Evening star., 1914-01-25
BY GLENMORE DAVIS


It's old it has whiskcrs like Father Time
King Lear. They probably know that I'm novice
ahead OF the White Tops, and think don't know how
to kill their story. But wait till tomorrow is over!@
what are YOU going to doo Stab someone
"Jack, if you and haven't more brains than this
gang of haclle-headed yeggs, ought be ashamed
of ourselves. Wells and Howe shave the back Of their
necks hay in their hair, eat with their knives pick
their teeth with forks and have been skng rubes for
thirty years; but these reasons why pair Of
greenhors with modest crania developments can't beat
them to a whisper-and YOU and | are the pair! Are
YOU on"
The question unnecessary and uncalled for. Jack
Mccain and had been pals long enough to be able
read each other mind Sam Harkins knew both OF
better than knew ourselves. Possibly the peculiarly
intimate though accidental positions occupied in
creased our willingness to help each other. To see
larllins, newspaper man, the unwilling proprietor
of circus was bad enough and to find me, Tom Cole
man, playing the role of press agent miserable ham
lets two thousand miles from Park Row was little bet
ter; but to discover John Henry McCann Jr., OF Fifth
ave, Newport, Paris, and Caro- of ten million
dollars and the prettest sister any other
tinent,-to discover this clever good-natured, and
gded youth travelling the Alfalfa and Alka Route
on none too comfortable circus train just for the fun
of it, was almost too much for creduity.
Without waiting for him to answer, dropped off the
bus and hurried to the newspaper office would
Mccain at the hotel for luncheon in half hour In
the meantime he could keep his eyes and open and
his mouth shut.
AS in Southwestern towns Of this SIZE some SIX
thousand inhabitants, there only two papers,
a morning and evening, owned by the same people,
and published from the building. When ex-
planned to the publisher that | wanted complete and
emphatic retraction of the arkins plague story pub
shed the front page of both his papers, together with
a two-cou1nn OF Sam and lifesized reproduction
of his vethouSand-doa challenge to the health Of
fcers, he seemed to hesitate.
"What | goin' to do with the Wells & Howe
fellow" said he, scratching his head.
a don't know, and don't They started this
outrageous libel, and its up you denial all
your sheet stand for a suit that'l break you.
Our lawyer is in this minute and all you do
the word and we'll enough trouble to last
you and Melrose a lifetime
"You fellows ask ALFRED much! he went on. Here
you land in town, pitch your tents, stay few hours.
spend nothing, and leave with all the money within
thirty miles"
They always pull that when you ask favor
demand something that's coming to you. That
plant that the circus takes all the cash of the
try, the query, "Where do you go from here and the
man who used to take care of Dan Rces trick horse
Excelsior to be encountered in every circus town
west of the Mississippi For ten extra tickets the Mel
listened to reason, and leaving him the cuts
and stories hurried back to the hotel, where found
wire from Sam announcing that the State officials had
examined all the circus people and livestock and had
given the Mighty Harkins Show clean bill of health.
Repeated the telephone, these tidngs served
relieve the newspaper proprietor, and looked around
for Jack.
LIE was on his way to the cafe and billiard room, his
- left arm linked afectonately in the elbow of
immense whose sartonsorial appearance proclaimed
him Texan freshly secured star his heart left
nothing to the imagination. This the
Chief of Police.
"Tom" said N1cCann as | hove alongside, a want
meet Chief Billings Chief, my friend Mr. Cole
man Wen stroll in and get a little sniffler before
luncheon