The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
HAPrER VI.
ARweiae sesns.

x sseS4pee4H8 $soDE48a severy thing al1 right, esr3ss7a.ssze8 i
 tha sQuAxe faced waiter as hl
 carefully turned the points Of
 the pie away from his two din. CTS and placed their after dinner eoaRee cups on the wreng aide oR them. l J. Rufus Wa1lang6ozd had eadureS in the silence of helpless despaEr untiI now, but this inquiry was adding 3n. suit to injury. Taking 1t all in Q lump, he observed with forced calm. ness, considering 1t in bulk and in detail, food, price and service, am compelled to admit that the salt ia good. don't remember eyer tastinr better sa1t-''
 The waiter thought tfuIly wiped hid thumb. It's the truth about the salt be admitted. Would you like Iittld more Of it. sir?" and he gr1nned Witb keen satisfaction. t'Fm going right down to the kitchen and tell that Sago 20 per cent tip to me to explain q message like that to wop.''
 Waningford frowned at the WaiteEal 1uxuriant presumption, for the dinner had put him in a bad hu1nor Yor have lot Of Tnfettered conversation he chided. ssYou should De more cara. full. My friend here is tho famoun Vittoreo Matteo. You've probabIg heard of him. Chef to King Era manuel Of Italy. you know"
 The American waiter tried to throw some respect Into the glance he cast on the black hatred and black mus tached BlacIie Daw. but the attempt was a distinct failure 9TH rub that in on Umberto,'' he decided
 tsBring me the check" ordered Wal Iingford sTear1ly, as the man stFoda away to make wFy face into hiA demifasse Let's jump this town" he suggested
 Black1e Daw, fnpe11ed by the ever lasting spirit of perverstty, held hia cup dadntfly and sfpped at it's talcb contents as if it were nectar. Xou1 liver must be awful bad. Jim" ha compassionate1y stated. '-Myselfs I'm the president of the BOosteEs' club for this pleasant little burg. I never saw such & fne collection Of factory chimneys. and you knew what that naeans.''
 tI,n tell you about it. cGeed wal. lngford. stin glunIy s'Tt meanB that this is the original home of the Httls willie Weisenheimers. It means that this town is full Of earnest, hsrdyEoElz. ing 1ndIhonaares who drink chamearza in their overaIls, but whom you couldn't separate from a dollar uMiesa you picked them of 1t. piece by Rssea.H
 They had taken dinner rather e8Td- CT than the usual hour, and as they walked out through the lobby tho parlors began to be G1led with the lo- cal society leaders, large, JeIIy-IiIzs Ia. dies attired in low necked gowns and plenty of spaugIes and acconpaEzed by gentlemen in expansive shirt feonta and high hats.
 .eWhat's the funetaon7,' asked Wal nngford as he went to the desk for hia key.
 @Opening night of the grand opera season; three nights and a matlnse, explained the clerk. s' Carmen, n Troyatere.' Fanst' and 9Tannhauser.' don't think you can get seat for to- night; it's Carmen
 esWe can walk over to the Grand 0p- era House and watch the rich folks go in, anyhow" resdgnedly decided Blackie. sYou have shiny dressers here.''
 .eNew York hasn't anything on us, confidently maintained the clerk WE1u was a native son. i've have the mon ey and the duds and the good looEeEa to wear them. Why, last winter at the opening of the opera season Billy Dud- ley of the Morning Defender counted 327 dress suits and eleven tuxedos, and eight of the tuxedos were worn bg strangers"
 q get it, approved yVanlngford. sA pair of white gloves went with every dress suit"
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