The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-20

Here he cried resenttully. Where's
your mannerS-Perceval."
Dumb with impotent rage, T. Syba-
rite climbed back on his stool. while
George sat down at his desk and. with
leer. watched the bookkeeper care
fully slit the envelope and withdraw
its Enclosures
Ignoring him. T. Sybarite ran his eye
through the few lines of notably care
less feminine handwriting:
My Dear Perceval-Mother and l had
planned to take some friends to the thea
ter tonight and bought a box for the
Knickerbocker several weeks ago. but
now we have decided to 80 to Mrs Had
ley-OWen's post Lenten masquerade bah
instead. and as none of our friends can
use the tickets | thought possibly you
might like them. They say Otis skinner
is wonderful OF course you may not care
to sit in a stage box without a dress suit
but perhaps you won't mind If you do
maybe you know somebody else who could
go properly dressed. Your affectionate
cousin. MAE ALYS
Drawing to him one Of the Wing
ham Il Wimper letterheads. +. Syba-
rite dipped Il pen. considered briefly.
and wrote rapidly and freely in IA mi.
mute hand:
Ny Dear Mae Alys-i:very man has his
price. You know mine. Pocketins false
pride | accept your bounty with all the
relation And If arreS4ed fo p"G ~,
tho box without evening clothes promise
solemnly to brazen it out, pretend that
"odS ~ on e. ucMe.s IlyseII or stole them
kiusbip Fear NOT tr,,st me and artoy
the masque as much as mean to ENJOY
the play.
faIns sIo'1,d " ,oI, Go me ,tie u
cuse to write me on anv matter nIeasa
address me by the initials of my ridicu-
noseihia for ''' me ~ I've do W. eo th I'M
damnation of having been horn n Svha-
rite, but the indulgence of my friends can
save me the iurIHer desfadauoh OF be
Win thayIs renewed and rrofo,,a
remain, all things considered remotely
yours p. SYBARITE.
stamped envelope; then he slued round
on his stool to blink pensively at Mr..
BrosS.
That gentleman having some time
since deSpalred OF any response to his
persistent Daltlng was now preoccu-
pea WITH hand mirror and endeav-
orlnG TO erase the smudge of marking
INK from Ms lace with a handkerchief.
ItS no use George observed +.
SyDallte presently. Try soap and wa
ter l know us PAINFUL but. believe
me It's the only way I'm going to
snu' up snol' III just hVe mlhuteS' ana
L. you Jon want 10 SNOW EourSelf on
l"e street looking IKE dlHerence OF
OPINION between Dull calf and
rountaln pen -
Gotcha, interrupted George, rising
and putting away handkerchief and
mirror "III drown myself if you say
so. Anythins bettern letting you talk
me to death"
"One thing more"
Splashing vigorously at the station
airy wash stand. George looked gloom
lily over his shoulder and in SepuIchral
accents uttered the one word:
shoot
How would YOU like to go to the
theater tonght?"
I'D like it so hard" George replied.
that I'm already dated I'D for an
evenin of intellect endowment. Me
and Sammy Hollis eoin' round 70 Mi
ner's Eight avenoo and bust ND the
show"
~ moan raouIar chow at n BROAD.
wav house"
"Ouit vour Eiddin." counterod Mr.
Rross indulpantIv Como ALONG. cot
an engarement 70 walk homo and save
a nickel and so,ra vou"
"yyoit minnie" insis+od p srbor.
i+o v-itbor+ novir, ..1,r, in aornost
about +bis offor Won ooo+ in =
s+oco how NJ tho Kriol.orhoc,,or +boo
for toniobt 70 600 ORC skinner in .xis.
mot With Mice pr;m Mice Iossipo.nd
noyso1f-or ono condition
"co 70 Il"
..you nust nror,iso mo r. o,,i+ COLL
inc, mo poroora, bora on orr nIoco olso
TODAY and forevar, And never toll
anvhodv oitbar~
Georoa hesitated