The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-12-23

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Warrington promised his IrlenQS 10
~ the box they wanted for one day
!. the automobile races. The best
.h,rs Warrington does is TO oblige his
eaends. and all the others had said
~ had no time TO attend to the mat
ter.
The broker be went to said that
nile boxes we're very scarce. he
thought by paying a premium he
,rieht be able to wrench one by main
force from the eager throngs that
v.re battling for them, provided Var
rlnston would take 1t for the two
{ a.ys. When he escaped from the
hroker Warrington had parted with
20. but he figured on quickly dispos-
inx Of the box for Friday. and the
40 that would be left was not much
aplit up among the crowd.
He had bis first jolt the next morn
ing when Plentz telephoned that i'm
serative business called him to San
francisco, so his name must DO
seratcbed of the list. At noon Ker-
rack called up to say there was sud
len rush Of business at the Office and
Il was absolutely impossible for him
70 get away Saturday. so Warrington
must count him out. At three Wood
mere called up to say that since
Z some Of the party could not go he
nought they might as well call off the
1 Darty.
After Warrington had conf1ded some
4 litter things to himself over the
heschery Of humanity In general he
hunted up the broker and asked him
- take back the tickets. He had no
pmpunction about this. as there was
Guch demand for them. The broker
smoothly said he had such quantity
II boxes on hand that he really could
sot think of paying the full price tor
Ysringtons, but that he would at
reat personal sacrifice give Yarring-
tn so for it,
Thereupon Warrington said a few |
sharp things and departed. resolved to
~ the tickets himself since selling
Ms 50 much more profitable than
taying
BE called up Wattles and asked II
~ didn't want box for one day at
~ automobile races. Wattles jumped
the chance, so Warrington sent over
- tickets and bill for $40. Wat
- nearly tore the telephone out by
- roots and the boy with the tickets
41ne back looking very much as
oough he had been shot out of Z
h seemed that Wattles thought
1rington was giving him the box.
- % the bill offended him hugely.
Aflsf that Warrington heard of
- who wanted to go to the races,
- promised to send over the tickets.
l@e he did 50 Kernack phoned that
81 - account was Warrington to dis.
- Of the box, as he had some
- to whom he had promised it.
= harrington had told the other
hat he could not have the tick. {
ksrnack called up to say that his
- we're leaving town and he
y want the box after all.
this time Warrington was in an 1
oedlngly tense and nervous state .
Antsd the world vehemently. He
= cynic on the subject of friend I
and desperate as regards his $40.
= manifestly impossible for him l
md on the street corner and
NE tickets In the faces of the
eby. but he hit on another S
ING the once boy into a corner
NJ the hated tickets into his
% out there to the track" he
and sell these tickets for
you can get. Don't you dare /
mex with them, because II J
IA eyes on them again | can't
! Tor the result" 2
Inter Woodmere telephoned 1
anted the seats for his cous-
y, and when he learned that
Unavailable he said that
p might think that was the
a 70 treat a friend Of long a
but as for himself he had his d
Non of such conduct. He
Warrington might have E
- would want the tickets II :,
~ had given the matter the r
thought. a
~ ONCE boy came back that 81
yeoked haggard. He said +,
solllng the people he was the
- OF three widowed mothers N
ofothers and sisters he had Y
friday tickets among the .
sae track for a paltry dollar
said he had intended to :,