The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-04
CUPID WlD "a UMBRELL'
81 RossER wi cossE

I mo SICK 20 see dem plg lQDStefs 9tht
be ball"
Jimmy spoke to no one in particular
Ito everyone in general. You do not
have to be introduced 10 open con-
yersation al a baseball game.
"Hit it-hit it. Run, you Ice wagon,
run. Police pollce-gtop dat guy
he'll try to make homer out Of a
single"
Jimmie stopped suddenly, feeling
that everyone in the stand was looking
at him. Then he said IN a more nat
ural tone OF voice to the man who sat
beside him:
Dat guy Is always overrunin' de
bag. He'll get caught directly and de
sox need dis run. Dey1l lose today,
dough, / a'pose. Dey always do on
Ladies' day Gee. it's goin to rain
Rain it did, and as Che shower grew
IN violence, the umpire called the
game for Is minutes, at the end Of
which time, no cessation in the down
pour appearing to be likely, he faced
the grandstand, hat in hand, and made
this announcement, in his deep, fog
horn voice.
Game called. Rain"
Then no solemnly walked to the
clubhouse, preceded by the players
and followed BY the jeers Of the crowd.
Meanwhile, Jimmie Of the bleachers
had not been idle. Beneath the grand
stand he had ten or twelve more OF
less disreputable looking umbrellas,
and these be now drew forth and pro
ceeded to brush and "slick-up." Rain
on Ladies' day!" why it was like
finding money, and when the crowd be-
gan to come out Of the main exit, jim
my's profits began.
eUmbrells. Get umbrell'. Don't
let de ladies get wet. Yessir, one dol
lar One bone One buck Cheap at
any money IN dis Kind O. wedder."
He was offering the last one to the
crowd.
Eyes, ma'am One dollar. No,
ma'am, dat's what I get for dem. Only
so cents? Can't help it,"
"But you are surely here every aft
ernoon, and tomorrow III come and
give you dollar beside. See-this is
all I have" The young lady emptied
the contents of her little purse into
her hand.
"Nlx hold dat kind o. talk be-
fore, and it don't sound no good to
me"
Then Jimmie looked up into hei
face.
"You don't look, dough" he contin-
uad with surprising frankness, 'as
dough you'd do a guy out anything"
Just at that moment gDe Guy" came.
That is what Jimmie always called
him afterward. He was big and broad,
and young and good to look at, Jimmie
thought, and without a glance at the
girl he said:
What do you want for the umbrella,
kid2"
Il don't know whedder It's fer sale
Or not" Jimmie answered.
Here's a dollar Hurry up" Jim
mie looked at the dollar and was near
ly lost. Then he looked at the girl,
and
''Nope. Dis lady is buyin' dis"
"Oh, | beg your pardon" dc Guy
said, and then both he and the young
lady turned red coughed and looked
away. Then Jimmie with that great
head for business, which will some
day make his name well known, made
a proposition.
Maybe YOU two live Cost to each
odder, an { y'do wy don't you 60
home togedder?"
Then events began 10 happen that
kept Jimmie guessing" for many q
day. He was telling his mother about
it that night at the supper table.
Den l guess de two O. dem knewed
each odder cause de Guy says, kind
O. stiff like:
s''F I mite be p'mitted, Miss Gray,
and she seemed willin', only she
wouldn't talk So I seen dat dey was
goiH my way, 50 butts in. ! says.
Wot did you tink O. de game?
and dc Guy says:
40, all rite.
81 says 1t was a shame dat Cal
got put out @ de game. He might a
made dc winnin' run
Den de Guy kinda looks at de
Fairy, an says:
OATS the same way wit me, son.
was in de game once, but got put
out just wen ! fought was maxim
de winnin run
"'Oh, says, you play too? What's
your posish2'
Well he says, used % play foist,
but ] guess I'm on de bench now
up to dis time de Fairy amt said
a void, but now She butts in.
say, she says TO me, In a ball
game don't dey never give de players
anodder chanct when dey've been put
out o de gamer
Nope : says, it's against de rules
De rules says dat de umpire can't
change his decision
Wen, de Fairy says, amt dere
ever any 'eeptions dat proves de rule?
"'Not IN baseball, l says.
Well, says she, and she looks de
Guy right n de face, 'dere may not be
ia baseball, but dere Is IA life
Well you ought to a seen dat Guy
He don't do a ting but dis down IN
his jeans an hand me big five-spot
an grab me by de mitt am shake it
up an down, an slap me on de back
for q fare-de-well an saws: