The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
Willie RIGHT I'm IT,
On a Prospective Fortune Young
Parsons Lived Like Q Lord.
Insisted on Marrying Pretty sadie
Dunn and Then Disappeared.

| II any one sees a little blond fellow
| VITA an innocent, chld-like countenance
| a ltght-blue Summer suit, OF which very
wide trousers IL the conspicuous gar
ment, the largest white straw sailor hat
in the market worn on the back OF his
head. q cane and walk which is described
like that OF q duck. he may know that
| II Is Willie c. Parsons.
II the finder will take Willie around
to the saloon Of Aug r. Ciaussen, at the
corner Of One Hundred and Eighteenth
street and Eighth avenue, he will be
suitably rewarded and have the enjoy
msnt OF seeing Willie kicked through
the fan-iight by Papa Claussen.
Willie is wanted" to settle for the
good time he has had at the expense Of
Mr.. Claussen and many others In that
part of Harlem, and while Willie did not
do anything 30 far as discoverable that
was actually criminal, he played q game
Of small rascality that deserves punish
ment.
He turned up at Claussen's four weeks
ago, and took room and board with the
family. He was respectable-looking and
Of good manners. He explained that he
was an American. born in Havana, where
an aunt had just died and left him $780,
600, payable the next week, when he
would be twenty-one years old.
He told this with SO much corroborative
van AND tbst such rsu Ts ned.
bsrous to have refused him a small line
Of credit.
Claussen has. among other good things
grown daughters, Annie and May. They
are very light-hearted and merry young
E,rls; and they aI have AYES, young friend just
Sadie comes over to see them once In a
while. and ti,I rooms with Annie overnight
Twas over and with Annie aud May and
time IN the TRUE Blue Room" pretty
beth ladies ana gents" may have
IN And instantly demanded an introduce
The courtesy was granted, and after
q rapid cross-examination he learned
4 That she was heart whole and fancy free
and then declared his intention to marry
l&hiSh would likely be the next week.
iWillle was always swift. direct and dra-
tniAtie In all his methods. -
freauentiy and stayinS tive ,, and t three
she said, and a fellow with $4,000 isn't
That's Just the way Sadie looked at
Evening World reporter about II this
%%GlfRl WITH Vas little Tss s RtFe e good thing
Just then. 'eO!a Yoa know "S he. ' PLUMB
Nov, May, maybe he's not SO bad as
who saw him said he was mixed.
SAYING that yHu I psgsons 4ssn 1 no s GOOD q
and ND, th e! ;, sort of thing. and he was an
May %sy 'ass'y s'S Wa. Clever
Indeed. he was" assented Annie; He
to Sm 9 aosn 'f H. ssd "s could
he si plaSsd it, he ss ia he e could ' rias
aSSs :sa Re h could SpSn k Gsnes
We took him down to laundry and he
had long confab w,th the uSe, Chn "a Mn.
laid the law down to him." resumed An
You bet she did," interrupted May;
"she told him, You get the dough and
III marry n,.,n YOU u. No n dough- no marry
these halcyon days seem to bear out the
sSs:!ss5 r !: if repeatedly
The claussen girls at these times
old unIoaded pistol and advising him to
0 not a 70 IL II. spDy
particularly wounded by sadies heart
iessness ne sat down and drew UP his
clsusse ems son CHARLEY Here nc is s the
instrument:
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| Meanwhile he hung around Claussen's
saloon buying drinks for himself on
time and promising all the frequenters
| OF the place, who thought him a very &C.
ali sorts OF good times when ne got his
money.
The situation finally narrow down to
Of his financial boasts. Last Sunday
Sadie told him to get his money or sus-
pend his suit. He left the house and
$4,000 drawn in a schooi-boy hand, on
the Southern National Bank, payable TO
himself. and signed with the name OF
While explained that Hahn was his
lawyer and that was the check for his
inheritance, It having cost 5000 to set
Tuesday evening; Aus. 2. While was
gaiety Itself and said that he would
him on his bridal trip to the Ctaskills.
Sadie was willing and made prepara-
lions. 1t was to be a plain wedding In
travelling costume, followed by little
supper and music at Clausssn's.
Thursday morning Willie handed his
| precious check 10 Mr.. Clsussep for safe
keeping. and borrowed IS. which com
| pleted a total debt to the old gentleman
| OF So. He went TO the Hamilton Ma
| tional Bank and entered hts signature
az a prospective deposition. Then he
called upon Father Coogan. on One Hun
dred and Eighteenth street.a and got his
promise to perform the ceremony. He
| went 10 a uAlRhhorina rNat n urant and