The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
DAILEY'S EXPERIMENT

what I'll do. won't ask you to bet, |
but you shall see"
In New York we separated. Bailey
had come out of curiosity and was sure
Of good time. sutton had business
with the steel trust, Ashton was at home
in Seventy-first street and l too had
my affairs. IL was not to be expected
that we should meet after we had nego-
tiated the customs, since one goes To
New York tn work and be busy. and the
leisure one might devote to pursuing
friendships one employs. as the New
Workers. do. in getting as far from the
city as one can. SO / did not expect
the telephone message to my room in
the Waldorf, by which Ashton sum
moned me to dine at Mouquin's and see
| the finish of Bailey.
or course I went and when l got
to the table that was wedged into the
little balcony above the pavement, there
was Sutton also. Ashton met me at the
door and we had not waited more than
a couple of minutes when Bailey ran
| alongside, in an electric hanson.
by Jove," he explained. Here we are
all together. This is a lark. New
York's ripping place: no end of awful
decent chaps here"
$50 you are sailing next week." asked
Sutton.
Bailey was viewing his cocktail ex-
pertly. yes" he answered. He drank
the little glass out and passed his hand
to his breast pocket.
Here are the tickets" he said. and
threw some papers across to Sutton.
Sutton smiled and took them slowly
so you're really going to do IT, Bailey?"
he said. Let's see. This is the steerage
I'll. a I'll ig.l
aged 80" he read from the ticket. well,
there isn't much else to say about you.
And this is the cabin ticket, suppose p
He unfolded the stiff paper and
glanced over It, Then his face crumpled
into smiles.
You're going it," he laughed. Rooms
81 to 81 inclusive What on earth do
you want with four cabins? And on
the Preciosa, too? l say, you chaps.
he's booked the royal suite"
THE Preciosa" exclaimed Ashton
and the three of us broke into laughter.
For Bailey had gone the whole
animal. He had chosen the ship of all
ships which millionaires affect. that
twenty-five knot, four funnelled levia-
than whose saloons combined the luxury
of Monte Carlo with the telephones
ventlators. baths. lifts and such APP
paratus of the Waldorf-Astoria. Oper-
attic tenors hobnobbed on her wide decks
with American duchesses and globe
trotting royalties.
II believe In being thorough" said
Bailey stifly. when he had finished
laughing. 81 shall send my baggage on
board to my suite and take only a small
grip-I mean small portmanteau-
with me TO my berth in the steeraEe. II
| an n Ia m oh ~
to change. But | sha'n't change"
Don't you be fool. Bailey" sale
Sutton. You change as soon as your,
tired of It,"
Thanks, but that's all settled" re-
piled Bailey coolly. "I'll show you that
you're wrong about me, Sutton. / star
the day after Tomorrow"
Have 1t your own way. then" reptile,
sutton. But remember | only nipple,
you wouldn't stick to it because 1
would be too beastly uncomfortable. I
you change aft for any other reason
you'll still have proved me wrong. S,
remember that"
/ saw Bailey go on board. for though
I had not thought fit to reveal the fact
| was returning in the Preciosa myself
Not in a royal suite with one room t.
undress in and another to go to bed In
but a humble inside cabin.
Bailey was tastefully arrayed in
tweed suit with a flannel shirt; he car
ried his bag himself. The boat chance
to be fairly full, for a great contingent c
Lithuanians and Poles were returnin
to their homes to correct the mistake q
their lives with the money earned b
labor in the States. They were frowz
crew. hairy and voluble, who luxuriate
in the fuss and disorder of their depar
ture and filed the fore part of the grea
steamer with the noise of their fare
wells.
Bailey had q notion that he was 60
up as a workngman on his travels;
could not see himself and his indescrii
able air of condescenson as he locke
round on his chosen travelling con
panions. Some of them noticed 1t, how
ever, and he was the centre of curioi
stares as ne found the stairway to q
steerage deck and went below to depos
his modest impedimenta.
A burly person in shirt sleeves and
uniform cap gave him the number
his bunk one of n tier OF three uphe
on iron stanchlons. AS he lay In II
III neighbor In the next tier would be ne
e.. enough to kiss.
ed "An' see you Keep II Clean, recoi
mended the steward
"I'll do that" said Bailey with smi
The busy steward scowled; his cou
II tenance lent itself to this exercise.
les "You don't want to shoot or yo
toll mouth there" he said with tone
hostility, II got no use for any or yo
back talk"
'he But, my good man." Bailey eXpos'
lated. He got no further.
bisl zone more word."- said the stewa