Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-09-24

finally focused a steady beam Of In
terrogation upon the cOuntenance OF
Mr.. Schwartz.
key never whimpered.
Then Bunch took the letter from,
the opeHeyed Aunt Martha and leaped
to the rescue while came out Of the
trance slowly.
TITS too bad Mr. Schwartz forgot
his ear trumpet" Bunch said quickly
and Tkey was wise to the tip in q
minute
Peaches shifted suspiciOusiy and
knew she had the gloves on.
"Mr. Schwartz's afliction is terri.
BE" she said with q chill IN every
w0rd- How did you converse with
him before our arriyaI?''
-OA. ne understands the lip Ian
guage and can talk back on his
fingers" FASTENED TO explain, lsok-
ing hard At key. whose mRsklike
face gave no token that he under.
stood what was going on.
Il thought understood you 10 say
Mr.. Schwartz is a real estate deal.
er," Peaches continued. while the
thermometer went lower and lower.
So he is. I replied.
Then why does his correspondent
address him as a tango teaeher?''
friend wife said slowly. ana | could
hear the ieebergs grinding each other
an around me.
7 think ! can explain that" Bunch
put in quietly. Then with the utmost
elaboration he looked key In the
eye and said. Mr.. Schwartz. it's real
IL none Of my business. but would
You mind telling me why you. a real
estate dealer. should have a letter In
your possession which 10 addressed
to you as tango teacher? Answer
me on your fingers"
key delivered the goods.
In a minute he had both paws
working overtime and such knuckle
twisting no mortal man ever INDUCED
in before
He says" Bunch began to inter
pref. that the letter Is not his. II
is intended for Isadore Schwartz, a
wicked cousin of his who is a victim
Of the cabaret habit. Mr.. Schwartz
Is now complaining bitterly with his
fingers because his letters and those
intended for his renegade cousin be
come mixed almost every day These
mistakes are made because the initials
are identical. He also says that-he
acknowledgements - of - this
particular letter = in-his-posses
on-does--not-offe = ladies
because-while-it- addressed-tc
"A tango her-the-eontents-
Observation-Disclosures = 8
Standardization -the-dentist.s
keys finger Kept on workina
nerEously as though he felt it his duty
to wear them out. and the perspira,
ton rolled OF poor Bunch's forehead.
"Telf him to cease firing said to
Bunch: he'll sprain his fingers and
lose his voice"
key doubled up his eight fingers
and two thumbs in one FINAL shout and
subsidized.
I'm afraid wen miss the s:ls
train Il we don't hurry" said Peaches.
and | could see that the storm was
over, although she still glanced sus.
piciously at poor key.
And. Bunch. you and John can
come home with Us nov, can't youY-
Alice asked as they started to foat
for the door.
Then key cut IL as we started re
follow the family parade. Tn hen 10
the situation. It's a cutey. take il
from little key. I'll have to charrs
you IS for the sudden attack Of de@e.
ness; then there's s1S for hardshlps
sustained BY my finger joints while
eonversins The rest Of the hundred
iron men I'm going to keen "a q
souvenir Of two good-naturad rinks
who wouldn't know what to do with
3 tango IL they had one"
AS we pulled out Of the kzyounaisa
| looked back at key to thank him
With q farewell nod.
He was half way under me tahla
holding both hands to his sides ana
making funny faces at the Garnet
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