I've got to keep right on here in
Saltillo."
"Mrs. Bell!" I exclaimed, too puzzled to conjecture what he meant.
"I ought to explain," said Bell. "I know George and I know Mrs. Bell.
He's impatient in his ways. He can't stand things that fret him, long,
like I can. Six months, I give them--six months of married life, and
there'll be another disunion. Mrs. Bell will come back to me. There's no
other place for her to go. I've got to stay here and wait. At the end of
six months, I'll have to grab a satchel and catch the first train. For
George will be sending out The Call."
[Illustration: "See Tom and the dog." (cartoon from _The Rolling
Stone_)]
A DINNER AT ---- [3]
[Footnote 3: See advertising column, "Where to Dine Well,"
in the daily newspapers.]
[The story referred to in this skit appears in "The Trimmed
Lamp" under the same title--"The Badge of Policeman O'Roon."]
The Adventures of an Author With His Own Hero
All that day--in fact from the moment of his creation--Van Sweller had
conducted himself fairly well in my eyes.
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