The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-18

4OO BRUTE, CEOtLliE! LEI ME-
DOWN THIS INSTANT"
Its not a secret" she cried.
do you suppose that the whole
street.-the whole of London, for
that matter Get away, Austin,
we don't want you here. Do you
suppose they don't all talk about
you? Where is your dignity? You,
man who should have been
Regions Professor at a great uni
versity with a thousand students all
revering you. Where is your dignity,
George?'
"How about yours, my dear?"
"You try me too muchs A ruff
fian-a common, brawling ruffian-
that's what you have become"
BE good, JESSIE"
"A roaring, raging bullyt'
"That's done it! Stool of penancer'
said he.
To my amazement he stopped,
picked her up, and placed her sit
ting upon high pedestal of black
marble in the angle of the hall. II
was at least seven feet high.
and so thin that she could hardly
balance upon it. A more absurd
object that she presented cooked
up there with her face convulsed
with anger. her feet dangling, and
her body rigid for fear of an upset,
could not imagine.
Let me DOWN. she walled.
Say, please"
you brute, George. Let me
down this instantw
SCome into the study, Mr.. Ma
lone"
Really sir" said I, looking at
the lady.
Here's Mr.. Malone pleading for
you, Jessie. Say please and down
you come"
ION. you brute! Pleased pleaser'
He took her down as if she had
been canary.
you must behave yourself, dear.
Mr.. Malone is pressman. He will
have it all in his rag tomorrow,
and sell an extra dozen among our
neighbors. Strange story of high
life'-you felt fairly high on that
pedestal, did you not? Then a sub.
title, Glimpse Of singular
MENACE He's foul feeder, is Mr..
Malone, a carrion eater, like ali OF
his kind-percus ex gregg diaboli-
swine from the devils herd.
That's it, Malone-what?"
N"You are really intolerable!' said
1. holly.
He beloved with laughter.
I'VE shall have a coalition pres
emily" he doomed. looking from his
wife to me and putting out his
enormous chest. Then, suddenly
altering his tone, Excuse this friv-
olous family badinage, Mr.. Malone.
called you back for some more
serious purpose than to mix you up
with our little domestic pleasantries.
Run away, little woman, and don't
fret" He placed huge hand upon
each of her shoulders. "All that
you say is perfectly true. / should
YOU advise, but shouldn't be quite
George Edward Challenger. There
are plenty OF better men, my dear.
but only one G. E. c. So make the
Jest of him." He suddenly gave
her a resounding kiss, which embar-
raised me even more than his vio-
lence had done. Now, Mr.. Malone"
he continued, with a great accession
Of dignity, this way, IL you please"
We re-entered the room which we
had left SO unanimously ten min
utes before. The Professor closed
the door carefully behind us, mo-
toned me into an armchair, and
pushed cigar box under my nose.
Real San Juan Colorado" he
said. "Excitable people like you
are better for narcotics. Heavens!
don't bite it.! Cut--and cut with rev.
erencei Now lean back and listen
attentively to whatever I may care
to say to you. If any remark should
occur to you, you can reserve it for
some more opportune time.
First of all, as to your return to
my house after your most justi-
fable expulsion"-ae protruded his
beard, and stared at me as one who
challenges and invites contradiction
after, as I say, your well-merited
expulsion. The reason lay in your
answer to that most officious police
man, in which seemed to discern
some glimmering of good feeling up.
on yc'ar part-more, at any rate,
thar am accustomed to associate
with your profession. In admitting
that the fault OF the incident lay
with you. you gave some evidence
of a. certain mental detachment and
breadth of view which attracted my
favorable notice. The sub-species OF
the human race to which you ursfor-
tunately belong has always been be-
low my mental horizon. Your words
brought you suddenly above it. You
AW1I1 uD into my serious ,4oflra Tar