Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-11-15
CHAPTER III.
FFTz IS MASHED.


The Renaissance was this: One Safur-
day afternoon, us the mat'nees were COM
ing out Fltz had been walking upon Broad
way, as was his custom, to display his ele-
CANT get he really thought it was-and
ogle the women who crowded the side
walk, when he became wedged in little
crowd that had gathered about shop win
dow on Fourteenth street. Twirling his
little mustache and looking about him, he
became aware that he was the object of
certain species of attraction which might
be ca led curiosity to beautiful girl who
stood within few feet of him, and who
the moment she saw that he had noticed
her gaze, smiled and looked away.
Fitz was ablaze III moment He was
not accustomed to being noticed in the
street by women, except with sneer,
which he was Gallons to- and especially by
such an elegant creature as the one WHO
now moved away, She was about twenty,
dlrk-eyed, dark haired, rather tall, richly
but plainly dressed and with tho unmis-
taxable air of the lady about her. OF
course Fitz followed, but he did not get
another look from the object of his pur-
suit, though he fanced each time that he
caught G ance of her face that there was
a smile there which did not appear to dis
approve of what he was doing
On he won't until they reached Twenty
third street, whore she turned. Had she
turned into a lonely street, Fitz would have
summoned courage or impudence enough
to have spoken to her, but, fortunately for
him, the street was too much crowded,
and policemen too frequent for him to
Jake the risk when suddenly she ran up the
steps of a large and fashionable boarding
house, cast one glance at Fitz and entered
with a key, denoting that she lived there
Fitz knew it to be a large and fashionable
boarding house, and his heart. providing
he had such an article under his clothes,
jumped as he realized it, because within its
walls resided jimmy Marks, his intimate
club friend. upon whom he had often
called. but had never IN those calls, made
the acquaintance of any of the other in
mates.
In his enamored eyes just now Jimmy
Marks assumed an importance he had
never held before. for Jimmy was only an
Insignificant little Hebrew, the travelling
salesman, commonly called drummer, of
wholesale fancy goods house. even .hcrgh
he was an old and influential member OF
the Exclusives. Fortunately Jimmy was
il town, and was at the club every even
ing, and SO Fitz, after going across the
way ard staring up at the house for fifteen
minutes, went away until evening. when
he coald see the man whom he now hoped
10 make the medium between himself and
his hopes.
Jimmy Marks was promptly on hand
that evening at the club. and Fitz collared
him.
Il say, Jimmy said Fitz, without pre-
liminares, Jaw, of course you know every
body that lives in your boarding house?"
OF course Jimmy did. He always knew
everything aud a little more, though he
hate to hear the words your boarding
house. He liked to speak of my rooms"
though he had but one room. and a very
small one at that.
Well. see here, now, Jimmy, / want to
know who that young lady is with very
dark eyes and hair, about twenty years old,
and carries parasol with an agate handle. =
Jimmy wanted a little better description.
and got it.
why, that's Miss Delorme. Marion. the
landIady calls her. and she's the belle Of
the house, she Is.
do you know herr asked Fitz. anx-
iouslg.
WeIl-l.i. ] don't know as ! can say !