The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04

WHEN JdIu6b IL NdTEOIi MS dtlI0
fully keyed up to his pink tie, swag-
gered into the Hotel Belveigh barber
shop, the boss barber loaing over at
the table of Bessie Williams grinned
in spite of his present i'll humor.
pipe the village cut-up," he OBJ
served.
The Manicure Girl surveyed the
newcomer with a keen eye.
mo, Billy" she replied, "it's the
village sport"
whatever he is" insisted Billy,
hes a Kick and looking for a ten
cent shave"
Again the girl surveyed the new
conner critically.
NO" she once more dissented, "Tll
bet you the size of the tip that he
tips you"
"The same which would be a fine
and wise bet for me to make, I think
not" observed Billy, and added a
forcible word or so under his breath
as he started forward, for Mr.. James
r. Carroll, having looked down the
line of Greeks and Italians who stood
invitingly at their empty chairs, gave
a glance at the only American barber
in the place, and climbed into the
only chair which had no attendant.
an take a round trip" he affably
observed as Billy slipped the sleeves
of the shaving apron Owe his arms.
SHAVE, sir?" coldly inquired Billy,
who, nevertheless, had understood
perfectly what his customer meant.
"The whole bowling hippodrome,"
said young Mr.. Carroll, unabashed.
do everything you know how"
Just watch me make this fresh
wop's pocket change shrink down to
the edge of his return ticket"
growled Billy to the Manicure Girl as
he made a pretext to go past her
table for fresh towels.
81 wouldn't have your ingrowing
crouch for money" laughed the girl.
You would If you ached to fur
nish a fiat and got turned down
every time you mentioned it," he
complained.
81 told o that was barred" she
informed him. 81 think l see myself
in an East Harlem fiat, with cheese
cloth curtains on the front windows
and a garbage can on the fire escape,
counting how many wlenerwursts we
get for a dime"
1t was in consequent savageness
that Billy began upon the task of
giving his country customer "a round
trip" He cut that hearty young gen
tleman's hair, and singed and sham
pooed and dandruffined it, he shaved
him and massaged his head and his
face, he put upon him drenches Of
every bottled thing in his possession,
then he grinned, yanked up the chair,
jerked off the towels and handed over
his largest check. But Mr.. Carroll
was scarcely interested.
as that all you can do?" he asked.
1--WE have a ~chiropodist, but he's
not on duty just now" snarled Billy;
while you're waiting, though, you
can get manicured"
me for the manicure. I've heard
about EN-" said Mr., Carroll; 'and
just as a sporting proposition I'm
going to sample a sample of every
thing there is in New York"
"Just go right ahead and see if New
York cares" Bill advised him.
81 don't care whether New YORK
cares" returned Mr.. Carroll, largely
and that's where I've got the best
of New York"
AS a matter of living up to thai
largeness he presented Billy with hall
a dollar, then he staggered across
the shop to the cashiers desk, fiaunt
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and glancing with speculative assur
anc at the row of manicure girls
Tess, who was quite universal in hel
tastes, used her large eyes freely, bu'
with the usual negative effect. No
body could be persuaded to believe
them. Instead of succumbing to tn,
girl who owned them. Mr.. Carroll
gaze roved right on over her head t.
the deceptively demure Miss VII
liams.
"Mr. Smarty from Smartville," CON
mented Tess with a toss of her head.
81 don't want him." retorted Mis-
Williams, "If I draw Johnny Fresl
TIL give him the sailing down of hi
life. It'll be a real quiet convention
well hold, with me in the stean
roller part"
AS a preliminary to this process
when Mr., Carroll sat down at he
table she spread out both his hand
before her and surveyed them critic
ally; then she smiled with an appa1
ent attempt to conceal it; her sh
looked demurely up. Mr.. Carroll wa
red. Some uncomfortable though
held him silent throughout the entir
operation, checking any desire fo
conversation and killing any inclin;
ton whatsoever toward ~flippanc!
When he got up to go he looked
the change obviously, then at tn
girl. then back at the change an
again grew red. His dilemma wa
obvious. He did not know whethe
oil not it was the proper thing to ii
a lady. Sometimes Miss William
took tips and sometimes she refuse
them. This time she accepted befoI
n was really offered.
THANK you," said she ver
sweetly.
He pushed a quarter toward ht
tentatively and she swept it nonch
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