The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-02

tiles"
"Ahai"
make noise. would you. and brighten him
away"
At this moment Hungry smeed at the window
announced shrilly:
The valet. the valet. he's driving awayl"
Let him co. said Macnooder with great
calm
Il say" said Butcher Stevens wrathfu;ly. Are
you going to let a fashion plate a candy dude.
insult us in this way and do nothing about itf'
Butcher. you're so crude" said Macnooder
crushingly. sitting down and gazing out OF the
window with the eye of cat who knows what
is waiting on the sill. Just think-this be-
longs TO us-all to us!"
The Great Big Man came scooting through
the door, his little knickerbockered legs shaking
with excitement
His name is Skinner, and his father owns
the Regal Hotel, New York City"
Wire at once to reserve the bridal suite"
said Maenooder triumphanty. "where's Kion-
dike?"
A moment later RIondike. the Ethiopian who
was advertised to shake up the beds OF the Dick.
inson, was found and brought in grinning while
the mystihed veterans gazed at Macnooder eI-
pectantly.
mo. he doesn't look ike a valet" said Mac.
nooder sadly Not at all like a valet
But we can dress him up" exclaimed Turkey
Reiter, the first to seize the idea
Ten minutes later. Klondke. encased in
battered stovepipe. supplied with white mittens
and selected pigeons blood cravat received
was instructed To present one at a time, and
departed in search OF Montague Skinner after
the stoyepipe had been decorated with a chicken
feather in lieu OF a cockade.
Remember" said Macnooder imperiousiy be-
fore the gathering dispersed. "nothlns brutal
nothing coarse, must do nothing TO dis
courage capital. We must be kind to Van Aston
bit. We must educate him-gently for hs be
longs TO us-all TO u.s."
SINNERS FIRST days were replete with dis
turbing surprises. .
Now. OF course. this was all rather rieicu.
lous, FOR they were nothing but children where
as hc-he bad lived lie had known things be-
yonG their ken. had lived the life OF man OF
fashion, a oosmopolite. and Of course. 10 they
:ound his costumes rather individual OF coufss
ne could not be expected to descend to Jerseys
and corduroy PANTS"
Luckily, he aid not regard the curriculum sert.
orsly One thing. though. seriously annoyed
hin. lie had passed through tho fre OF hap
fiEm and had bsen renamed The UncooSsd
beetsteak- Whether this was n tribute 20 him.
fcd % a product Of the Regal Hotel or whether
% vas sn attempt 10 fsicitously express the
ted hair ana slnguiarly raw hue OF his con.
piexiou. the fact remained that be. Montague
Skinner cosmopolte. vas publicly known -
Toe Uncooked Be4isteak.
Doc Mscnooder rO0med across the hail n
ti'Et secret place into which few we're allowed
20 penetrate. Montague liked the ubiaultous
NacnoOdeT. he was 90 natural and friendly
ard ho showed him 8 difference that proved
th-t NacnoOdsr az least realized the diaerance
between a tambilng cub and q man OF expert.
ease.
One afternoon o. the Uncookcd Hecfstsak
vas sittlng forlOrnly on his window seat fhere
uame a knock aud the round. FuIefnns face
q Doc Macnooder beamsd around the door
"Ah there. Oh Sporting life" Fsid Macaoo-
De- IN sYmPathetic way. feeling pretty
chiDDerf"
Fine" said the Uncooked Besfsteak With a
painful smile
Foods better 90 fAttlo old New York. fan't
Hf' said Macnooder hls eye rowing anone trs
gay cravats that hung from the bureau corner
skinner sighed. famished glutto6oua sfrb
"a IKE 10 taka you out Tor a UtfIa anap o-
t"o az some places 7 know o." De said 90.
gaining his worldly air
Caviar and aspararuar"
a volau-vont = Oh a cold salmon frs.t e-.t