New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

NO use, Merry, SisS /. iou '0 F''-'o- '''' '''0
@W6aa,at,- saws he. -Oh. its YOU is it, To-chy?
Please please don't mention this TO my aunt
She beat me 10 IT,, says l. 1T was her sent me out
after YOU with a stop order. She says Tor you 'o cnop
the noc,urne and 60 back to the hay
Blu, how did she Oh, DEAR he signs j, was
all her fault, anyway
-Goadnces. no. gasps Meredith. ~Waa-asse-,ed
that
-Whv. it has al the caruarks Of one says J. What
else would YOU be dom, playin the c9rue "r noon.
light on the dock, If YOU want scrcnadin -."..n ne:
But I wasn't, truly, he protests. "I,-.' "-' the
champagne. YOU know.
~Eh,- saws l. you don't mean TO Say ..u got
stewcd, Not on a couple Of glasses
We'll no, exactly, says he. But can take VINE
hardly ever DO lit goes 20 my head always. And
tonight-wcll. | couldn't decline You $50. Then
attcrward oh. felt SO buoyant So full %, s that
couldn't 20 sleep. | simply had 20 do son .ins 10
Ter of steam | wanted TO play the cornet. s. ] anne
out here. rs far away from anyone as c.Ht -et.
TOO thin Merry, SAYS |. THAT might PASS with
me; but with strangers you'd get the l4ug
Blu, its true, he goes on. And a.-' cream
anyone could hear me from here
Why, YOU boob says ], they could as' YOU a
mile off,
Really? says he Blu, YOU don't supa.. VOL
mean the Misses Hbbs could hear. DO you.
Unless its their habit 90 putty up their cars al
night SAYS |.
@Bu,-but what will they think he gasrs " less:
That they're bcin' scrcnaici by some H'nn
friend SAYS l. "What's Your guess,
"Oh-oh," says Merry. sumpn' down on e,'ee.
Il had not thought of that.
All. buck up says l. Maybe you cau IKE an
alhi in the momin. Anyway. YOU can -.-at the
night here. You got TO report 20 Aun,y.
He lets ont another groan. and then gets 90 ~ iet''
There's a path through the bushes along -... 'ne-
where, says he.
40 more cross country work in full drc- .> ior
me-. says l. "Wcll sneak down the II. an'e
where the goin's easy.
XIE was dom it real slcuthy too, hcc.a ~ the
w lawn and dodIin' from shadow % s... Be-. Nleh
iust rs we're passn the house Merry has 2. sab us
toe and drop his blamed cornct with bang
Then out from a second story windo" FLOAT. voice.
"Who is that, please;
why, it's-it's me-rorchy," says reluctant,
oh! Ali" says a couple of voices IN chorus ien
one Of EN- goes on, The young man "a" DIS VISITING
dear Mcrcdith?'
"Ycp" says |. Same one"
But it wasn't YOU playing the cornc, $50 a,au"s'
was it, comes CoaNn from the window
Tell them yes, whispers Merry. nua-tn violent. ;.
"Gwan!" whispers back. I'm IN bad enough as
is" With that speaks up before he ga sop me:
Not much" says |. THAT was dear Nlcrc.'. himself
"Oh-oh" SAYS the voices together Then there WINS
perrin between EN-. One seems urgn' the other on 70
something, and At last il "loun- man. says
the voice smooth and pcrsuadn. "ploasc 'e MS NHo,-
that s-which one of rs was the scrcuadc m.en.edIG
This brings the deepest groan of all from MtIei'.
"Comc on, now" says !, hoarsc and 10" m his ear
ITS up to YOU which,
oh really" he whispers back, Il ,ao.H'
"You got TO- and quick, says l. "Co"c no"' WIS
it Pansy''
"IIuh." saws l. Then Violet gets the deCSoh
And holds him off by main strength while calls ou:
"Why, amt YOU on yet? Ii was for Violet. OF course
"Ah-h-hh Thank YOU. Goodnight comes VOICE,
no chorus this time: just one-and the wn4"" Is sur
There YOU are, Merry" says |. Its all "0'
You're as good as booked for HE
He was game about it, though, Merry was ht
IL squares il with Auntv before goin 90 bed ana ils'