Evening star., 1914-10-11

thing fails Just shut his teeth and help me try
other You're the man, amt you?'
The acrobat choked little, and threatened to shove
brawny fist into the invalids but contented himself
by saying, ITO the limit Ted
Then first want you to find out how much the
rattle brought in, will bring. 1 want you go
the steamship offices and find out, without lettin em
know moren you have to, whether there's any chance
of my gettn aboard Also want sailin list of steam
ers, matter what they say about takin' me. Now
get move, Bill because Times what I've got whip
most of ALL and Times my hardest fight Also don't
say nothin to nobody
once more he alone retracing patterns the
soled wall paper, and trying to find resemblance
to face that he had discovered the previous
day and had gloated being the fifth that could
be distinguished After time imbued with another
resolution, he worked his legs the side of the bed
and went weakly through some simple gymnastic
ercises muterng to himself in time with his motion,
@Got to learn to walk again, that's cinch. It's keep
in at it that does thing. I'll be all right pretty
Got to bel"
He was awake when, reluctantly his door opened,
and the acrobat entered with his pockets bugng with
papers. His face, stolid usually and immobile, be-
trayed bad news and his eyes troubled they
swept round the ROOM
3Dont want sick men, eh?' calmly inquired Ramon.
@Wel, that's all right. Don't blame EN- Had
idea they wouldn't. 1 can't raft, swim,
the way I'm feelin it's got to be up to them. And
I'll find way, see if DON'T"
The spark again lighted in the acrobat's eyes. u
offered EN- any price they wanted" he said @and told
em they could have my last dollar; but it wouldn't CO.
Tried all the big companies and half dozen little ones;
but"
@Little ones no good for me-" interrupted Ramon
emphatically 3Got time to waste Got to get
across on fast boat. 1 know that much Got to
Miss Liberty possible, and after that lose
not minute gettin' out of New York
3The rattle, said the acrobat, with clumsy attempt
at cheerfulness, 3s whrlwind. Most everybody in
town to want that outfit of yours. Already UP
to two hundred dollars and +"
as, eh? How many chances did you take?"
The acrobat flushed and studied the of his hat.
Thought you weren't goin to lie to mel"
But Big Bill Parlow succeeded in doing it to the
tent of hundred dollars, and did it convncngly
that he left the great Ramon the verge of tears for
his fellow artists liberality
Out in the hallway Parlow scratched his red brstes
and said to himself, @Humph! Wonder what he'll fig
ure on next? That all the boats said they want no
morgues didn't to faze him by hair. When it
to cheeruness he makes the little god Billiken
look like frst-class mourner."
W7HAT Ramon did next was to work his resourceful
brain until another visitor came, and this one
asked to go out and get Bradshaw and blank
which classified advertisements written for the
London daily newspapers. Also this visitor departing
announced that the end near because Ted Williams
wandering in his noodle But the same CHEEKY
Williams spent pleasant evening scowling at time
tables, composing advertisement, and if he had
been gifted with more lung power might have whisted
little ragtime before going to sleep.
He was in the cheerful mood the following
ing when he handed the advertisement to the big
bat with the request that the latter attend inser
ton; but the acrobat read through it if bewildered
HELP WANTED. Good, strong. able-boded, gray
haired rshwoman, who to go to America second
class have her fare paid by helping who little
ILL., aboard Call eleven o'clock this morning
7B Waldngbroke and ask for Ramori.
3But tell you, Ted, the amt steamboat that