The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10

II hive been atcliing this counter J, said,
che. Why can't that customer get attent
tion7 ISM her money I'LL right ~
Is Yes, sir said the girl, sprnglng to meet
#tle demands OF tho customer. 4" I'll attend
to her right away. I didn't SEQ her. # 3ss
Lodging House Bum n esists. ,3s
M we turned east III Van B,iret street ana
halted In front Of a cheap lodging house.
Bomc bleary eyed red noseu men were loung-
ing al tho foot OF tho stairs.
Y. :" Saw youlfelows," began the substitute,
III. this is no place to congrcgatc"
Thoy started to move, all except one, more
bieary and thrcadbare than tho rest
". What right have you" said he" to inter-
fere with the unfortunate. Would you speak
! In such tone to the loungcrs In front OF
s tho Auditorium? Is man 80 far down on
u the social scale that he must become with
out cause tho prey Of Il vulgar police officer
ii, citizens clothing. There was Il time when
X employed menllko. you to do MY bidding
We remained tlieTe % few minutes. Tho
substitute expaneda that he didn't really
E want the bum to move on-that he was Just
r trying 10 work snssss b1l ThenIwe learned
that Wo had beans talking With university
man, who had one takenthe honors Of his
class. Drink and women had caused him TO
q fall from his high estate Hc expressed
Interest In our experiment and talked learn
4 cdly OF matter and mind. E 3
Pulls T cam ster Off Wagon.
This pleased tho substitute 20 much that he
y said no would pull ateamster Off n wagon.
He stopped at IIInky Dink's saloon,S
where he has friends. and borrowed a light
felt hat, such as I never have seen any ono
but q teamstersor arailroad man wear. md
A d heavy watch chain. lie bought two drinks
md he told tho barkecper to keep his walk
B Ing stick.
S{"I guess ] can do the trick II everything
4 Ii favorable" he said.
we walked about that district for a half
hour until VIC found n wagon that suited the
substitute. It was n lumber wagon, near
Clark and Polk streets. The substitute
4 walked out into the street and put up his
IA hand with commanding gesture.
$'' Stop!' he ordered, and he made rea dy TO
grab the heads OF the horscs
21.l"I can't stop here!'' demonstrated the
tea1nster. 55 58B t Nj IA IA
t{{" Get off OF that wa gpn don't Want any
4 back talk from the likes OF You.
The tcamster, a medium sized man OF about
80 years. said:
!" Watch the horses, then and descended
walking To the head Of his team. where the
substitute held the brides.
'nWhere's your August button?" asked tho
substitute sterny
So Why, you know the rules" answered the
driver apologe tcally 81 We can't wear them
In plain sight" He turned back the wide.
lapel OF his vest and showed the Insignia Of
s. ,nionism that must he worn under dover. 4
All right! You can drive on" said the
substitute, releasing the horses heads and
4 starting back after his hat
Nine Out OF Ten Obey O rders. s5&
was satisfied. but the experiment con-
t,nucd the remainder OF the afternoon IN an
4 l,nsystematic way with the Same results
one or two moro policemen were halted ana
worried. a plain clothes man could not be
blufYed, but he may have recognized the
D substitute. AS a last effort a waiter At the
sans Soucl cafe was made to look smaller
Y than the smallest tip he had got during inc
senson because he put two glasses OF Ice
+ water, that he had forgotten and been sert
back for, on the table With resentfui haste
and noise.