Evening star., 1913-03-02

by nine o'clock was behind our own lines trying to
find out what sort of campaign this that left
machine gun to stave off the whole Turkish army OF
one knew anything very definite. The best
guess was that advance had been swung off for
flank movement, and that this particular one-rnan
battery had been overlooked. l don't know
whether he was picked up again, or whether the
Turks finally got him. but let tell you talk much
about your gallant Bugarans you like, of those
little Greeks good fighters too. Anyway, III take
off my hat any day to that one on the hill.
"Gee!' | breaks out "oome Scrapper, what?'
look "Ah." says he. al hadn't realized Torchy that
we still had the pleasure of your company
Don't mention it, says |. Il was just goin' to-er-
by the way, Mr.. Robert, there's poor scrub watn
outside for word with you, old club waiter. Says
you knew him Mike
Nike" says he looking blank.
"His real name sounds like Popover, says I. dts
case of retrievn a lost job"
"Oh very we'll" says Mr. Robert. perhaps I'll see
him later. Not And close the door after you,
please.
60 shunted back to the front office so excited
~ that story that has to hunt up Plddle and
pass to him. 1t gets him too Anything in the hero
line always does and this noble young Greek doin the
come-one-come-a act was picture that even two-by
four imagination like Pidde's couldn't fail to grasp
"By Jove, thought! says he. The spirit of old !her-
mopye all over again ! wish could have seen that.
aAs close as Skid did?" says l. "Ah, you'd have
turned green they'd taken you for picked string
beam"
"Oh. don't pretend to be daredevil admits Pd-
Mr.. Mallory did not stay long enough to find out the
name of this unknown hero and give it to the world
"The moral of which is says "that all heroes ought
to carry their press agents with en-.
We'd threshed it all out, Pidde and and I'd gone
back desk reluctant, for this jobess waiter
was still sheddin his gloom around the reception roOm
and was just thinkn how it would be to put
in front of him, when Mr.. Robert and Skid comes out
in swappin' josh about that banquet that was
to be pulled off.
"Of course you'll come MIR. Robert is nsstin
"Ony few directors, you know No. set speeches.
or anything like that But they'll want to hear how you
came get that big order, and about of the inter
estng things you there just you've told me-
had hoped up and was holdn the gate wide open
gvin Skid all the honOrs and Mr.. Robert escortin
him the elevator when notices that this Popover
party has got his eye the boss and standn right
where he's blockin' the way.
"Hey, Poppy!' says in stage whisper. "Back out
Reverse yourself! Take sneak!' But of ali the mule
heads! There he stands, grippn his hat, and tnkin
only of that lost job
"All right Skid is saying; "but remember now, no
aora tributes, gushy ntroducons, sitting in the
spotlight for at this-er-er- Well, as I'm living
norta' He gets this last out after gasp two and
then stops stock STILL starn straight in front of him.
WHAT is it," says Mr.. Robert. whats up?" And
w we sees that Skid Mallory has his eyes glued to
this waiter shrimp
an the of all that's good" says he "where did
you come frOm!'
You can't jar Popover, though by any little thing like
that. When he gets idea in his dome it's fixture