Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

"If you must know. I'm just taking
ride round fore breakfast. Dawn. beau
tiful dawn! Fresh and mild. and the little
dickey birds a-wabbling their fresh little
lays and laying their fresh little eggs;
and my, the sunrise through those cocoa
palms, You wouldn't believe how ma
ture lover enjoys a spin in his car this
way"
Sam. old man" says. trying to speak
kind. whose is this obscene bundle o
scrapiron?"
He became sensible all at once.
Now look here boys" said he entirely
businesslike. IF any one asks you, re-
member it's mine. Matter o fact. I'm hir-
ing it by the day. But If any asks don't
forget it's mine. I'm a wealthy and &c
centric young man. That's the line
wealthy. eccentric"
What" saueals Bassett. bursting out
through the vines. Hiring? BY the day:
Boys" he turns to us. fairly crying. ITS
our money. our funds. that this-this-
vampire eats up and throws away. SOS
he can come wake us up fore daylight
out of warm beds-1 mean cool beds.
He took on fierce till We began to see 1t
in his light. and then We all three went
for Sam so noisy that he had to blow his
horn continuous to keep from hearing US
The manager sent Java boy out to say
that the gentlemen must make some quiet
al once or they might disturb his majes-
ty the king
II don't know about the head that wears
a crown" allows Bassett but it must
have laid some uneasy for the last half
hour. You come down to my room and
explain. Sam Bird" he says as We moved
away. There's lot to be said yet
Bird was still calm and unnatural. He
took off the undershirt with the coal-tar
front. threw it under the banyan and but
toned up his Jacket. Then he put on Eng
fish and dukes drawl.
NO feah.'' says he. talking loud enough
for gallery. Il must be off for a spin
in my cav. If you were properly attiawed
and did not behave like such a perfect
rotter I might have awsked You. deah
boy. And he climbed back into the car.
ITS the heats done it." says Bassett.
while we rested in our long chairs n o.
tice him throw me around? He couldn't
"a done that with his normal strength.
Go on yourself Dan. say he is. ! know
better He's by the nut-heat and fever
and worry"
All OF sudden we thought So too.
when the horn beloved like an Australi-
an steer. and the car started out from the
banyan and came humping down our way.
laying a trail O. this axle-grease stuff
all along the footpath. Honk-onk-onk.
goes the horn. and the rattle was like
steam roller full of iron rods and SIGH.
Sam sat up dignif1ed. steering round and
round the compound full speed. Slowing
the corners and doing judgment day on
the trumpet. You know the noise A fat
wo-,a1's poodle makes when he breathes?
That car was like an elephant suffering
same way. There wasn't piece o silence
left in Weltevreden. 1t vas pretty race.
and when Sam. without slowing engines.
lodged the pet orang-utan (WIho'd come
out into the road from behind the bath
house suddenly. why. all the Dutchmen
laughed and did the Javenese boys,
and We cheered. 1t was such neat work
and the orang-utan looked so surprised
Heads began to show in the windows of
the royal suite.
BY this time the uproar was something
awful till Sam ported his helm and went
boiling down the avenue again, out the
gate. and we could hear distant honks
afoatng off past the Harmonic Club
BY breakfast time he wasn't back. At
table we had nothing to say except our
friend was wealthy and eccentric young
man. with a passion for taking out his
motor car In the early morning. The
manager had quieted down: apparently
there were no complaints issued by roy
atty.
When he came back. about q o'clock
ne left the car under the tree and came
and had coffee In our veranda. acting like
himself again almost.
Now then. says Bassett, make your
talke. What's the game?''
How much cash have we got?" asks
Bird. 1.-TWO hundred gui'ders. Bueno
hand it over. Come on. Stop your star
ing. | know what I'm about. Nothing to
lose. Give 1t here
What for?" we ask him. Buying dog
carts. or going to Tosarl for your health ~
No he says. For the general good"
What was this loco act Of yours at
daylight" says Bassett We might "a
our bilI-same thing"
"Oh. that" drawls Sam. THAT was ad-
vertisng. Wasn't sure what other time
might find him in. he's SO busy
Fright in the eye No he looks rational
What thing are you doing? Advertising
WHAT"
Look out foreside," says Bird
We looked. A little group of Siamese in
silk Observation-Disclosures this time-were
standing round the car, talking and
scooching down to look underneath. l be-
gan to see light
Let him have the two hundred guilders
Dan 1 says to Towers. He was treas
urer.
We hadn't finished counting them over
to him before a soft and satny Siamese
chap came up and allowed politely that
Phya Somebody-which means a lord
would like to speak with Mr.. Bird for
moment. Sam made smooth reply and
walked of with him in an easy. usual sort
O. way.
HIM" says Rassett II wonder now
that young CRATER
1t seemed a long time before he came
back alone. He sat down and finished his
coffee and toast, looking mournful and