The Washington times., 1904-12-20

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nate young man finally broke away and
fed ike frightened deer to q place of
safetg.
"A Bright Young Mans Boomerang.
Up on Eleventh Street. a bright young
man who thought he would have lit
tie fun at the expense OF the crowd,
remarked to d few searchers that he
was the authorized carrier of the Ar
row. TO prove what he said, he drew a
corner of an envelope from an inside
pocket, and said it contained an order
on The Times for 500.
1t WAS DISASTROUS error of Judgment
for the bright young man. The people to
whom he had confided his secret sud
denly assumed an interest in him. 1t
fact, their interest became so great that
the bright young man wishes he had
stayed at home Then he remem hered
he had a pressing engagement down the
street He must keep 1t at once. 1t
wouldn't do not to be on time, SO he
began TO run. He ran faster as he went
Strangely enough, the few men of
whom he had made confdants also re-
called that they had business in the
same direction. II WIS equally as press
ing as his. and they. too. began to run.
The self-declared bearer OF The Black
Arrow increased his pace, and his pur-
srers increased theirs; at the same time
yelling something that sounded like
Stop hiEs. he's go the Black Arrow
That warning was a lucky thing for
the bright young man. Nobody knew
whom TO stop, and SO anybody who
happened to be ia a hurry was stopped.
There was a general ulix-up and the
bright young man FASTENED to keep his
engagement.
Mr.. Doyle's Experience.
One of the important things The
Times had to consider in disposing of
the last OF the Black Arrow treasure
was ,the selection of a man to carry
the envelope who was in no way con-
nected or identified with this paper. Mr..
Doyle was chosen for the important
duty, because of his local prominence
and unquestioned integrity. The en-
yelope was handed to him late yeSter-
day afternoon, and he had little time
capacity of Santa Claus Mr. Doyle 6
experience IS best told in his own words:
4 must confess I was somewhat taken
abdck on leaving the office where I am
employed yesterday afternoon to be ask
ed by a representative OF The Times to
act the part OF Kris Krfngle for some
lucky person. entered into the scheme
with sort of pleasure, as / desired to
ascertain the extent of the interest
taken in the innovation Of The Times.
Well. had an inning at it, and 1 will
say that wouldn't do the job again for
twice the amount as gift It was q
strenuous one hour and a quarter. and
twice I left the route 20 get relaxation
from the task / walked over the route
In a slow, measured way. cycling every
one in a quizzical manner, as IL I was
the hunter rather than the hunted
hence I guess I was left alone by the
greater majority of searchers, though
again and again was asked Mister,
have You got the Black Arrow7 Have
you got the Black Arrow2 Has yen, Sc
that Black Arrow? and many other
varieties OF the question, but not until
the last round WAS / correctly asked
"On Seventh Street, just near the Ten
Cent Store, an elderly woman of Celtic
extraction asked me: Mister, have you
got the Black Arrow?' and she seemed
so anxious TO get it that / felt like go-
ing the limit for her. She said her
name was Mcnamara or McNerhany.
and she was from Northeast Washing
ton
On the Wrong Trail.
sO1le of the funny Incidents was that
OF Mr.. Bryan. of the automobile COM
pans, Bernie sFefers. the SPLINTER, and
A.G- LeAfaI, Of the Spaldint, Company
chasing a young aftache of The Times
whom they were sure had the coveted
prize in his possession There were hun
dreds of men and women out after the.
much-sought-fer Arrow. and at Ninth
and T Streets, when passengers aiighted
for transfers they We're pounced on like