Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
At the End Of the Rainbow.
TOLL AND TROUBLE.
BY Walt Mason.

IF you will give me five minutes of
YOUR time, madam said the brisk young
man, I'll explain the greatest offer
ever made to the people of this COM
munity. l am introducing complete
Photographic outfit, which enables any
body to make pictures as good as those
of professional artists. With one of
these cameras in the house the joys of
life will be multiplied. Think Of the
satisfaction of making pictures Of your
loved ones
Don't worry about my loved Ones
INTERRUPTED Mrs. Curfew. 'One of my
loved ones is down at the barn milking
at the present writing, ana l expect MN
here any minute, and If he hears you
talking about cameras and photogfaphs
he'll begin to frOth at the mouth ana
| won't be held responsible II he resorts
to violence. / don't see why young
man of your appearance wants 10 20
around the country talking to strange
ladies about their loved ones ana max
ing other impairment remarks.
Il believe in patronizing home indus
tries, and when I want pictures made
I'll go to the photographer for them,
said photographer being a man VINO
needs the money. as his wife mas sueo
him for divorce and alimony. and an
other woman has sued him FOR breach
of promise, and 1t does seem as though
the unfortunate man has more than his
share of trouble, and 1t IS the duty OF
all good citizens to rally to his sup
port, instead of which you go around
irving to take the bread out Of his
mouth by Selling cameras. You ought
to be ashamed of yourself, mister, and.
as limited in a previous chapter. you'd
better make yourself scarce before my
loved one comes back from the barn.
said loved one Is In no MOOD 10 speho
good money for such cOntraptiOns as you
are peddling, and the mere mention or
cameras throws him into rage. some
months ago an agent induced MN TO
subscribe for a set of oboks. He thought
he was buying only one book. but 1T
turned out that he bought a.whole set OF
about 500 volumes. one being delivered
| every month, when he has to dig up the
price, and his fury at such times may
better be imagined than described.
THE agent. when he came to collect
always brought a lawyer and con-
stable along, prepared for violence.
After making several payments, MI
Curfew pretended that he had got over
his indignation, and was greatly
pleased with the books and glad ne
| bought them. in which he showed the
guile of the serpent. The next time
| the agent came he came alone, and
| then Mr.. Curfew smote him hip and
| thigh, and the two fought all over the
front yard the whole afternoon. Some
times the agent was on top. and some
times my loved one was on top. and all
the beauty and the chivalry of the
neighborhood gathered along the fence
to see the doings, and there was great
| applause. l never was so ashamed In
my life, but 1 couldn't do anything but
look on and hope that the troublt
/ would end some time. Finally Mr
Curfew conquered and kicked the agent
off the premises, and the neighbors dis.
persed to their several homes, and In
| a few days the occurrence was for
gotten.
But in the fall my loved one was
candidate for re election to the schoo
board, and everybody supposed he
would win easily. as his opponent, Mr.
Duckheimer. was an unpopular man
But imagine Mr.. Curfew's feelings
when he learned that the man Duck
heimer had made about three doZer
photographs of him when he was