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I out belare the day begins-do not think
a
CHLCAGO LEDGER
privilege at saying just what he wanted be thru trimming her hat and will no-
to about himsell in the write-up."
"And lilac fell for that! Angle bars
and ash plates!‘ He needs a guardian!"
"I'll say. this in his behalf" Miss
Bnraleen volunteered, laughing, "he was
3 hard nut to crack. We had to get two
'0LhE!' victims, members ot.his club. to
recommend it before he signed the doued
‘line. and Bronson, our best salesman,
had to extend himself. .
"mud you have the'stoE:k certificate?"
“No, I‘ only wish'I had." the young
-woman said In some anxiety. '‘I know
-where it is and I call make a shrewd
guess on the use that will be‘, made or
1t if we do not ilnd a. way to get it
quickly. I felt you would know what
‘to do about it so I hurried in tram Evere-
dale to tell you about it." 3
"What is your guessvas to what will be
done with that certihcate?" I asked.
‘ 2 man who has itireads the news-
papers with more care than you or I read
them." she replied. -’“He knows as much
1 my old brain w0ulvln‘t
. The idea ‘at old Mac falling im-
that Stuff! It was an awful shock after
I had believed him to be perfectly rc-
spectzlhle all those years. I had to Stall
I wanted
to tell her not to wear pink, but I was
‘too crushed for words.
Will Mill: recover his ]Irtfi0I'LIl HIDCK
ferllnrnlerll That the momentous;
‘ qiienion just in present nliIm"D:m Cuplil
may rfy “Dr:I( the -stock eerfmcllttl
Pay more attention to my shooting!"
Perlrnpu the humor will In the next in-
stallment. coming next vrtgk. ’
V. V.‘ V.
. -“Let's Go," Said‘ the Son.
&“WELL. if we are going. let's go!”
I said the son of the family. "
‘Tm all ready," replied the man under
.the automobile. “A ave to do now‘
is adjust the agitator. and that won't
take more than a. minute!" '
"The while you're doing that I will
have time to hunt up my other veil. It’
be much better for a day like this." I
"It yon‘re going to change your veil-."
said the pretty girl of the family, "I'll
just’ put on my other shoes." .
“it's going to take you half an hour
to lace up those shoes." said thegyauuzer
daughter, “and while you’re doing that l -
" exclaimed the man un-
‘ “VVl"lSt'S that? A hat?
,You‘re not going to trim a hat before we
,atart!", 1 ‘ .
‘ "1 can trim that ha: three times while
"Silica is lacing up her shoes!" declared
"I can be ready
,long before she is. - '
"1 think I'll peel a few potatoes beiore
I start," mused the mother. “I can cave '
‘then: in cold water and they‘ll be ready
to put on as soon as we get back.”
“All right." said tho man‘ “If you're
going to do that I'll have time to. over-
haul the collaborator."
won’t! l’ll be thru with the
potatoes before you're half done with the
collaborator. Then, ll be ready to go
and have nothing to do but hold my
jhands and wait for you! If there‘: any-
thing I hate to do-:-'’ ' , .
’ "No. you won't have to do anything
'of the klud!"'explalned the man under
the machine. "At least you won't have
. Silica will be tbru
lacing, her shoes by the time you are
When she
she will‘ decide that she'll have time
.to change her dress. Then Galina will
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lice that Silica isn't ready yet. and then
she'll decide to undertake some kind of
occupation which will be only half done
when somebody else is nmdy to 30.
“W nobody ever willing to be all
ready to go ahead of the others, and
with all insisting upon msinxc up the last
available rnorsel of time. it is evident
that we'll never make it start at all.
Now, I'm going over after gas and sir.
and I'll be right back in 3 minute. and
anybody who isn’t ready when I get back
can stay at ame."
‘ Us always better to get the gas and
air last." said the pretty girl, “because
while you're doing that the rest of us
can run back to the house after the ther-
mos bottles and sweaters and things we
have forgotten‘. VVe never think oz things
like that until we get to the oil sta-
tion "
The rest of the family were speech-
less. They knew she was right.
I’. V. 3’. .
The Gentleman Burglar.
HE shade at the-"open-balconied win-
) dow lifted the fraction or an inch and
a. hairy h
A masked face appeared above
ment and two gleaming eyes glanced
about the room. They took in the dainty
feminine appointments of the baudolr
and focused on the chaise-longue. in the
center of the room. There sat a slight
figure in negligee, her eyes tightly shut.
her knees drawn up, on her lap an open
pistol. which was slowly raised to the
height of her forehead.
ith catlike dexterity the man at the
window cleared the sill and bounded
across the room. He snatched the pistol
fro the trembling white hand before
the girl was aware of his presence.-
opened her eyes and screamed.
"Cut out the siren, lady!" said the man.
roughly. “I saved your lite Just now.
I’m iv. gentleman and no rough stair. On
yo way to the spirit world when I
happenedjn. eh?" He picked up the
book on er lap and reagi the title.
“Guardian Spirits,” and threw it across
the room. “That book’s about as dan-
gerpus (or sol-ne people as this toy pis-
tol." 'he grunte V"Now come across,
la Is your ,roll under the rug or in
your stockingl
“You needn't try no tricks on me now.
I know you've got a wad somewheres.
suicldlng, but I s’pose that‘s your busi-
ness. ’ uslness in to get somethin’
or nothln' and get it quick. Fork over!"
The girl thrust in hand into her bosom
and drew out an envelope. v
“There's every cent I have-in the world
and that was for my burial expenses."
she said. “Go!" '
T entleman burglar nccepted the
envelope marked
an
ain't quite finished. lady.
that sparkler on your fourth nutter?"
Teariully the girl stripped the Hng
from her linger, raised it to her lips (or
a farewell kiss and gave it to him."
‘Now go!’ she commanded. "There is
nothing else or value in this room!"
“I I all agree with you, Sybil"'
remarked the man. tearing all his mask
and standing tall and stern as he looked
down at bl: amazed dance-e. “Look here.
child!’ ‘I got your note about leaving (or
the spirit world a half hour ahead 0!
time and I chose the burglar stunt as the
quickest way of reaching you. if you've
got a wild notion that I need a spirit
guardian hall as
the earth. Here’: your cremation money
to buy you a creation of a. wedding dress.
I'll return your ring on the condition that
you try no more of this spirit skull. And
I'll be around in-the morning to marry
you! Good night and pleasant dreams!"
The gentleman burglar departed thru
the Window.
7 V. 7.
Habits of Chimney Swifts. ; ’
T'HE bird called the chimney swift.
without stopping in its night. snaps
of! with its beaks or feet little twigs at
the end of dead branches, and these it
carries one by one into n chlfnney. glu-
ing them against the side untl it has nu-
ished. an almost nat shelilve lattice
cradle. only duringlhe nesting season
are laid. ‘
V. V. 7.
Wou1dn‘t Discount Himself.
Y OLD woman an to me. sez she:
“Rastus. our pawson was ere dis
arternoon. an‘ he sez dnt yo'r new rent
amounts to 81'.‘ .
Tlldy, it am about dat much. I
1 sex.
“An he said. Raslus, ilai he would call
it square if you glb him seventy-an
cents in cash. '
“Neber. Tlldyi I hain‘t gwine to dis-
count myself in dat way. I am gwlne
to wait until de debt um two hundred.
an‘ gm den gwlne to quit (ls church. It
would take away y good nnme if
only paid Iilteen cent: on do dollar,”
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