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Show II ARTIE j ( His Adventures ' fa Love,Llfean4 the Pursuit j , of HoppineM i ByCEO&CEADE .SSBBBBBasasaBaBBaasaaBasJ ' I Artie Gives Miller a Touch of High Ufa CLT DON'T know tout tnl8 Artle" I said Miller, as they alighted JL from the trolley cor. "I bave no business coming out bere with you." "There you go again T exclaimed Artie, "Ain't I told you that anybody I bring stands ace-high? Wy I've been toutln' you to Mame till she's dead nuts to see you. Don't go to weak'nln' on me at this stage o' the game You're Just as welcome there as you are In the street" "I dare sny," replied MiUer, with a nervous little laugh, "but I think you'll bave to do most of the talking." "Let go of that, too. You won't get no frozen face at this place that I'm steerln' you against Just cut loose the same as If you was at home. I guess you ain't goln' to find no cracked Ice In the chairs, and, aa I've told you time and again, this girl ain't stuck on frills. She comes purty near beln' able to size up a guy for what he's worth, and you and her'II Mocha and Java from the jump." "Remember," said Artie, as be preceded pre-ceded Miller up the steps, "don't be lenry about cuttln' In. Just play, you owned the bouse." Mamie opened the door and snld: "Hello, there," and then, when she saw that Artie was not alone, she gave a small and startled "Oil" "Peel your coat and put It any old place," said Artie to Miller. "Why, Artie," said she, reprovingly. They were detained In the hnllway for a few moments. Artie felt that perhaps he should have presented Miller Mil-ler at he moment of entering, but he preferred to wait until they reached the front room, where there was a full sweep of space at his comtuaud. The critical moment having arrived and Mamie having retreated until she stood beneath the chandelier and Mil- Mamie passed off Into an attack ot giggles from wblcb she could not easily recover. "You don't expect me to pay much attention to you when there's any one else around, do you?" she asked with the merest suggestion of a wink at Miller. "Certainly not I'm s'posed to be playin' a thlnkln' part tonight I ain't really In the cast at all. I think I come on with spear In the third act." "You've beard him talk like that before, havent your asked Mamie of Miller. "Oh, yes; I've become accustomed to it" , ' "Oh, what a swipe 1" exclaimed Artie. "I think I'll have to lay quiet for a while after that What are you doln. Miller; turnln' agalust me takln her part?" "Artie, I want you to behave. Tra going to ask Mr. Miller all about bow you carry on at the office." "Oh, his conduct U very good," Miller Mil-ler hastened to say. "Hint's what you boys always sny about each other. Does be ever work?" "Do I ever work!" Artie Interrupted. "Do you think I could travel on my shape? She ought to see os doln the slave act there the first of every month; eh, Miller?" "We have to work bard enough," said Miller. "He's told me all this," said Mumle j "but he 'kids' so much, as be calls It thnt I don't know when he's telling the truth and when he Isn't Why, do you know, Mr. Miller, the first time I. met him, be told me his name was somethlng-or-other and that be was 'n the board of trade oh, the worst string of stuff you ever heard." Miller had to laugh, because he bad already been told the whole story by Artie. For once Artie was red, embarrassed and at a loss to reply, lie smiled feebly when Miller laughed, and then he managed to say: "I guess you faked up some purty good yarns your self that night" "I was trying to keep up with yoa," said Mamie, gully. Artie's grin widened and he glanced significantly at Miller.. "What did I tell you?" he asked. "Alu't she a child wonder? And by that time Miller was well 1 m in, iw'smimi n i" 'j',si!ujiai-iitJi'iiiiM,', "Miller, This Is Little Mams." ler having come In from the ball and placed himself, stolid and upright, beside be-side one ot the plush chairs, Artie said: "Mame, I want you to shake bands with my friend, Mr. Miller, the best ever. Miller, this Is little Mame, the girl that makes 'em open all the windows to look at ber when she goes along the street" "I'm so glad to meet you, Mr. Miller," Mil-ler," said Mamie. "I've heard so much about you." She extended her band and as Miller Mil-ler grasped It and mumbled something, some-thing, Artie very facetiously remarked, "Take your corners." Now. If this was his plan for caus- enougb acquainted to Join In and talk on many topics. It was after ten o'clock when they left the bouse and started for the car. "Well, will she dot' asked Artie almost al-most as soon as the door bad closed behind them. "Yes, Indeed," replied Miller, warmly. warm-ly. "She's an awfully nice girl." "How about her beln' a good-look good-look ert" "Artie, you may think I'm trying to flatter you, but really she is a very pretty girl very pretty." "Say, I tumbled that she waa the real stuff the first time I ever see her. They don't grow 'em on the Lake Shore drive any better -behaved than she Is, and a lot that live In them big bouses are a good deal wilder after aft-er the sun goes down than this cutle knows bow to be." (IB tT Oeortt A1. tng Miller to feel perfectly at home, It was not an entire success. Miller laughed awkwardly and backed Into a chair, where he sat and smiled In a fixed and helpless condition until Mamie came to bis rescue. "1 suppose you've learned by this time that you mustn't pay any attention atten-tion to what Artie says." she began. "He doesn't mean half he says." "Here I How about this?" Inter rupted Artie. "lou ain't goln" to begin be-gin knockin' the. first thing. Pay no attention to what she says about me. Miller. Just copper It" "I'm afraid I'll bave to believe a good maij things that be has told me about you," said Miller, with an effort "What has he been telling yon?" "Slow up there a little. Be care- ful," said Artie. . "He said a great many compliment- Y ary thlags about you," persisted Mil ler. "Wbo, me?" demanded Artie. "What are you tryln' to do string the poor girl? All 1 ever told you about Mame was the time she shook me for that Indian I'll tell you about ber. Miller. Tm good old car-fare and show-tlck-eta t.hen there's nobody playin' against me, but as soon as any other guy gets in the game she puts me off on the sub bench. I ain't In the play at all. You're here tonight Am I In It? Well, I should say nit" Miller laughed good naturedly and |