The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-05


where Broadway, Sixth avenng ano
Thirty fourth street cross one a1ssFher
as a twenty-six inch nsaiden fills Der
twenty-five inch girdie. Aud still from
all the cross streets they were hurry
ing and rafting towardi the conyerg-
ing point at full speed and hurting
| themselves into the struggling mass,
locking wheels and adding their drlF-
ers' imprecations to the clamor. The
entire traffic Of Manhattan seened TO
have jammed itself around them. The
oldest New Yorker among the thea
sands of spectators that lined the side
walks had not witnessed a street
blockade of the proportions of this
! one.
/ I'm very sorry" said Richard as he
resumed his seat, but it looks as il
we are stuck They won't get this
tumble Ioosened up in an hour. 1T
was my fault. II hadn't dropped
the ring We
let me see the ring said Miss Lam
try. Now that it can't be helped [
don't care ! think theaters are stupid
anyway"
At II o'clock that night somebody
tapped lightly on Anthony RockwalFs
DOOR
Come ill,' shouted Aathony, who
was in red dressing gown, reading Il
book Of pSraticaI adventures
/ Somebody was Aunt Ellen, looking
4 Ike gray haired angel thaF had been
left on earth by mistake:
They're engaged. Anthony" she
said softly. sShe Ras promised to
marry our Eichard On their way to
tile theater there was a street block
ade; and it YVES two. hours before their
cab could get out of It,
'sAnd, OH Brother Anthony, don't
ever boast of the power Of money
again. a little. emblem of true love
a little, ring that symboIized amending
and unmercepagy affection-was. the
cause of cur Richard finding his happi
ness. He dropped it in the street and
got out to. receives it. And before they
feould continue the blockade occurred
He spoke to his love and won her there
|
is dross compared with true love, An
thong
AR right" said old Anthony. SIN
glad the boy has got what he wanted
l told him 1 wouldn't spare any ex
pense- in the matter if
"Buf, Brother Anthony, what goot
could your money have aone?'
sister said Anthony Rockwell
1--WE got my pirate in a devil of {
scrape. His ship has just been scut
tied, and he's too good judge Of til
value of money to let drown. wis
you would let me go On with this chap
ter
The story should end here. / wis
! it would as heartily as you who rea
; it wish it did. But we must go t
I the bottom of the we'll for truth,
Q i The next day person with re
hands and blue polka dot necktie VIII
called himself Kelly called at Anthem
! Rockwall's house and was at once I,
o ceiyed IN the library.
well" said Anthony, reaching fe
d his cheek book, cit was good bilin' I
soap. Let's see-you had $1,000
) cash"
Il paid out $500 more of my own
= said Kelly 81 had to go little aboy
the estimate. got the express wager
, and cabs mostly for S.. but the trucl
: and two horse teams mostly raised n
TO $40. The motormen wanted S
:. aud some of the loaded teams $40. III
cops struck me hardest-$5 $50 | pa
!, two, and the rest $50 and $25. B
didn't it work beautiful, Mr. Rockwal
:, I'm glad William a. Brady wasn't
to that little outdoor vehicle m'
. scene. I wouldn't want William
= break his heart with jealousy. Al
!, = never Il rehearsal either! The DO
4 was on time to The fraction Of $;
:. ond. 1t was two hours before sha
:. could get below Grecley's statue.
Thirteen hundred there you a
Kelly" said Anthony, tearing. eff
PC check-vour thousand ami the thu