The evening world., 1914-02-18

Reidy. Heumann and Meyer closed
In on three OF the four.
"Heyl" said the spokesman for the
visiting quartet. what do you fell
lers think you are doing with us7"
"Oh. Harry" shouted Meyer to
Henry Willetts. King Of the Carnival.
head timer and master Of ceremonies.
go over to Grau's bar and get the
key Of the lookup from behind the
cash register. will yerf We got some
rare birds here we want to put IN
cages"
The spokesman OF the birds"
vouchsafcd the information that his
name was 'Chink." that he hailed
frc I: the Bowery. and that he would
be damned. Regarding at least one OF
these statements. according to Hunt
correct.
PREPARATIONS FoR THE GRAND
CARNIVAL.
Whenever snow and freezing
weather come together-as they have
not In three years-there IL bob-s
carnival In Huntington. The morn
Ing sun shines down on glistening
roads full Of sleighs headed toward
the quaint old modern town. The
volunteer fremen stay UP all night.
as they did night before last. spray.
ing an eight-inch ribbon OF rolled
snow until 1t Is a track OF glare Ice
a mile Ia measured of and equipped
with electric timing triggers for the
establishing Of records.
Away up on the outskirts OF town
the course starts. II you are lucky.
and fat enough-you may IN. drafted
by a SEED captain Al a volunteer. lie
sticks you on the middle OF plank
between two narrow little sleds. tells
YOU to lay your left ear against the
small Of the back Of the man ahead:
keep your feet and knees w. and
for the love of your soul to hold on
to the side roll. and keep holding on.
Somebody else runs along the side
| grabbing foot here ana knee
there, and saying. who belongs to
this? Pull 1t UP or you will lose 1t.
Somebody else says. "A-a-ll ready?
Lettergo!" A third voice shouts
wait a minute!" Still another roars
"Aw't'ell. lettem go!"
With your ear on the small Of the
other mans back so that the beat OF
his heart sounds like the putting o1
an old-fashioned wood burning loco.
motive on q grade, ono becomes con.
scious that the posts of the rail fence
begin to glide by. Then houses be-
come more frequent than fence posts
There 10 q sickeninR lurch, and you
cling desperately as you feel the man
ahead stiffening for his life. There
Is a glimmering effect out Of the left
eye OF q cemetery and church on u
corner. You know you are COINS
around Father York's Corner,
whence was telephoned tho word
Hollis firemen's team had run into
the crowd and two OF EN- was car
ried to hospital"
PEOPLE LOOK LIKE A BLACK
A black band like a continuou,
banner of crepe stretches along the
sidewalk. 1t IL merely the conglom
crate effect Of the thousands Of spec
tators who are cheering the sled on
but when one goes 10 fast the cheel
Is like a banshee wall. Bing! The cleo
trio timer rings ut the end OF tn,
measured mile. But the sled keep.
on going. Wow whack! You hav'
crossed the track and passed thu
place where the MARY" hit the cat
And then-comes blessed relief an,
peace, and the sled rides up the In
cline In front OF the Central Presby
terrain Church and cemetary an,
stops.
you're tho only fat man we've got
and the Tarantulas beat US this hen
half second. Come 0n!"
! Do you 20? You do.
There IL no room here to tell how
Pepper Romano's perfectly good pro
Gerry delivery sleigh was hit b.
Sonny Romans Loxier 4. and hov
I parmssan cheese. bar Ia due an
Rrttchokes with less arlstocI attic food
stuns were hurled over half doxcl
lawns. Or how Deputy Sheriff Tow
T Jarvis scared Druggist Cutting wit
his warning megaphone so that ID
Cutting climbed telegraph pole. .
how the heroic Tom Haggerty, tn
only he-person on the Suffragett
, Sled Greyhound (No. 2D refused
turn over for = SPILL" despite tn
prayers and imprccations Of . bat
:. TALON Of movie operators.
Go to Huntington nsxt year an
I try u for yourself. Ala