Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26


long and lanl. ana clad in his linen duster.
ahead Of Toad" Jessop. where he twiried
Joy Of the Warden ladies now concealed in
the dimnees of the big car.
that WaiIineford lrst emersed S from the scar, car,
clean shaven. brushed, his linen duster laid
soft gray felt hat. The village drew an
admirinE breath as no stepped down and. in
damages. Jonas Sauibble had. with some
iaeor WORKED up the sum total Of his bill 20
thirteen dollars and sixty cents but the
moment he saw Wallingford he stopped hR-
urlng and said
two fenee-rails wear and tear an lastin
damage to the mule. an the rent OF. my
held that your contraption's standin' on
The VILLAGERS" heard thiu itemixed state
ment with awe and admiration, which was
increased 20 amusement when Waliingford
without "dtckerinR" calmly abBtracted and
paid over twenty-doliar bill from an obese
Al this juncture, Blackls Daw. viewing
be a pity 70 waste crowd like this, and he
porI ppounted the stsps OF the car "TrIends.
deciaimed with his right hand in the Bosom
of his duster and his left hand outstretched
our own h snd bS for ths s0s honor aSS
f,,sy af,sy gIl the band please stop playing until
Toad" JessoP slowly unpusksred his stIr
that Slack. SaS 81 stnrtsd h U% ON the the
tune he had valiantly whiStisd 'Srhere'r be
out an instants pause for wilma or water.
,Is At sEfd S s tsSpp sSS = Sse. ss .
clded not to risk the rooms at that hostelry.
turning to thsr car cooked S tRw tssnssSss eve
square meal They were Just sitting down
be a Hot Time in the old Town To-night'
burst forth on their step. and Blackie, open
Ing the door. discovered the faithful Toad"
Jsssup. with tired but brave lips. working
out his appointed task.
is. I'll have shreds Of that tune in my ears
for hopeless months TO come"
"But ein.t wyhistled my ten cents worth
''rEus, too true" admitted Blackis. II
should you say vo9!ve deIiyer.dg 70" khogf bovf
seven cents WORTH"
"oh, seven. or mebby about six" guessed
We'll you come around in the morning.
out that three cents" Announced Biaekie'
One moro visitor came upon them they
were enjoying their coffee and cigars; Hen
why. It is none other than our deliverer.
claimed. when ne opened 70 Hens hesitant
knock "Friend Hen. put your hat on the
roof and come In. Now. out with the start
Zone sqyibble." he said impressiveiy. is
whats Did he only give you half OF that
twentyr' exclaimed Blackie in apparently
'IIaifi" Easped Hen. "He wouldn't even
gi me red copper.
continued i Hen s1ssf Hes S tSs man Rf that made
ssS sSa 9Iay Ss ymotS.S ss 20 he tSS S0Sa
them fenee-railsY Well last spring a tall
fs'ss nis.. " With S5. picked up little
ESss sf j. hP oIsSsy S SSs od ST ,S, & Sns 4
TIT 20 drown cats With An there's four
might be yHth somsthin. cause the feller
said said ;oms,hin asSst iithOEratt stone bsin'
ever come come OF IT, Funny-lookin' man this Teller
hsrs IN little sseuG curly yAss out here
=, Blaekis nodded his head wisely. will
hsms usen se sf tba 80 spo for tSS DUSnting
SscSretqi pI. chap. wiiliSmsi one of the best We
''was he wOrkin' for your" Hen eagerly
well. we, wouldn't care to have it talked
as dropped, Your friend squibbie is about the
lies got cash money buried an hid all
over over his house, an his barn. an his griss-
don't trust no banks an ary dollar that he
fhhisseS fhis down or,s an ketehes says good-by TO
Hen talked on, and on. until nnalIy Blackie
took him outside 20 show him how impressive
me me ihaohihe Hhr looked In the dark. and left
BE brave; Jimmy. All is not yet Iost"
admoniahed bleckie when he returned sssee
smile though all seems black
Then Why not be happyr' protested
blaekie. Il haven't seen much OF the
20 like Il. ! can like anything i have 10"
inEford stated sSvsssiy Il " thiSk 'G len f,i wind
up Jonas in a hurry" - "''N
Go right 10 H." Invited Blaclle aI,u aa
imire 20 see you fan down for once in YOUR
lie. bet you my Jade fob pendant which
you want against that scarab orSvat-pin.
which you won't give up that YOU break
your hngernails and don't loosen snv~
taing unless It's all on the level. Under
stand Jimmy expect 20 win or j vyonidnit
onsr the bet Here's hiek thst YOU
thousand dollars" NNNSe VI
I'll take the bet" agreed wauinrsora
The oi8fest cinehes IN the world are the
,w,liS1se ,w,li1se missrs Gold-briek factories are en-
urely supported by tightwads"
III
Walhngford was up early the next morn
1nt @hd made a careful inspection OF the
nelo upon which his car stood Ia was al
moet Nolo OF verdure except for A few
tItts OF scattered rock-grass. and every
where especially In a steep bank asout
~ ths55t PSek' shere were outeropDinFs OF