New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04

avav so uncxpcctcdly,' She unused as She
ecltcd herself ut the inviting table.
aDe Kuuncl done left in pow iul hurry
dis mawnin'. volunteered Uncle Jcii rs ne
hid "a crumplcd newspaper by her plate.
IAN he shore musscd dat publication mp
somchn' sclndalous.
Arabcla opened it, and almost instantly
discovered that q huge piece bad been torn
ont Of the advertising columns, and m
asmuch as this was the page devoted 10
cl,.si6cd legal advertisements, decided that
II must have been some legal business That
had called him away 80 hurrcdly.
Later I'm the day She gave Burmah the
note. and impaired her surmlse but BuI-
NAH was mt the time busily engaged IN sell,
inc choice residence lot 20 customer. ana
merely thanked her. Later, however, "hcen
alone. he ruminatcd over the Colonel S 'D-
scnCc. ,., at
could have called him ont ot Port H4tch'
It'sa cinch it'll be- somcthn' foolish. Hope
il amt something that costs q million OF
two.
in the two days following; although II did
lessen curiosity. 1t was on the afternoon
Of the third day that the Colonel > absence
was explained in what he would have con
sidercd Il most dramatic manner. On Nam
St., Arabclla, after doing some shopping
WIS walking slowly with Lester as an escort,
when Burnah Zones met them and they
raused TO talk. Hubbard came moment
later, just as signs Of excitement were as
ccrnible M the far end Of the thOrOughidre,
and men were seen hurrying toward the head
Of the cliff road Women thrust their heads
l. ,r,,I Df.rf.- .f,fel-el ON the
stoOps Of the Quaint shops, and individuals
shouted TO one another 20 know whether It
was u fire or Il riot 10 the docks that threat
cncl the City Beautiful. Arabclla and her
companions paused and began to ask ques-
tions.
ABRUPTLY a band burst into blare Of
"A sound. and into the head Of the street
swung dingy circus chariot, with the Colo
mel on the seat. He bowed AMI smiled right
and left. as pleased as q boy with % splendid
new TOW. The driver sat squattIly beside
him. with his cap pulled down over the
back Of his head, controlling with mas
terful hand horses that had been COM
mandeered from Todd Brothers lumber
wagons and were frightened by this sudden
noise behind them The chariot was filled
with musicians in gay uniforms, new and
resplendent, and the leaders checks were
distended as he added the shrlll clamor Of his
clarinet, intent on creating all the hubbub
possible for his advent The drivers on top
Of six animal cages grinned their apprccia-
ton Of this unexpected honor; for they could
be recognized as men who had been doing
teamwork for a new road.
\ typical trainer trudged beside very
small and ancient elephant. with hook IN
hand. and q quite detected camel had settled
to his long. awkward stride. At the rear
came q calliopc with q man in tin armor who
watched the steam gage rise TO the popping
point and wished the band would finish.
Finally, in desperation, he climbed TO the
KEYS and sent the jcrky strains OF Sweet
Violcts" out to Join the clamor regardless OF
the fact that the band was but short dis
lance ahead and was bravely pumping away
at the latest Sousa march.
\ fororn coyote found lungs to bark
shrill. painful bark and a poor old hycna
had sufficient appreciation Of the situation
to vent q cracking laugh at Port Hatch.
Two NANCY old lions stared rcsenttully
through their bars, "a tiger with q sore foot
licked his whiskcrs, and jaguar, the only
animal in the collection worth noticing,
trottcd rcstlcssly round his cage. y gaunt
timber wolf looked wistfully back for