Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

parade today for the first time You can
get slant at him anywhere along the route
Take it from me he's gay old boy! Miss
I mean Dorothy says she'll take me to
the lot in her car. So I'll see you later"
The street cavalcade started late, at
eleven thirty, and about that time Jack and
l, having finished our calls on the papers,
turned up at the Grunewald. We met Wells
&, Howe in front of the desk.
1Say hello to the new proprietors of the
Mighty Harkins Show!" said Wells as |
came up.
"An' howdy to the owners of the only blue
hippo in or out of captivity said Howe
@Young man, we'd like to have you as our
press agent next year. Say yes, an name
your own salary"
mo, thank you" said l. mo more press
agenting for me. So the deals closed?'
CLOSED, an the money-one hundred
thousand dollars-paid to Harkins,' said
Wells
Certified check on the First National,
Chicago" said Howe. "Never saw so blue
a beast Tried to scrape it off with knife;
but the color's on to stay. Sorry you won't
work for us. Think it over-eh, Fred?'
4Sure thing, said Wells. "CoEae on,
let's feed"
FROM the balcony of the Boston Club
= Jack and watched the parade pass. We
were all eyes for the hippo wagon, which
had hitherto seldom been used in a street
procession and then had always been closed.
By the racket down Canal street we could
time its arrival. A tremendous roar went up
from the crowds on each side as the big
beast passed. A mounted band in front
and the negro band in the rear added to the
deafening uproar. When the gilded cage
was perhaps one hundred feet away Harold
became visible. Jack grabbed my arm so
hard he nearly broke it.
"Am l crazy or am | color blind?' he
yelled. "Do you see what see?'
a see red hippopotamus," said l.
what do you see?'
"Red!"
As sure as 1 hope to have Christmas din
ner with my folks old Harold was red
bright, gaudy red-as red as a ripe tomato,
flannel shirt, Chinese firecracker! The
sun shone squarely on him as he lay on
his side and blinked at the wild-eyed multi
tude. Maybe the sun did it. l rushed to
one telephone while Jack rushed to an
other
@Change blue to red in all those hippo
ads!' we told the business department of
each paper.
In the hotel we found Sam engaged in
earnest conversation with Wells & Howe
"No, Harkins, Wells was saying, @we're
perfectly satisfied. Reds as good a color
as blue any day, amt it, Bill?'
Better said Howe, @cause it shows off
fine at night
Sam deposited certified check for one
hundred thousand dollars before the after
noon show started. For an hour later he did
nothing but heave signs of pleasure and buy
Ramos gin fixes for barroom full of us
and strangers. By midafternoon he had
chartered steam yacht. About sunset he,
Jack, Dorothy, half-dozen New Orleans
friends of hers, and myself were headed for
Lake Pontchartrain on a two days fishing
trip.
A NUMBER of things of interest occurred
I \ on this outing; but only two of them
have particular bearing on this narrative.
One was a wireless message received late
the next afternoon. 1t read:
SAMUEL HARKINS EsQ.-Harold now yellow.
Would like to get recipe for making him green
next season.
WELLS & HOWE.
The other interesting incident was an
other message received when we were in the
midst of pompano, shrimp, and duck din
ner 1t read: