The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-08-22
CUPID WID A UMBREll'
By RossER w. cos0e.

Jimmy spoke to no one In particular
to everyone in general. You do not
have to be introduced TO open q con-
versation at Q baseball game.
Hit h--hit H. Run. you Ice wagon.
run. Police--police-stop dat guy
he'll try to make a homer out Of q
single"
Jimmie stopped suddenly, feeling
that everyone In the staad was looking
q, him. Then he said In . more nat.
urai tone OF voice 10 the man who sat
beside him:
Dat guy In always overrunin' De
bag. Hell get caught directly and DE-
Sos need dis run. Dey1l lose today.
dough, ! s'pose. Dey always do on
l.adies' day. Gee. It's goin' to rain
Rain n did, and as the shower grew
In violence. the umpire called" the
game for 1b 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 he 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 or
less disreputable looking umbrellas.
aud these he now drew forth and pro-
ccrded to brush and "slick.up." Rain
on Ladies' day" Why IL was like
finding money. aud when the crowd be.
gan TO come out OF the main exit. Jim
my's profits began.
'rmbrell's. Get n 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."
lie was Offering the last one to tho
crowd.
Yes. ma'am. One dollar. No.
ma'am. dat's what get for dem. Only
50 cents? Can't help t."
But you are surely here every aft.
rrnoon. and tomorrow III come and
give you n dollar beside. See-this IL
all I have" The young lady empucd
the contents OF her little purse Into
her hand.
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"yo,, ,.,, ,,.L ,.,.. M ...,,
u,d with surprising trankness. ''as
dough you'd do n guy out n anything"
Just at that moment DE Guy" came.
him .,,.,xnra "a. w.s his ana broad
and yo,n, !, a .ooa An ,onS a, rIm,i.
,hou,b, ana v,,ho,, +. s,aSc. AZ m.
,,ri n. s,IJ,
"Wbnt do ,ou wan, for IN. umbrella.
l,dg"
81 aont know ub.ss.r ia for .a,s
or not" Jimmie answered.
Here's n dollar. Hurry up." Jim.
nj. looked nj IN. dollar and was near.
,y lost Then he looked at IN. girl,
and
None, Dla lady IN buyin' dis"
"Oh, I beg YOUR pardon" de Guy
,hid. aud then both he and the young
I. dy turned red, couyh.d and looked
!vLy. Then JImmi. with that great
I'D tor business, which will some
I. 4, max. his name well known. mad.
uropos ition.
MAYBE you two live ciost 10 each
uddcr. an z y'do Wy don't YOU 40
tom. tog.dder?"
Then events began 10 happen that
Lieut. JImmI. guessing" for MANY A
,luy. lie was telling his mother about
1, that nlrht al the supper table.
"p.n ,u,ss a.. two a. dem kn.v.J
g., rL ada p ',nus, A., Guy saws k,nd
a. stiu IKE,
""r nit, be limited. Miss Gtuy'
+, mi sh. seemed wi,IIn' only sb.
. didn't m,k So seen dat dew was
rom INV wn,.,o bu,,s In. saws,
.,,.o, ana van ,,np q. as ..m."
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