The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-13

Ing. Was he mad2 lie was so mad
that when he gave the truck n jerk
the calf made the trip across the
platform into tbs express office in
two leaps' Two leaps. and then
stood dazod and aHtoniahed. lie
was so dazed no didn't even know
tho halter had broken. lilo Just
stood there like a silly calf. Hut
Flanuery didn't
Flannery did not even look at the
calf lie slammed the way-bills on
the desk and made one Jump for
the telephone II was then that the
calf looked down to see what was
the matter with his feet lie was
hobhlod. Through the Nd OF the
cylindrical box that bore the labels
Handle With Great Care both
forefeet Of the calf had gone.
Mother Mothorl Motherl"
called the calf. In ita soul.stirring
voice.
"Holloi" yelled F1annery into the
telephone An phwnt tn diyil be
ye mekkin' such a--Shuro OF know
It's Saturday afthsrnoon. an did
ye call up Mike Fiannery fer L tell
him tn day ay m week. Is they
a package come fer Mlssua Mary
Maria Madden he mimickod
angrlly. We'll. n ye w'u'd be- giyln'
me a minute TO look troo IN way
blllS-llow IN divil kin OF look
is they package. ma'am. whin Sc
kape me here Wild me eye fastened
awnto tn tellyphone'--Gat away
from there. ye big beast. YET
Mike Flannery slammed the re.
ceiyer on the hook and made one
jump for the calf He put hia
shoulder under the chest Of the
calf aud cncircicd iia legs with
one arm. aud hefted mp. With the
other hand he pushed tho hat box
off the calls feet The telephone
bell was ringing. but Flannery paid
no more attention To Il than II u
had been a swarm OF bees. He was
used to telephones. and he had
never known one 20 get down Off
the wall and bite him. lie set his
teeth aud pushed the twine Off tho
crushed pasteboard box and took
off the lid. There were two holes
in the lid. where tho calls feet had
gone through.
IL was a hat F1annery took II
carefully from the box and laid II
on the end OF the truck. aud stood
back and looked AZ Il.
An to-morry-an 20 morry--''
he said with compressed anger
"tomorry do be Sunday shut
up he said % the telephone bell
An you shut mp. too. ne said 20
the calf An look at ut Look
nj tn hat now. VIII YET"
II vast had b"cn--a tall hat,
fashionable hat. built on the gen.
eral plan OF an inverted coal bod
IL was pale. molaaNed.candy vel.
low. OF dreamy soft straw, the
piaits of which began AZ the ground
floor and wen, NJ and up In grace.
full spifais until they reached the
plateau az the top II was a new
hat. and n spring hat. For a min.
ute Fiannery could not believe II
was a hat. he had become so used
TO the low. turfie.ahsli shane. and
then. Just as he had decided that II
was a hat. he realized that ID was
hat no longer. 4 calf has dainty
feet. with two toca on each foot.
but they are out Of place standing
on top OF a nov style fhrce.ntory.
and.hasement hat The bat was
badly dlHhed The lunches Of
spirca multiflora and antilbe IA.
ponIca were damned into the
MORE. and telcscoped with the vel.
low hRircioth hcliy.band. There
we're three puncturca and a com.
pound fracture and a whole crowd
Of eontusions in that hat. No one
ever saw A Slckerlooking hat than
that one.
Flannery. very aobcrly, ben; over
and picked up the box. The hat
had been expressed by "Ernastiue
Artistic Millinery" but as FTannery
read the address Of the consigned
he Strengthened up and gazed a,
the telephone with anger. The
eonsignee was Mrs. Martha Mary
Madden. And the telephone bell
was still ringing.
"Hello'" he said. when he had
taken the receiver down. and his
voice was gentle "Heiloi Are
you there. Missua-7"
"W'u'd ye mind sayln' the words
a bit slower. mum7" said Faannerv
Well. amt OF just tollln' ye- ? n
yell but give me wan word. Mum
--Shure OF know mo buslness'
Well. IN same Z YET HIATT Amt
Oh been ,ellln' yc fer tn laHt hnlf.
hour that tn hat has came on
say tn hat has camo' Camel
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
F1anncry slapped up the receiver
He was mad now.
"Phwy don't OF bring IN ha, ms
he snapped. win OF mes haste
fer they may be n few changes In
tn trimmin' she'll be wautln' q
mex? They'll be changes ali
roight' Mabby tn leddy1l be dis.
appointed whIn she gifts tn hiatt"
He looked at the telepbope
doubtfully. II was his duty To dc.