The Washington times., 1904-11-14
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The Times Office. get my money. and
have my picture taken.
III you knew where IL was" retorted
a red-headed women. peppery OF temper,
and tired of q fruitless search. you'd
be at The Times Office with Il now, /.
you had TO throw up your job
Almost at dawn there was an eager
throng of people in Pennsylvania Ave
nue. between Ninth and Thirteenth
Streets poking IN every nook and
Granny for another envelope.
Never before was so much interest
shown.
Some of the Searchers.
Just emerging from the Raleigh
Hotel down the street comes naughty
young lady dressed In her silks and
furs, and spying a dirty piece Of en
velope In the corner Of Gait Bros. sho~
window. she takes a tack 10 the win
cow side and brings up near the piece
of paper.
With a deft movement she drops q
dainty lace handkerchief 10 the ground
near it and with a triumphant swoop
has both lace and paper sHfely slowed
away in her mum, not daring TO look at
her precious lind until near the corner
Stopping as though 10 gaze Ia a window
she took q covert peep at the paper
which after one disgusted look she an
grily threw away.
Another tireless searcher went along
trying 10 lift all the iron tops from the
street covers of the gas cocks in hopes
OF finding a clue.
others systematically examined all the
rubbish piles and corners or windows.
tree boxes and mail boxes.
1t seemed as II none could resist one
look.
Crowds Of Boys.
Chorus girls on their way 10 rehearsal
at a nearby theatc- took plenty OF time
looking In all the likely places where
an envelope might be secreted. Small
boys went in lunches OF two. three, and
four, and looked in every conceivable
place. one even climbing a tree to look
at a piece OF paper futtering from a
limb.
An amusing incident Of the hunt oc-
CURED at the corner Of Twelfth and
Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite the
Raleigh Hotel
Two district messenger boys came
down the street loudly discussing the
probable hiding place OF the hidden
money and openly looking IN every
crevice large enough for the secretion
Of an envelope.
Under a pile Of rubbish in front OF
the hat store of Davis & Co, both. at
the same time spied what they took 70
be the object OF their search.
There II is, - they simultaneously eX
claimed, and each made a flying tackle
of the pile, that would have done credit
to a universityfOOtball player.
Botn landed at the same time. got
one hand on the precious envelope. ana
neither relinguish his hold.
81 saw Il first, II is mine. let go, l
tell YOU" said one. IF it's yours why
don't you take H." sneered the other. A
crowd quickly gathered TO watch the
boys, WHO were rapidly nearing the
fighting stage.
Finally. however. II was decided TO
divide the money, and the boys eagerly
tore open the envelope.
"Well. what do you think Of that. "
was all either could say after they had
view the contents. On the outside the
envelope was the black arrow. true
enough, but on the inside was only a
slip Of white paper bearing the word
Stung.'
The boys were the victims or q prac-
teal joker, and dlsgustedly turning
about they gave up the search and made
their way back TO the Office"
And so the unsuccessful search viii
be continued until The Times announces
that lucky persons have found the hid
den treasure.