Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13


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this particular
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ENA drifted merriy
HWa4ANNAMAN past disreputable
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MN#W#Y 00fiH ed cages OF bogus
18 wild men, yelled
SSE stages Of unttdy
dancing girls. AL
the gaudy,
teral charms of astonishing place were lures spea
for willing, feet under the fcrked gasoline names Ahu
the cruel blue sputter OF arc lights ouI 20. 80,
pleasantly fun of the barking of fakers the Violent nAsA
whine of carrouse organs. the discords from tnunps
pianos concerthan singing. the peanut ovens per
sdstent whistle Together. in lons-dra"n an taeS
made that music had come to near LOT taeS
the Of the Island
tobacco smoke whipped through the crowd. the signs
and banners torches duttered and ckereo oFavey
And on the wind a strident voice somewhere aneao
launched part OF one that came 70 mo
badly impaired by a hundred nearer noises but COM
prehensibe Two three words there wsre-a broken
line most but to hear that much or sucn nanso
adrft IN such place was to burn lot ssn' OF LILO
singer.
through the crowd At all angles. to track the
singer down before escaped Before big. nord.
bemrrored carrousel my chase ended
The revolving. dashy and imposing
Around q circle Of vanished monsters charged
dzsily. Proud young and shriskins maidens rode
these atrocious snoring and sQuealng OF music
rose from time time song. crescendo dminuendo.
as gtlded chariot drawn by two sumptuous lions
whrled sight side and out OF sight ON the
other.
In this chariot sat two saiormen in blues big man
and little Their arms were entwtned fraternaiy.
their heads together and their nat knocked
slantwtse: their ultra-arins legs tho glded
dashboard. One sang.
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tn. Jap he's hooked seasons pas. aboard the flower
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pain .hsy-v. their. but where tn. hell
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Gin brisiiin boxcar-whers they was tracks left An
punches trouble. Fifteen thousand Chinks
sttn' about the Form Settlements in a ring. usin'
at Tenth an was all COMM our couldn't
eo,hss was all pockets Take me oat, sittin aongst
pikin past in hve minutes Folst. Dutchman
s'' ivory !s'': .e.s
,sds jooery an trsn fa, ,t pink embroidry-
wheelbarrow. 'Wot We got in the wheelbarrer? SAYS
e picks q hstful sings a me Saw We
ever hit the head wit fstful Mexican dollars
Is what We want here; naked. undecorated facks.'
What's a T p G wheelharrow?' l asked.
'Tien- tsn Provisnal Goyement respecka an.
here's wishin ye al that's proper; Then up
camp aongst the Ninth infantry. here tie ships