West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

would do unless you are one of the
blessed few In whom the pure spirit
OF adventure is not dead.
In the big city the twin spirits, Ro.
nance and Adventure, are always
abroad seeking worthy wooers. AS we
roam the streets they slyly peep at us
and challenge us In twenty different
guises.
Rudolf Steiner was a true adven-
turer. Few were the evenings on
which he did not go forth from his
hall bedchamber In search OF the un-
expected and the egregious. The most
interesting thing In life seemed 10 him
TO be what might lie just around the
next corner. Sometimes his willing
ness to tempt fate led him into strange
paths. Twice he had spent the night
In station house. Again and again
be had found himself the dupe OF in.
genious and mercehary tricksters. His
watch and money had been the price
OF one fiattering alIurement. But with
undiminiahed ardor he picked up ev-
cry glove cast before him into the
merry lists OF adventure
One evening Rudolf was strolling
along a cross town street In the older
central part of the city. Two streams
OF people dlled the sidewalks. the
home hurrying and that restless coniin-
gent that abandons home for the spe-
eious welcome OF the thousand candle
power table d'hote.
The young adventurer was OF pleas
ing presence and moved sereneiy aud
watchfully. BY daylight he was
salesman In a piano store. He wore
his tie drawn through n topaz ring I'm
stead OF fastened with a stlckpin. and
once he bad written TO the editor OF a
magazine that "Junie's Love Test" by
Miss Libbey, had been the book that
had most Influenced his life.
During his walk a violent chattering
Of teeth in a glass case on the side
walk seemed nt FIRST to draw his atten-
ton with a quaimj 10 n restaurant
before which it was set, but a second
glance revealed the electric letters Of
q dentists sign high above the next
"@~FtfAf - EaHnA MEkIV AhNNMhIIfuliI
dressed In a red embroidered coat. vel.
low trousers and a military cap dis
creetiy distributed cards to those OF
tho passing crowd who consented to
take them.
This mode Of dentistic advertising
was a common sight to Rudolf. Usu-
ally be passed the dispenser Of the
dentists cards without reducing his
store, but tonight the African slipped
one into his hand SO deftly that he re-
tained Il there, smiling a little at the
succsssfui feat.
When he had Travelled n few yards
farther he glanced at the card indlf-
ferentiy. Surprised. he turned It over
and looked again with interest One
side of the card was blank; on the 9th
cr we're written IN ink three words.
The Green Door" And then Rudolf
saw three steps IN front OF him n man
threw down the card The negro had
given him as he passed Rudolf picked
Il up. II was printed with the dentists
name and address and the usual sched.
nle % plate work" md bridge work"
ano ~crowns and speclous promises
of "Dainless" operations
The adventurous piano salesman
halted at the corner aud considered.
Then he crossed the street, walked
down q block. rccrossed and Joined the
upward current Of people again. with
out seeming to notice tbe negro as he
Daseed the second time be carelessly
took the card that was handed him.
Ten steps away be Inspected it. in
the same handwriting that appeared
% the FIRST card rbe Green Door"
was inscribed upon Il. Three or four
cards were toBscd 10 the pavement by
pedestrians both following ind lcadlng
him. These fell blank side np. Ru-
dolf turned them over Every one bore