The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-05

iSuiHc Oh Tie party c0uIQ not go ne
thought they might as Well call off the
party.
After Warrington had confided some
bitter things to himself over the
treachery of humanity in general he
hunted up the broker and asked him
ito take back the tickets. He had no
compunction about this, as there was
such demand for them. The broker
smoothly said he had such a quantity
of boxes on hand that he really could
mot think of paying the full price tor
lYarrington's, but that he would at
great personal sacrifice give Yarring-
ton $40 for it.
Thereupon Warrington said a few
sharp things and departed, resolved to
sell the tickets himself since selling
was SO much more profitable than
buying.
He called up Wattles and asked II
he didn't want a box for one day at
the automobile races. Wattles jumped
at the chance, so Warrington sent over
the tickets and bill for $40. Wat
tiles nearly tore the telephone out by
the roots and the boy with the tickets
came back looking very much as
though he had been shot out OF a
gun.
1t seemed that Wattles thought
Warrington was giving him the box.
and so the bin offended him hugely
After that Warrington heard of a
man who wanted to go to the races,
and promised to send over the tickets.
Before he did so Kernack phoned that
on no account was Warrington to dis
pose 'of the box, as he had some
Friends 10 whom he had promised it.
AFTER Warrington had told the other
man that he could not have the tick
lets Kernack called up to say that his
friends were leaving town and he
didn't want the box after all
! by this time Warrington was in an
Exceedingly tense and nervous state
and hated the world vehemently. He
was cynic on the subject of friend
ship and desperate as regards his $40.
ut was manifestly impossible for him
ito stand on the street corner and
wave the tickets In the faces of the
passers-by. but he hit on another
lplan.
Taking the Office boy into a corner
Ihe thrust the hated tickets into his
hands
"You go out there to the track" ne
lordered. "and sell these tickets for !
what you can get. Don't you dare
come back with them, because If |
lever set eyes on them again can't
answer for the result"
! A little later Woodmere telephoned |
that he wanted the seats for his cous-
Inns family, and when he learned that
they were unavailable he said that
Warrington might think that was the
fright way to treat friend of long
standing, but as for himself he had his
lown opinion of such conduct. He |
said that Warrington might have
known he would want the tickets if
Warrington had given the matter the |
slightest thought.
When the Office boy came back that !
might he looked haggard. He said |
that by telling the people he was the
only support of three widowed mothers
and eight brothers and sisters he had
sold the Friday tickets among the |
|throng at the track for a paltry dollar
apiece. He said he had intended to
invest in one himself, but that in a
lucky moment he had hunted out the
box and sat In It, He regretted to
say that 1t was the very worst one I
there for position and that after he
had found he would have an unre-
stricted view Of one post, corner Of |
fence and a blank wall he decided he
would not buy ticket.
What did you do with the Satur
day tickets?" Warrington asked in a
hollow voice.
The office boy burst into tears. Il
II lost emil" he sobbed.
"well, that's lucky. anyway" said
Warrington.
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