The morning call., 1893-05-08

HVt SucSeSsiui III Striking cieW 10 the one
we were seeking. As for the rest Of us. we
tried TO show an interest in the proceed
ings, and to keep mp an air of tnughness.
but fell far behind the bnuncer, who played
his part without any acting at all.
I'VE might as well CO." said Captain
NcFee.
Yes; this thing don't amount TO MUCH"
replied Tom. with contempt. as man
came on the platform with banjo. "The
fellow plays the banjo all right, but he
don't black up, and who cares to listen to
white banjo-player He gets S12 a
week. but he amt worth it,
So we left the dancer ordering drinks
for fresh customers, and went into the
open air with feeling of relief.
"She is not so likely to be in a dance
hall, but We might look round" said Tom.
as he led the way into n place on Grant
avenue. where round dancing and billiards
were the order OF the night. We looked
down upon The performance from a gal
lery. and the bouncer explained it to US
with the air of a connoisseur. That's
what they cali chippie dancing: the girls
is hired to dance. l tell you what" he
added, emphatically, ''some of them's re-
spectacle when they comes in; bat, myI
many's the honest girl that's gone 20 the
bad in this place"
rs 1t not temperance hall?" asked
Captain Mary -
Temperance" the bouncer laughed de-
risively, they calls it so, but many's the
whisky have had in this place-only
called it lemonade"
DO you see that girl in there ?" asked
Captain McFee. suddenly. 'She resen-
bles the photograph"
No. | answered, sadly, "she is not a
bit like the sister,"
Our next move was to the Olympic, a
divs on Grant avenue. The place con-
tanned hetter-dressed class OF men than
the first dive we had visited and a larger
and much more disreputable class Of girls.
They greeted the bouncer with noisy de-
light.
Gee. old feller. where have you been?"
cried one mature siren in blue satin, and
not much of it, shaking him effusively by
the hand. and strOking his unkempt locks
tenderly. Others ran up from all parts OF
the room, showing their pleasure as nOisily
and unrestrainedly as monkeys. They
crowded his lap. hung over his sb ouiders
and positively fought for the honor Of
caressinE his hands.
Gee OFF, he said, with CLEAN of
something like shame. Cant you see
them girls is-jealous." he added. falling
back upon an extraordinarily weak ex-
cuse, and one that caused the rest Of the
party to culver with feelings the reverse Of
charitable. But the sirens were not to be
buffed. They wanted to find out just how
much money there was in the crowd and
they felt sure their old friend would help
them to transfer 1t to their own pockets.
as he had done in bygone days.
where's Mary Douglass?" he asked,
pushing aside one of the nymphs to get a
better view of the room and of the girls,
who were weaving their spells round other
victims.
''She's dead" replied highly rouged
blonde carelessly. buried last week"
Got any new girls? ?''
"Oh, yes. Carrie Gibbons is new. "The
rest OF the speech was lost in a shrek Of
shril! laughter raised by some witiicism at
our expense from one of the girls.
"1 ou had better take US to box. Tom"
said Captain McFee, who had been COM
batting the attentions of couple of
nymphs himself.
"All right" replied the bounce rising
and shaking eff his admirers, who clung
like grim death.
We walked across the back of the miser-
able, sordd stage. on which variety actor
was giving low negro song and dance,
and two girls led us into a little box, with
a curiained opening locking upon the
house. There was barely room for our
own party, but the girls tried to crowd in,
too.
What will you folks drink. cried one, a
Not ,ftl
dressed like a chit of 16.
Lemonade." came from all the party
but the bouncer, who, perhaps to keep up
his old reputation, said. n0isily, Give us
beer" though. to do him justice, he did
not drink it when it arrived.
"a cocktail for me-" said the golden
haired lady, and her companion added,
beer"
The two lady captains and myself were
sitting on chairs at the front of the box
looking at the house. Captain McFee and
the bouncer sat behind and the two girls
stood in tie doorway. When the drinks
arrived the sirens banged the door and
shut themselves In with u.s. 1t was an
awful moment. Captain McFee rose and
offered the dark-eyed one his chair; the
other was propping herself against the
"NNhN-A oHOuluCis Nu, Sis, TtIOEttu
dark-eyes, 81 would not think OF It," 1t
was quite evident what she did think of.
Her companion was already edging to-
ward a seat on the bouncer's knee. This
is too much." gasped Captain Mary. II
should like place further back. Change
places with me, Tom," she added, and the
bouncer at once obeyed. BY making the
change Captain Mary had hoped 10 lure
| T0ua n fro x,fla cf, h. 81,
but she had reckoned without considering
the woman's utter audacity and abandon
ment.
Nth gentle Excuse me, ladies'" she
pushed forward, almost crushing Captain
Ella and myself away from the window,
and cIambored triumphantly into the
| bOuncer's arms.
Say! is not that song Just roo comical
for anything?" cried Captain Ella nofsily
| to me. adding in a whisper: For heavens s
sake, look well round the house at the
| gir!s-can you see them?"
Yes, | could see them only too we'll
ogling. caressing. fattering the men pres
ent-anything to wiring money from them :;
| but the face | sought was not there. The
| bouncer was not EN- mbarrassed by the situa-
tion; he took everything as matter of
| NSuASt. dAA luc 5ulIlUR DOQr DY
| questions tending toward a clew to aid us
in our search.
Captain McFee only escaped similar at
teu> ons by an extremely reserved man
ner. and by being under the protecting
eye OF Captain Mary, who. in her womanly
| revolt against the situation. forgo. for q
few moments to act her part of tough,
and watched the dark-eyed woman with
| ill-con cealed indignation.
1T is hot in this box; cannot stand It,"
she cried at last, springlng up and opening
wide the door. Let us have some air."
| Airl Ii seemed as if the pure breath of
heaven could never enter that den, where
| the atmosphere reeked with vice
| She is not here" whispered to Captain
| Mctee, as we filed out. leaving at least
two disappointed sirens.
"Oh. it was awful" groaned Captain
Mary, when we were once more in the
| street.
| why they did not begin tn cut I'M -