The Washington times., 1915-12-12
lcOpyrlsghss. ., isls: x The l.. star Co.

(CopyriGhk 1915, by The Star Co. All
foreign rights reserved.)
TN HE chiniess lout with the goggle-
r. eyes ana the fiop-Eimmed straw
hat az last rScoyeged from his
astonlshulent enough to yell,
IWhoaiy fnasrnnch 81 the spotted gray
hitile upon which ne was seated had
boen stAndihR tocisgtillf Tor solid two
blinptes, 81 naturally resented this in
quilting order and turned sutIarely
around Rhereubotl its rider promptly
4ismognted land klclsed II in the ribs.
much refreshsd by this operation and
restoreds TO norfnality for the mule con-
tentedlH cfopped n bunch of sweet way
tiqe fast, end The man sidled UP be-
4itle q u 9tnu SRnflntnan, who was eat
lIIgs le4 20 chicken and eazihg inter-
EST ~ down ~. ~ pair Of, stout legs
WhisllA pfotndAp from beneath 4 motor
~ ~ 40 % better 4eFmedf motorhopse.
4 4, Broke downYf asked s9he mule-rlder,
8fter listening appreeia lively to the Wig.
9fous meehantoal md vocal sounds from
mo- TstRisd the tan. gentleman.
thougit flilly swipinE hib Jet.biacK niue
/ t9e1e; I'VE merely paused bH the way
SIDE 20 crochet a few. pink biittopholes
name eof ydnr mule, please, and is he
I a. family SpetS' 80 ~ u EasT
/ Z No the man stated, and then he
gapsd FOR from inside. the car !. ,two
sIdsrly. iGdy had appeared; ana they ali
II Gtgglad The male driver hrl8hed his
1 speech mechanically. Hes jes' q
IL 6JeR mule. ehY simple name !: handy
sen6ible. ana easily reTnenib ersd Dc
| YOU mind IL i lock Mule sqnarels', n the
eye ana see, II he'll dor' J ~ ~.
i ,blaekie Daw was engaged in this test
4 N ~ c1av al
4 81 metal from beneath the car, snap,
4 ping SOUND. and Hn eNtra-stronH -eX'
pietiye; and then the owner of the legI
HS lie Was snd main S stS into S Sew
j OF chest and Wide OF shoulders, and hi
I round, pink face. usually joVlai, wal
4 Just new Gripping with Precipitation anC
1 broke" he said, epoheIlishing that bill
Iof information with polite ihorns OF
i speeeh; and the ladies laughed.
Never mind. j.. Rufus" ;soothed the
tSl gentleman, We'll not gpend tins
secured YOU 4 new motor" and hs
waved his hand toward the graEinG
beast OF burden.
i ]. Rufus Walllngford looked at the
bnimal and then at the car IN huge dis.
content at might be h wise move 4
trade the car for the mule" he sug
r.'If hafn'l my mule. though hastIl,
o
countenance, was further embelllshet
with DrbtriIding teeth. "a. .-
. WHY. didn't you tell MS that IN thu
first place.. demanded the thin gentle
man.
al. never said I owned the mule" pro
tested the other. aEgrieved I'D a toll
YOU right away, II you'd a asked me
that it's Jone Sauibble's mule. HI
owns nigh everythin' aroun' Sduibb!e
vile wonder; this mule. and these ilert
an the gris'-mill, an the grain-elevato
you see stickin' up above the tow
there"
young lady seemed suddenly intereSte,
in that fact. "SquibbIe's mule. Fanny
The brown-eyed young lady had beef
ieaf1ng through small notebook. Sh
a list Of names. Ten had been scratchei
out The eleventh name was iona
Seuibble" and opposite the narre wa
set the sum OF twelve thousand dollars
right ,Suuibbie. Violet?' she asked. ....
we'll know him. am sure. II wa
the older woman who said this. Nmonl
Us we should remember cverv, race u
that stockholders meeting when roh On =
Won OF your fortune after the death Q
your father. and l shall never rest con
tent until every one Of those men la
restored his share of tho Warden es
"Tbeym restore 1t. Aunt Patty, neve
feay''f laughed Violet. her blue eye
lighting with amusement. perhaps ~
fection- too az Blackie DHw after wills
perlng to the mule. took the animal D
he Dit "BlAckie and Jim haven
\ | failed 40 far" -,,,,o
y RIackie, pulling the thouRhtful beast b
ny ~ COL, here" warned the native. =
= dunno whether lone SGuibhle'd IKE II
= hired out his mule. He don't Kho'
e "Do YOU hear that, Jinrny?'' demand
q al the tall one. apparently hurt beyon
= measure. This man don't KNOW WI
we are. Derhaps never evcn heard
ne WHY son. that gentleman Is
Rufus WallinRford. Wait minute