The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-24

You are outrageous. Ferg." ! said.
Surely there is none Of this. graft.
as you call 1t. in a perfect and hnrmo-
iiiOtis matrimonial union:r'
WELL" said rogue, nothing that
would Justify you every time in call
ing up police headquarters and order.
Ing out the reserves and n vaudeville
manager on dead run. Ru, It's this
way: Suppose you're a Fifth avenue
millionaire. soaring high, on the righ,
Side of coppers and cappers.
"You come home at night and bring
S9.0OO.OOO diamond brooch 10 the
lady who's staked you for a claim.
You hand it over. She says. oh.
George: and looks to see IL it's hack.
ed. She comes up and kisses you.
You've waited for it. You get 1t. All
right It's graft.
"But I'm telling you about Artemi-
sia RIye. She was from Kansas, and
she suggested corn in all of it's phases.
Her hair was as yellow as the silk.
her form was as tall and graceful as
a stalk in the low grounds during a
wet summer. her eyes were as big and
startling as bunions. and green was
her favOrite color.
''On my last trip into the cool re-
cesses of your sequestered city ] met
II human named vaucross. He was
worth that is. he had million. He
told me he was In business on the
street. A sidewalk merchant: says l.
sarcastic. Exactly says he. senior
partner of Il paving concern
II kind Of took to him for this rea.
son: ! met him on broadway one
night when was out of heart. luck.
tobacco and place He was all silk
hat. diamonds and front. He was all
front. If you had gone behind him
you would have only looked yourself
In the face. looked like cross be-
tween Count Tolstoy and June lob.
| ster. ! was out of luck. had But
let me lay my eyes on that dealer
| again.
"Vaucross stopped aud talked to me
to Il high toned restaurant to eat din
ner. There was music and then some
Beethoven and Bordelaise sauce and
cussing in French and frangipangi aud
some hauteur aud cigarettes. When |
am flush know them places.
Il declare l must have looked as
bad as magazine artist sitting there
without any money and my hair all
rump!ed like was booked to read u
chapter from 'Elsie's School Days at
4 Brooklyn bohemian smoker. But
EaucrOss treated me like bear hunt
ers guide. He wasn't afraid of hurt
ing the walters feelings.
| MIR. Pogue.' he explains to me. 4
am using you
| Go on says l. I hope you don't
wake up.
| And then he tells me. you know.
the kind of man he was. He was Il
New Yorker. His whole ambition was
to be noticed. He wanted to be- con-
spicuous. He wanted people to point
hin, out and bow to him and tell
others who he was. He said it had
been the desire of his life always.
He didn't have but a million. SO he
couldn't attract attention by spending
money. He said he tried to get into
public notice one time by planting u
little public square on the east side
with garlic for free use of the poo:.
but Carnegie heard of 1t and covered
1t over ut once with library In the
Gaelic language. Three times he had
trnxs fNvNf
the only result was FIVE broken ribs
and notice in the papers that an ur-
known man five feet ten. with four
amalgam filed teeth. supposed to be
the last of the famous Red Leary
gang, had been run over.
Ever try the reportersT l asked
him.
last month"; says Mr.. Vaucross.
my expenditure for lunches to report
ers was $124.SO'
"'Get anything out of that:' I asks.
.'rhat reminds me- says he: add
$3.50 for pepsin. Yes. ! got indiges-
ton
'''How am l supposed to push along
your scramble for prominence" in
quires. 'Contrast?'
Something Of that sort tonight
says Vaucross. 1t grieves me. but
am forced to resort to eccentricity.'
And here he drops his napkin in his
soup and rises up and bows to gent
who is devastating potato under a
palm across the room.
1.-The police commissioner says my
climber. gratified. Friend says I in
hurry. have ambitions. but don't
kick rung out of your ladder. When
you use me us stepping stone to 81
lutte the police you spoil my appetite
on the grounds that may be degraded
and incriminated. BE thoughtful
AS the Quaker City squab en- cas-
serOle the idea about Artemisia Rlye
comes to enc.
"sSuppose | can manage to get you
in the papers, says la column OF
two every day in all of 'em and you'
picture In most of 'em for week
How much would 1t be worth to you :
"'Ten thousand dollars,' says Vau
cross. warm in minute. But no lnur
der says be. and won't wear pinl
pants at a cOtilliOn.
~ wouldn't ask you to- says
This is honorable. stylish and unef
Terminate. Tell the waiter TO bring I
demitasse and some other beans. ant
will disclose to you the opus moder
andi.'
I'VE closed the deal an hour later II
the rococo rouge ct noise room. tele
graphed that night to Miss Artemisi'
in Salina She took couple of photo
graphs and an autograph letter to 81