The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.)

was resentful and pitying in turns, and I saw all the material lying around for a first-class conflagration. Freddy was a bit down on me, too, saying that a smoother method would have iron

Jones and Eleanor apart. I mean that I insisted on being number three till

arning, but that I should be back by luncheon. I rather overdid the earliness of it all. At least, I hove off 1892 Eighth Avenue at eight-fifteen a.m. I loitered about; looked at pawnshop windows; gave a careful examination to a forty-eight-dollar-ninety-eight-cent complete outfit for a four

coming to the point. I besought her indulgence, and laid the whole Eleanor matter before her-at lea

ruin his life from a mistake

said she. "He's going

want to marry

eedn't mar

answer. Indeed, in some ways I must

id. "I'll give him a good talking to when he gets back. This other arr

appealed and appealed. She watched me with the same air of interested detachment that one gives to a squirrel revolving in a cage. I could feel that she was flattered; her sense of power

urid picture of his revo

ke me believe that two days has altered his whole

lar conviction, and my

greetings between the pair were warm, and they were evidently old friends. But underneath the new-comer's gush and noise I

u think?" she cri

in that old woman. I could see she was feeling for h

oded the old l

once informed me that this was n

inded of that old military dictum: "Don't s

y-"Bertha has been secretly married to Mr.

ental processes informed me that Mr

r. Bertha is such a considerate child; she insisted on marrying secretly so that she could tone it down by degrees to poor Harry; thoug

turned a hair o

got the good news that he's engaged to one of

for my ha