The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-07-20

on the bars.
We're goin' to reach Frisco.
But Well all be dead.
"Have no fear" repeated the fend
father. Gerald possesses all the eau
tion which has been linked with the
name Of Forbish for generations"
l had not known that the name of
Forbish had been linked with anything
for any time. The word link always
reminds me Of sausage, and then my
thoughts wander to Chicago, where
pork and other ingredients are incorpo-
rated into frankfurters and other va.
rieties Of sausage. =
Mrs. Forbish broke IN on this pleas
ant line Of thought.
Say, rather" she remarked firmly,
that Gerald inherits the coolness and
self possession Of the McGintys. famed
throughout Kildare for these quail.
ties"
had not known that Mrs. Forbish
was McGinty, but now, like q war
correspondent, smelled the battle
from afar.
"A Forb!sh is a Forbish," said the
husband with Scotch flnality, "and
Gerald Is one from every point Of
view. wish you were not blind, Mr.
Glow. so that you might study Gerald's
head. 1t is not necessary to see the
face to glimpse the Eprbish in every
line of the heads contour"
lob. tot t.
seemed, but Mrs. Forbish did not let
1t 60 to jury.
If you knew anything about phre-
nology, Peter" she said, "nnd II you
vera not as blind through stubbornness
as Mr.. Glow is through his ailment,
you would realize that the dominant
qualities Of Gerald are inherited from
his grandfather on the distaf side"
Meaning Mike McGlnty, who took
the excursion to TasmaniaT Queried
Mr.. Forbish with sly brutality.
II did not refer to him." said Mrs.
Forbish. but now that you bring the
matter up, please remember that It took
eight British constables, half Of them
probably Scotch. to put that same Nc
Ginty on the ship. His blood may he
responsible In some degree for Ger
AIDS bump Of combativeness, which Is
SO plainly to be seen alongside OF each
ear" F
"Then perhaps" suggested Mr.. For.
bisi. you referred to old Edward
Halloran."
The same." said Mrs. Forbish. HE
was great man, none greater in XII.
| dare. Through me from him have dc.
scenied to Gerald the inestimable
qualities of veneration, conjugality. pa.
rental love. friendship and tnhabitive
ness
THAT last one" said l. doesn't
that mean staying in one placer" The
hind wheels of the car had just slew
| ed in a tremendous arc.
"Oh, not in that sense" replied Mrs
Torbish sweetly, retrieving herself
from my lap. I'm phrenology it means
love Of country"
There's nothing in that phrenology
stuff" said Mr.. Forbish. ITS the
counts. Nature doesn't find it neces
sary in making the perfect head to
cover it with knobs like Malay wa,
| club"
/ wished at the moment that could
hoist the bandage long enough to see
| whether Gerald had such a knobby
poll as his sire's remark suggested
But Mrs. Forbish came to the rescue
"Gerald's head is perfectly symmet
| rical," she declared hotly.
"Of course It is," replied Mr.. For
bish. Having all the Forblsh quail
tiles. how could 1t be otherwise? On
it is written all the determination and
self sacrifice of the Scots wha hae wi
Wallace bled.'"
"a set Of haggis fed hirelings," said
| Mrs. Forbish. sometimes when
get to thinking about the Scotch
wish had married Mecklenburger.'
1--WE are just passing the reptile
house." remarked Mr.. Forbish witt
some evident wish to change the sub
ject. "Have you ever seen the collec
tion?"
| "Yes," said I, "and the sight there
always filed me with wonder as to thu
purpose Of the Creator. Why, for In
stance, do such horrible creatures ex
ist as Gila monsters?"
"They make Scotchmen bearable by
comparison" sighed Mrs. Forbish.
could see that she had her eye on th'
ball and was batting 800.
And Forbish saw it, too, for whel
we passed the primate house minute
later q know the parks geograph!
even when blindfolded). he did no
utter a peep about it. 1t would hav'
been tossing a ball straight into tn,
batter's groove.
"Revernng to Gerald's head.' sait
Mrs. Forbish, directing her words a
me, ut shows in every line that he i
young man Of action. Mark me
Gerald will do something
And, at the very words, Gerald did
He played the old game, using th
car for the resistless force and one o
the largest park trees for the immov
able object I know 1t was a larg
tree, because saw 1t moment late
when my head. tired Of boundin:
along the sward, had tossed the band
age aside and stopped.
saw Gerald, too, for the first time