Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
CHASING


HUH" thinks l. That's gon some for a nine
ten coop under the skyight."
And with that l should have let it drop, l expec
But what's the use? Where's the fun of ivin if We
can't mix in now and then. And you know how ar
Well, | comes pikin up the stairs one day not or
after dscoverin the sign and here on my landin rig
in front of the studio door, finds this Greek that
the towel supply wagon usln up his entire Unite
States vocabulary strange gent that he's baCkt
into C-rner.
Easy, there, easy, Mr.. Poulykopolis!" says
This amt any golf links where you can smoke up Il
atmosphere with language like that. What's the ROY
anyway WAY 60. Goo o, ,..o o., .: -,
mex time. Gr-r-r-r | am strong to slap his life GU
mel" says Pouly, thumpin his chest and shakin' h
black curls They fierce actin citizens whe
they're excited, these Marathoners.
Yes you would" says l. Slap his life out? Gwa
If he handed you one jolt you wouldn't stop runni
for week. How big is this national debt you say I
owes you? How much?'
Five week." says Pouly. Zone dollar twenty five
Sufferin' Shylocks! All of that? Well, neighbor
says to the strange gent has he stated it correct?
Perfectly, sir perfectly" says the party of tt
second part. Il do not deny the Indebtedness in II
least. l merely trying to explain to this agent
cleanliness that having been unable to get to the ban
this morning, should be obliged to"
why, of course" says 1. And in that case allo
me to stake you to the price of peace. Here you
Pouly. Now go out in the and cool off,
My dear SIR says the stranger, followin' ME int
the front office, permit me to"
All, never mind the resoutions!" says 1.
of stoppin the riot Yes, know you'll pay it
back: Let's see, which is your foor?"
Top, sir, says he, room 81.
prise director, Tutwater?''
And your very humble servant SIR" says
he bringn' his yellow Panama lid off with
full arm sweep, and THROWN one leg graceful
over the back of chair.
A T that l takes closer look at him, and
before I've got half through the nspec
T'va cd fLofo
twenty-five. From the frayed neckte down to
the runover shoes, Tutwater is walkin example
of the poor debtors oath. The shiny of
the black frock coat shouts of home pressin'
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 the time
when he had such things done for him in style.
Yet there amt anything about the way Tut
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
runnin.
Rather tall, fairly we'll 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, account of the deep burrows down
each side OF his cheeks and the prominent jut
to his eyebrows; but, somehow, when he gets
to takin, them eyes of his lights up YOU
forget the rest of his features.
You We chaps like that. Gen rally they're i
crankS of some kind other, and when they
amt they're topliners. So | puts Tutwater
down belongin' to the crank class, and it
want long before he begun Twin up to the
description.
Director of enterprises. eh?" saysI. That's
a me-.
Naturally" says he, wavin his hand, con
sidering that l am first in the field 1t is
profession l am creating
"So?" says l. well, how are you comm on?
"Excelently. sir. excellently" says he. Il hav
found for the first time in my somewhat varied caree
full scope for what pleased to call my talent
Of course, the work of preparing the ground slo
process and the -ahem-the results have not {
yet begun to materalize; but when Opportunity come
sir hat Ha baf boi oil tIa,u