The Washington herald., 1915-10-17

rubber bands. stretched as tight as he
could EN-. pulled in the opposite direc-
tion. At the crack of the gun. he was
to let go. and the grasshopper rabbit
would hold up his reputation for being
able to do 200 feet at a leap.
on We go in the twilight. Harry and
Dan and the Don and me. to where Gihby
and the grasshopper rabbit await us.
We have to use the evening. because
that's feeding time for the grasshopper
rabbit. and besides that. you can't see
the machinery. The Don. of course. is
on the post Of honor, as usual. and car
les the shotgun.
| We go through the anxious search.
and stifed yclls of. There he is No.
that amt him. and the like. until Dan.
siding Injua-style around a butte. spots
i the quarry. Quick. says he. There.
Shoot. Don. shoot"
'Erroompoh.' roars the gun. And
if l hadn't been prepared. l sure would
have got the shock of my life. for that
jack-rabbit not only jumped the agreed
two hundred foot. hut over the top of
| >age-brush tumbleweed. and hills. right
plumb off the landscape,
Darn YOU howls the kids 'Tou
missed him.
| COON. shouts the Don. Let US
peersoo. He shall not to escape us.
| Namos, we co.
"'Go nothin'.' says the disguised kids.
! Where do you suppose that Jack is now?
| Well he's Just crossing the Nebraska
line
so we returned in sadness. until we
got rid of the Don.
| Next. the Don shone scrapper.
In the drugstore. where all the nom
alcoholics held out. there were hay WIN
dows. handy and comforta hle to sit upon.
| In front was the usual line of red and
blue jugs of truck the light shows
! through. and various articles of the kind
one finds on display in drug stores. Also.
as ii was that time of year. sticky fly
paper had its being here and there.
| We'll. one day in blows a little. POM
pous fat man all belly. double chin. and
high hat. The boss of the shop was
a walking misfortune by the name of
Bluggenheimer. He wept when he told
YOU the price Of a cake of soap and he
simply moaned if vou slipped him a pre-
scription. He had a fisser like an up
right watermelon vine. red musstache
of the slimsiest order. and a long. red
| goatwa cgler of a beard that dripped
from his face.
ITO him goes our friends and begins to
explain the merits OF a new liver cure.
warranted to remove the strongest liver
| inside of five bottles. Bluggenheimer
don't want any. and says so: the argu-
ment wakes hot. They retreat to the
j hay window and sit down to have it out
Well. I'm there before 'em with the
Senior Don. talking Spanish in peace and
comfort. Hadn't had a chance to twist
my tongue around Castilian for long
time. They annoyed me. the two COM
ing in as they did. so when the little fat
man removes his plug hat in the heat of
the argument I kinder slid a piece of
! sticky fv paper underneath 1t. so 1t
| would hold it in place-ain't you noticed
how sticky fly paper holds things in
| place.
Finally he gets up to GO and he was
that het he didn't notice the hy paper
till he puts the hat on his head. Takes
it off. holds it at arms length. and stares
at It. Mea ntime Bluggenheimer sobs
once or twice, and the Don laughs out
right merrily. Without word of warn
ing the little fat man hauls off and hits
him. with his little fat fist. right plumb
on the end Of the nose.
'Meescreant, Robbery, Assaulter"
howls the Don and slams him one in
the vest.
"Bluggenheimer starts to part 'em. but
no. That was a battle I wished to see.
| Well-well Well, It was grand, The
fat man made his fists go round and
round. like winding yarn. whilst the Don
hoped up and down like a spider in a
tantr1rn They upset the table in the
middle. with all the fancy crockerv on
it: they went through the toothbrush and
toilet article ease: the cigar counter few
to the four winds of heaven: but don't
recall that they hit each other once.
Everybody came in: Julius. the niger
harbe- next door: Murphy. that run the
saloon tother side: Julfus's customers
and helpers. some lathered. some half
shaved: Murphy's customers some par
alyzed and some half drunk. InJuns
come in. and the Chink washee. We
made ring around them and approved
with all the strength of our lungs. The
fortunes of war wavered from one side
to the other until the Don got a strangle
holt with his leg around the fat mans
neck and they come to the floor together
the Don heating whatever part Of the
fat man he could reach. whilst the fat
man showed him in Jerks across the
floor hoping to get him against some
thing solid. where he could bunt him
good. All this while strong hands held
Bluggenheimer from interfering
The war hitChed around until at last
the fat man had the Don backed up
against the counter. He ranl:ned for fair.
and a large jar above 'em teetered He
rammed again and the Jar come down.
! scattering any quantity of snuff that
was for the river rooster trade all over
the place.
'Er-rusho' Lesgo o me- hollers the
fat man. Hl-hi-hicthchoo.' SAYS the
Don. 'Bueno' I weel' And there they
stood sneezins and coughing and try
ing to talk TIL the rest of US caught
the infection. II was the first time
ever see fifty men sneezing in unison.
| There was something awe-inspiring
about IL
Finally BiuCcenheimer breaks loose
fror, his keepers with hatchet in his
hand and blood In his eye and makes
straight for me. saw there was no
use Irritating him in his excited condi-
tion. so l simply stuck pail of axle
grease over his ears and went away he
fore there was any trouble
But I told the Don he sn - quiet
down and do things right and Cni .ian.
| He agreed.
| II must to learn the Anglish long
wich mejor' saws he 'Eet sees the peer
actees I need: of the t'eeory have abso-
lutamente. Prrracteese. my frrren'.'
That's right says l. What YOU
really want is dictionary in skirts
| - Ha?' says he. You commend that"
and he takes out his little notebook and
writes it down. How you espell eet"'
told him. and he sashayed dowr 70
Old Man Mullins shop to see II there
was one in stock. Mullins's niece usually
run the place. and as she was one of
the twenty-five ladies in our town. there
was always quite stock of friedman
material to help her out.
| She was a waller bilious looking p;r,