Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-26
Stories Of CurbstOne and
Corridor

and he claimed to have charge of the
Cass county booth at the exposition.
Of course it was after banking hours
and he just had to have some cash.
The Mckenzie hotel did not have any
money to loan and could not even
cash small check, having just banked
the days receipts. Very friendly was
the Cass county man, almost too
friendly and he had no trouble in rails
ing some cash among the other &C.
commodating booth tenders. Mr.. Cass
county seemed to grow more cour-
ageous as the evening advanced and
he tried to float bond at Coonan's
cafe. Dick had the money hidden
| somewhere and the boy in charge
! could not dig it up. About this time
| Captain Martineson happened along.
He had kept an eye on the gentleman
from Cass and did little investigat-
ing. First he learned that Cass
county had no separate booth and no
man in charge, and secondly that the
| fellow was a fraud. The police cap
tain is q mild hammered man and
above all things dislikes scene so
he invited the stranger out for little
walk. "You say you live in Fargo"
Queried the big policeman. "That is
what said," answered the stranger,
"but the fact is l don't know. Say,
you seem a good fellow, and If you
will cut in with me We will take off
something during the exposition; it's
dead cas-"
Say" interrupted the officer. have
you railroad fare to Jimtown?
"Well, rather" and the smooth man
pulled out roll with half-century
wrapped on it.
THAT is fortunate. You can make
No. 6. In fact you cannot miss No.
6. l will see that you do not miss it,
unless you prefer to remain over and
face the alcalde in the morning."
The stranger seemed to lose inter-
est in the city and in the big exposi-
ton and he had urgent business in St.
Paul, so he did not wait for No. 6. but
took No. 2. which was late.
She was vivacious and she had a
pleasant smile and an engaging man
ner and she had just arrived and took
carriage to the exposition building,
although the distance from the North.
ern Pacific stations is just across the
street. On reaching Sam Clark she
exclaimed: II am with the Jumping
Jspers and want you to take charge
of my trunks and see that my room
is ready and get my mail, and"
"wednesday night at 1880 the cur
tain goes up. You are to report then
if we do not decide to change the
bill" and the man of publicity turned
back to his desk.
"But l." started the lady in pro-
testing voice; she got no further. For
the incident was closed and the man
of publicity bent to his work and the
female section of the Jumping Jaspers
went out to look for a porter
C. c. Wattam is of happy DISPOSE
ton. Despite the fact that his en-
vironment is serious and sombre, sur.
rounded as he is with supreme court
decisions, law books and briefs, the
gentleman finds something to cheer
him in everything about. Yesterday
he stepped out of his Office for legal
document and the following touching
lines were found on his desk:
"Oh, hated malefactor of illhealth,
The foe alike of poverty and wealth,
Your end approaches! We rejoice to
know
That you ere long must hear the call
and go.
Your destination is matter small.
You've got to make your getaway
that's all.
And when the frost compels you to de.
No friends will be on hand to see you
start.
There will be much rejoicing through
the town.
The brow on which you grazed will
lose it's frown.
The germ that used you for an aero
plane
Must now get out and walk, it's goal
to gain.
No more your ribald song is harshly
sung;
No more you sound that fierce trium-
plant "Stung!"
No more to scenes of squalor shall you
turn,
AS gay as Nero when he watched
Rome burn.
You've had your day; and though the
winds may roar
And snowdrifts pile around the shiv.
ering door
And hailstones rattle, we will smile
and cry,
Thank Heaven. this climate keeps
away the fly"
Horse sick?" asked the man in the
buggy.
"Yep,' replied the man with a
spring wagon.
"Hard luck, amt it,"
"Oh. dunno. It's geI:n' so medi-
cine is cheaper than hay"
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