Evening journal., 1913-11-10
Bonnie Burr To Be afLippincoHs Store Tomorrow

I trouser pocket. produced nickel
held Il up TO my view. winked, and
dropped it into the tambourine. ]
laughed. said thank you" elbowed
my way to the curb into the street
and moved on. When I arrived AZ
Eighth and Market streets | walked
over to the southeast corner and took
my position right in front OF cloth
, ing store which occupies this par
ticular corner 1t VAS now ten min
I utes after o'clock
Almost Scared 10 Death.
Ny makeup was true in every de-
tail, even to the tinkling tambourine,
and I resolved 70 play the part to the
letter. ] stood a moment trying to
decide whom to approach. Standing
in front Of the clothing store were
three men talking one rather stout
IN a gray overcoat and the other two
IN suits OF dark material I decided
TO ask the stout man first. iingline
tile tambourine very close TO bis face
10 be sure 10 get his attention.
profered that noisy instrument for
an Offering The man startled back
With distinct annoyance.
For heavens sake. don't scare a
man 10 DEATH" he exclaimed. Here. %
he dug into his trousers pocket, hsh-
ed out a nickel and dropped il into
the tamhourine. nov 80 away. like
a good girl he half ordered half re-
auested.
But didn't go. thanked him,
though and with great earnestness
shook the tambourine and looked at
his companions.
would either Of you gentlemen
care to help the army7'
b One shook his head with smile,
the other replied:
81 did donate 10 the army tonight
Everybody SHE'D
Everybody elise or that corner liter
ally SHE'D at my approach; II seemed
no. then crossed to the northeast
corner.
, Among the crowd here noticed
two young men and girl. one rather
short in a brown suit, his companion
taller and in gray. and the young
woman IN long brown coat trimmed
with fur.
approached them. shaking the
tambourine noisily. The girl turned
her back and laughed The small
chap in brown fumnled IN his vest
pocket and dropped q few coins into
the clashing receptacle. with the
admonition. Don't bother us again to-
night The coins turned out to be
pennies.
Scanning faces IN an endeavor to
ascertain who might he willing 10
'help ! plunged deeper into the crowd
| spied three Young men chatting with
two very pretty young girls, both In
blue suits and white felt hats
lsheok the tambourine noisily Bs ] held
II 70 them The girls laughed. and
said. Boys, help the Salvation Army
along
The young chaps went into their
pockets. Two Of them who we're tall,
and both IN dark blue. we're quite
generous. The third, nice-loOking
young man iF dark gray plaid said
I'm sorry. II have no change
smiled. "I'll tell you what young
lady he added, "if you point out Bon-
nie Burr 20 me I will donate S25 to
the army
Laughter greeted this remark.
"You wouldn't believe me II 7 did
/ returned in the same bsntering
tone as 7 moved on. spent some
minutes I'm canvassing this corner.
and I was beginning TO have some
success when suddenly spied a real
bone fde lassie More quickly than
7 cen tell about IL. ] turned and fed
iu very undignihed haste. ] knew
Il would never do to meet her, as
. shed wonder who I was.
In my hssty fight 7 almost col
lided with the young man in the
dark gray plaid suit who had Joking
~ offered me s25 10 pont out Bonnie
Burr
Hey. Miss Salvation Army" he
called after me. do YOU think you
see Bonnie Burr7n
His companions laughed, hut 7
never looked hack. kept going
passed the corner OF Ninth and Mar
ket streets at = mile a minute gait
My collections amounted to exactly
81 cents. which will be turned over
TO the Salvation Army today with
regret that II was not sS7 instead. for
they surely have my hearty goodwill
and wishes.
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