The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-27

Only Memories of Coney'S
Wonders Quicken Their
Enthusiasm.
BY KATHERINE LENOX.

To be a citizen Of the world and sing
the song Of the open road is well enough
for sixty days-say Louis and Temple
Alternately, but after that.
Well. after that, it's me for the
comforts of home" they agree in the
same breath, as they submit resignedly
20 being interviewed for the ten-thou-
sandth time.
Yes, it's all we'll enough for two
months-this lriCmphal tour across the
continent. BIT after that, IL begins to
pail. washington was wonderful two
weeks ago; now it is a country village.
ard the WaS hington Monument, that
once seemed The biggest thing in the
world to the Abernathy youngsters, has
shrunk to the size Of ordinary things.
Broadway hath lost its glitter, and
all New York its glamour. Being in
terviewed, which was once upon a
time an event of interest, has be-
come so dull and so frequent hap
penipg that nothing less than an au-
dience with CITIZEN Roosevelt or freS-
tdent Taft would be regarded with
real interest b. the rough riders,
Louis and Temple Alternately
Coney Provides Real Thrills.
Only Coney Island makes them feel
have tried the solitude Of the plains
by day and by night. and to whom the
effete civilization Of the East is an
cid, old story II it weren't for Coney
Island, Louis and Temple Alternately
would have thrilled their last thrill
for some days TO come But when
their sturdy little legs ache and Okla
EOma City, and schoolmateS, and IA
miliar scenes seem a long way on,
and things aren't like they USED 20 be.
and there's a newspaper man or wOm-
an waiting for an interview, why the
Abernathys thinl- about Coney Island
Then their enthusiasm rises again
I tell you there amt anything else
IL this country like Coney," says
Temple the smaller Of the diminutVe
ROuglI Riders. Coney evidently makes
him feel proud Of being an American.
The mere thought OF IL arOuses in his
heart the same patriotic fervOr as does
q mention Of Colonel ROosevelt's home
coming.
Fathers Views Differ.
''Tnat is what we like best of all we
have SEEM declares Louie. the elder
Of the boys Those shOOt-the-chutes are
the finest ever. That steeplechase beats
anything you ever saw, and the loop
the-Ioop's a wond-r. Ever tried it?''
It's Coney Island for Louie and
Temple. but not so their father. Eat
I'm Alive John A. Alternately. Mention
Conev Island and he grOanS a mighty
groan; Catching wolves IS easy enough,
and shooting bears is child play But
lOOp-the-lOOp on CCney, and that steeple-
cbasei
Lord" groans Marshal Alternately,
his voice trembling with emotion at the
awful memory Of Conev. Ever tried
Ever lOOped the loop till the world spun
IKE a top Ever been on the toboEEan
slide. and shot the chutes about forty
times IN succeSsiOn2 These two boys
liked 70 have killed their daddy on that
round - and he SrCaned again.
(Which did YOU Ike better" was ask
cd of TenIple Abernatny. 'Colone4
Roosevelt or COney Island2'
Temple a Diplomat.
Temple deIiberated. To answer this
Euestion truthfullv ard Yet with per
feet loyalty to Colonel Roosevelt was a
task that called for the skill Of a dipIo-
mat. Finally he had framed his answer,
and it was masterpiece:
"COncy and Colonel Roosevelt are
both about the same size" he answered
NO We don't know yet what we're
going to be when we get to be grown
up" said Louie in answer to my Ques-
ton. But We have about decided not
20 be newspaper men. We don't want
70 be Overworked asking questions like
they are. Yet we have talked TO a great
many rsporters-abOut 1000, / should
say" and he sighed.
This is the last trip the boys viii
take for some time" said Marshal Aber-
hathy. They are tired and anxious to
get home and glad l viii be 70 have
them back. 7 am here on official bust
ness today, which they will help me
transact Tonight we return TO New
York for a brief stay. From there we
will send the horses home by train, and
glad we will be when we are once more
in Oklahoma City"
did Colonel Roosevelt feel very proud
Of the tribute these two young Ameri-
rams had paid him." was asked of their
father Then Marshal Alternately be-
game indeed. a proud man
''WelI, ! should say He sent for US
to come 10 The Outlook office, and he
kept Us there al hour and a half He
asked the boys every conceivable QUes-
lion about their trip, and their life in
the West. He asked them questions
never would have thought of. You
know that mans got a wonderful mind"