."
Billings nodded. You've got him
painted" he said drily. That's the
professor; only, his eyes are anything
but jolly I've ridden in the elevator
with him myself. Always manages to
look like he was travelling with bad
SMELL"
"Devilish sensitive, | dare say"
Billings looked at me suspiciousIy,
but had got hold of the thing | was
quickly:
BY Jove, you know, | believe Jer-
kins knows his man-fellow who but
lers, and. believe, cooks, for him.
He and Jenkins belong to the same
how do they call it?-same club OF
gentlemen's gentlemen
Billings brought his fist down.
Let's have Jenkins in," he suggested.
And we did.
Il say, Jenkins" I began. this Pro
fessor Doodlebug above US"
"Doozenberry!" Billings sharply
corrected
Well, some jolly rum thing about
him, don't you know, Jenkins-some-
thing you said his man told you're
member. eh?"
Why, sir, he told me that every
night he had to turn down the perfes-
ser's bed and go all over It with .
two-gallon watering can"
Watering cam" gasped Billings.
I'm telling you what he says, SIR.
Then he covers 1t all up again, and In
about a half-hour the perfesser turns
the covers down; and If it's what he
calls 'fine'-that is. damp all over-he
climbs in and sleeps like top"
"Cold-water bug, you know" l ex-
planned, but Billings shrugged his
shoulders
That's all right Bug or not, he's
the goods, all the same. Greatest
ever. re 6pOho Win QuAcI SohViV
ton.
He deliberated moment and
turned to me.
Tell you what, Dicky: I'm going up
and ask him down. He's the one to
give us the right dope on these crazy
letters-Eh, what you say, Jenkinsv
BEG pardon. sir; was saying that
the perfesser don't visit nobody; and
he never sees nobody but the big litry
and scientific sharps."
"Oh. he don't, eh?" Billings snorted
contemptuously We'll, jenkins, !
haven't been a prize fisherman In my
time for nothing; guess ! know how
to select my 'fy.' know what Will
fetch him: 'Mr. Lightnut's c0mDl%
ments. and will he be pleased to ~
or him by passing upou au Oriental
curio of rare scientific interestr-
that sort OF merry rot! Why. ysa
couldn't hold him back with blsek
and tackle. Oh. you needn't worrV;
III DO the proper curves all right
He turned toward the door. "ANl
jenkins, you como aleng and wosk -
iuto the lodge.