Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-14
The Golden .Ja111k-PiLe
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
By BERNARD MEER

Going ne undoubtedly was, for with
in very few minutes after Snaggles
had taken up his position at the curb
the glittering, tuning car was stand
i"g before him, and the temporary
chauffeur was addressing him in
loud imperious voice.
''Are you a hobo?"
Snaggles stared at the man as if he
and the car had fallen out Of the
sky.
esEh?"
Are you a hobo, I say? Can't you
answer me?"
Eyes"
"Clean down and out? Clean bust
ed?"
Eyes. Don't look it,"
"Then get in there, quick!"
The door Of the car meanwhile had
been opened, and Mr.. Huntley, with
head well out, was watching and lis
tening with the utmost attention.
Snaggles, in a perfect whirl of con-
fusion, was still staring at the gilt
tering outfit, the handsome and rich
ly CARRIED woman within it, and the
kindly faced gentleman at the door.
Get in there, will you? If you
don't, I'll come down to you and
throw you I'M"
He made a swift calculation on the
enormous shoulders of the wheelman;
he looked at the threatening frown
on his face, and he daintily stepped
into the car.
How do you do, Mr.. Hobo" said
the lady, taking his hand in her own
and warmly pressing it. "Be seated.
No. You must sit here, right here,
next to mel"
"Gee!' said Snaggles, as he looked
into the eyes Of the lady at his side,
and opened wide his own eyes in the
overflow Of his feelings when she
smiled at him like goddess that
had been made into flesh
The lady expressed a wish to know
his name His name? Well, his name
was Snaggles. Snaggles? What
quaint name to be sure! Was it his
patronym? Well, no. It wasn't ex-
actly that. It was his teeth. His
right name was Delaney. Quincy De-
courcey Delaney. Charming! And
how had he happened to change 1t?
But the auto car had already drawn
up before the ashlar palace in the
DO llevard AMI Snaggles was escorted
through a richly furnished reception
room and hall into large and bril-
liant apartment, where cluster OF
eight or ten persons were waiting in
state Of obvious anticipation. AS he
entered the room he was announced
by the goddess to the other goddesses
and gods in this mysterious heaven of
an Olympus, and was cordially re-
ceived by them all.
The men came forward and grasped
his hands, and the women embarrass-
ed him with their attentions. He was
led to chair that worried him con-
siderably, SO comfortable and easy
was it's architecture, and as he re-
clied in its soft embraces he had time
to take stock of the general character
of his strange and inscrutable hosts.
Men and women they were in all
stages O? life, from smooth and rosy
youth to wrinkled and fabby age.
Some were handsome and healthy,
some were ugly and i'll, but all Of
them by their manner and appearance
were Enthusiastically of that class Of
persons that know what 1t means to
be rich. There were two things, how
ever, that puzzled him, and that puz-
zIed him more than all the other mys-
terious events of this remarkable
night. The first Of these was the
close presence, on either side of his
chair, of the kindly faced elderly gen.
tleman and that of younger COM
panion, who were standing as sort
Of guard over him, carefully watching
the others of the company, and pay
ing particular attention to every syl-
liable addressed by any Of the COM
pany to the guest of the evening, who
was apparently Snaggles himself.
The other thing that puzzled him was
the unconcealed anxiety and impa-
tience of nearly everybody in the
place with concern to the hour and
minute of the night. They seemed
to be constantly consulting their
watches, and giving vent to incoher-
ent mutterings and rumblings of dis
satisfaction that Snaggles could not
understand.
He had scarcely become warm in
the chair when the young man who
had played the part of chauffeur
came over to him and with vain
pretence at goodfellowship touched
him lightly on the shoulder.
Bath. old boy?" he said. "How
would you like bath?"
Before he could make a reply, the
former chauffeur, with the assistance
OF one of his younger and vigorous
friends, took Snaggles by the arm and
led him up gorgeous stair, and into
a shining marble bathroom, curiously
heavy with the scent Of strangely per-
fumed soaps and other mysterious
materials of luxury, and hung with
wonderful variety of towels and
brushes, the like of which had never
before been seen by the human eye.