New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

were breathless, and came back to
Kitty Silver and the steps once
more, where Gammire sat by her
feet with a spiral of pink tongue
banging from the wide-open mouth
rooted with black.
FLORENCE resumed the peeling
of her orange.
Who do you think gave Gammire
to Aunt Julia?" she asked.
II amt stedyin' about it."
eyes, but who do you guess?"
Il amt"
We'll, but ii you had to be burned
to death or guess somebody, who
would you guess?'
II haf to git burn up" said Kitty
Silver. "Ev'y las caller whut comes
here is give her some doggone ami
NAL awready. Mista Sammerses, he
give her them two Berjum cats whut
you tuck an skeered, tryin' % wash
'em, SOS they run away b'fo' they
even had time to let you grampaw
hear 'em new; an ole Mister Ridg-
ways whut los his wife, he give YOU
Aunt Julia them two canaries that
tuck an hoped out the cage an
then out the window, las week, one
lay. when you grampaw was alone
in the room with 'em; an Mista
George Plummers, he give her that
Airydale dog you gram paw tuck an
give to the milkman; an Mista
Ushers, he give her them two pups
whut you grampaw tuck an skeer
eff the place soon as he laid eyes on
'em; an thishere Mista Clairldge, he
give her that ole live allagatuh from
Florida whut ! foun' lookin' at me
ever the aidge o my kitchen sink
ugly Gle thing-an' you grampaw
tuck an give it to the greenhouse
man. Amt none nern ge'lmun goin'
try an give her no mo- animals
bet! So how anybody goin' guess
who SEN her thishere Gammire?
Nobody lcf' whut amt awready sem
Ler one an had the gif' spile."
Eyes, there is" said Florence.
"Who?"
Noble Dill"
THAT there young HIista Dills?"
Kitty Silver cried. Listen me!
Fhishere dog 'spensive dog"
II don't care; bet Noble Dill
gave him to her"
Mrs. Silvers hooted. "Go 'wayl
That there young liz Mista Dills. he
aim new did show no class, no way
nor no time. lie wearn' las year
straw hat ri now. He be hundcrd
year ole b'fo' you see him in auta-
mobile whut b'long to him. Look at
way some mem fine big rich men
like Mista Clairidge an Mista Ridg-
ways take an th'ow they money
aroun'! New necktie ev'y time you
see EN-, new straw hat right spang
the frs warm day. Ring do bell.
l. say, | says: Walk right in, Mista
Ridgways.' Slip me dollah bill dess
iilSo that! Mista Sanlmers~s, an
Mista Plummers, an some Gem
others, they all show class. Look
Mista Sammerses' spectickles: made
turtle black, fancy turtle, too. asst
Miss Julia; she tell me they fancy
turtle. Col rim spectickles amt in
it; no, ma'am! Mista Sammerses'
k'es-dess them rims on his
spectickles alone--l bet they cos
mon all whut thishere young III
Mista Dills got on him from his toes
up an his skin out. bet Mista
Plummers th'ow mo- money aroun'
dcss fer gittin his pants press than
whut Mlsta Dills afford to spen' fer
his'n in the frs place! He lose his
struggle, cause YOU Aunt Julia, she
cut fer the big class. SThishere
Gammire, he dog cos money: he
show class same you Aunt Julia.
Aim neither one of 'em got to vase
they time on nobody whut can't show
no mo- class than thisherc in young
dishcumbobbery Msta Dills"
81 don't care" Florence said stub
bornly. "He could Of saved up and
if he saved up long enough he could
Of cot enough money to buy dog
like Gammire. because you can get
money enough for anything if you're
willing to save up long enough.
Anyway, ! bet he's the one gave him
to her"
Herbert Joined Kitty Silver in
skeptical laughter. "F'lorence is al
ways talkin' about Mob Dill" he
said. She's sort Of crazy, anyway,
though"
1T runs in the family" Florence
retorted, automatically. Il caught it