New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

exquisite, obs, unknown and whole
lot else
at does not" Herbert interoosed.
at means kind Of countrihed."
''You go look in the ditchanary,"
his cousin said severely "Then,
maybe, you'll know what you're
talkin' about, just for once. Any
how, l do like Noble Dill, and l bet
so does Aunt julia
Kitty Silver shook her head. "He
lose his struggle, honey! Miss Julia,
she out fer the big class. She ain
stedyin' abous MIN 'cept maybe dess
to let him run her erran's. She treat
'em all mighty nice, cause the mo-
comes shown an pushin' each other
aroun' class or no class, why, the mo-
harder that big class got to work
to git her-an' the mo- she got after
her the mo- keeps a,comin'. But
thishefe young iii Mista Dills, kline
O. got strong notion he liable not
come no mo- tall" Her tone had
become one Of reminiscent amuse-
ment which eliminated in q burst of
laughter. wheel" she concluded.
After las night, I reckon thishere
Mista Dills better keep away from
the place-yes'm!"
FLORENCE looked thoughtful,
and for the time said nothing.
1t was Herbert who asked: "Why'd
Noble Dill better stay away from
here?"
Mrs. Silver decided that 1t would
be more enjoyable to become omi-
nously significant; consequently her
merriment Disappeared You gram.
paw" she said, shaking her head.
you grampaw!"
What about grandpa?" said Her
bert. "What'd he do last night"
"'Do?' My goo-niss!" Mrs. Sill
es uttered sounds like the. lowing
of kline, whereby she meant to indi-
cate her utter inability to describe
Mr.. Atwater's performance. "Well,
ma'am," she said, in the low and
husky voice Of simulated exhaustion,
"ail | got to say: You grampaw
beat hisse'f He beat hisse'f!"
Glow d'you mean? How could
he".----
"He beat hisse'f! He does outtalk
hisse'f! No, ma'am; done hear
him many an many an many's the
time, but las night he beat hisse'f."
what about?"
"Nothin' in the wide worl' but
dess thishere young iii Noble Dils
whut We been talkin' about, this
!lvln' minute
what started him?"
What start him?" Mrs. Silver
echoed with sudden loudness. MY
goo'nissl He ben started ev' since
the very frs time he ev' lay eyes on
him prancin up the front walk to
call on Miss Julia. You grampaw
doe like none nem callers, but he
everlast'n'ly did up an take true
spite on thishere lii Dills.'
s" mean," said Herbert, "what
started him last night?"
Them cigareets," said Kitty ST.
yer. "Them cicareets whut thishere
Noble Dills smoke whies he settin'
out on the front po'che calm on
you Aunt Julia. You grampaw
mighty funny man about smeilin'
You know s wells | do he don't
even like the smell Of violets. We'll.
ma'an, if he can't stan violet, how
the name o misery he goin' stan
tie smell ner cigareets thishere
Dllis smoke? | can't hardly STAN
EN- myse'f. When he light one on
the front po'che, she sif' all through
the house an come stidin' right the
whole way out to my kitchen, an
bim' she take ne in the nose an
ike to choke me! You grampau
already tole Miss Julia time an time
again if that III Dills light dess one
mo- on his front po'che he's goin'
walk out there an do some haym!
Co'se she new tuck an pay no ten
ton, cause Miss Julia, she new pay
no 'tention to nobody; an she like
caller have nice time--she ain goin'
tell 'ena you grampaw make such Il
fuss. Yes, deed, kline frien'.' she
say. she say, when they ast her.
Miss Julia, ma a'am, they say, \ like
please strike match fer to lignr
my cioareet If you please, ma'am.'
She say, Light as many as you
please. kline frien',' she sn,, she say.
She say, Smell o cigareet dess de-
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