The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-24


gathered in his system. In an i-advised moment he
had permitted himself to be cultivated by young
society with political aspirations. He wanted
Mr.. Costigan's influence Mr.. Costgan wanted his
money. 1t seemed equable division, though
neither had for a moment intended that the other
should get that which he desired.
The young society man had taken Mr. Costigan out
to the Mr. Costigan had seen the town
before, many and many a time. But hitherto he had
always it in the uniform of the police depart
ment; now he gazed at it from the pinnacle Of a
dress-suit and it is surprising what difference this
makes.
In give the boys real treat observed he of the
silver spoon; and he took Mr. Cosgan and his
suit to stag dinner.
The affair broke at 347 a. M. with the diners,
formed in patoons endeavoring to break arc-lights
with cantaloupes for five dollars
And after this Costigan was considered a social
favorite
He took to riding about in cabs. Every stage
doorman in the city knew him, and made him wei
come and almost every night he fed large batch Of
excessively hungry chorus girls with varegated hair
and Sybaritish desires who as soon as they had fin
ished eating would bid him good-by and so home and
go to bed for chorus girls have to sleep WHILE
popular conviction to the contrary notwithstanding.
He went to the in large red automobile driven
by Frenchman with name which Mr.. Costgan
couldn't have pronounced if you'd given him Manhat-
Island. He frst-nighter, a second nighter
and every other nghter. He joined all the clubs
that he could get into and they were not few. HIS
bed knew him until the miIkman had come and
and his sartoral predictions would have made
the lilies of the field blush in utter shame Violent
blues, rioous reds, passionate puppies, urgd yeows
he affected constantly and consistently. In a bell
crowned top-hat of the highest luster, silk lined
frock-coa lavender trousers, white spats, patent
leather shoes, striped shirt adorned with diamond
OF SO many karats that he had lost count, vest of
red yellow, blue, green and cinnamon plaid and his
large. lumpy hands stuck into a pair of white kid
gloves, he object that the cartoonists fairly
loved
And thus it that his son, his return from
Europe, found him. And Costigan pere had accom-
plished it all in only two years!
AS the father had important engagement with a
theatrical manager who wanted him to back show,
he failed to meet his at the pier. And sundry
other engagements followed in quick succession it
not until quarter-past five the following
ing that they finally encountered another At the
hour named the awakened from sleep by
hearing cab stop in front of the house. After a
long interval there a scratching at the keyhole
of the front door.
After another long interval the door flung open
with a bang. And then some came in and walked
up flight of stairs five times and at the sixth at
tempt managed to stay at the top only by lying down
his face and grabbing the balustrade with both
hands.
Now, the son himself had from time to time scat
tered few wild oats. But he had learned to appre-
cate the potent fact that wild oats grow sort of
marketable crop, and that the time spent in sowing
them wasted while devoted to reaping
than wasted And to back to find his fathers
bag open both ends and the gentleman in ques-
ton sowing with both hands and scratching with his
feet made him naturally and becomingly wroth.
However, he realized the futility of present dis
cussion. So he rolled his father, dress suit and ALL
into the bath tub, the cold water him for
while and then put him to bed with pitcher of ice
water convenient to his hand and dose of bromo in
glass beside it.
On the following day the fathers breakfast and the
sons lunch conceded
"Ar-rh, Tim. me bye, tits gla-ad OF am t see ye.'
exclaimed Costigan pere he sat down at the table
and drank four glasses of ice water in quick
sion. He wnked, sportivey and complacent1y. 'Tis
divve head OF how me t'day,' he an
nounced, in cheerful self-pity. BE hvins.
tongues like dure mat
His son, his soup was gazing at him in in
finite disgust.
"Oi was sorry not t. hov met ye at tn DOCK
tinued the elder man, bthely, but OF had inga-
agemint.' He winked again. Don if twas
la-ady, because Oh don want t. how t till yez no
lies"
Costigan fills gazed at him cuttingy.
you're gay dog, aren't you?" he quered iron
icaly.
His father nodded with great satisfaction $50 they
till me- he returned complacenty.
You're certainly giddy young sprig' observed
the son in the same unrecognized sarcasm.
THE loife av tn parity they calls me- Jimmy,
returned his father An be hvins OF haate t talk
ABBOTT mesilf but Dim tn GREATEST fav're wild tn
wimmen OF liver knowed!'
His son saw that in uttering sarcasms he vast
ing his sweetness the desert air.
You're an old asst" he declared, blunty. you, a
doddering old with round feet and hands like
hams, and more sense than hard-boiled egg, to
go on like this. You make me sick!"
For an instant Mr.. Costigan stared at his
FREQUENTLY. Then, slowly, his mismated features ex-
panded into wide SMILE