The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-05-08
Observation-Disclosures.
Bunny's Slide


said word to me about 1t when she
was here. Lucy only met him a
month ago when she came to visit.
Tell me this minute. Caroline, who
told your"
"oh. nobody told me-" Caroline ex-
planned in surprise. Il just know"
"Uh, huh," agreed Caroline's broth
er. They are going to be married."
BE calm. darling" Caroline's faith
er advised his wife. Life is full of
thege maddening moments! Now. my
| CHILD, If you will be so good, kindly
enlighten us as to your source of In
formation In regard to this amazing
newsi"
"Huh?" questioned Caroline, vague
~ "Oh-about Bunny's Aunt Lucy?
Why. Bunny had the dandiest slide
made from the front steps clear down
tc the gate the walk slopes, you
| know. He-s
"Caroline!" begged her mother 81
don't care about Bunny's slide!
want to know who told you Lucy was
| going to marry
"Hush!" admonished Caroline's
mothers husband. ~You should
realize that Caroline will get there
presently after she has told you what
kind of collar button the khediYe OF
i Egypt wears!"
who's her" demanded Caroline,
with interest. Say. you ought to have
slid on Bunny's slide! Once the gate
was open and he shot clear out under
an automobile. Wasn't 1t lucky it
wasn't horse standing there? The
horse might have kicked Bunny to
death"
eyes, should always pick out an
automobile as safe thing to slide I'M
der" agreed her father. "Of course
an auto couchant is cAlmer than an
auto rampant.
You're trying to be funnyl" GUS
piciously broke In Caroline's brother
@Gssl It was lucky Bunny got there
in time to stop the furnace man from
putting ashes all down that walkl
Bunny knew. of course that HIS moth
or would like to have him happy and
enjoy himself. and SO he Just told the
furnace man she had said he could
have a slide there. You see, his
| mother wasn't home to ask. Anyhow.
1t saves time to ask afterward. We
had bully time sliding. except that
people kept coming along the front
walk and getting In the way
II expected that was where Mrs.
Kickem got knocked DOWN." inter-
rupted his mother. u wondered why
she kept telling me about II. and ex-
patiating on the rudeness OF the
small. boy who"
@Aw. / did yell at her!" defended
her son hotly. ~yust as loud! If she
didn't get out OF the way It wasn't my
fault was It? 1t would "a been easier
for her to walk on the other side of
the street; anyway! When we got
tired OF sliding 1t was getting dusk.
and we went and sat on the side
fence. and then Eunny's Aunt Lucy
and Mr.. Errick they come along walk
ing slow and kind Of interested like!"
I'VE heard her just as plain. broke
in Caroline. ~Shs stopped with one
hand on the gate and hooked back
over her shoulder and smiled in THAI
wav ladies have Of smiling and said.
TIL tomorrow, then!' and started up
the walk. And when she sat down
her feet went way up In the air. So
did Mr.. Errfck's. Huh! Why. he was
hanging on to hes hand even II she
had said good-by and he didn't let go.
So when she fell he fell. too. His
eyeglasses shot OF and he was feeling
around for 'em and saying. Are you
much hurtF and she said. oh. not at
all, David And then they tried to get
up and they tumbled down again. BE
very careful Mr.. Errick said. and I
will help you. Those wretched child
rem haye made slde!"
"Well. they got as far as the steps
and then she slipped and he slipped
and when they quit going they were
back at the gate. And he swore one
word and she said. oh. David!' and
he put his arm around her..
''When that child is really my
nephew he said. awful fierce. III pay
him up for this, the young imp!' And
then she laughed SO she fell down
again, and he said kind of shaky, You
. will, won't you, Lucy?' and she said
she guessed If she wanted to be re-
venged on Bunny she'd have to. and
he picked her UP.
II don't know what she meant. but
! II BUNNY was Mr.. Errick's nephew he
couldn't be without Mr.. Errick was
his uncle. could he? And he couldn't
be Bunny's uncle unless he married
Bunny's aunt, So
There's no getting around It,"
mourned Caroline's father, gazing
open-mouthed at his fair young
daughter. I'VE have female detec-
tive In the famiR,"
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