The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-09-02

excused ulmBelI IOr long enough 70
change his waistcoat to another Of the
same hue, this being his lavender day.
Perfect as were his manners. he new
ertheless did allow an expression Of
Impotence to escape him.
"How very annoying!' he observed
but his dimples showed Immediately
that he had regained his usual agree
able spirit.
Not wishing to criticise your gov
nor's road. Bense but it's rotten care
less of somebody. should say" drawl-
ed Hickey Saunders, pink young per-
son with a mustache that had been
blighted in infancy. with an incurve
from his collar button to his knees and
with a father who had been consider
ate enough to die before he lost his
third fortune.
Father wouldn't be offended II he
heard you. I'm quite sure" responded
Benson He knows this road to be
perfectly inexcusable. but he won't
spend any money on Improvements
Just now because he expects to sell
his stock Immediately after the next
dividends are declared"
The three other whist players were
silent for moment after this compli-
Gated statement and then the shrill
little falsetto beneath the sparsely
bristIing Kaiser Wilhelm mustache of
Buelow Won Humperdinck suddenly an
bounced the solution.
II see the reasonr' 1t declared ex-
eitedly. by that course the dividends
will be larger and he can secure bet
ter price for his stock" and the per-
manent creases that passed for thought
deepened in Won Humperdinck's frag-
mentary brow.
~ say. that's really clever lisped
Reginald de Puyster Haugh. whose
still hateful surname was only one
genera ton removed from Haw. and
whose thick lips and broad shiny face
still denied all that mere godfathers
could do for him. by the way.
Beussy. I wonder what the blooming
rows about. anyhow"
"Some one should have a good rag
cling for IT. declared the black free
killed. young man with the nose. who
game absolutely beastly damage has
been done. Look at Benssy's model"
On the floor by a table near one Of the
broad windows lay a once wonderfully
neat but now pitifully bent and bro
ken pasteboard model Of small house.
the work of Benson Falls own white
hands. There was a general chorus Of
polite dismay upon the discovery OF
this catastrophe. but young Mr.. Falls.
whose skill at needlework and Grape
paper creations had made him the hit
Of every charity fair. dismissed the
matter lightly. although he heaved the
sigh Of distressed artist as he stopped
. to examine the damage that had been
done to his pretty handiwork. He had
just replaced 1t upon the table when
Shamasuka appeared after the third
ring.
you're an annoying long time in
coming. Sammy" protested Mr.. Falls.
81 beg your pardon. sir" replied the
Jap. but thought you might like to
know the cause of the delay. and ]
hurried out to Investigate"
VERY well. you may tell u.s." Mr..
Falls graciously consented.
Thank you. SIR" responded Shama-
suka. There is a heavy rock slide on
the track just ahead of US. The en-
gineer made a very good stop. but. I'M
fortunately. snapped a driving rod In
doing So"
The eyes Of all four of Mr.. Falls
friends turned to him expectantly In
this emergency. He was equal to the
occasion.
''You will tell the conductor" he d.
rected In the voice Of authority. Ito re-
pair the driving rod. clear the track
and proceed Immediately"
Yes. sir" said the Jap. in a tone al
most Of solemn gratitude. but when he
reached the platform he grinned
The heavy gentleman from the par
lor car. who was already excellent
friends with the crew. was discussing
ways and means with the conductor
when Shamasuka came out with the
message The conductor was listening
with great respect.
~ beg your pardon. SIR" said Sha-
masuka to the conductor. ''but Mr.
Falls directs me to tell you to repair
your driving rod, clear the track and
proceed Immediately"
The conductor. whose name was
O'Connell. turned red in the face. You
tell Mr.. Falls that directed him to go
to the devil," he roared.
Yes. SIR" said the Jap with pleasure
and when he regained the platform he