Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-08


| ances as there is between The Mikado
and Florodora. From Portland in
| Maine to Portland in Oregon, the same
| dress, same shops, same ungodly high
| buildings. Here it Is different, at the
end of every hundred miles"
George agreed conditlonally. (The
Major wasn't very original in his
| yiews.) He would have shed his last
drop of blood for his native land, but
he was honest in acknowledging her
faults
Conversation idled in various chan
nels, and finally became anchored at
jewels. Here the Major was at home,
and he loved emeralds above all 9TH
er stones. He proved to be an engag-
ing old fellow, had circled the globe
| three or four times, and had had an
/ adventure or two worth recounting.
And when he incidentally mentioned
his niece, George wanted to shake his
| hand.
Would Mr.. Jones join him with a
peg to sleep on? Mr.. Jones certainly
| would. And after mutual health
George automatically excused himself,
retired, buoyant and happy. How SIM
pie the affair had been! A fellow
could do anything IL only he set his
mind to 1t. Tomorrow he would meet
Fortune Chedsoye, and may Beelzebub
shrive him II he could not manage to
control his recalcitrant tongue.
AS he passed out of sight, Major
| Callahan smiled. 1t was that old ia.
miliar smile which, charged with gen.
tie mockery, we send after departing
fools. 1t was plain that he needed
another peg to keep company with the
hrst. for he rose and gracefully wend-
ed his way downstairs to the bar. Two
men were already leaning against the
friendly, inviting mahogany. There
was magnum of champagne stand
ing between their glasses. The Major
ordered a temperate whisky and soda,
drank it, frowned at the magnum, paid
the reckoning. and went back upstairs
again.
Don't remember old friends, eh
said the shorter OF the two men,
caressing his incarnadined proboscls.
"A smile wouldn't have hurt him any,
do you think?'
Shut up" admonished Ryanne.
You know the orders no recognition
on the public floors"
Why. I meant no HARM" the other
protested. He took swallow of wine.
But. dash It! here l am, more'n four
thousand miles from old Broadway
and still walking blind. When is the
show to start?"
Not so loud, old boy, You've got to
have patience. You've had some good
pickings for the past three months,
in the smoke'rooms, That ought to
soothe you"
We'll, 1t doesn't. Here come from
New York. three months ago, with a
wnd of money for you and q great
game in sight. 1t takes a week to find
you, and when do Well, you
know. No sooner are you awake, than
what? Off you so TO Bagdad, on the
Widest goose-chase man ever heard
Of. And that leaves me with nothing
to do and nobody to talk to. could
have cried yesterday when I got your
letter saying you'd be in today
well. got IT,"
The rug?"
Yes. 1t was wild; but after what
I'D been through needed something
wild to steady my nerves; some big
danger, where I'd simply have to ge,
together"
And you got it?" There WAS frank
wonder and admiration in the pursy
! H. Ill
got 1t? Honest?"
Honest. They nearly had my hide
though"
Where is it?"
Sold"
"Who?" <
"Percival."
Horace, you're q wonder, II there
ever was one. Sold 1t to Percival
You couldn't beat that in thousand
years. You're great man"
Praise from Sir Hubert"
Who's he?"
AN authority on several matters"
How much did he give you for IT,
Tut, tut! 1t was all my own littl,
jaunt, Wallace. ! should hate TO Ii,
TO you about T."
What about The stake gave your
Ryanne made a sign 9f dealinl
cards.
Threw it away on lot OF dubs
after all I've taught you!'
Cards aren't my forte"
There's yellow streak In you
hide, somewhere. Horace"
There Is. but 1t is the tigers stripe
my friend. What I did with my money
is my own business"
"Wiu she allow for that?"
Would II matter one way or tn,
other?"
mo, don't suppose 1t would. Some
times think you're with us as a hug,
} joke. You don't take the game seri
ous enough" Wallace emptied hi
glass and tipped the bottle carefully
} You're out of your class, somehow"