The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

" tire fully keyed up to his
w pink tie, staggered into the
Hotel Belveigh barber shop,
the boss barber, loafng over at the
table of Bessie Williams, grinned in
spite of his present III humor.
Pipe the village cut-up," he OBJ
served.
The Manicure Girl surveyed the
newcomer with keen eye.
mo, Billy" she replied. "it's the
village SPORT
Whatever he is" insisted Billy,
"he's a Hick and looking for 10
cent shave"
Again the girl surveyed the new
conner critically.
No." she once more dissented, '1ll
bet you the size of the tip that he
tips you"
The same which would be a fine
and wise bet for me to make, l think
not" observed Billy, and added a
forcible word or two under his breath
as he started, forward, for Mr.. James
E. Carroll, having looked down the
line of Greeks and Italians who stood
invitingiy at their empty chairs, gave
glance at the only American barber
in the place, and climbed into the only
chair which had no attendant.
I'll take a round trip" he affably
observed as Billy slipped the sleeves
of the shaving apron over his arms.
Shave, sir2s. coldly inquired Billy,
who, nevertheless, had understood per-
fectly what his customer meant.
''The whole bowling hippodrome,"
said young Mr.. Carroll, unabashed.
DO everything you know how"
Just watch me make this fresh
wop's pocket change shrink down to
the edge of his return ticket" growled
Bill to the Manicure Girl as he made
pretext to go past her table for fresh
towels.
q wouldn't have your ingrowing
Crouch for money" laughed the girl.
You wouldn't if you ached to fur
nish a fiat and got turned down every
time you mentioned it. he complained.
q told you that was barred" she
informed him. 81 think l see myself
in an East Harlem fiat, with chees-
cloth curtains on the front windows
and garbage can on the fire escape,
counting how many wienerwurSts we
get for a dime"
1t was in consequent savageness that
Billy began upon the task of giving
his country customer "a round trip.
He cut that hearty young gentleman's
hair, and singed and shampooed and
dandrufined it, he shaved him and
massaged his head and his face, he
put upon him drenches of every bot
tied thing in his possession, then he
grinned, yanked up the chair, jerked
off the towels, and handed over his
largest check. But Mr.. Carroll was
scarcely interested.
is that all you can do?' he asked.
I'VE have chiropodist, but he's not
on duty just now" snarled Billy;
while you're waiting, though, you can
get manicured."
Me for the manicure. I've heard
about en- said Mr.. Carroll; "and
inst as a sporting proposition I'm
going to sample a sample of every
thing there is in New York
~ GO right ahead and see if New
York cares" Billy advised him.
81 don't care whether New York
cares returned Mr.. Carroll, largely,
"and that's where I've got the best of
New York"
As a matter of living up to that
largeness he presented Billy with half
dollar, then he staggered. across the
shop to the cashiers desk, Haunting a
twenty-dollar bill in his hand, and,
glancing with speculative assurance at
the row of manicure girls. Tess, who
was quite universal in her tastes, used
her large eyes freely, but with the
usual negative effect, Nobody could
be persuaded to believe them. Instead
of succumbing to the girl who owned
them, Mr.. Carrolrs gaze roved right
on over her head to the deceptively de-
mure Miss Williams. /
'Mr. Smarty from Snartville," COM
mented Tess, with TOSS of her head.
81 don't want him." retorted Miss
Williams "If 1 draw Johnny Fresh
I'll give him the sailing down of his
life. It'll be. real quiet convention
we'll hold, with me In the steam roller
part"
As a preliminary to this process,
when Mr.. Carroll sat down at her
table she spread out both his hands
before ksr and surveyed them criti-
cafiy; then she smiled with an appar-
ent attempt to conceal it; then she
looked demurely up. Mr.. Carroll was
red. Some uncomfortable thought held
him silent throughout the entire oper-
alton, checking any desire for CONVEX
sation and killing any inclination what |
soever toward fippancy. When he got
IN r., on he 1oolred ar the change d,,b;