Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

tasted glass Of fzz since-wel, I've forgotten Just
for auld lang syne!'
Mr. Robert gasps hestates second, and then pushes
the button. Bunny inspects the label critical when it's
brought in waves graceful to Mr. Robert and slides
the bottle back tender into the cooler.
"Ah-h-h!r SAYS he "And doesn't Henri have any
more of those dainty little caviar canapes hand?
They 60 well with fzz.
sCanapes,r says Mr.. Robert to the waiter. "And
other box of those gold tipped Russians
ID pousi7 says Bunny, raisn' glassful of bubbles
and sautin'. "Im as thirsty as a camel driver
@But what I'd like to know says Mr.. Robert, is
what you propose dong.
@You, my dear fellow says Bunny, settin down the
glass.
4Truy enterprising!' says Mr.. Robert. @But you're
going to be disappointed. In just ten minutes mean
to escort you to the sidewalk and then wash hands
Bunny laughs aImpossibe!" says he an the first
place. you couldn't sleep tonight if you did Secondly,
should hunt you up tomorrow and make nuisance OF
myself
"You'd be thrown out by porter" says Mr.. Robert.
@Perhaps' says he; @but it wouldn't look nice I'd
be in evening Clothes you The crowd would know
at that gentleman. Reporters would
come. l should tell a most narrowing tale You'd
deny it. of course: but half the people would believe
me. No, no. Bob! Three hours ago, in my old rags,
you might have kicked me into the gutter and no one
would have made any fuss at all. But nowi Why, it
would be absurd! should make mighty over it.
YOU threaten blackmail?" SAYS Mr. Robert, leanin
! towards him savage.
THAT is one of my more reputable accomplishments.
says Bunny. "But why force me that? have quite
a reasonable proposal to submit.
"If it has anything to do with getting you far away
from New York that you'll never come back I'll listen
to it." says Mr.. Robert
"You state the exactly, says Bunny. "1n Paris
| got to know chap by the name of Dick Langdon
English, you know, and younger son. His uncle a
Sir Something or Other Dick was going the pace
He d annexed funds that he d found lying around
loose Purely family affair; prosecution. A nice
youth, Langdon. We were quite congenial
"A year or so ago ran across him again, down in
Santa Marta. He wearing helmet and
white linen suit He said he'd been shipped down there
as superintendent of banana plantation about twenty
miles back from the port. He had half hundred blacks
and many East Indian coolies under him. There
was else within miles Once month he got
down the steamer load and watch the white faces
hungrily was only cabin steward leaning over the
rail- but he ticSled to that he begged me
to quit and go back to the plantation with him. He
said he'd make assistant superintendent, or perma
nent guest or anything But l. was crazy to see New
New York enough of it to last lifetime. What
do you say?S
aWhen could YOU get steamer asks Mr. Robert
1The Arapequa sails at ten In the morning says
Bunny eager. "Fare forty-eght dollars way.
could 60 aboard Dick would hail a
and brother I'm his kind. He'd see that | never
had money enough to get away. / think might pos
siby my keep bossng coolies too And the pulque
down there helps you to forget your troubles
"Torchy' says Mr.. Robert task Barney to call cab.
"And, by the way, Bunny is sayin as | come back.
"you might chuck business suit and few white fan
nels into grip Bob. You wouldn't want me arrive
in South America dressed like this would you?'
"Very we'll, says Mr. Robert "But what I'm most
concerned about is that you do arrive there"
PUT how do you know Mr. Robert says l next
= mornin, "that he will?'
Because l locked him in his stateroom myself,
says he "and brbed steward not to let him out until
he could see Barnegat light over the stern
"Gee!' says l. "That's way of losin' better
days proposition. And in any Others like him
up Mr.. Robert have got any more old dress
"If have" says he Il shall burn them"