Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-18

The husks they will turn into gold.
A box at the opera nightly,
High stakes when fortune Is flush,
Or the passionate kisses OF women,
Whose cheeks have forgotten to
blush.
A woman? All, yes should say So
I'd another, like a clown,
Where one we're asy running,
Twas two that threw me down.
You could read II, snaky and green;
And II was to save the other, Billie,
That I stepped in between.
Only a question Of seconds
Who would come out the best;
l was bit the quicker
And, we'll, you know the rest.
Seven years for saving a wOman
And that woman without a heart
The emotion mans yet to discover
That would cause her tears to start
1t requires some courage Billie,
To laugh in the face Of fate,
When the hopes and ambitions Of man
hood
Are blasted at twenty-elght.
Going? Better luck to the boys. lad,
May you all be happy and thrive.
At the depot I'll meet you, Friend
Billie,
In IN r.n a,gs
Now" said Mr.. Baxter. "a drink Of
water and you'll have the story. I'll
take the audience back to one Of the
parades. | was In front
Of an Avenue reviewing stand as
crowd swept past on the sidewalk,
with 1t a number of ladies
just about to secure seats One of them,
already on the stand, called Fay! Fay
come back But Fay couldn't come
back. In a moment the plume Of red
and black worn by the lady waved
some yards distant, and, despite her
efforts, she was swept east. Carried
with the crowd, | caught up with her
Miss Fay l said, Il will pilot you
back to your friends on the stand She
thanked me, more with her eyes than
her voice. The procession now NOV
ing, it occupied the space roped from
curb to curb, while the crowd was
packed like matches on the sidewalk.
We could not retrace our steps. | told
the lady we would be obliged to make
the circuit Of the block and reach the
stand in which her friends were seated
by going with the crowd instead OF
against it, AS we started it began to
never fails to rain on inaugu-
ration day-and when we stepped in
doorway to avoid the downpour l got
look at my companion. Evidently
member Of Selldom's swell set, to judge
by the brand of perfume she used.
believe friend Zaida Is partial to the
same. It's Peau D'Espagne."
zaida nodded.
Thanks to you, sir for telling me
thereof"
well, my new friend was inclined
TO be feshy, had soulful eyes, and wore
an artistic piece Of headgear trimmed
with red and black plumes. Says to
myself, You pride yourself, old boy,
on being a good conversatlonalist.
Here Is your chance to prove IT, The
lady wondered at my being able to
pick her out Of the crowd, and | forth.
with attempted a pretty speech about
the knights Of King Henry OF Navarro
following a white plume, but that a
latter-day courtier followed a plume OF
red and black The rain subsiding,
her TO the stand upon which
were seated her friends. 4 don't know
what l should have done II It hadn't
been for Mr. Smith here, she said. I
bowed and let Il go at Smith. A dude
from one of the legations, with whom
had a nodding acquaintance, was
with the party. After talking with
him a moment, | tipped my hat to the
ladies' and started for the capitol to
get up my copy. During the day,
learned, after description, from
brother reporter-One repeatedly on a
society assignment-the name OF my
fair acquaintance and the second
night thereafter down on u street, /
met the young legation fellow who was
In company with the ladies on inaugu.
ration day. To say he was in his cups
puts Il mildly. He recognized me, and
proceeded to hiccough his tale Of woe,
which was that some one had asked
some one to marry some one. The an
iwer received was to the effect that II
The perpetuation of the human race de.
pended upon this union, 1t must needs
become extinct.
Then, pard, got gay with a gun,
he added
Thinks I, there may be an item IN
his ducks drunken drivel, and, spur.
red by the thought Of again seeing the
,harmer, / started, via bike. In the di.
rectiOn Of Connecticut avenue extend.
ed. At a drug store on the circle |
consulted a city directory As I arriv.
cd In sight Of the residence where
to pull the bell and see II
here was anything in the dudes story,
4 closed hack was leaving Il. / follow.
8d-meanwhlle securing the vehicles
lumber--tO the crossing OF Massachu.
letts avenue and the b. & o. tracks.
Then / went in the depot, supposins
some member OF the family would be
either taking a train or expecting
friends; most likely Inauguration Wis.
tors leaving. No one / could connect
with the residence put In an appear.
lnce. Half the night hunted for that
negro hack-driver, / finally found him,
and, as luck would have It, he knew
me; but 1t took a half dollar to make
him remember where ne deposited his
passenger Of the night before. An old
lady and gentleman had taken a lady
she was hurt or III, he thought. for
hey supported her out to the hack and
he doctor helped them In with her
% DR.. Miners sanitarium, up on Cap
toi Hill. That was enough. started
Tor a shirt a shave and a shine. About
10 o'clock that morning I rang the bell
lt the sanltauum. I was ushered into
.he waitlngroom by the doctor him.
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