The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-28

80 about 10 O'Clock that eTenlng L
led Solly to Miss Delatour's dressing
room. and her maid let us in. In ten
minutes in comes Lolabelle fresh from
the stage looking stunning in the cos
tune she wears when she steps from
the ranks of the lady grenadiers.
! LAS soon as Solly saw her he got up
and walked straight out through the
stage entrance into the street. l fol-
lowed him. Loabelle wasn't paying
my salary. l wondered whether any
body was.
! Luke says Solly outside. that was
an awful mistake. We must have got
into the lady's private room. l hope
I'm gentleman enough to do anything
possible in the way of apologies. Do
you reckon she'd ever forgive usT
"'She may forget it, says l. OF
course it was a mistake. Let's go
find some beans.
That's the way 1t went But pretty
soon afterward Solly failed to show up
at dinner time for several days. cor
nered him. He confessed that he had
found restaurant on Third avenue
where they cooked beans in Texas
style. made him take me there. The
minute l set foot inside the door |
threw up my hands.
There was a young woman at the
desk, and Solly introduced me to her.
And then we sat down ana had beans.
Yes, sir, sitting at the desk was the
kind Of young woman that can catch
any man in the world as easy as lift
ing a finger. There's way Of doing
it. She knew. l saw her working it.
She was healthy looking and plain
dressed. She had her hair drawn back
from her forehead and face-no curls
or frizzes; that's the way she looked.
Now I'll tell you the way they work
the game; it's simple. When she wants
man she manages it so that every
time he looks at her he finds her look
ing at him. That's all.
1.-The next evening Solly was to go to
Coney Island with me at Z. At
o'clock he hadn't showed up. went
out and found a cab. l felt sure there
was something wrong.
"'Drive to the Back Home restau-
rant on Third avenue says 1. And If
I don't find what want there take in
these saddle shops. i handed him the
list.
"Boss,' says the cabby, 7 ct steak
in that restaurant once. If you're real
hungry 1 advise you to try the saddle
shops first
"I'm detective says I, and don't
eat. Hurry upr
GAS soon as got to the restaurant I
felt in the lines of my palms that
should beware Of a tall, red, damfool
man, and I was going to lose a sum
Of money.
"Solly wasn't there. Neither was the
smooth haired lady.
IT waited, and in an hour they came
in a cab and got out hand in hand. I
asked Solly to step around the corner
for a few words. He WIGS grinning
clear across his face. but had not adj
ministered the grin.
ashes the greatest that ever shifted
the breeze says he.
"Congrats.' says I. I'd like to have
my thousand now, If you please
"sWell, Luke says he, 4 don't know
that I've had such a skyhoodlin' fine
time under your tutelage and dispersal
ton. But I'll do the best I can for
you'll do the best I cam he repeats.
Me and Miss Skinner was married an
hour ago. We're leaving for Texas in
the morning.
"'Greatr says l. Consider yourself
covered with rice and congress CATERS.
But don't let's tie SO many satin bows
on our business relations that we lose
sight Of 'em. How about my honorari-
UNI"
"'Missis Mills says he, has taken
possession Of my money and papers
except six bits. told her what I'd
agreed to give you, but she says it's
an irreligious and Illegal contract, and
she won't pay a cent Of it. But amt
going to see you treated unfair says
he I've got eighty-seven saddles on
the ranch what I've bought on this
trip, and when get back Pm going to
send 'em to you"
"And did hep asked when Lucul-
lus ceased talking.
HE did. And they are fit for kings
to ride on. The six he sent me must
have cost him $1,000. But where is
the market for 'em? Who would buy
one except one of these rajahs and
princes Of Asia and Africa? I've got
'em all on the list"
"It's long time between custom
ers,'' ventured.
They're coming faster" said Polk.
Nowadays when one of the murder
ing NUTS gets civilized enough to abol-
ish suttee and quit using his whiskers
for a napkin he calls himself the Roose-
welt Of the east and comes over to in
vestigate our Chautauquas and cock
tails. I'll place 'em all yet. Now. look
here"
From an inside pocket he drew a
tightly foIdad noyvspapor with r,,oh