The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24
At Agnes's Party
BY Claude Miller.

one OF them Is school and the other
girls and tell you Tracy doesn't
mean the common girls that he
walks home from school with some
tiBes. but society girls, that kind
that ride around in limosine with
a fine chauffer, and still my sister
rides that way sometimes, when
she wants something from Tart
fields's or the Hughes, and | think
Tracy rather likes her.
But Roxy. that's my other pal,
jes loves school and girls, and to
go shopping with his mother. But
then ROXY gets to meet lot more
society girls than Tracy or | do.
Why, when any of those girls
come to visit my sister Elizabeth,
generally go out and visit the
gardeners wife or so over to
Tracy's.
Well the other day Tracy, ROXY
and ! were walking down by the
Boulevard when girl--one OF
those society girls, come around
the corner to get inside her alto
mobile which was standing by the
curb-spied Roxy and called to
| him
OF course. not knowing what else
to do, us three boys waited for the
girl to catch up with us.
When she caught up with us, she
said, after lot of foolish laughter,
why hello, Benjamin" Chats
Rozzy's real nancy Benjamin Will
liams, your just the boy I'm hunt
ing for
| ROXY of course took off his cap,
, and Tracy and felt as though we
had to. too, but l hadn't combed
| my hair that morning and | was
awfully scared. Roxy glanced at
us and then at the girl, who was
| looking at us like we we're two new
specimens of a certain kind OF
poodle, and Roxy, feeling as
though We had gotten over our ner-
vousness. said to the girl. "Miss
Agnes, l want you to meet my
friends Charles Johnson (Tracy)
and Forest Korbley Chats mel"
! Traceys face got very red and
he mumbled something; just stood
still and tried to keep from falling,
because my knees always did get
weak when l talked to girls and
especially Elizabeth's friends, but
this didn't seem to effect Miss Ag-
mes any for she Immediately start
ed to babbling on, "How-do-you-do,
Mr.. Johnson, how -do-you-do, Mr..
korbley? believe know your
sister, Mr.. Korbley, she is in our
party group. and I'm sure you are
in my dancing class" l was, but
never did like dancing class so as
soon as it was over I'd go for
home.
I'm just sending out invitations
for my party next Friday night,
Benjamin and -" She and
Roxy walked down the street a
little ways, so we couldn't hear
them any longer.
Tracey and put on our caps,
while. after little more talking.
Roxy helped Agnes into the auto
and Agnes sped on down the Boul-
evard.
AS soon as Agnes was out Of
sight. Roxy ran up an alley with
all his might, because he knew
Tracey can lick him, and he knows
too how Tracey can push fellows
nose in with the bottom OF his
hand.
Well. Tracey and l chased ROXY
all the way home, but we couldn't
catch him tell you Tracey was
mad, he had some matches in his
hat and when he took OF his hat to
Agnes. why he lost them.
After we had yelled to Roxy and
found out he wouldn't come out, we
sneaked into Tracey's barn and
pulled up the third board Of the
floor from the north west corner
and pulled out the sack OF smokin'.
Tracey, ROXY and I had bought OF
Jaky. the gardeners son. who works
at Tracey's house. But what good
Is smokin' when you haven't got
matches?
Tracey looked at the smokin' and
he just got up and raved and vowed
that If he ever got his hands on
Rozzy he'd skin him alive.