Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-02

would do unless you are one of the
blessed few in whom the pure spirit
of adventure is not dead.
In the big city the twin spirits. Ro.
nance and Adventure. are always
abroad seeking worthy wooer$. AS we
roam the streets they slyly peep at us
and challenge us in twenty different
guises. - --. -~, ,---...-
Rudolf Steiner was true adven-
turer Few were the evenings 7ou
which he did not 90 forth from his
hall bedchamber in search of the un-
expected and the egregious. The most
interesting thing in life seemed to him
to be what might lie just around the
next corner. Sometimes his willing
ness to tempt fate led him into strange
paths. Twice he had spent the night
in a station house. Again and again
be had found himself the dupe Of in
genious and mercenary tricksters. His
watch and money had been the price
of one tiattering aIlurement. But with
undiminished ardor be picked up ev-
cry glove cast before him into the
merry lists OF adventure.
One evening Rudolf was stroling
along IA cross town street in the older
central part of the city. Two streams
of people filled the sidewalks. tile
home hurrying and that restless contin-
gent that abandOns home for the S;e-
cious welcome of the thousand candle
power table d'hote.
The young adventurer was of pleas
ing presence and moved serenely aud
watchfuIly. BY daylight he was a
salesman in Il piano store. He wore
his tie drawn through a topaz ring in
stead of fastened with stickpin, and
once he had written to the editor OF /,
magazine that "Junje's Love Test" by
Miss Libbey. had bean the book that
had most influenced his life.
During his walk Il violent chattering
OF teeth in glass case GU the side
walk seemed at first to draw his atten.
ton with Il qualm, to restaurant
before which it was set, but second
glance revealed the electric letters OF
dentists sign high above the next
door. A giant negro Enthusiastically
dressed In red embroidered coat, vel.
low trousers and a military cap dis.
creetly distributed cards to those of
the passing crowd who consented til
take them.
This mode Of dentistic advertising
was common sight to Rudolf. Usu-
ally he passed the dispenser Of the
dentists cards without reducing hi:
store, but tonight the African slipped
one into his hand so deftly that lie re-
tanned it there. smiling little at the
successful feat.
When he had travelled few yards
farther he glanced ut the card jndif-
ferently. Surprised. he turned it over
and looked again with interest. One
side of the card was blank; on the 9th.
er were written in ink three words
''fhe Green Door" And then Rudolf
saw three steps in front of him ma u
throw down the card the negro had
given him as be passed. Rudolf picked
it up. 1t was printed with the Dentist
name and address and the usual sched-
ule of ''plate work" and ''bridge work"
and crowns and specious promises
Of "painless'' operations.
The adventurous piano salesman
halted at the corner and considered.
Then he crossed the street. walked
down a block. recrossed and joined the
upward current of people again. With
out seeming to notice the negro as be
passed the second time he carelessly
took the card that was handed him.
Ten steps away be inspected it. In
the same handwriting that appeared
on the first card The Green Door,
was inscribed upon it. Three or four
cards were tossed to the pavement By
pedestrians both following aud leading