The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-27
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dl8e after fsachlne New rcfh,
A numtsf ~ The Moqnis ~ my. patty
went out ~ the car with me, though ! tried
~ eldsatep them, I could foteses trouble
II I sat IN with that crowd without having
any luncheon 10 sustain me N any hlsh ~.
solves tina, I might have made Bu, v wss
no uae.
'rhey tossed that 10 . good fellow gag
~ me. and, anyhow. thief were Jtst goiHg
u drink q little teUnchy hit ~ a toast TO a
friend II all u NJ who was being married
that day In Philadelphia. I said mine would
be vichy and milk. They remarked That
that would be pretty cold blooded. drinking
vichy and milk 10 the married happiness OF
an old pal.
There was no tanning them. I tried 70
give them the no luncheon grouse, but they
derided that a. being childish. And 30 ]
had TO string along and let them do ths~or-
dering no. I didn't exactly have 10. but /
was idlotio enough to ace II that way.
well. We toasted the married couple quite
a few times. At Baltimore m amateur
~violinist OF high reputs over there, and q
good fellow, got aboard. He had his fiddle
with him.
I'VE all knew him. The gang dragged him
into the buffet car, and, after some moro
OF that toasting thing. they made him get
out his instrument and play things.
mo need OF dwelling upon this buffet
car part Of the story. It's painful. Those
rufiians, anyhow, had ell had their lunch.
o and / hadn't.
$50 that by the time the train pulled into
Jersey City T was spiked sons n I knew
it. l stood at the front Of the ferryboat
in crossing the river to get the cool air.
but 1t wasn't much use.
We were all going to the same hotel on
upper Broadway and we went up In the
elevated train. When we got Of at the
Thirty-third street station l met q fellow
on the platform whom l knew.
Il stood for a minute and talked with
him. while the other fellows went on to the
hotel, only q couple Of squares away; 80
that / was a detached msnter Of the party
when I started down the Elevated steps.
/ had hat common, onnery, good natured
feeling that follows an afternoon on q
buffet car, and was far from bong acute.
AT the bottom Of the elevated steps q
rollioking. sharp faced chap noticed me
laboring under the burden Of my heavy
grip.
lets carry that luggage for you, pal,'
he said, calmly taking the bag from my
hand. Not going far, are your
"Yes, I was imbecile enough to let him
take the bag. He went ahead Of me after
asking the name Of my hotel, and l stopped
for half q minute to buy SON evening
papers.
when 1 had got through buying the
papers the rollioking looking chap with my
bag was gone. or course he was gone.
! had been a plain, every day come on, and
well l knew It.
Il went over to the hotel to see II, by any
chance, the fellow had taken my bag there.
l don't need to say that he hadn't.
There was nothing very valuable in the
bag, only clothes, but / was sore over hav-
ing tossed it away 30 foolishiy. So, with
out looking up the other fellows to have
them guy me about ii, l got into a cab and
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