New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
CHASING


NV eve on it one mornin it only gets me mildly cur1-
m;s. "Tutwater, Director of Enterprises, Room 81
Fourth Floor is all it its, says on It. COMA Co.. ,;ne b,
"Huhl" thinks |. That S goln so1lle loi d hiie ny
ten Good under the skyight."
And with that | should have let it drop, expect
R,t what's the use? Where's the fun OF livn, IT you
Well, l comes pikn up the stairs one day not long
after dscoverin the sign and here on my andn right
in front of the studio door, finds this Greek that runs
the towel supply wagon usin up his entire Un1 1
Sta+ee vocabulary on strange gent that he's backed
sEasv. there, easy, Mr.. Pouykopolis!'' says l.
This amt anv golf links where you smoke up the
atmosphere with language like that whats the row.
anyway ,M Co., FIVE week. always mex time, he tells,
nex time Gr-rr-r! | am strong to slap his lite out,
mel" saws Pouly thumpin his chest and shak1n his
black curls They sure fierce actin citizens when
they're excited, these Marathoners.
Yes YOU would says |. Slap his lite out! Iwan:
IF he handed YOU one jolt you wouldn't stop runnln
for week. How big is this national debt you say he
owes you? How much? :,
"Suferin Shylocks! All of that? Well, neighbour.
says to the strange gent has he stated 1t correct
Perfectly sir perfectly says the party Of t tine
least was merely trying to explain to this agent OF
cleanliness that having been unable to get to the bank
this morning, should be Obliged TO- +,a+ oase allow
me to stake you to the price of peace Here you
Pouly. Now go out in the sun and cool s Off,: ;.
MY dear SIR, says the stranger, foloW1n me INTO
the front office, permit me to
All. never mind the resolutions!" says l.
1T was worth rislSin' that much for the sake
of stoppin the riot; Yes, know You'll you pay 1t
back Let's see which is your floor!'
TOP SIR says he, room 81.
ooh ho!'' says l. "Then you're the enter
prise director, Tutwater?"
he, bringn' his yellow Panama lid off with a
full arm sweep, and THROWN one leg graceful
over the back OF a char.
T that takes a closer look at him, and
n before I've got half through the inspec-
ton I've waved a sad farewell to that
twenty-five. From the frayed neckte down to
the turnover shoes, Tutwater IS a walk1n example
of the poor debtor oath. The shiny seams OF
the black frock coat shouts of home pressn,
and the limp way his white vest fits him sug-
gests that he does his own laundry work IN the
washbowl. But he's clean shaved and clean
brushed, and you guess he's seen the time
when he had such things done for him IN style
Yet there amt anything about the way ut
water carries himself that signifies he's down
and out. Not much! He's got the easy, conf
dent swing to his shoulders that you might ex-
pect from sport who'd just picked three win
ners runnn.
Rather tall, fairly well built gent he IS with
good chest on him, and he has of these
eager, earnest faces that shows he's alive all the
time. You wouldn't call him handsome man,
though on account of the deep burrows down
each side of his checks and the prominent lut
to his evebrows but, somehow when he gets
to talkin, them eyes of his lights up so you
forget the rest of his features
You We seen chaps like that. Gen rally they re
cranks of some kind other, and when they
amt thew topliners SO | puts Iutwater
down as beongin to the crank class, and 1t
want long before he begun Twin up to the
description.
director of enterprises ell? says l. That's
me.
Naturally" says he wavin his hand, con
sdering that I first in the field. 1t is