Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-19

"B iE thiulca4 loot VIII fhu fHK
N gio eyes aud the Bop trimmed
III straw hat So last recovered
from his nst0nlfbmout enough
~ sen. whoa insFmH obs 600
spoiled gfay mule upon which De- was
seaied bad been standing stock siill
los q solid two minutes. Il naturally
resented this Insulting orier nnd un
20 aquufoiy arouul whereupon ils rid
81 promptly dismounted and Mfhrd u
Ia the ribs Both the man ANA the Hni
mnl seemed much refreshed b5 this
operation mud restored iO uormniiig
for the mule c0nfcniedly fruped a
bunch Of sweet mnJ side arnag, nnd the
man si1lod 40 beside ihr tun gentle
suan vino was eHilus a Hg of chicHsu
ana rusiug iatereeiodiJ down ~ pair
~ stoui lesa which proiruded from be-
meath q mniurrHf o. afrO and W.
ciabofaieiy furnished ns ~ De hptfof
termed h motor hnuae
"ilruke DOWN aHAod the mule rider
after liaicning appr, Iaiiycly io the
vigorous mechanical aud vocal sounds
FROM beneath iho ear
INC" replied ihe tain gentleman.
thonghifully wipiur his icl hlaeh mus
inche. 'wn merely paused O., fhe WAY
side a. crochet few plnh hufionholes
ln yen crimson sunset what 81 lha
name OF your mule please. mud - be-
a fanny pctT
Hes not" tho man stated. ana he
gaped, FOR from inside the car two
handsome young ladies' aud haud
some elderly lady had appeared. nnd
they an giggiod The mule driver ne
iehcd his speech mechanically Hes
Jos y mule"
"ica' mule. chr simple name.
handy. sensible aad easily rcmomlcr-
ed DO you mind " / lnoa mule
Hquarcly IN tlte eye aud sce " hell dor'
nlachie paw was engaged IL ilia
test when there was an eNtra strong
clnnk ~ metal from beneath the car.
a snnpping sound aud an extra strong
cNplvtlNc. and then the owner ~ the
less slowly aad painfully wrieglod into
view. He was a man big ~ glrth and
broad ~ chest nnd wilde 81 shoulders.
nnd his round pink face. usually iotlai
was Just now dripping with pcrspru
tinn and grimod with OH
"lirokc" he said embelllshing lint
bii Of Information with polite thutns
OF spccvh. and tl,o ladies laughed
"NoNcr mind Rufus snpihed tho
,nll gentleman Wen not spend ilir
night Ia the cold enid weird. Tor I've
secured yon a new motor" And ho
waved his hand toward the grAnlng
beast ~ hurirn
>, Rufus Wallngfuri iookrd at the
animal aed then az tho par Ia hnge
alac"nlrut ~ mlghl $50 wise move
"a trade the car for the mute" be- avs.
gea'cd .cofnfuly
~ haiut nay mule though" hasiil,
protes,~l the gogsle eyed one. whose
countonanco was further emnclilshed
With pro,rudlng teeth
"why ditlut yeu tell Ne that In the
sirst placof demanded the tliin gentle,
/ man.
= newer said ! owned tho mule.
( progeatcd the other. hgericyed "l'd a.
: talc YOU flght AWAY n you'd a. ASKED
mo shat rs iane Squlhhles mule lie
pwns nlgh every thing arom Saull,hir-
Vile yon,lcr this mule and these nvrs
an che grlr'mln an tho elaln elesn,ur
you see sIlckiu % above The town"
"sqalhhivs mulcr' The blue eyed
I youns lads seencd suddenly lntcrcss
ed la that facL "Sauhhles mule
Fanny"
The brown eyed Young iaay had
been leaiag Though small note
book She turned the paee now ans.
revealed list % uamcs. Ten had
been scratched uet The eleventh
name was "ionas Sq,ihhle." aud ~.
pceilc tho name was set tho Sum ~
{ xie.Oo0
The mule driver said he was Henry
liant aud although he prolneied spa,c.
niaehic paw Impressed the mule inta
aesylcN aud the rarty k,arsed back
for town
icuas s0ulhhlc sat upNu the steps ~
1lhe sso~" aud viewed the arpnsach
ing procerslop with mild curiosity
iwd lcssun however an urehin
A. thick with frcckles that be lookcd
IKE y shrimp omelet came RUNNING
fsum fnr NJ the raad with deadiy
blow 70 Mr. Sqnlhbles tranquility
"Hsy" be gasnrd. Juggling ~ his enc
Bingham snspendev strap ~ draw Ma
breath together They've usin' yeps
mnlrr'
Il YVES IN frpat % tho Auditorium
hpse that Wallnrfoni hrsl emerged
From The car clean shaver, brushed.