Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-09-29

finally focused a steady beam of in
terrogation upon the countenance OF
Mr.. Schwartz
key never whimpered.
Then Bunch took the letter from
the open-eyed Aunt Martha and leaped
TO the rescue while came out of the
trance slowly
his ear trumpet Bunch said quickly
and Ikey was wise to the tip in a
minute
Peaches shifted suspiciously and
knew she had the gloves on.
Mr.. Schwartz's afTliction is terri
ble,' she said with a chill in every
word. How did you converse with
him before our arrival"
oh, he understands the lip Ian.
guage and can talk back on his
fingers" | FASTENED to explain, look
ing hard at key. whose masklike
face gave no token that he under
stood what was going on
Il thought l understood you to say
Mr.. Schwartz is a real estate deal
err Peaches continued, while the
thermometer went lower and lower.
80 he 49," I replied
Then why does his correspondent
address him as a tango teacher?"
friend wife said slowly, and / could
hear the icebergs grinding each other
all around me
Il think / can explain that" Bunch
put in quietly. Then with the utmost
deliberation he looked key in the
eye and said. MT Schwartz, it's real.
ly none of my business, but would
you mind telling me why you, a real
estate dealer, should have a letter in
your possession which is addressed
to you as a 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. Il
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
the-presence - OF - this
particular - letter - in-his-posses
Observation-Disclosures - ladies'
because hile-it-is- addressed-to
"a -tango-teacher- the-contents-
e-quite-harmless- being-but -
standardization -the-dentist"
Keys fingers kept on working
nervously as though he felt il his duty
TO wear them out, and the perspira-
tion rolled on poor Bunchs forehead
I'm afraid well miss the Sis
train If we don't hurry" said Peaches.
and I 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 now. can't your"
Alice asked as they started TO float
for the door
Then key cut II as we started TO
follow the family parade. I'm hep 10
the situation. It's a cutey. take n
from little key. I'll have TO charge
you s. for the sudden attack OF deaf.
ness. then there's $40 for hardships
sustained by my finger joints while
conversing. The rest Of the hundred
iron men I'm going 10 keep as a
souvenir OF two good.natured ginks
who wouldn't know what to do with
a tango II they had one
As we pulled out Of the Mayonnaise
I looked back at key TO thank him
with a farewell nod
He was half way under the table
holding both hands TO his sides and
making funny faces at the carpet.
Copyright. 1915. oy the Mcclure Newsoa.
per Syndicatsl