The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-06
COMFORTING HIM

out there and never come back.
THE west nothinl' said the other
young man with the cerise cravat
What do you want with the vest
What's the matter With Chicago
There's nothin in this west game.
know 1t, because I've known guys that
has gone against It. Forget the west,
She must have given YOU a peach OF
Jolt to makeiyou talk that way"
She didn't git gay" said the dole
ful one. "She tried to let me down
easy, but my number was 2S all che
same"
What has she got agin you?' asted
the other young man.
"She didn't have nothin' special
against me. was all right, onl; ]
didn't suit, that's all Say, never
got better send-off anywhere thh9
she giye me, | could use her as 4
reference any old time. Sure. The
trouble was | was too good for her
! She said if chased myself around Ia
! find lots Of fairies that was all to the
! good an what would give me all kinds
of probation. No, she didn't wan
me to feel bad"
That's no lie, all the same" said
! the confdant. There's others every
time. Why don't YOU take her tip an
chase around after EN-? It's a good
one, all right"
"She says I don't need to get sore
an quit seem her" said the dolefu'
! f1a COZ VI q n
! be good friends all the same. She
| says she thinks more q me than any
other guy she knows, at that, but I've
got to keep on my side o the fence.
| oh rats calculated the cortidant,
That's a chestnut. She's all right
Say. she's just kiddin you. There's
/ nothin' to It, She's lettin YOU go with
a string on your leg, that's all You
make a bluff at cuttin' the string an
see whatH happen You don't wan
to go west You stay right here an
| do business
A CLEAN of hope came into the eve
Of the youth with the doeful coun
tenance and then it faded out again
no. its straight goods" he aid
She acted like 1t hurt her; but there
it was. Me an her could be pals all
right. but nothin more. NiXey Keep
off the grass"
You make me weary" said the con
fdant
Well what did she want to say 1t
for if it wasn't straight"
What did she want to say it for
What do ! want to drink glass o
beer for when somebody luys2 Wha
makes a squirrel climb tree? Wha.
do cows eat grass for2 1t con.es kind
o. natural, don't il? Well then
What's the use O talkin like a DO
logna sausage? You want my adj
vice."
Sure"
Then you saw off an 90 an join
kindergarten class When you've got
so you've learned somethn' you can
90 call on her again an tell her You
know putty from glass beads. | don't
wonder she told you to go an get
reputation"
"She didn't say that"
well. anyway. it's pretty good
tip. You go rush some other girl
awhile an she'll be waitin' around the
corner for you every time you go out.
You keep off the grass. Keep away
from the park Don't go anywhere near
her. She just wants 70 keep you
guessin'. Make her guess awhile. I'll
put you next 10 a lady ! know. She's
a friend Of Ireen Strelitz's. | don't
know her name. but she's all right
III put you next 10 her If yOu say so
"Sposin that didn't work Sposin
Sadie got mad about it an threw M
down good an hard an sposin she
didn't give a darn anyway? ] dom
believe she would"
Don't you never think so" said the
conddant, earnestly. An s'posin she
did? Wasn't you talkn about goin
west awhile ago? Accorlin' to you
own tell you wouldn't be any worse
off Say. you go down TO State street
an stand around on the corner awhile
m watch. I'll bet You $50 youll sec
All the girls in ton minutes that you
want in a lifetime. You don't need
20 20 on State street. You can pick
most any street inside the city limits
an ketch on somewhere. There ain't
any west. not m speak of but there''
girls 10 burn right here in little Ole
Chicago. II Iroen Strciitzs friend
don't suit YOU, pick another
THAT might be all right. said the
-corned one. his countenahce clearing
somewhat
"You bet IT'S ali right said the
cOnidant You amt wise 10 EN-
hats all If yon want tu play the
bloomn' sucker. that's an right
don't want 20 butt iu Only il YOU do
you1l keep on playin' H. She'll keep
you right at IL. an she wont think any
more - you. ei,her Call her bluff
See what she's got in her hand an
don't let her sec what you'ye got in
yours You don't need to ont that
string If you don't want 10, but II YOU
stretch IL sos 10 make her think it
likely 20 snar most any minute she'll
get interested"
The sror. uf woman's fancy smiled
SAY. what are yen goin' to do next
SATURDAY" he asked.