Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-27

the others light eggs. Dsdi. Charlie
and Bebe all had eggs In their bas
kets. and they got together as quick
ly as they could In = quiet corner OF
the graveyard.
Dian was gay: Cherio. hilarious:
and Bebe, cling4Ag to his only hope
that he would not break any eggs.
ME FIRST" cried Chefie. and OF.
fersd battle to Didi. The eggs came
together, Chelae's brcke. and Did,
put her prize INTO the grass beside
her and offeraA battle ia. 6ebe. And
Bebe had to put prize into the
grass beside him. Il didn't want t.
Dieu salt" he reflected sadly, and
offered battle to Cherie. Cherries
egg cracked sharply. Only one round
and Bebe had two eggs TO eat
against his opponents none.
Bad? But 1t got worse. Every
time he fought eggs with Did,, her
egg broke. Round after round, It
was the same thing. The wretched
thought that she was doing 1t on pur-
pose wrung his heart His hand got
shaky. his attacks went Wild. Smash
ing into the soft side instead OF
lightly tapping the hard end. as Che
rie always did. And the way those
eggs piled up in the grass beside him.
He had dozen before Cherie had
two. And who in the world could
eat dozen hard-boiled eggs at
single sitting?
VOLTA. Cherie knew he could DO 1t
and more, too. When the fight was
over he looked at his little pile or
IS and laughed. He had eaten nothing
since yesterday. What is dozen and
half eggs to a hungry man-eyen II
they are hard-boiled? He slipped on
the shell and shot an egg into his
mouth.
why don't you go to work. Bebe?"
he jeered.
Bebe looked at his pile of 80 and
dropped his chin to his breast
Amt you going eat any eggsT'
Didi queried.
Il can't eat all dose" he admitted
wretchedly.
"You amt going try?" she inquired
sweetly.
Bebe shook his head. He did not
look at her, neither did he look at
Cleric. He just sat there stubbornly
seeing the thing through. Watching
Cherries hand as 1t came and went
so rapidly cutting down that pile of
prizes. And Cherie kept popping In
eggs and Growing over his defeated
rival. And you can't eat t'irty eggs!
Morbleu, | could eat SOL"
Eth bien, maybe he could have eat
en- so If they hadn't been hard-boiled.
But hard-boiled eggs hayesuch knav-
ish trick of multiplying after they are
swallowed. BY the time Cherie had
swallowed five eggs he felt like II was
ten. by the time he had swallowed ten
he felt like it was 40. And there were
eight more yet. Cherie hesitated. Did
looked up. Don't you t'ink you eat
'nough?" she inquired mildly.
mo. Mon Dieu, ! eat two dozen
most every day" He got on his feet
and, standing over her, deliberately
forced down the remaining eight Eth
bien. the last one got as far as his
throat, but could go no farther. Che
rie choked unpardonably, wrapped
himself in his arm and sunk upon
the nearest grave.
Didi got up without looking at him.
Il t'ink, me, | go home now she
said, and looked at Bebe.
Bebe jumped up. You want me to
go wit you," he began dazedly.
Want you. Das nice. Amt you
been begging me for six mont's?"
Il fought, me. you said you was
going to see who eat most"
And you t'ink want make marry
wit one who eats most? Ha, maybe
you t'ink want make marry wit one
cochon?"
"Didii"
Did, had the grace to blush at that
cry of incredulous Joy. Cherie groan-
ing in the grass heard but could not
help 1t. "Hogi" she called him a
hog. Heaven knows he felt like one.
and a sick hog at that. Oh, II he
only had thousand less eggs inside
of him he'd teach Bebe Captain how
to put up job on him.
VOLTA. A customer coming In next
day with something to sell found
Bebe and Cherie down on the floor
together too busy to talk, and he says
they fell out about some cowpeas.
But the sage says he won't have to
wait until Bebe Captain goes to the
courthouse to get their names before
he can tell what the girls name is.
Says Did, kept him awake half the
night sitting in the moonlight sing
ing.
And, mon ami, il anybody talk to
you about this story and shake the
head and say: ''Das amt So" just
you ask him: You been here?" And
when he say: mo, but ! been on
Bayou Bienvieu." Then you say: "Ha,
Bayou Bienvieu amt Pointe Coupee."
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