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Simp, without the least idea of what he meant to do, was drinking cocktails on the Atlantic Ocean. "Francine," said Pisgah, with a woful glance at the dregs of absinthe in the tumbler, "give me a half franc, my dear; I am poorly to-day." "Monsieur Pisgah," answered Madame Francine, "give me nine hundred and sixty-five francs, seventy-five centimes that is your bill with me and I am poorly also."
"And who were the two men?" asked Russ. The manager described one whom Ruth and Alice had no difficulty in recognizing as Simp Wolley. "The other man was shorter and not so well dressed," the cab manager went on. "Bud Brisket!" exclaimed Russ. "I know him. Now the question is: Where did they take my model?" "There I'm afraid I can't help you," said the manager. "Wait!" exclaimed Alice.
The others have systems also, from Auburn Risque to Simp, the only son of the richest widow in Louisiana, who disbursed of old in Paris ten thousand dollars annually. His house at Passy was a palace in miniature, and his favorite a tragedy queen. She played at the Folies Dramatiques, and drove three horses of afternoons upon the Champs Elysées. She had other engagements, of course, when Mr.
"I was convinced she could not have been known under that name. Do you know of any woman of that sort who was married possibly to a man whose first name was James Jim and who left abruptly, while she was still young and handsome, just about fifteen years ago?" "Lord, that's a poser! Do you mean to say she married and retired landed some simp? They do once in a while.
He did not get a chance to tell it, for Albert walked off and left him. At half-past twelve that afternoon he engaged "Vessie" Young christened Sylvester Young and a brother to the driver of the depot wagon to haul the Calvin lumber in his rickety, fragrant old wagon. Simpson Mullen commonly called "Simp" was to help in the delivery.
This morning Steve seemed to be amused at something. As they rested, at the conclusion of their fifth and final round, Kirk perceived that he was chuckling, and asked the reason. "Why, say," explained Steve, "I was only thinking that it takes all kinds of ivory domes to make a nuttery. I ran across a new brand of simp this morning.
Atkinson's, letting their coffee grow cold as they devoured the Banner, stopping only here and there to call across to each other: "Good work, Simp., old boy! Great story!" Then Simpkins turned the page. Accident ten killed bank robbed caught Mrs. Jones gets divorce.... What! Simpkins stuttered around for an exclamation; then looked up weakly.
You keep on being a silly simp and thinking of Mifflin as the new Jerusalem and perhaps it'll grow into one." "It would if everyone thought it would," Mary Rose insisted and the troubled look slipped away from her face. "If people feel friendly they'll find friends." "And she believes it," Jimmie told Mr. Jerry when they were cleaning the car together that evening. "Gosh, aren't girl kids queer!
Pat, walking by his side, looked furtively at Gila then keenly at his companion, and winked to his inner consciousness. "She's the poor simp that did the business! And she looks her part, b'leeve me!" he told himself. "But he'll get over that! He's too big to miss her long!" Although there was pain in these days that followed Courtland's choice, there was also great peace in his heart.
There was no affectation of the fine lady in her self-reproach. "Why, the poor gawk's hungry!" she exclaimed! "And I never got the dope on her. Ain't I the simp!" The girl regained a degree of self-control, and showed something of forlorn dignity. "Yes," she said dully, "I'm starving." Mary regarded the afflicted creature with that sympathy born only of experience.
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