The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-19

II Of arauge blossoms, generally with
erin. the. tentative petals ny after al
Iu4fOn; to Harlem flats One hr0beT
who had been squeezed by copper pro
posed to Miss Merriam more regularly
than he ate.
During a brisk luncheon hour MISS
Merri0nl's conversation. while size took
money for checks, would run soma"
thing like this:
Good morning Mr. HaskinS-SirE-
it's natural thank you-dont be quie
so fresh Hello. Johnny then, Fifteen
twcnty--chase along now or theyI
take the letters off your cap. Beg par
don-count it again, pleased don
mention it. Observation-Disclosures; not
on your moving picture-I was to see
Carter in 'IIedda Gaber' on Wednes-
day night with Mr.. Simmons, Scuse
me, | thought that was quarter
twenty-five and seventy-fve's dollar
got that ham and cabbage habit yet!
I see. Billy. Who are you addressing!
say, you'll get all that's coming to
YOU in minute Oh, fudge! Mr.. Bas-
sett-youre always fooling-no? Well,
maybe I'll marry you some day-three.
four and sfxty-five is five. Kindly keep
them remarks to yourself If you please
Ten cents ?-scuse me; the check calls
for seventy-well, maybe It is one in
stead of q seven. Oh, do you like 1t
that way, Mr.. Saunders ?-some prefer
a pomp, but they say this Cleo de Me-
rodv does suit refined features-and
ten is fifty. Hike along there. buddy;
don't take this. for n Coney Island
ticket booth. Huh why, Lacys-
don't 1t fit nice? Oh, no. it isn't too
cool-these lightweight fabrics Is all
the go this season. Come again, please
that's the third time you've tried TO
at?-forget it-that lead quarter Is
an old friend Of mine. Sixty -hve!-
must have bad your salary raised, MT
Wilson. | seen you on Sixth avenue
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. De Forest
swell?-oh, my!-who is she? What's
the matter with it?-why, it AIM
money! hat-Columbia half?-well
this amt South America. Yes, | like
the mixed best-Friday lawfully sor
ry, but l take my juiutsu lesson OF
Friday-Thursday, then Thanks
that's sixteen times I've been told tina
this morning. guess | must be beau
tifuI. Cut that out, please-who d.
you think | am? Why, Mr.. Westbrool
do you really think so?-the ideal
one-eighty and twenty's a dollar
thank you ever so much, but ! don
ever go automobile riding with gentle
men-your aunt?-vell. that's differ
ent-perhaps. Please don't get fresh
your check is IS cents, believe-kind
" step aside and 1et-Hello, Ben
coming around Thursday EVENING"
there's a gentleman going to SEN
around a box of chocolates, and
forty and sixty is a dollar, and one
two
About the middle of one Afternoon
the dizzy goddess Vertigo, whose othe
name Is Fortune, suddenly smote a
old. wealthy and eccentric banke
while he was walking past Hinkle'
on bis way to street car. A wealth
and eccentric banker who rides il
street cars is-move up. please; Their
are others.
A Samaritan, Pharisee, man an
a policeman who were first on the spo
lifted Banker McRamsey and carrie
him into Hinkle's restaurant Whe,
the aged but indestructible banke
opened his eyes he saw beautiful
vision bending over him, with d pitifu
, tender smile, bathing his forehead wit
beef tea and chatting his hands wit
something frappe out of chatting dish
Mr.. McRamsey sighed, lost vest but
: ton, gazed with deep gratitude upol
, his fair preserveress and then recov
cred consciousness.
To the Seaside Library all who ar
anticipating romancei Banker Nc
Ramsey had an aged and respecte'
: wife, and his sentiments toward Mis-
Merriam were fatherly. He talked t
her for half an hour with interest. no
the kind that went with his talks dur
Ing business hours. The next day h
brought Mrs. McRamsey down to Sc
her The old couple were childless
They had only married daughter liv
ing in Brooklyn.
To make short story shorter, tn
beautiful cashier won the hearts o
the good old couple. They came t.
Hinkle's again and again. They in
vited her to their old fashioned Blu
splendid home in one Of the East Sew
) enties Miss Merriam's winning love
, Illness, her sweet frankness and i'm
! pulsive heart took them by storm
: They said hundred times that Mis-
Merriam reminded them SO much o
! their lost daughter. The Brooklyn