The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-27

friend. Mr.. Jenneriing from the other side
of the Great Divide-his hrst trip east.
He's stuck Georges legs. But he
doesn't understand them. He appreciates
the fact that IL Is quite proper for the
father OF his country to keep his shoes
and BUCKLES bright. but he doesn't think
the bootblack ought to get the backing
all the way up to his knee breeches. He
wants to know why?"
Cutly tucked the quarter away in the
Utmost recesses OF his clothes and grinned.
'Ah. quit your kiddin'." he complained
Jennerling seized him by the collar.
wait bit. Guilty.. he pleaded: tell me
why? Won't you tell me why? He pro-
duced his quarter In his turn.
Sure" began Guilty. glibly. also stow.
ing that. why. It's just like A b Z.
It's because-Ar- h-h-h." he snaried. He
had snarl. For just the eve OF his
disclosure. J. Perry Faulkner had placed
q hand Cutty's mouth and stopped
him. Then he passed Guilty half dollar.
Guilty" he said. look here. We won't
tell him. will we?'
Guilty will" said Jennerling. flashing .
dollar bill.
holdin Guilty firmly from temptation.
Guilty" he went on severely. I'VE won't
tell him. Not bit OF 1t. I'll tell you
what we'll do. Wen show him. How'll
that dor"
Well. they did show him. after all:
merely exhibited to him what any Manhat-
tan Borougher may see at will. 1t was 3
o'clock when Guilty had swarmed up the
Sub-Treasury steps. 1t was ten minutes
later when he departed. and when Perry
Faulkner and JenneriinR-the latter's curl
osity still MISUNDERSTANDING peared and
went their way. Four o'clock came and
went. arrived and passed. and with II
crowds. crowds. crowds. bound east. west.
north. south-but all bound for home.
How many OF them passed the Polished
~rtth
dered where they'd be II 1t had not been
for Washington? How man.. looked at
him? How many thought OF him?-no
matter. On they went. Six o'clock the
crowds thnned only stragglers were left
bank clerks kept late over a difference:
$3.50 passed into history. Seven-the street
deserted. The dusk slowly settled down.
inch by inch: 7:15 came. Then. suddenly
pandemonium. From every skyscraper
came shouts. from every entrance. from
every cellar. from every alleyway issued
tho Crowd-the Gang-the Clique. All the
livelong day Wall Street had been a work.
place-men had sweat blood there. hour
after hour. Now 1t became a playground.
The children Of Wall Street were abroad
the children OF the Janitors. the caretak-
ers. the watchmen-the offspring of tho
skyscrapers were let loose. And with q
whoop they swarmed up the steps OF the
Sub-Treasury and descended upon-whom?
The Father of his Country-with Guilty
workman In the IeaO.
''Whoop." yelled Guilty Workman embrace
Ing both His Excellency's legs. .tha dear
old pal. Dear Gawge." Suddenly he
turned himself into human snake, as
sumed the appearance Of figure eight.
and rapidly wound his small. 1.-THE body
in and out-in and out the stalwart under
pinnings OF the General. "Whoop! he
yelled. s.r'
Il kin do that. too" came from q dozen
throats They were right. They could.
But they couldn't do It with the grace
that Guilty did lit was hard, clumsy
work for them. Suddenly Guilty clutched
two OF them by the hair. Hey. kids" he
yelled. Took who's here The Hon. Perry
Faulkner. an" he whispered. IAN he's full.
Full a tick"
He was quite right. The Hon. Perry.
being one OF the richest young men In
New York. with nothing to do save spend
his money. kept himself busy tossing coin
into the lap OF pleasure-riotous living
had beckoned to him long ago: he had
followed. followed on. reckless as to con-
sequences. plunging into the vortex to be
whirled he knew not WHITTIER and-cared
less. Now his face was we'll flushed; his
mechanic had charge Of the machine, and
Perrys arm lay across the shoulders OF
his friend.
Nov. Jen. old boy" said Faulkner point
Inc toward the Legs Il said wouldn't
tell you. and I didn't. Guilty said he
wouldn't tell you. and he didn't. We said
we'd show you. And now we do. Look.
and doubt no more"