Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08

my trouble would nave introduced
one Of the best looking to a patron.
Then she could have lost him or what
she pleased with him, so far as I
cared When he came round next day
TO register a kick | would have intro
duced him to another, on payment Of
another fee If you don't get a prize
in this box I'll give you two more as
the train butcher says. Wouldn't any
Of them, however, go into partnership
with me-
my next move was TO endeavor to
borrow 81 from the landlady, at the
same time informing her Of my inten-
tions, to pay for my advertisement.
She refused to advance me any money,
but kindly volunteered to let me have
tne use of her parlor and would board
me three days longer, just to see how
the fake would pan out, she said.
Our aggregation was short on
money but long on photographs. In
the small towns, instead Of the tlaring
three-sheet poster on the walls, we
placed large easels containing photos
of the members of the company in the
hotel lobbes and other public places.
had choice collection, some of them
taken in rather abbreviated costume.
| Early Monday morning. after doing
justice to that last breakfast, the girls
started out to sell photographs po-
lite form of asking charity, as most
any of the boys would give them %
or so cents. on being told they were
stranded, to help them out Of town.
For myself. after writing the copy for
a card / started i'm search of a printer.
1 found an old gentleman whose en-
tire outfit could be placed in a push
cart. ! told him what I wanted, more
particularly the credit end OF 1t. That
ought to have some value he said,
which was my first Encouragement. He
printed me some cards, telling me If
anything came of the venture I could
pay him, if not to forget it, Some
thing did come of it, and he was the
first one to be paid. To the larger
hotels 1 next repaired, requesting per
mission of the clerk to leave my card
with others on the desk. More than
once [ stumbled over the girls, i'm
groups of two, selling photos.
"Our manager succeeded i'm making
small raise by telegraph, and, with
the assistance Of a ticket scalper, was
enabled to say All aboard. about mid
night leaving your humble servant I'M
a strange city absolutely penniless.
You can wager my heart was heavy
next morning when, after an elaborate
Old woman makeup, I seated myself in
the clearinghouse parlor to await the
arrival of my first patron. l didn't
have a penny for a morning paper
Along about noon a tall stranger rang
the bell In one hand he held one Of
my cards. After a short conversation,
/ told him on payment of my fee, 81,
would show him a picture Of his fu
ture wife. He bit, and 1 handed him
her photograph"
one Of your own?' said Zaida.
"Of course. Very neat and demure;
my favorite pose She'll do, old wom-
an, he said after taking it to the win
dow for a long look. When do 1 see
her| Right here, when you have paid
an introduction fee of $5' was
afraid to do much of the talking, even
i'm the squeaky voice I could so well
! assume for fear he would penetrate
my disguise. Without more ado he
produced a roll of bills of magnificent
proportions-both the roll and the
bills. Extracting a five he said, Now
the lady Oh, yOull have to come
back tomorrow to see her But I
can't wait he responded. 1t was up
to me to do some quick thinking. The
lady lives some distance in the sub
urbs,' / said. I will pay for a mes
senger If you will write a note making
an engagement for me, he said. Final
L.. L la 9 Ia, fU,I
an hour / would step over to the drug
store and send telephone message to
the drug store nearest her house and
ask them If they would not get her
word she was wanted at once. This
was satisfactory. But / said, how
do / know you are not an adventurer
/ must have some credentials; some
evidence Of good faith; something tan
gible that l may know the time the
lady occupies in receiving your atten-
tions is not wasted This hit him in
a tender spot Here is my name and
business, he said, handing me card.
AT Riggs Bank they will tell you how
/ stand financially. From his pocket
book he produced a clipping This,
from the Denver Rocky Mountain
News, gives my name as vice-president
of one of the largest irrigation compa-
nies in the Southwest. / am as well
known I'm New England as Arizona, |
being Boston born and a Harvard grad
uate. A Yankee in the West. In Wash !
ington, at the present time, to look
after some tubing patents. Is that suf-
ficient iutroduction| 1 told him It'll
was. and to make my bluff stronger 1
did go over to the nearest drug store, !
look at the telephone list and make
few inquiries of the clerk. Then /
flew back to my room and became a |
lightningchange artist When l re-
turned after midnight I found a wig
on one bed-post and my glasses hang |
ing on the chandelier.
"Punctually the gentleman return
ed. I was seated on the Sofa dressed
in the most expensive costume my
wardrobe afforded He neglected tol
ring the bell; came right in, and was
in the center Of the room before he
was aware Of my presence. DO you