Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31

Witness and wild ability of its owner.
But he looked anything but insane.
His dress, however, brought back the
impression of abnormal eccentricity, He
had on a colored shirt, and from his high
collar streamed a huge red silk cravat,
united, and spreading over his breast like
the banners OF the social revolution, now
greatly overdue. The white evening waist
coat was too low for the shirt revealing
secrets of construction never meant for the
scrutiny of any stranger except the laund-
ress. His coat was a long black frock, the
skirts of which, gathered about his legs,
fell wide discovering inexpressibles of
Scotch plaid, much turned up, and evening
shoes, the shine of which was obscured by
successive accretions of dried mud. SO much
was revealed by the series of matches
which he lighted, sitting bumped up in an
evident attempt to keep the light hidden
in the spread OF his coat. Carsons head
swan in the growing conviction that he
had reached a condition in which it was
impossible TO distinguish between dream
and reality, and that this was some dis
ordered nightmare
Il hope you don't smoke" said the vision,
FOR two reasons. Firstly, when we light a
match we run the risk of detection, and
Of consequences, at the contemplation OF
which my purely hypothetical mind con-
tructively reels. Secondly, | find myself
wearing for my own use and behoof in my
own proper countenance my last cigar"
Carson protested that he did not care to
smoke and they sat on in unexpected quiet,
the cigar glowing and waning like a far
off revolving light.
IT suppose might explain, sir"
So began Theodore; but the others hand
waved in dim protest across the sky, check
cred by the sash of the roof, and his voice
interrupted him.
Explain" said he. Nay, nayl Leave
explanations for the Grass followers of
ebriety. Already 1 begin clairvoyantly to
see the depths % your being know from
the SEVENTEEN century quirk to the ou
the sighted vanish OF the long H. the
ceremonious address derived from the racial
practice OF private war, that you are a
gentleman, sub, from the south, by CAD!
And your obliviousnesS OF your arrival here
furnishes proof, prima facie, but not con-
elusive, that you are that most difficult or
cases for Or, Witherspoon, q periodical
Rousing from what your attendant took for
slumber yearning for liberty, you came
into the garden, Maud, leaving your jag
boss, il any, snoring like mine, who fills
a
phrase, any old wind and holds his breath
until you feel the fond hope that he is
dead, and then lets Il burst from his lips
in one grand 'sploof that moves the drap-
cries like the breath Of a gale, and drives
the wakeful listener mad-mad, l say! And
he, the said listener, flies, rules or no rules,
as l have done!"
MY name is Carson" said Theodore,
''and am from the south, from Alabama,
l."
"Craighead is mine" rejoined the other.
Il am from here and elsewhere. There are
twenty places where ! might vote were
there any question under the sun worth
voting on, and fifty places where my resi-
dence would be vehemently disclaimed by
the authorities. 1 think I may venture u
give you, sir, as my permanent residence
I until further notice-only-the Rat Mort
( Paris, got that down.
y" began Carson
The Rat Mort" interposed Craighead
| zone deep midnight in the dear, dread pas
beyond recall, l was elected from the RAJ
/ Mort because my conduct was not up to IN,
| heretofore undiscosed standards Of tn,
4 place-frUm the Rat Mort-actually trur
/ cut 10 coin an expression! Doth It moi
open glimpses OF depravity hitherto fab
ulous, And when / have been graduated
from this emporium, l shall return, prid,
ia my port-meaning nothing vinous-
fance in mine eyes, and / shall sit dowr
In the Rat Mort and behave myself fo
long, long perious Of time, for ages, in tn,
mad, mad whirl OF silk hats, Latin Quar-
tier ties. rounded and eyeleted hose anC
shimmering lingerie. the only person
plunged into beastly sobriety, a rock OF
I propriety, standing four-square, OF mayfair