The Washington times., 1912-05-26
CHAPTER VII.
The Psychology of Reaction.

encing. Not an hour ago, he remem-
pered, he had been grudging the cost of
the Oil and the gasoline: just now his
entire being was suffused with a pro-
found happiness at the possession OF an
automobile.
he was ,warm-warm all through. A
spirit of unwonted generosity seemed to
be upon him. Instead of the parsimony
that had been upon him all his life, and
more particularly since the night be-
lore, he wanted to spend money.
Yes, he wanted to spend It, and IL he
couldn't spend II he wanted to give 1t
away. He was half tempted to lean
over and made his chauffeur a present
OF few hundred on the spot; he con-
trolled the impulse only with violent
effort.
He settled back and patted down the
nad considerable last night, he recalled
and there had been several cash pay
ments that morning, and Harris had
brought in the regular monthly cash al,
forgotten to give 1t to the housekeeper.
In the light of street lamp he pulled
out the roll and counted it. He laughed
aloud; there was $4,000 in cash there!
Well, now to find place to spend 1t!
They swung into Broadway and start
ed uptown. A minute. or two and the
curbman was opening the door for
Banks-and Banks was handling him a
$40 bill and bestowing bright smile
with 1t.
The merest hint as to the address of
that hotel would identify &: therefore.
we will omit the merest hint Suffice 1t
that the place Is one of those where
YOU pay ave times what q thing IS
worth and then rrmlnerats the waiter,
the bus. the captain. and the head
waiter for receiving it.
nanks strolled in. with the music Of
Z restaurant: a uniformed highwayman
relieved him of his coat and hat and
clothes, bowed him into the apartment
ami from tie center yell of delight
Banks started, smiling. There, at the
biggest :ahle in the room. we're Tate
and Seabright and Rarkus, all smiling
3oyfully. all waving their hands 20 him.
The strange. new warmth within him
tubbled up. He went over with a rush
and was thrust into the vacant chair.
And Seatright cried axuberantly:
den. we haven't ordered yet. You do
The hard work and give the ORDER
Banks grinned broadly as he picked
"What costs most?" he asked invol-
IT That dugk at $ portion Tafs seems Ss ns,,T to
air. ady. though. Dig up something
well here Cor $40 portion we can
"Waiter" vociferated Barkos. II
don't know what it is. but Mr.. Banks
has found something at $40 portion.
Voices rose in wild suggestion. Banks.
smiling, discovered new dishes and
reared them Mt the waters who clus,
the wine list and shrieted directions at
something like Il hundred dollars apiece
Seabright wandered. care-free, among
The desserts with the largest prices. lie
ordered all he saw. He devised new
ones and mad the chief cook brought u2
to estimate on them.
upon the scene.
II was only for while. however. Mr..
Banks discovered, to his horror that
the table was bare of flowers, and he
summoned the head waiter with:
"Got any more of those orchids we
had here for the dinner two weeks
The head waiter opened his eyes.
"They were brought in especially. sir
They-they cost Sc apiece, sir! ,,-
'WeIl, get in another hundred for this
table,! thundered Mr.: Banks. Who
the dickens ever heard of eating with
But it may be impossible"
You chase out every, bellboy ano
0e "Here"' % Barkus rose and waved a
cluster of $1,000 bills. We want orchids
at every place! Get t 40 sO,r lnssesT ssesf Oh IN
"And send out and get cut-glass Jars,
tool" added Mr.. Tate, as he wafted a
800 note across the table.
The headwaiter gathered up the money
and staggered out of sight.
After which the fun began In rea
/ earenst! ..,,o
The meat Of course, was the ,,e.itar starting ie
deliver that meal and serve II properly
Justly, they should have had little hand,
trucks to bring in the stuff; as IT was
they managed by Juggling trays between
Tbings were served. More things were
gerved Still more things were served
And at about the time the tnlra lnsoaI huar =
TO totter in with orchids and the pro.
priCtor of the cut-glass house, rousee
from his evenings rest for tne purpose
entered with the bowls and jars. -,
II was all very pretty. There could o.
NO two ways about that: 1t was aist
extensive. But wasn't expensiv'
enough, 1t occurred to Banks; ,n,, as '"'
wild warmth surged through MN!
"'say, a little diamond sunburst wouiS
he the thing for each of those clusters!
he announced blithely; .,oauv Wait
The others cheered frahtlcally. MaiS va
ers we're dispatched. with new handful
OF bills They returned shortly ana ar
ranged little diamond contriVances Il
the center of each cluster. Ihe dlaInon
contriVanceS cost SbUUu, anu oeapiibh
Maid for them-and nobody could sWea
mat his immense roll of money was Il
any way diminished! , n,.
Whereupon, matters palling, BANK
conceived a new idea as he placed on
dollars worth of duck between hi
teeth. .., -,.. A..
we financed the Consolidated Cold wa
ter deal!' .,... -
thusiastically Let's get that owe
With tonight, worden"'
"And I'm in on that, too" roare
Tate cheerfully. 81 come right IN o
and me. too" added Barkus. 'Sa!
Banks! Send for Danforth, the teilo
that's running the concern! Get M
here now and let's have 1t over VIII
tonight
Banks scribbled something on pap'
and summoned the waiter; and as II
man left he remarked:
"Iye sent for Danforth. He'll be he!
IN very little while, imagine. Meal
While. let's get something more eXpei
sive to eat"
WHY dwell upon the horrid scene?
The mad riot went on. Chets we
called and walters, and finally the pr
nrietor himself. Dishes were order'
and brought and consumed greedily
not because they were particularly a
a~st.Ing hut because they cost L