Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08

from Saint Louey. He could
tell about the Big Bridge and
the Union Station and had a
fifteen-minute Spiel touching
on and appertaining to Dessi-
Gated Apples that was calcu-
lated to land the crossroads
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Name, had the Fatal Gift of
Beauty and he was wise to the
Fact. He hated to turn out the
Light at Night and have all his
Good Looks go to waste for
Hours at Stretch.
What Nature had failed to do
for him he did for himself. He
kept his Neck neatly shaved
and put Heliotrope on his Eye
Brows and drank Florida Water
to kill his Cigarette Breath be-
fore Dashing into Society.
When Lawrence had polished
up his Rings and Stud with a
Piece of Chamois and got into
his Sack Suit with the up-and-
down Stripe and put on his
nobby white Hat with the black
Band, you may think that he
despised himself, but he did
not. 1t was like breaking
Home Ties for him to say good
bye to a Mirror.
Lawrence was not entirely to
blame for being so Popular
with himself. A good many of
the SWEETEST Dining-Room Girls
on the Short Line between
Herodsburg and Vandalia had
fought for the Privilege of
bringing him his Ribs of Beef
with Brown Potatoes. 1t is
said that even a Piano-Player
or a Concert Tenor may de-
velop a case of the Seven and
three-quarters Hat when the
Women get after him and
therefore it is not strange that
Lawrence, merely a humble
representative of the Raspberry
Trust, should want to hand
himself Money and work the
large 1 into all of his CONVEX
sation.
Whenever he unpacked at a
Hotel he put a Photograph of
Himself on the Dresser, so as
to make the Room more cheer
full.
One Day it befell that Law
renee, the Woman Catcher, was
riding in Day Coach and hay-
ing a great deal of Trouble with
his Cuffs, because they would
not stay out the right Length.
Now and then he looked out of
the Window, so as to give the
Ladies behind a chance at his
Profile.
At one of the Stations some
thing tailor-made with more
than the usual number of Eyes
and the Style of a Frohman
Leading Lady blew into the Car
and seated herself opposite fas-
cinating Lawrence. He imme-
diately tossed one Arm over the
Back of the Seat so that she
could get Flash at the FOUR
ounce Ring with the three
Rock-Crystals in it. Also he
began to do a Series of Living
Pictures, at the same time siz-
ing her carefully. She was
about the gowniest he had seen
since pulling out of Sedalia and
he decided that it was up to
him to get acquainted.
He knew that he was taking
a Chance but an ordinary Toss
had no Terrors for one accus-
toned to graphing with the
Country Trade. So he took
from his Grip a Copy of GA
Widow in Name Only" by Ethel
Gilblitz, author of Lingering
Love-" and the first thing she
knew he was asking her if she
wanted something to read.
Instead of trying to jump out
Of the Window, she received
him with a glad Smile and
moved over so as to make
Room. At that Moment he
realized that a Handsome Boy
with Nerve can butt in at any
time or place.
In low musical Notes, some
thing like the Bird-Calls of the
Forest, he told her about the
House and the Bill of Goods he
had sold in the last Town and
how he attended Progressive
Cinch Parties every time he got
back to Saint Louey. She lis
tened with keen Interest and
looked him right in the Eye
and never once did she call for
Help.
1t appeared to be the strong
est Ten-Strike of his glorious
Career as a Depot Flirt.
She wanted to know all about
him aven Tn the Extent of