South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-24
..whsre.s Phil7" he saws.


Now. Ia clean forgot Phil. and I guess
Jonadab had. by the way he colored up.
"Phn?" says he. Phil? on. yesl We
left him up the road piece. Maybe we'd
better go after him noE."
But old Dillaway had so 70 sa-
"Cap'n." he says. Iookin' round 70 make
sure none OF the comp'ny was follerin'
him out TO the fee boat. I've wanted TO
speak 70 you afore. but I haven't had
the chance You mustn't b'lieve too much
OF what Mr.. Catesby-stuart says, nor You
mustn't always do Jest what be suggests.
You see." he says. hes a dreadful prac-
teal jok. %
Yes" says Jonadab. beginniD' 20 look
sick I didn't say nothln' but guess
looked the same way.
Yes" said Ebenezer kind OF uneasy
like. Now. IN that matter OF Mrs.
CRANKY. I s'pose Phil put you MP %
askin' her about her sons laundry. Ye-.
Well. I thought so You see. the fact
is. her boy is a broker down IN Wall
Street. and he's been caught maxim
some OF what they all wash sales OF
stock. It's against the rules OF the ~
change 20 do that. and the papers have
been full OF the row. You can see" says
Dillaway. "how the laundry question
kim OF stirred the old lady I'd. But,
Lord! it must have been funny and he
commenced to grin.
I looked at Jonadab. and he looked &c
me. I thought OF Marin Cranky. and her
bein' "dyin' 10 know US" d I thought
OF the lies about the ''hod OF change"
and all the rest. and I give yJu my wor4
didn't grin. not enough 10 show nv
wisdom teeth anyhow. crack in the
ice an inch wide would have held me.
witt room TO spare know that
Hunt" grunts Jonadab. kind OF dry
and bitter. as il he'd been to- worm
wood tea. 81 see. He's been havin'
good time makia' durn fools out Of US"
We'll" says Ebenezer. mot exactly
that. p'raps. but"
And then along comes Archie and nIs
crowd IN the other ice boat
"Hi!" he yells. who sailed that boat
of yours? He knew his business az
right I never say anything better. Phil
why. where is Phil?"
I answered him. Phil got out when
we jibed' says.
WAS that PHILIP he hollers. and then
the three OF 'em Just roared.
"Oh, by Jove. you W" says Archie:
that's the funniest thing I o-sr saw.
And on Phil. too He'll never hear the
last OF it at the club-h,y. boys?" And
then they Just bellered and laughed
again.
When they'd gone. Jonadab turned -
Ebenezer and he says: THAT takin US orS
on this boat was another % havlI-
fun with the countrymen Hey?"
II guess So" says Dlllaway. I b'lieva
he told one of the guests that he We
goin' to put Cape Cod on ice this
mornin'"
] looked away up the river where =
little black was Jest gettin' 10
shore. And I IN GIT now ~ " ms
wind was out there and how that ice
water must have felt. and what a long
ways twas from home. And then
smiled, slow and wide; there was a barge
load Of Joy in every hat inch OF that
smile
ITS a cold day when Phil loses a
chance for a Joke" says Ebenezer.
'Tain't exactly what you'd call sum-
merry Jest now" I says. And we hauled
down sail, run the fee boat up TO the
wharf and went up to our room 10 pack
our extension cases for the next train.
you see" says Jonadab. putin =
other shirt. cts easy enough 10 git the
best Of Cape folks on wash sales and
lyin' but when IL comes to boats. that's
different pair OF shoes"
Il guess PHIL agree with you" says.