Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-04-25

mrmDled reply, gulping down tn
glass Of ice-water he rendered.
He rubbed his hands one over IN,
other and stopped above me anxious
II.
Il hope. sir. you're not in mucl
paSa-from last night, sir. mean!"
'Patn?" calculated GROSSLY. "Why
should I be in pain? Don't be q SILLY
asst"
"Yes. sir!"-very softly, and Will
deep sigh as he dropped back. By
love, he looked as cheerful as q Jolly
tombstone!
What the deuce" l began.
Woodworking. sir!"-hastily-'l
was Just a-thinking Of the--h'm-may
l say scrimmage, sir?"
H. I waited till l had taken from his
hand the second glass Of ice-watsr
and swallowed it, thinking maybe |
would get hold OF 1.-THE dashed idea.
| mean.
l 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 I ask. sir, what
is the last thing you do remember"
"Eh?"
sat up bit straighter. rubbing my
head and devilish annoyed at being
made to try to think at ill. Then /
remembered: We were in a jolly blue
aeroplane drawn by golden humming-
birds and she was just telling me-
no, dash it, that was . dream-just =
dashed dream! groaned, dropping
my head upon my knees. why, the
last thing remember was the punch
punch"
"Punch-yes. sir!" And jenkins
sighed.
Your punch to put out the light"
finished. Then looked at hir,
startled. ooh, I say, now, It wasn't
burglars. was it?"
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
-h'm-I 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. "Oh, say, Jenkins" I
said, with an anxious thought, you
know mean you
and Wilkes didn't drink the rest OF
the punch-after he took it away. you
"Me?" jenkins hand clutched tho
heavy brass curve at the foot Of the
bed. "No, sir!"-and he added sadly:
Besides, sir, there wasn't any rest
Of It! Mr.. Will mean Wilkes. was
on It. That was how I
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 I could have 'em all. II I'd
just let him get lits&a sleep: and he
'em all out of his window.
Seemed irritated like because l woke
him up. And then. cir. don't know
whether it was because of the splash
ing Of the fountains. but l had an
Idea"
That's nothing" said contemptur
ously. II often do at night whom !
1000 eOloGhfu~ 7 often pot I'm
and get something"
jenkins face sobered. Il know IT.
sdr-pardon. sir, ! mean frequently
know you have-h'm-know BY the
understand. sir!" Then
he went on: 1.-The idea that came to
me was a great liberty know that,
sir. and I'm sorry-but guess was
thinking that about the end 1ustinss-
you know It. sir?"
I didn't know, but ! did wish he
would make an end!
1.-THE library windows was open on
the loggia, sir, and when ! looked ID.
/ didn't see anybody and / thought"
Jenkins coughed and looked devilish
/ would just slip IN
and lay a few Of the temperance
DIedges between the papers the Judge
had been working on" jenkins red
dened. looking at me In an appearing
way.
"Jove!" l calculated. storing. Oh
I say, now!"
Eyes. sir,"-faintly-T knew how
YOU would feel--I amt excusins my
.an sir: and when ! heard your voice
+ tried to get out. but there wasn't
time so T." Jenkins touched MS
hands in front, then behind him, ana
shifted distressfully. IL hid behind
the alcove curtains-h'm-and JUST
then" a..
"Here." I broke in. wait, dash MI
whose voice did you hearF
Jenkins eyes ducked.
"Yours. sir" he said family. Ana
then you came IN. .. ..
stared. trying to take 1t IA
couldn't chirp q word. don't you Know
TOR to think 1 had taken to siesH
here!
GRO BE coNT1NuEDo
Light Of tho Soul.
The light BY which ~ - tcas
world comes out Of IT, - q y