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

L III sure we SIKH get Oh ldluOuSly,
he said, as she signifed her desire to
return to the compartment. 1--WE 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 l have! It's Q
o'clock" He ordered the coffee and
rolls to be SEN in at once. ~ hope
she hasn't starved to DEATH"
"My dear Roxbury." she said sterp-
~, II must take you uictr my wing.
You have much to accomplish ia the
next twenty-fuur hoLis. I"t tie least
Of your duties being tue snpJupstion
of Tootles and Raggles. .ouS''s IS if-
teen months old. II Iiay !DCeIest you
to know. We can't afford I" hsve Too
ties scream with terror e$ery time
she sees you, ard 1t ~oE!d ''e NEST un-
fortunate If Ragg!es 7trp':id g-opi and
snap at you as he does ~ al, suspicious
strangers. Once in ssldle he bites.
too. DO you like babissr
"Ycs, IL thiDk ] TO-" u, said dttbt-
ingly. II dare.ay . could cultivate o
taste for ZEN; hrt, ! say" WITH eager
enthusiasm, II lnSe days"
at may be d~!stiDctly IN yun"
that Ragglcs ioatnes the rea| Rnxbrry.
He growls every tinIe that RoyJ l.iases
Edith"
HAS he ever l,irr, Roxy Tor uT'
NO" obviously. hut ROXY has had
to kick him on several occasions
How very tiresoCle 20 kick aud
kiss at the same Tine
"Raggles is very jealous. you under
stand"
That's more than I a ssy Coz dear
old Roxy. But III try 10 anticipate
Raggles by compelling Edith to keep
her distance" he said, scowlinp dark
~. HAS it not occurred &c yor that
Tootles will be Dretty-er -nuch o: q
nuisance when ii GENES 20 mountain
~climbingT" He fe!t his way carefully
In saying this.
"Oh, dear mo. Roxbury, Would yon
have left the p"or little dazzling at
home-in ell that dreadful heat?"
"I'm sur I couldn't have beer 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 BfocBN day WAS
spent In getting acquainted with his
family, or, rather, his menage There
were habits and foiblcs. demands and
restrictions that he had to adapt him.
self to with unvarying bonisnjty. lie
made a friend Of Raggles without BALI
trying. Dogs always took to him. he
admitted modest;y. Tootles was less
vulnerable. She howled cousistently
at each Of his first half dozen nj
vances. His courage began to wann
with shocking rapidity. His next hGif
hearted advances were in reality n
glorious retreats. Spurred on by the
sustaining Constance, he stood by bis
guns and at last wos gratifed 10 see
faint signs Of surrender. ny midday
he had conquered. Tootlcs permitted
him to carry her up and down the s,a-
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 hurrying travellers found time 10
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 herr" he 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 In 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
hsh. neither Of which he was nlanag-
Ing well enough TO please her critical
estimate. In fact. DO Iabored all day
with the persistence. II not the sullea,
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 uDlearncd; his day was
full to over6owing. He was a man of
family.
The wife of hts bosom was tranquil
hty itself: She was enjoying herself
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