The Sunday globe., 1901-06-16
CHAPTER V.-CoNrNuED.

lleu lQere was duOlutl Elll ne uelptAi
too, in another way; but he don't know
anything about the last one
Tell us about il, said Ida You
are in no hurry to 80 to bed, are you.
Mrs Roland? We set up late every
night, and later on Saturday night
Oh no, l replied.
"Tom-evelybody seems to call him
Tom-took kindly to a girl named
Adele, who was trying to get place
i'm one of the Departments said Olga.
when the Shriners met in Pittsburg
maybe it was Buffalo
Whats the Shriners? l inter.
rupted.
TITS some order, says Ida. They
wear a fez and a red oriental costume.
They had a parade on the Avenue
once.
AT the convention Tom met the ap.
pointmeut clerk in one of the Depart.
ments, and he says: look here,
know a lady who has been warming
her feet out there in front Of your Of.
fce-door all winter.
"You can't expect me to tell your
girl from anybody else's girl, can you!
All coons look alike to me- said the
clerk.
"Ill tell you,' says Tom, III see
her and the next time she sends IN her
card III have her put b down in
one corner-'B' for Baxter, and you re-
member me. Try and make the sled
ding easy for her She has got innu-
ence to burn, but doesn't know any
more about your official red tape than
a Coney'
Whats a coney?' said Ida.
"A rabbit; but you mustn interrupt
me"
80 the appointment clerk told him
to have the lady pass the examinations
and send her around. The next eN-
animation dav was one Saturday.
About noon Tom saw Adele at Seventh
and G. on City and Suburban car,
going TO the races at Benning's. He
took her off the car. The races Will
he ON all next week: the examination
won't. saws he. You go over to Eighth
and r. and take that examination
She goes back to Ninth street, got
on another car and rode out TO Ben
nings.'
Fooled him" said Ida.
Not exactly When she stepped of
the car at the track he did, too. He
had been on the front platform all the
time You see. some bum about town
had told her Sidney Lucas was cinch,
and the girl fool thing, had put her
last five on the horse. Sidney Lucas
is running vet. Tom told her. Now,
see here when you haven't got races
on the brain. you've got sense enough
te do what / tell you. You are just
at the turn of the tide. Go back to the
Civil-Seryice Commission-Ill go with
YOU this time-or you go mp in the
grand-stand. You can take yalr
choice She stayel to the races.
came back to town. It's the shortest
of short routes from Benning's to the
red-igbt district, and after she had
voomed a month at the Algonquin
Adele got on the toboggan and found
her level on Thirteen-and-a-half street
Then she sent for Tom.
Did he Gomez asked Ida.
Not a bit of il. Said she could rot;
that once was enough for HIM
What became Of her?
she foated out with the tide
After a moments silence, Olga ne
sumed:
THE other girl was named Myrta
I never told this before. one reason
because an Army surgeon was Ualuns
ON her and ! wanted 10 see the CIR
marry well. One night praying DanC
from Bethany Mission was holding ser
vices tn c street, near ThirteenN
northwest. It was summer time, th'
windows were all up, and a piano
plaver i'm one of the houses nearby wa
prettv nearly disturbing the meeting
with his loud playing. Alons come
Tom and caught onto the situation
He doesn't do a thing but ring the bell
and going into the house tells tn
landlady he wants TO borrow the Pre-
fessor'
who's the professor ] asked.
That's the name given a colore
pisno PLAYER Tom told her he wante
TO send the professor on an Grand
Nav, Youse got your nerve with you
Sont you see he's playin de piano?
That's just what | want TO brea.
nm said Tom Some reputable cit
zen may come along and swear he /
disturbing religious worship, or Woul
you rather have that music-bR tnrn-
into n. G.. p. souvenirs
You must excuse nay constant i
terrupuon but what are ". q. p sou
yeuirs2'
National Guard, Pennsylvania
You see, every Inauguration the Penn
gylvanda militia come here by th
thousand On one occasion. when
humber of them We're iu "a house II
this same section Of the city one O
the piano keys was pounded loose.
soldier took his bayonet pried it loose
and handed it 10 cOmrade as sou
venir OF their visit to the capital. Bac
of the yaudals must need De supple
I'm like manner with the result tina
the instrument was soon reduced &
kindEng wood. After an argumen
Tom finally told the darkey to 90 tel
those weuches. looking out the wlndo'
over nearby grocery that they ha
better take a reef I'm their sails or the
would be doing business at Precin'
No. Q. As he passed out he said
DTyrta who had been standing in th
room listening TO the conversation
Don't you think you are playing a Ion
way from base"
She got to thinking. That nigh
along about midnight she slipped on
and has never been back since Sh
got a room right next to me at the y
gonouin Both rooms had folding beo.
When she would have company he
room would be the parlor and mine th