The Press., 1917-01-04

them I have taken his letters, ant now I'm off What did Bill hant youT'
 Death and also destruction I an swered in an expletive often used bl my father in times of a catastrophe and with those, words I showed to my Buzz the two long papers.
 ''Shoo; that's no big job! l looked over and verified this one myself yes terday in ten minutes. Hello; this other one is in French! Just run fl through, and If it is to tally call 1t and I'll hold this one. We can do fl in fifteen minutes. Go ahead from the Sop line across" And my Buzz held the paper in his hand as he seat ed himself in readiness upon the cor ner of my desk beside me.
 "Oh, my Buzz, have such a mOrti fication that I cannot add one to an other of these long figures! When place one number to another 1 must use my fingers, and in this case you see that it is impossible" Tears I did not allow in my eyes, but they were in my voice, and looked into the eyes of my Buzz with great terror What is it that shall do? I am i'll disgrace"
 You complete edition of Kid, you; don't you know I can do 1t for you that is, if you know what all these Eilo things stand for in English? Do you?" AS he spoke that kind Buzz put his hand on my shoulder with a nice rough shake.
 1 II do know from my gOVerness, Mad am Fournet, and l will write it aiI down for you, my Buzz, for whom feel so much gratitude for heIp," l an Swered, with QuickneSs.
 l "Stow the gratitude and write 'enl all out. It will take us about an hour, but it is good to keep calicOes waiting occasionally" he said, and did there upon seat himself beside the table and draw to himself the two sheets of pa per, while l quickly wrote out the tH- ble of French weights and measure mentS translated into English. I did very much enjoy that hour i'll which my Buzz labOred with pencil and a great industry while I called to him the list of long figures and then verified as he showed me the units upon the page in the French language. He mace jokes at me between work ings while he attended his cigarette and we, together had much laughter.
 '"There are just three places where these figures disagree, and have mark l ed them carefully, L'AiglOn," he said. as at last he laid down both pieces of | the paper. These French specified l tiOns and figures that flOOred you rep resent tue kleal mule in bulk, and these United States figures promise the same multitude ill scrub, thought as much. You just run in there to Bill with them and then forget you ever saw them an1 we'll be On our way to the girls tn ten minutes, Bobby. l mean it when I say that men in your and my positions of trust just forget facts and figures the minute we get out of sight of our chiefs. And we for get the chiefs, tOO believe me. Now run along and come out to the car on the same trOt."
 'Is it of honor not to tell to the GOuv- erneur Faulkner that you assisted me in this task. my BuZZ?" I asked of him with anxiety.
 "No need to tell him-it's all in the same off {. and will come to me for Hing. Dunt say anything that will bring on talk that kees's us from Sue an | the gang. Just r!n." With which advice my kind Buzz disappeared through the door into the office of my uncle, thc tIRneral Robert, as l softly I,a nN nf Gouverneur Faulkner and entered into his presence. And in that presence found also my uncle, the General Rob ert, in A very grave consultation with the GOuVerneur Faulkner.
 'The papers completed, your excel lency," l said in a very low and meek tone of my voice as I laid the papers beside him on the table and prepared to take the running departure that my Buzz had commanded of me,
 The two hours that l spent with my Buzz at his club in the country with what he called in front of their very faces punches of calico passed with such rapidity that l felt 1 must grasp each minute and remOnstrate with them for their feetness. That Mile, Sue was even much more lovely in her gray costume of golf with tie the color If the one worn by my Buzz than she had been in her chiffon of the dinner dance, and the beautiful Belle was much the same, with an added gayety and charm, while l dis covered a very sweet Kate Keith and q Mildred Summers who was not of great beauty, but of many interesting remarks which induced much laugh ing. With them were that Miles Menefee whom my Buzz had recOm- mended to me and also several young gentlemen of America whom I like ex- ceedingly.
 "COme on, LAiglOn. It's time to beat it. We are late, and Sue is be- @inning to shoo," called my Buzz from the door of the card room.
 My Buzz l said to that MT. Buzz Clendenning as he raced the slim car through the country and the city up to the Capitol hill, "you give to me life of much joy in only few days. would that it could so cOntinue''
 That's all right, Prince. Don't men ton it" he answered me, with a laugh. And, say, let's get to work, because aat about o'clock I'll have something that'll give you a start"
 'Oh, but, my Buzz, at o'clock must go for tea to the home of beauti- full Madam Whitworth.''
 "Wheee-uh!' whistIed my Buzz as he looked at me from the top of my head to the toe of my shoe.
 Co ahead, sport, but accept it from nc that Madam Pat is the genuine and original pump, so don't let her empty you. Eo you want me to come by and extract you at about fifteen to 3? I'm sorry, but really must have q busi- ness interview with you before G. And my BuzZ's eyes twinkled with something that was of great pleas ure to him, could observe.