Arizona republican., 1911-12-01

tieth Street. He looked about the darkened .hall-room and grinned ami- ably.
 Ut ain't daylight yet" he muttered, but this has got to be done; it's some thing that won't wait" He struck a match, lighted the gas and began to dress.
 He had been tossing unrestfully In his bed since nine o'clock the preced- ing evening. examining the interior of his head with intense interest. Through one of those odd twists one frequently discovers in nature, his head had turned into a large apple dumplng; he could see the little slivered apples on the top, all nicely covered with a shell of cinnamon and looking uncom- monly appetizing. In the very center was inserted an ice cream cOne-the same old ice-cream cone they sell year after year at the ball parks and on Surf Avenue. made of crisp stun and stuffed with the chilly white cream that has brought so much joy to Ave nue A. It occurred to Billy Nawn that this was a delft idea. He had never before noticed apple dumplings so decorated. He lifted the lid on the top of his head and looked inside, where he found things even more ab- Sorbing. His head was completely filled with smaller dumplings. each one replica of the large dumpling con- taining them. There were fifteen or sixteen. all cinnamon-covered ana adorned with ice-cream cones. and as Billy peered under the lid. the dump lings vanished and reappeared. faded from his gaze and suddenly arose in different places.
 In the midst of his examination It occurred to him that there was seri- ous error somewhere. No powdered sugar had been sprinkled over the ap- Dle dumplings. This was defection that no conscientious man could bear. and after time he crawled out of bed and determined to go forth into the streets and buy quantity of powdered sugar. Ii would never he said of Billy Nawn that the apple dumplings in his head went powdered sugarless.
 Uc was in need of shave: in dress ing hurriedly his garments slipped on without any particular regard for eH-
 i |. NNa.N I1s shoes. He decided that q collar was needless article to n man about to pur- chase a small quantity of powdered sugar. and as he opened the door lead ing into the hall he turned instinct ively for his hat. Then he reflected that straw hat would not sit straight and affably on the curving top Of an icc-crcam cCne. It would droop over at q diSgraceful angle. He went out without his hat and walked east on Thi~ticth Street until he came to Firth Avenue. In the pocket of his coat was thick blue envelope. buiging wide: containing nuniberleSs sheets of ruled | paper.
 At eight o'clock on the following | moruing Billy sat nn q bench in Mad | iSon Square park He opened his eyes and cazed about him in bewilderment. l On bench across the narrow asphalt | walk sat q nevsboy. his feet curled be- ! meath him. his papers by his side.
 "Hcro. kid." said Billy cheerfully. What time is it:'
 | "It's about time for you to % to had" renlied the moulder Of public | ,pipicn. "Reen hittin' up old Kid Booze. ain't you:''
 eff you mean that I've been drlnk- inc. you're down on sour bet blliy 1 responded 'I don't drink. infant. and don't you drink. either. Where do you get the funny dope:
 "Oh. nowhere: only I've been slttin' boro for an hour or two listening |" vou babble about sunny fields or clover and running brooks and what regu- Ior old partv your aunt was. l kept two cons off hy tellin' 'em I'm your ouardian. so I ought to get nickel out of it"
 Billy placed his hand on his head 1 and discovered the absence of hat; he danced at his clothing and felt no joy i'm inc process. Vaguely. the memories Inf inc night filtered through hi' numhed brain and he sat up stiff1y or
 tlIe bench. Unconsciousiy he lad hl'
 hand against his chest and smiled a' he touched the bulky envelope. Heres a quarter kid" he said. ris ing to his feet. ''I guess | must have had a somewhat smeary night or II. pu you're wrong about the booze. It wa overvork. merchant of the inky sAeet l Never oyerwork. kid. because 1t vii | crrtainIv interfere with your night
 slumber. Thanks for sliding the cop
 along"
 ue arose and started down the path
 Tho boy picked up the flying quarte and watched him as he slouched int Fifth Avenue hatless and coiiafless.
 "J wish it was booze" the urchi
 soliloouized. because if it aint, t
 something worse.
 MT. Nawn found that his hand twitched as he walked and that occa
 sionally his chin jerked back abrupti!
 He remembered leaving the otfce 3
 seven o'clock the evening before. h
 had eaten lightly and had sat 10
 awhile on the front steps talking |
 Mrs. Flynn. Then he had gone to pet
 Why he had wandered out Of tn
 house. half-clad. to the park on fift
 Avenue was beyond his understanding