Putnam patriot., 1914-06-05

nSf HdBut hFfii0o anu Dust Up
show"
81 mean regular show. at Broad
way house"
Quit your kiddin'." countered Mr..
Bross indulgently. Come along: | got
an engagement to walk home and save
a nickel and so've you"
wait minute" insisted r. Sybar-
lite. without moving. I'm In earnest
about this. offer you seat in
stage box Mt the Knit kerbOcker thea
ter tonight TO see Otis Skinner In 'Kis-
met with Miss Prim, Miss Leasing and
myself-on one condition"
Go to IT.
you must promise me to quit call
ing me Percevnf. here or any place else.
anybody. either
George besitated
And what II | keep onf'
'Then III make up my theater party
! without you@and break your neck into
| the bargain" said r. sybarite.
"YOus' George laughed derlsivey.
you break my neckf Can the comedy,
| beau. Why. could eat you alive. Per
| ceYal.'
We're going To settle this question
| before You leave th.s warehouse.
won't be called Perceived by you or any
,.her pink eared cross between Ba-
laam's ass and laughing hyena."
Mr. Bross gaped with resentment.
"You won't chr" he said strdcnt
| ~. 81 Ike to know what you're going
&c do To stop me. Perc"-
p sybarte stepped quickly toward
him and George. with growl threw
out his hands in a manner based upon
II somewhat hazy conception of the for
muia OF self defense. Then
George Bross sat mp on the dusty.
grimy floor. batted his eyes. ruefully
rubbed the bnck OF his head and mar
veled Mt the reverberations inside II.
SAY" he calculated. with fervid
feeling, did you do that to me9"
Il did" returned +. Sybarite CURLY.
Want me 10 prove IT.
plenty, thanks" returned the ship
ping clerk morosey as he picked him
self up and busted or his clothing,
"Gee, You got wallop like the kick Of
a mule. Per
"Cut That"
"P. s. mean." George amended
hastily why didn't you ever tell me
you was the Big smokes sparrin part
nerY'
I'm not and never was, and further.
more / didn't hit YOU" replied L. Sybd-
rite. "All | did was 20 let you fan
over my foot and hump your head on
the door. BETTER accept my offer and
be friends"
"Never call you Per
Don't say IT,"
ooh. all rlght~all right" George
agreed plaintvely. And II promise
I'm Ia ON that theater partyF"
That's my offer
ITS hard George sighed regretful-
~ But whatever You say goes, I'll
keep your secret
| Good" L Sybarite extended one
| Of his small. delicately modelled hands
shake" said he. smiling wistfully.
+. Syharite and MIR. Bross. with al
least every outward semhlance of com.
plete amity were presently swinging
shoulder TO shoulder up the sunny side
Of lower broadway.
"Lis'n,' George interiected Of a sud
den Il wanna know where you pick
ed up all that classy footwork?'
oh returned T. s carelessiy. Il
used 10 spar a bit with the fellows
when was at-ah- when was young
err"
''Huhl You mean when you was at
colledge"
Please Yourself" said 7, sybarite
wearily.
We'll, yeu was AT celledge oneet
wasn't y0uY"
Il was" Z. $. admitted with reluct
anee, "but | never graduated When
was twenty one had TO quit TO 70 e
work for Whigham 4 Whimper"
"G'wan." commented the other
"rhey aint been in business twenty
years"
'slm only thirty
More news for Sweeney. Youll nev
er see forty again. Your people had
money. didn't they. oneetT'
"I've been told SO. but II true II enly
goes 10 prove there's nothing In tn,