Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-01-10
bn FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
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kins! Now, don't say word, Dicky.
old chap. Cane, Jeakins! Great pleas
ur0, assure you--von't Inconvenience
at all. Gloves, Jenkins! Just give
me something to sleep in. and I'll -
as comfortable here as l would be at
the club--so don't worry any about
me. old chap. BY the way, want t.
thank you for taking care OF. the M.
Got home all right, understand"
He plunked like jolly elephant n
to the largest and most comfortable
chair in the room and wheezed for
| breath.
And, Jenkins!" He raised one fat
finger while he took gasp Don't
mind if l do have a package of
Dicky's Koroskos and sloe f1zz-not
too sweet, you know; and you may"
Billings broke on suddenly. Then
he climbed heavily to his feet, and
without warning, heaved himself
across the room and seized the button
I had just uncovered. Dashed II he
| didn't almost upset me.
Here, say!" 1 protested. Don't
lose that cap" 1 picked it up from
where he had jerked it to the floor.
TITS the cover to hide tina: glass, you
know"
"Wh-a-a-t!"
Billings swung round, staring at mo
with the most curious expression.
"See here, Dicky." he exclaimed
rather excitedly, but in low tone, as
he cut side glance at jenkins 81
phoning the fizz over at the cellarette.
What in thunder have you been do
ing now"
BY Jove, turned cold for minute,
l was that startled. 1 thought he was
going to use the pajamas as an intro
duction for reference to last night. But
in a minute l saw that he did not
mean that
where on earth did you get any
thing like this?"
ooh, 1 say now!" demonstrated.
alarm changing to a mild dudgeon.
Billings devilish rude manners are so
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mean? It's present from friend
in China"
| Present." Billings eyes bulged
queerly. He stopped toward me, whis-
pering: did he know what this but
ton was?"
i why, of course he. didn't, j. an.
swered Indignantly. Never dreamed
of it, of course. tell you, it was all
nicely covered, was what-you-call-it-
upholstered. you know-with devilish
nice silk. cut it of accidentally.
trying to force the thing through that
loop. That left the marble exposed"
Billings took the glass mechanically
from the tray rendered by jenkins and
slipped it slowly, eying me curiously
over the top. Then he set it back
very deliberately, wiped his mouth
with the bit Of napery, and without
taking his glance from me, waited I'm.
til Jenkins had left the room. Where
upon, after another searching look at
the button, he dropped 1t with the
garment upon the table, and with
hands jammed deep in his pockets,
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"Well, I'll be hanged" he ex-
claimed. Just a coarse, vulgar out
burst, you know-no sense to 1t; no
point at all. you know-that's Bill
ings.
He caught up the coat again. And
these others-four of them-are they
Just the same?" he demanded sharply.
Dash it, how should I know?
suppose so," answered indifferently.
And closed my eyes and leaned back,
feeling a bit-just bit-weary. Some.
how, Billings is always SO exhausting
when he gets started on something.
"Oh, cut it out. old chap" protest
ed. drowsy-like.
II WILL" heard him say. Then
guess I must have dropped off a bit
for the next thing knew he waf
shaking me.
"Dicky! Dicky! Say. look here!
Look, l tell you."
did look, and-well, was jolly
vexed. that's all.
"Oh, 1 say now!" spoke severely
Just that way, you know. I went on
demonstrating: "Devilish silly joke. Il
you ask me. You've gone and ruined
the thing, Billings! Flashy buttons
v like that, you know-too tawdry. too
q cheap"
! Cheap" He almost shouted 1t
T Then he leaned over the back of thu
q leather chair and pounded his fat heat
against the cushions, writing his biz
I bulk from side to side.
e quite impossible" l said firmly
mot en- regle at all, you know" An
D fixed my glass and stared tlOe1ail.
r at the things. The five shiny butogAi
II just lay there against the delieoei
| silk like so many fiery crimson chez
r ries.
I He leered at me, chuckling "Losl
q cheap to you, Ell? What you migAt
call outre, so to speak,"