The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

Tor these bricks, right out OF his hod,
30 we've got a dollar-ninety to rep
resent our capital"
"BricksP' he repeated with a won
1erins glance at the bundle. "Whai
on earth did you want with those1"
ITO put in the suit case, so it won't
go straight up when a bell-hop grabs
it." she replied. There's nothing in
there now but an old waist that l
couldn't get cent ON. just hinkl l
was going to hook that nice ready
suit case the minute |
got back to the room, if hadn't met
you'll Now, you take this dollar
ninety. Right around the corner there's
a ten-cent barber shop, and a gents
furnishing goods store right next
door. You buy you one collar for
fifteen cents, one pair of cuffs for a
quarter, one shave for ten cents, one
shine for FIVE cents, and a real extrav-
agant-looking fifteen-cent cigar, but
don't light the cigar. Have you got
a clean handkerchief" Fortunately he
had. "Give it to me. Now, you
bring back the dollar-thirty to spread
around in tips; and hurryp
When he returned, shaved and much
refreshed, she had run a white thread
through the hem of his handkerchief
and this she slipped up under his col.
lar, tying it behind. So far as it was
visible it looked like an Immediately
white negligee shirt. She had him cut
off his attached cuffs and don the
clean ones.
"You look the part" she announced
as she surveyed him with pride. 'In
a few jiffs I'll have a double extra
sirloin for mine, please, but don't let
me thinl: about it o. I'll faint"
Fifteen minutes later, his fifteen-cent
cigar in fragrant evidence, he stood at
the register of the best hotel in town
not the one to which he had gone
before-but he did not sign himself
e H. Cash. Instead he wrote:
o. H. JONES.
Miss GERTRUDE JONES'
"The two best suites you have he
ordered.
~Yes, sir, Mr.. Jones'" said the clerk
deferentially, glancing at the respect
able, brick-Iaden suitcase. Anything
you want sent up?"
"a boy with some telegraph blanks
and a waiter,
Presently there came down from
him a telegram, marked prepaid"
and to be charged upon his bill 1t
was addressed to Henry Cruise, OF
Henry Cruise & Co., bankers, New
York, and read like this:
Here incog. Jiggers, Iarruped. wooIly.
Wire one thousand dollars Immediately
to me as o. H. Jones, care Hotel Grace
Describe me. but waive other identihca-
ton.
The telegram was unsigned, but the
private code words in the body of the
telegram were better than a signature.
Having sent the wire, Mr.. Cash
knocked at the door of Miss Williams
reception room.
"Come in," cried a cheerful voice
and he opened the door.
She was at the telephone, and hei
eyes were sparkling as she nodded to
him.. but she went right on talking
into the transmitter.
"Yes, size thirty-six; and l shall
want a brunette travelling gown and
hat to match. Send over at least hall
dozen for selection"
"Get a whole outfit" he interjected
as she repeated her address and hung
up the receiver. Get all the dresse;
you want. We take the same train
out of here at ? this evening, and you
shall have all afternoon to shop. Do
YOU care to have lunch downstairs, or
up here until you get better gowned"
Right here and right now, she re-
piled. you'd better have it sent up
little bit at a time, for fear l choke
at first-but keep it coming for at least
two hours. 1 haven't had enough to
eat since I crossed to New Jersey"
"Pll see that you don't starve," he
laughed. 81 owe you meals for long
time and a lot besides. I'm gong to