The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-07-24

Diplomacy
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you don't tell mel" his father ey-
claimed, as he laid down his news
paper Who says so? No really re-
liable person, l am sure"
We'll, anyhow, they are" Bobby
persisted, laughing uncertainty. Ma
ME Kelly she said her father was aw-
full mad to have to get new 'rithme-
tics again. Why, gee, it was only q
little while ago we had new ones and
they cost awful Nellie Foster says
it's always shoes or new books to
buy, but her mother is a peach and
she don't scoId her. Now, Sans faith
er he acts Just like as if Sam went
to work specially to makes holes in
shoes and things Just cause he amt
got anything else to do
"One day we was all sliding down
some boards the workmen left over
in the big lot and when it came Sans
turn there was big nail sprung up
and tore a great hole In his pants It
was one Of these here jaggy holes and
Sam said the tailor told him it wasn't
scarcely worth mending. You see. he
stopped over to the tailor's on Aunt
Mary's street to ask. He thought
maybe he could get it all done with
out anybody knowing 1t, but the old
tailor had to go and act like that and
so he had to show the hole to his
folks. told him then that there was
things did hate, like taking medicine
and having to be polite. but ] was
thankful to goodness my folks wasn't
so awful cranky about things that
happen
Thanks for the compliment" his
father said dryly. ITO what is it
leading?"
Il don't know exactly what you
mean" Bobby said hastily. But any
how, Scrubby and we took Sam for
a partner playing marbles over at
Billy's cause we felt sorry for him.
Sam makes me tired all over. but /
sure was some sorry for him. We
found fine dry place for marbles,
but it had to gc and rain and spoil it
ALL That teller that lives In the new
pink flats he wants to play for keeps
and we didn't know that. but it was
only once we played with him. He's
the Teller they call Mike, but he's
got some kind of 9 fancy name his
mother got out Of book. Anyhow,
he comes when you holler Mike, and
he amt so worse. only he does want
to play for keeps
That's rule we don't break" said
Bobbyis father.
"Oh, know that. all right" Bobby
acknowledged hastily. And gee, ]
wouldn't want to. the kind of luck
get! Billy he's worse player than
me, but I'm next worst. The trouble
is amt got any shooter that's
worth shucks. You see when we got
thru playing with Mike he walked off
with lot of our marbles, and we
amt got anything hardly worth while
left.
~Of course" Bobby explained
hastily. I'VE didn't know we was play
ing for keeps. but we never thought
to ask him was he. and he just took
'em and we couldn't say thing.
Now, of course, there was Sam
and he was all cleaned out and he
dassent say word to ask anybody of
his folks for some more. He didn't
have such q great lot. anyhow, spite
of his always boasting on what he's
got. He talks like a tin lizzie about
all the things he's got and he amt
got hardly anything. Well. anyhow,
he felt awful bad that he didn't have
bat few marbles left and them no
good. We fellers we didn't pay scarce
ly any attention to him, but Nellie
Foster she told me that Susie and
she thought us fellers hadn't acted
square. / don't care q ding what SUI
sic goes around saying, but by jinks
she amt got any right to make Nellie
Foster and everybody think We amt
acted square"
81 should think not" Bobby's faith
or agreed.
Anyhow, got the feliers together
and we up and divvied with Sam. O.
course that was easy for Billy and
the rest Of 'em but IT amt so nice for
me and Scrubb% We amt got but
about three left now. It was that
very same afternoon seen that boy
from the south side that's cousin to
Aunt Mary's hired man. out on the
farm. Well, he's here for a couple OF
days. cause he's going to go out West
to live-and, say, but he's got swell :
iot n maT.hlesl"
Hell cut quite dash out West.
mot on your life" Bobby said
fervently. Hes going on ranch
where he's the only Teller and he
says he amt going to have any use
for any marbles"
81 suppose he'll give them to the
deserving poor. then. Maybe to some
Belgian boy"
"Give them!" Bobby repeated
seorhfully. II guess you don't know
him! should say not. He's Teller
who's on the make, you bet! H.
wants. well an awful lot"
'Some millionaire's son n-ill get
them,sI suppose?"