Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
Copyright 1stE by The Star Co. All For
eign Rights Reserved


sTONnY DEAL
THE chlnless lout with the gogeie-eyes
i and the nop-rimmed straw hat at last
rScoysEsd from his astonishment enough
gray mule upOn which he was seated had
been standing stock-still for solid two
order and turned sauarely around: where-
SEsd IL 4 IN 1ass s s goh bs sa 9Ps Ps
enlmai s,ai. seemed much refreshed by this opera
contentedy cropped bunch Of swset see wsY mGSe
siqs ssiq4s Erasg, and the man sidled up beside the
pair Of stout legs which protruded from be-
furnished as to be better termed motor
Broke dcwnr' asked the muie-rlder. after
listening appreciatiysiy to the vigorous me-
sesnicsl and vocal sounds from beneath
replied The tai sSntlsms,n; thought,
merely paused by the wSysIde 10 eroobatws
few pink buttonholes in yon crimson sunset
what is ,,n the name me s, q your mule. please. and
no" the man stated and then he Eaped.
ana ss sTH Ssry sSg SsS p
driver nsSed i Ris speech msoSanlcas Ths TTs
"JSs' mule. ehl Simple name: handy.
mind II lock Mule seuarely in the eye
,ns1s slsosIs Dsw wss engaged in this test when
sTSn the ear ,nspDT sound sa
owner Of the legs slowly and painfully wrig-
srth and and bToSc Of sSsSt ana VIDE sS sS Shout e
oers and his round, pink face. usually joviAi,
grlmed with oil ~'''
Information With polite thorns OF speech: and
the ladies laughed.
miPS So sp.nS S0ts:d ne nst ts tf II
the Geld. cold wcrid. for I've secured you
). kafgs wsiiihsffor6 looked a, the anil
IL might Ss wiSs Gn move % to tsaSs tSe cs
sAS Sat my he nus sftsssss tsoSsh scGSnt
Hsncs was further smbsIiisSsd With DTOtrud-
why didn't you tell Us that. in the nrst
II never said ownsdsd the mule" protested
the other. aGgrieved. 'Td a. tole you right
suSbis %rs Koo Owns @s hst eYssvsSln ss sSHs
eroun sguibbieyllle yonder; this mule. and
elevator you see stickin' up above the town
-sduibDie's muiel" The blue-eyed young
iscy sSS,msd % sIfdsnly M interested In that fact.
The brown-eyed young lady had been leaf
Ing through small note book She turned
Ten had Sssa H scratsSea out II, q sIsSsntE
name was Jonas souibels" and oppesito
Eou s.ss SSys found the right
ossy weIl knew hn him o am .s sure Il was the
should rsmember every face in that stocks Te
holders meeting which robbed you OF your
s never ns rest content % SHT nt evssy SnS
eS those men has restored his share Of the
They'll restore 4. Aunt Patty, never fear"
S0s sss sSs ,5O ss Ss
ss%si y tSs St blsSS ana p!i Jim 'ISN haven't mt
Come on. muies' suddenly shouted Riackis.
puaio5 he r sno1EssrS beast az the LEFT ear
whether Jons squibbls'd like It II hired out
Do you hear M oSn thai. hSm yi%my demanded the
tall one. apparently hurt beyond measure
ss,n.l:smAR9 e j. Rufus wsliinEtSTd Walt a
Ne as9s; :S Hen; FER short
s.s zsn; n nT ,s ,%silHl.pKforda H.ea Now shake hands
short These ladies are trsyeiing ineosnito, w tSt
Mrs. Patty IRcoEnito: hfss Fannie IncoEnito;
s except ESs TiaS cds.p al MSs
Jonas squibble sat upon the steps of "the
sion with mild curiosity.
Toad. Jessop. however. an urehln 80
shrimp omelette. came running from Tar up
the road with deadly blow 70 Mr. squib-
his breath together fhsyrs a.usiS u M Your Your
Jonas sprang Immediately from the stems
and hurried out into the road Whoa" ne
saiddapls said Blaekls paw. Fellow eoun-
trymen il you stop Mule now he'll never
start again. We wore out two fence-raiiI
ana 2 built A = iTs under him to set him EOins
well" figured Mr.. Soluble thoughtfuIiy
sI'll look over the mule and see what damaEe
you've done. and then I'll make out my
Just a moment" begged BiRckle wen
discuss that trining detail upon our arrival
but Ia the meantime wish 20 arrange the
grand sEtry. which one OF you boys car
Toad Jessup came immediately TO IN,
front with an avoWai that no could whistl,
little bird on tree
ner oF Marching Through oeorRia'f" askes
Eiacklo with grave anxiety.
"Betcher lfel- declared Toad" pulling hii
susDonders a. Tar forward from his roun'
chest A. possible But ! KIN whistle Ho
'.All right agreed Blackie with enthusi
esm 'rhafs q good. live, thorouEhly Amer
lean AIR. and you may whistle us about ter
centH worth of ia
LauKhinF indulEentiy, the festidious Wall
inEforo who vas In the machine "washinf
NJ" handed @iackie bis cane. and Mr. Daw