Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-29
NNlhere lac e Foame.


You will notice this at the seashOre
as well as on big steamer. People
seem to feel free with each other, and
any dignity you put on must vanish
at the first flow of the tide. I had
not been in Red Bank above half an
hour last year when q stranger came
walking briskly up to me. held ont
his hand for a shake, and said:
Never was SO glad to see anyone in
my lifel If you hadn't come on the
noon train should have left at four
o'clock"
Indeed And your name isis"
major Thomas Winfield Troy, Of
course. Here's my card. Pm awfully
glad to see you. You are looking
much better. How are all the folks?
The clerk said you were looking for
me. How kind In you to remember
poor me! l suppose you have heard
OF my misfortune! 1t was stupid in
me, I'll admit, but the best of us are
sometimes absent-minded."
"Did-did something happened to
your"
''Hai hal hal Pretty good that, be-
ing as it has been in all the papers and
Is the sole topic of the town! Didn't
1 90 and put my wallet, in the pocket
OF my bathing suit, and didn't that
wallet and it's contents of So, 900 dis
appear IN the surf. It would be a
mere trihe to me at any other time.
but just now"
"And you lost s.. OOO?"
Exactly 5000"
And you want me to lend you S25
to 60 home and get SIS. ZOO more?"
You've hit it exactly my dear old
friend, and save me the embarrass- /
ment of an explanation. I will re-
turn III three days"
eyes, but / can't let you have it."
"YOu can'tI'
mo; Pve only got $3.50. and there
seems no chance OF opening a faro |
game or rObbIng bank. was won
dering as you came up if l could not
work the three-card monte on you.
Have you noticed any show for rob-
bling the hotel or picking pockets?"
'Wh-What" he gasped; IL
thought"
''That was a visitor to the sea-
shore. So am. l come down here
every season in search of Doodle, but
this year l am playing in hard luck.
III you can raise the sugar we'll go up
to Coney Island. Think there'd be
any chance of rObbing the Post Office
here2 Second class job. of course,
but Pm hard upl"
''Say! l." ne began. but suddenly
cut it in two, looked me all over and
then turned and walked off. He evid-
entity didn't relish my dishonest
cOuntenance. He had six feet of pla-
ted watch chain hitched TO his vest
pockets, and perhaps he feared /
would rob him.
Later In the day a tall, distinguish
ed-looklng gentleman IN fine raIment,
came out to me in the summer house.
We talked Of EuI ope. Asia, Africa,
the Kelly motor, the mosquitoes and
other things Tor three long hours,
when he suddenly said:
ooh, by the way, / want to ask P
slight favor OF you. l drew on Jay
Gould for So. 900 the other dav, but
find 1 shall be dead broke before the
money comes. If you could spare me
SO or hundred for about fOur days
1 shall be eternally Obliged"
Sorry, very sorry, my friend. I
am gust going down to the bank N.Y.
self to draw on Mr.GOuI for $40, coo.
AS 1t will be some time before the
money cOmesI won't dare let 90 the
few shillings 1 have in my pocket"
you doubt mel ne exclaimed as
ne mar rose up.
''Oh, no, sir; but our lay happens
to be the same. Pm on the conf.
dence racket myself"
WHAT
''Sure's shooting. I've got nv eve
on that OLD chap over in the corner,
and II can e Wheedle him out of a
hundred to-day or tomorrow III going
to break into his room at night. Say,
/ believe there's Doodle to be- had in
this town il / can only find q man
with nerve enough to cut a mans
throat while / hold his arms, / be-
lieve-"
VILLAIN" he Kissed as he rose up.
'Oh, come OIL"
al want nothing to do with womb
Oh you don't! Well, you can 90
your way, then. 1 don't chum with
spring chickens. A man who is afraid
OF little bIOOd-letting to carry out a
or burglary had better turn
TO clothes-lines or hencoOps. Good
day, sir. ] won't give you away, but
don't come near me again"
Two days later a woman came to
me IN tears. She was a gOOd-looking.
we'll dressed woman, which made it
all the nicer. She had noticed nv
honest contenanCa from afar of, and
had finally made up her mind to come
to me with her story. She was a de-
serted bride. She had run away to
marry the man she thought she loved,
and IN a week he had given her the
cold shake. If she could borrow
money 30 Get home on it would be re-
turned by telegraph. Had 1 q sister,
If so she might be IN the same un-
pleasant predicament some day. 1t
was an awful thing to have to apDe
to a stranger, but she saw no other
way
When she cot thrOnph ] told her my