Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-30

it, [ know the world and | know humanity.
Man is my study though | do not eye him as
the scientist eyes a beetle or as the pmlan-
thropist gazcs at the objects of his bounty
through a veil of theory and ignorance, 1t Is
my pleasure and distraction to interest my
self in the peculiar and complicated msfor-
tunes that life in great city visits upon my
fellow men. You may be familiar with the
history of that glorious and immortal ruler,
the Calph Harun Al Raschd whose wise and
benefcent excursions among his people in the
city of Bagdad secured him the privilege OF
relieving so much Of their distress. In my
humble way | walk in his footsteps. | seek
for romance and adventure in city streets
not in ruined castles or in crumblng palaces.
To me the greatest marvels of magic are those
that take place in men S hearts when acted
upon by the furious and diverse forces of
crowded population. In your strange behavior
this evening | fancy a story turks. | read in
your act something deeper than the wanton
,yastefulness Of spendthrift. | observe IN
your countenance the certain traces of con
suming grief or despair. repeat invite
your confidence | am not without some power
70 alleviate and advise Will you not trust
me
Gee, how you talk! " exclaimed the young
man, CLEAN of admiration supplanting for
a moment the dull sadness of his eyes.
You We got the Aston library skinned to
svnorss of preceding chapters mind that
Ole Turk YOU speak of read The Arabian
Nights when J was kid. lie was kind OF
Bill Deverv and Charlie Schwab rolled into
one Rut. say you might wave enchanted dish
rags an5 make copper bottles smoke up coon
o.a+y al night without ever touching me My
case won t weld to THAI kind of treatment
If couc hear tonr story said the mar
orave, with his lofty serious smile
- Il srie r IN about nine words, sad
the Young man v5th deep sigh, e. but don t
think Won can heir me any. Unless you re a
peach at guessing = back to the Bosphorus
tor You OF YOU magi noeum
story of the young man and the harness max
iddle Is follows
work in Iildcbrant S saddle and harness shop
in Grand street. l We worked there five years.
SIS week That s enough to marry ON, am I
Veil. m not going to get married. Ola lllde'
IS one of these funny Dutchmcu--you know the
always getting off bum jokes. lie S got
n riddles and things that he faxed from Rogers
ers great-grandfather Bill Watson works there,
Me and Bill have to stand for them chestnuts
fter day. Why do we do it? Well, jobs ain t to
kod off every Anhcuser bush And then there )
That? The old man S daughter. Comes in the
very day About nineteen, and the picture of the
e that sits on the palisades of the Rhine and
is the clam diggers into the surf. Hair the color
aw mating and eyes as black and shiny as the
arness blackng-thnk of that
Ie? Well, it s either me or Bill Watson. She
us both equal. Bill is all to the psychopathlc
her; and me?-well, you saw me plating the
ed of the Great Maroon Way with silver to-
That was on account of Laura. l was spill
your hghness, and wot not of what l wouldst
low? Why, old Hildebrant says to me and Bill
fternoon: Boys, one riddle have [ for you gehabt
young man who cannot riddles antworten'
not so good by business for Elm family to pro-
is not that-hein?' And he hands us riddle
1ndrum some calls it-and he chuckles interiorly
ives both of us till tomorrow morning to work
he answer to it. And he says whichever of us
rs the repartee end of it goes to his house O.
esday night to his daughter birthday party.
means Laura for whichever of us goes, for she s