The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-27


the cook shack door,
where he lazi1y leaned against the
door jarnb and ostentatiously picked
his teeth with the negative end of a
match. The cook looked up calmly,
and calmly went on with his work;
bot Il there was anything rasping
enough to cause his soul to CULVER it
was the aforesaid ca1isthenics executed
by Johnny and the match; for Cookies
blunt soul hated hints. If Johnny
had demanded, even profanely and
with large personal anim1s, why meals
were not ahead of time, it would be
a simple matter to heave something
and enlarge upon his shortcut speech.
But the subtleties left the cook found
ering in nnire of rage-which he
was careful to conceal from Johnny.
The nuisance had been evincing undue
interest in early suppers for nearly a
month; it couldn't be tapeworms,
because supper was the only meal
involved, and furthermore, Johnny
ate very little. So Cookie strangled
the biscuit in his hand, but smiled
at his toImentor.
well, all through" he asked,
aancing at Johnny's clothes.
I'm hopin' to begin, and the
tooth pick moved rapidly.
SLOW long :"
IS "Till supper's ready"
mix, but you can wear it twenty minutes
if you'll get my grub quick" he replied.
Got to meet Lucas at half-past five" He
cautiously dropped the match he had
thoughtlessly produced.
The cook tried to look his belief and &C
eepted the offer. Johnny's remarkably
clean face, plastered hair and general gala
attire suggested that Lucas was woman
which Lucas profanely would have denied.
Also, Johnny had been seen washing Ginger,
and when puncher washes cayuse it's
sigh Of insanity. Besides, Ginger belonged
to Red, who also had owned that lone dollar.
Reds clothes did not fit Johnny.
COIN to surprise LucasP' inquired the
cook.
"What you mean1"
Cookie glanced meaningIy at the attire:
"Er-you amt in tn habit of putin on
war paint for to see Lucas, are your"
Johnny's mental faculties produced:
"0n, we're goin' to dance.
"Where 'bouts7" exploded the cook.
"WGy up north!' Ones mind needs to
be active as flea to lie properly to man
like the cook. He had made a CHASTITY
mistake.
"By gollyl IN give tn boys cold grub
an 60 with you," and the cook began to
save time1S
Johnny gulped and shook his head: "Got
a invitef"
Cookie caught the pan on his foot before
it struck the floor and gasped: "Invite7
Amt it free-fer-all7"
mo; this is heightened thing-a-bob
Costs dollar head, too.
Heightened" snorted the cook, de-
risively. "Dont they know your An
thought Red was broke. Show me that
permit"
Lucas got it-that's why I've got to
catch him"
"Ohl Ants he goin' all feathered up, too2"
Shore, he's got to-"
"Hnhi He wouldn't dress like that to
see fight. Has she got any sisterse"
Cookie finished, hopefully.
@Now what you talkin' about7" 80
@Why, Lucas" answered the cook,
piacidly. "Lemme tell you something.
When you want to lose me have invite to
a water-drinkin' contest. An before you
go, be shore to rub Hoppy's boots some
more; that's such pasty shine it'll look
like sand-paper before you get to tn
dance You want to make it hard an
slippery. An I've read som'ers that only
wimmin ought to smell like drugstore.
You better let her do tn fumigatin'. +"
Johnny surrendered and dolefully whitfield
the crushed violets he had paid two bits
pint for at FL Paso-it was not necessary
to Whit them, but he did so.
You ought to hone yore razor, too,
continued the cook, critically.
81 told Buck it was dull, amt goin' to
sharpen it for him. But, say, are you shore
about tn perfumery9"
"Why, of course" s@es.
"But how'll git it Off"
"Bury tn clothes, suggested Cookie,
grinning.
81 like yore GALL Which clothes are
best, Pete's or Billy's2"
fPete's would fit you like tn wide, wide
world. You don't want blankets on when
you go courtin'. Try Billy's. An got
pair Of socks, though ones green-but tn
bootsIl hide It. -