The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-14

He gave cigars to the conductor, to
the trainmen, to the engineer as soon
as the train waited long enough for
him to get to him He bought all the
news5oy's papers. novels, magazines
and sent him through the cars to give
them to the ladies' Then, on his re-
turn, al1ght with smiles, he bought the
last ounce of his candy and told him
To appropriate it to the use of his own
sweet-tooth.
Arriving in New York a red-capped
station-porter saw him from afar and
recognized the strong financial candle
power OF his expanding smile. Gal
yanized into extraordinary action he
rushed toward him, calling to two
friends TO join him instantly and help
him bear the two bags Broadway car
ried. The traveller had to give the
third negro his hat, so that he might
seem to earn his tip; but he did this
gladly. The taxi-cabman flew, scram
ling from his box, at the mere intona-
ticn Of the porters' voices.
where to, sir?" he inquired
is this New York; his fare asked,
smiling gently in a way which made
the chauffeur think he was wan
derer, returned unto his own, and wish
full Of facetiousness.
You bet it is; just little old New
York
Il thought so. 1t seems so familiar
Well. want TO go to Broadway"
What part OF Broadway, sir?" COB
serve that this Grand Central taxi-cab-
man persistent1y said ''sir" 1t was
tribute; Broadway knew it was trib-
ute and it warmed his heart)
.Oh, all Of it"
Take you to all OF Broadway
Even the taxi-cabnan was astonished.
4 want to look it over, for I'm gsing
to buy 1t If I like it as much as 1 al
ways have"
The cabman eyed him shrewdly. de-
cided that he was quite sane and
sober, resolved to tie to him with a
tenacity which never could be shaken
off, climbed to his narrow seat be-
meath its narrow hood and yanked
down the flag upon the taximeter.
MY name is Gridley, SIR he voIun-
teered.
You may fire when ready, Gridley, -
| Broadway answered, and then Gridley
pulled the lever
Before the day was over Jackson
Jones had bought forty-horsepower
limousine. a sixty-horsepower touring
car and a runabout. Gridley had
turned In his resignation to his com
T1any and been measured for five suits
OF livery, OF expensive cloth, exclusive
| cut, extraordinary color. Having done
this he had asked a girl to marry him.
had been accepted, had taken sixteen
! drinks and gone to see her mother, had
| then been thrown out Tilted man and
| had returned to Broadway Jones, de-
termined to live single and attached
to him forever. The episodes had So
! bered him and he was quite himself
when Broadway asked him what apart
ment he would recommend for living
! quarters.
Quiet place." he asked.
Not for Eour new employer" Broad
way answered. 81 want it to be on
/ Joy street, between Happy boulevard
and Don't Care alley. The noisier the
better If the noise is always laughter
want it named The Smile and 1 want
| 1t furnished in bright red Take me
somewhere where they'll sell me a
good butler-fancy brand, no matter
what the price. want a butler who
can go and buy a home for me-a
home that glitters and is glad. Throw
on the high-speed CLUTCH
Gridley took him, in his brand-new
car (Which ran as smoothly and as
noiselessly and swiftly as a pickerel
swims), to an employment agency
which he had heard about, and there
| Broadway signed the lease for an ex-
| traordinary person, principally named
Rankin. He looked like a bishop,
talked like a British lord. walked like
maior-generaI, bowed like diplo-
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