The Washington times., 1915-11-07
A Trap for Trapp

| few fancy lugs. How about II. jim?
You go at 1t this way"
Not me-" interrupted Wallingford :;
you"
81 don't think you understand this
scheme complained Onion, drawing his
chair closer and twirIing his kissing
champagne highball You advertise
then you
Not me-" interrupted Blactie you ="
.'As fast az the boobs send their money
sent II in before. Jim; but you
YOU
Fine as silk" said Blackic enthus-
thoritics come around with a bang. and
pass you the finish Of FYve-hundred- =
and-twenty-per-ccnt Miller"
Young Jimmy bounced into the room
horn in his hand.
I'VE need new horn" he reported
surveying with admiration the recent
work work. OF the Warden sisters. MIS-.
one when we went for the tires. so
please give me an order"
Only = slight trace OF ANNOYANCE on
the round. pink face Of Waliingford. as
Jimmy.
Miller was a plain crook" wen, on
Onion now r'fle sulky. With my
scheme the monc.. as 1t comes in. is
fourth for yourself; YOU"
Not me. interrupted Backie you :"
Wait a minute" besscd Onion.
You snag out fourth for yourself .
rcurths and with the other fourth
Listen you pyramid wheat
'Oh joy yelled Blsckie. Then you
run lottery with the wheat profits. /
sSs fSsss; sap,s %nG SIise S1ys pound OF coax FOR
Toad Jessup and young Jimmy came
stamping in with their arms fun of
auto accessories which had been pound
ed TO bits by the gleeful Warden Or
Found a 10, Of things we need" ex.
planned Jimmy eagerly. We're goinE
TO take some Of them down to be re-
10 buy new The girls said you'd bet.
We want"
That's right. Jim. he , sport" grim
ned Blackie. why weren't you in the
first place"
Who's running this ranch inquired
Wallingford with trace OF curtness.
and. writing the order In hurry. he
! gave Sn ho IT to S,y EoJns JimmE sh Eherenpon
ping half their broken accessories As
Onion Jones finished his highbalI. he
tool; u cisarett" from the box on thu
table and lii it; then he started IN
earnest. and spent solid three-uuar-
tcrs OF an hour in explaining the in
tricacies OF his ne" scheme.
"Hnt heres the best part of it, he
flushed triumphantly. i've saved this
pick good boob. w..h nifty thousand
| dollars, that'll buy YOU out Just before
! The pinch comes. Or course, then, you
got to frame some way that the boob
l t, l. IL ,l....
] ia II do%n. J can't frame these rossy
Rufus"
J. Rufus II q fat; black cigar,
stated; you" whereupon Onion Jones
concuslinG his nakedness with a new
iclt hat, cursed profoundly, and walked
out into the air,
You missed a circus. girls ex-
planned Blackic. as Violet and Fannie
came into the library. with the pink Of
excitemcn, IN their cheeks and the
sparkle of mischief in their eyes.
Onion Jones has great scheme TO
end his days in Sing Sing. and all ne
lie"
4 loud shrek interrupted the conver-
sation. It was like the approach OF a
hiCh-spced locomotive, and II gathered
I OF a sky-rocket. Rlackic turned to the
window and his mouth dropped open.
"For the Lords sake. pipe this ne
yelled. and the girls knocked over two
chairs in getting TO him They had a
sudden attack OF fright.
Onion Jones was Just passing out
through the carriage gate With offended
dignity As Wallirgford reached the
window. Onion. who was inclined to
portlness these days. suddenly sprans
over into the grass. Simultaneously
with this and the loud cries OF Fannie
and Violet low era! streak shot In
from the road on two wheels. vhigzed
into the carriage porch. missing the
stono post by an inch; Then stopped.
with n slam and the smell OF ruouer.
directly in the center. For the rirst
instant since their approach. the pneu-
matt" horn stopped shrieklng,
Amt she dany?" demanded
Toad. jumping out onto the porch, his
nsir tousled, his eyes shining. his
lreckles red with JOY.
Made 1t in fity-tNo minutes from
, stopping the motor with touch or ms
: toe.
! The boys were met with strange
! lack of enthusiasm. Violet hal
niumped down in porch swing; with
I her feet straight before her and both
) lands AT her heart. Fannie was white
and stiff, and was squeezing her left
| hanl with her right SO hard that the
! tips of her fingers were crimson. Jim
! Nalln',ford, at the library window.
was iedninG out with a sagging jaw.
! and his face was the color OF fish.
! Blackie Daw, having no flesh to
j worry him. stepped out through the
| window, one long leg after the other,
and FOR once the jovial Blackie had
! no grin for his pals.
You young devils" he crack led,
with husky voice, where did YOU
! get that carr"
! Toad's freckles lost their redness.
, but Jimmy looked UP at Blackie with
! a smile. Uncle Jim gave it to us
! he stated, 2lancinE for an instant, in
| the direction of the heavy figure in
| the window, and his smile deepened
| 'I1e ordered Mr.. Trapp to let us have
! anything We wanted, and this Is it,"
"If I'd only known YOU boys woulI
! drive like that, I'd never have helped
| YOU" cried Violet
"Oh. I'm so sorry" worried Fannie
| wi and ! are to blame. Mr. Walline
| ford"
| j. Rufus looked from one to the
! other Of the Warden sisters in aston.
| ishment. then he chuckled.
This gives us our chance, Blackie
! Now VIC can got very close TO Louis.
/
For two cents IA have YOU put into
| cold storage" threatened i. Rufus
; Nallingford, his big. round pink faCt
/ flame with Indignation. ami hi!
| broad chest swcllins with the sam,
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