The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-06


scured by the thrck white interNen.
ing blanket, and the roaring Of
the wind about the roof.t-ps was
all that was audible.
"A-a-ah," yawncd Chester. a.
he tumbled out Of bed this silcnt'
sounds like Chinatown ON sum.
mcr's night tad of the th1dsuui
iusistont tOothet ot all other part,
of the city. there is nothing hu. th"
strange silent shunc shuttle shuf.
flc of their felt shod slipp,r. ami
the single policemau's football sounds
like that OF hippopotamus
wonder what I had bette d.
today. 'lippopotamus sounds gooi
to me"
Now this latter series OF tbscrva.
tious wac pure blum ON Chester part
tie anew perfectly well the moment
that he opened his eyes that his dcs-
tination that day was Central Park
His soliloquy was merely pose.
Had hc not FASTENED up town the
afternoon before aud explained TO
the puzzled keeper at the Zoo thai
he VAS the hipp potamu7' bcnctact-
or whose anonymous contributions
had been arriving throughout the
previous week? Had he not con.
yiuccd the keeper with some dificul.
ty, that he really was not insane,
and had he not casually inquired "
many young ladies euioycd looking
at the him. potamuS? And had not
the keeper. most blessed among men
told him that tall. graceful young
lady with awful eyes whom hr had
seen IN ,re before had been thcr"
THAI very afternoon? Had he not cN.
planned to the keeper that it was
cmincntiy right and natura. To- ID"
daZzlcd by said young lady'S eyes,
and that NO was SO da2llrd himself
He had. lir had \nd he beloved
ioymlly dumclcdiously song as h"
shaved himself with studiCus care.
Fith Avenue exhibited itself in
different puisv when Chester rub
bed clear space in the frost on
the front window of the stag" with
the tin OF his glove. 1t VAS a silent
Fifth Avenue. with here and there
bent aud nurrying figure showing
back against the SNOW as it fought
it, way athwart its icy blasts. What
chance was there that h" would not
be- the hippopotamus' sole ViSito'
on such a day a, this? None, seem
ingly: but such Is the optimism oi
elated youth that Chester persisted
IN mis- design until the staggering
stage horses drew up at the sixty
fourth street entrance opposite the
| 200
The keeper did not look surprised
to see him
Shes all right today" h. volun-
1 tccrod she has just been eating
| Your vegetables.
The state OF her health IS vast
relief" painted Chester, brcathlesSly.
! He had just been blown in through
! the swinging do rs by a fiercer gust
| than usual
You're regular sweet ON her aint
you?" commented the keeper.
Finest animal ever met aSscv.
Grated Chester. 50 graceful and in.
telligent."
Huh
Has she had much company to.
day?"
"Middln'. answered the keeper
/ evasivcly.
"Men or women
It's blowing pretty hard. amt it?'
replied the keeper.
Man or Woman persisted Chez
ter.
Now what would woman be
doing up here on day like this? And
besides h-w did YOU know there was
only one
Chcsters fingers closed on the
keepers shoulder with a yice-like
grip The latter abruptly Withdrew
his hands from his pockets 10 rotaf
late at this unexpected attack. \
dollar bill fmtter,d 10 tn" floor at
his -ide Instead Of grapplins with
him a. Chester had expected, the