The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
DRI GLESS FIFTH AyENGE.
4 Ret That Almost Any Man " ouid Have
Thaught safe In New Nork.

Thsught safe in New Nork.
Il thought saw a sure bet coming my
way not long ago says n man who lives
in Ninety fifth street and has an office
down near tho BATTERY -Onc % those
warm evenings last week a friend and
his " ife came in to play bridge
We've been carrying on a long cam
paign all winter the two women lined up
against N" two men. and John and ! have
been rejoicing IN the possession Of fairly
safe lead one good reason for rejoicing
vas that the losers are tn set up a fine
dinner downtown when the years play
ends IN November
Won may think It wouldn make much
financial ference 20 John ard ma " neither
our wives won or Ne did. a. We would
have "a paw for tho dinner anyhow That's
where you'd he mistaken
Our households are run on system
NV wife gets ~ much every month
and ~ does Johns They earn IL too. Won
bet Corklng good housekeeperS. both
of them. and the money IL fairly theirs
They pay their own bills and h..ilave
my wife has a tidy sum invested and yield
ing her "A scsndalou-ly big interest She
got in at tho bottom 81 the market. YOU
see and somehow or other dldn Z climb
aboard I'LL prices were al the top 80 tho
swing That's just bv way Of show ing
you that " hen the girls treat John and ne
a. they to now and then. " ioeSn''
make our pocke'hnoks lose flesh and
We sure " ere counting on that dinner IN
November
1t was most too warm ~ play the other
which John and managed 20 annex TO
our ~cor" That made ~ feel pretty good
and in burst II generosity va offered 20
t.l"rhon" for "A taxa and tax" IN" girls
ont for spin tn cool ~ Cmm no
thank YOU they didn't care for that
but how about an ice cream soda just up
AZ the drugstore close by'
SURE, John and took the halt with a
snap, and when We had our cold stun
IN front - ~ al the soda counter and
that counter became "A natural suit jaCt II
then thoss two designing
women began talking about drug stores
in general Johns wife pumped ny
quite lot Of vivacity on ia. subject ~
how thick they ar" in New York She
allowed a. how she didn't believe YOU
could 60 thrc. blocks without finding "A
drug s'nr'.
NV wife disagreed oh she didn =
know ~ they were 30 common - all that
Mis-. John said. w"ll Tnayhe not. and
hat moved John and me 20 remark that
they were mighty plentiful though.
~ we kept on until those two
women. aEectIng that scared way IN winch
, woman generally RISKS a nickel IN a bet .
pr.r,.d To- wager that famous NOvsmh"-
dinner that a Ierson could go two miles
on ssrne IN. - New NprS's Leading b5rsi .
us~. sfr'-.ts without finding more than
iwr drug stores
VOL say thought "a. had them
dead g. rights | ran over IA my mind
all III" business streets I could think q
and II sa.m"d t. me- 'hey w"r. all broken
ut with regular rash pf drug stores
- did John We took N" bot almost
with ComIHnCtIons - conscience akin
To- those YOU would f".'l n you tried ~
ssJarat" an innocent kld from the Last
cTImh II candy
-Nayu. that WIS what made W. renew
our invitation To- taxi ride. The girls
u gain De lined but suggested that We get
On top Of a stag" and rid" down tifth
avenue.
We'll. or. tn, willy ways Of women
DO you know that you could run your
Eggs of on Fiitb lNcngc without coming
20 dug store, II YOU wont take my
word fOF -. iust climb ON top Of stage
and keep a Ia Lrp "v" out for a drug dis
: snslry Of ANY SORT | think there ar,
Just three lstWr,,n liza lem aud Washing
ton square. and thrt's moro than Ave
fuil,s
-Of course upper Fffth avenue didn't
count IN our let. tOf according u IT, terms
tn st'ect must bo business one but
u Won start at Washington square and
watch yoIr -hlrI"st YOU wont sae n
dug -tor' tili vuu got up clos to Forticth
street. and thlts "A mile and three quar- |
tfrS Gh'rH's another ia tn" NInd~or |
Arcad' buildinS aud tAiTd facing |
tho fh2l nd. hv G"orgel that's all /
there ar IA IA b; whole long stretch Of J
two nli's md hall Would YOU
hehsv" 10
just offer that tot IN anybody you
know AVID -,' n IA" DOESN'T take u Il
makes u.r sore every tim" ! think of how
'hose gIrl- managed u Mh.ts gon.
with all the Il 'Ug stores that used Ia be an
Fifth avenue anyway | can -emsmhcr
ihrc" "r four IA q were there "A few years
ago
a Wa, q Nntowu YOU don't know what's
Iorth m Che subway like any old mole, .
VIII" uu aiOs" ground all sorts Of re- .
mar .H'." ia tug"s 1r~ going on
Wei. John uui | aro pinuing Our !
noIss tu ths' hrdg" score now: but I
.Du 10 81, kvun Hh" "a W. don't get the .
lU'"r thsts ypue ghmmering along .
Nts those lUs' rh .-'uacicz II Ne lo-e
but "a ia" bridyr cSmpaigu too. which .
- n"-" IA "a hst uKcly, women have such .
n,rvll1 h' lu.E why then Wv'V" goa ~ .
1T ut iva ltUurrs htlt saw Woultlug