Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26

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opened yet, because it probably has lot
in it about my trip to New York. and
don't care to hear any more about that
Better read it," said Hal. TT isn't fair
to people who write YOU letters not to at
least read them"
Il suppose III have. to read it some
time said Hans. and he opened the
letter and started to read it. Hal went
on with his writing for a while undis-
to chuckle to himself. From chuckling
he turned to laughing to himself and
finally laughed out loud. Then he said:
We'll. ] guess it depends altogether on
how you put it. This letter from my
sister tells something about my trip to
New York. 1t puts it in an altogether
different light than l had thought OF it
before, and, come to think of it, it's
really funny after it is all over
I've been dying to ask you what hap
the past three days has been dark
enough to keep any one from asking
questions. l suppose fathers friends
from way back home got you. anyhow?
NO. didn't see any confidence men,
answered Hans What got me was
that l went all the way to New York
to attend wedding and see some OF
the sights Of the town over Sunday. and
here 1 am back at Lowell again Within
twenty-four hours without seeing either
the wedding or any of the sights and
just about S2j to the bad
How could that happen asked Hail.
showing much interest.
well. 1t was this way said Hans
Il got to the Grand Central station al
right about 10 o'clock. The sun was
shining and 1 was feeling pretty good
There were lots of people coming and
going and the streets outside were sc
crowded l thought sure there was 60
ing to be a parade. About half-past
it started to rain and it rained harder
| than it ever rains in Texas OF course
didn't have any rubbers or umbrella
along. and when my sister got there she
didn't have any, either 1t wasn't rain
ing and didn't look like rain when she
left the house where she was visiting
.'She was all dressed up in her finest
dress. with big hat, and looked very
pretty. but l couldn't take her on a
street car in that kind of weather. and
so said: 4 guess We'll have to take a
cab She said under the circumstances
she would go in a cab, but that she
would pay for it, because she knew |
couldn't have very much money. ] guess,
and she gave me her pocketbOok with
some money in it. I told her she had
better come with me and we would find
the best way to get there. She said We
had better take the I'D street ferry
to Broadway, Brooklyn, and thought it
would be cheaper to take one cab to
the ferry, then ride across on the boat
and get another cab on the other side.
So l asked a cabby to take us to the 23d
street ferry, and after we had been rid
ing for about ten minutes we got there
and when / asked him how much l owed
him he said: Three aces and 1 said
What? and he said: Three dollars.
So l paid So out of my sisters money
(she had fifteen dollars), though I felt
light fighting, and we rode across the
East river on the ferryboat.>.
When we got over to the Brooklyn
side it was raining harder than ever, and
went out to look for cab. There
was none in sight, so 1 telephoned to
six livery stables, but there wasn't any
to be had. And there we were stuck
in Brooklyn in the ferryhouse and the
rain coming down like anything, and no
cabs.
II said we'd better walk, but Sis said
no, she had an idea, and she started
for the entrance to the ferryhouse, where
saw a string of carriages approaching
When ] caught up to her | saw 1T was
lot of carriages bringing people back
from funeral. and sister was busy
talking to the driver of one OF them.
Finally we explained things to the peo-
pie inside, and they consented to let us
have their carriage and they thought
they could get carriage on the New
York side. although it was queer to
change a funeral carriage into one to go
to wedding. When we got in l told
the driver where we wanted to go. and
he sort of smiled. but, of course, ! didn't
know what about. i soon found out,
though as after we had gone about four
blocks and turned one corner the car
rage stopped and the driver got down
and opened the door. saying we were
there. / hadn't asked him how much it
would be- but told him to wait for us. as
it was time for the wedding and we
only expected to be there for a little
while.
''The building was one of those apart
ment houses my sister told me-a brand
new building with elevators and boys
with brass buttons and all that. This
way my first sight OF an apartment
house-this was the kind which had lit
tie apartments-four rooms and bath.
and the young couple who were getting
married had furnished 1t up very nice
~ and were going to start housekeeping
right after the wedding. Because they
had only q little room they had rented
or obtained the use of the apartment
next door for people to leave their
wraps. The boy showed us in there.
"a maid showed sister into one room
and me into another and said, There is a
brush and comb and clothes brush in the
bathroom il you need one l needed il
because 1 was pretty wet and my hair was
Of course. turned the bolt brushed my
clothes and combed my hair and then
started to get out When I tried to turn
the bolt, 1t wouldn't bulge. You see. this
apartment had never been occupied and
this bolt in the door had never been tried
so when had turned 1t to lock 1t. 1t had
worked all right, but when tried to un.
lock 1t, II had stuck tight In the door and
I couldn't bulge It. tried and tried un.
til my fingers were worn sore ana still
was in there.
'-The weather was warm and I was per.
sptring like q horse after q race.
pounded on the door, but nobody cOult
hear me, because everybody but sistel
and the maid had gone in to the wedding
Sister and the maid were waiting In tn,
other end of the apartment for me ant
didn't hear me. About fifteen minute,
later I began to kick the door and hoIler
me. and came TO the door. She asked m,
why I didn't come out. and I said wa.
locked in, and told her to find somebody
I saw at once that might be In there al
hour or two, so I said she had better e
down and pay of the cabby.
"Ehe said ! had all the money, SO
slipped a ten-dollar bill (hers) under tn,
door, and she went down stairs to pay
him off, He took the ten dollars and
drove OF, and that's the last We saw OF
him or any part Of the ten dollars, and h,
to drive away. Sister came UP excited
and told me about that, and commenced
to get madden than ever. Also I kept get.
ting warmer. Finally sister came and
said that she had sent for the janitor te
como up with monkey wrench.
while we we're waiting for the JAM.
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