South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-21

man all incarcerated in color
scheme of reds and blues and Colds.
He looked like Frank Daniels, but he
whispered to me that he was Napol-
con and L didn't contradict him, as
supposed he knew who he was. He
engaged me in a conversation regard
ing the merit OF the various costumes
10 be seen on the floor and when |
praised them he grew sullen and tact
turn. Then he started in and pointed
out the spectacular defects in the get
ups OF the different characters that
only few moments before had rep
resented to me the ne plus ultra of
splendor. He certainly went after the
hammer throwing record when he
told me what he thought of the out
fits that 1 praised most highly.
stood this briefly and tried to shade
my notions about ornate raiment TO
agree with his. but / saw it was no
use and / went right ahead and in
sisted that if l knew anything abOut
ii there we're "A great many lovely
masquerade outfits there.
Are you a judge he asked me,
after ] had spoken my mind.
We'll. yes / replied. for l thought
I was as good a Judge Of such things
as anybody-certainly Just as good a
L
things are all just a matter of taste.
Then said he, just remember
me. and he darted off into the crowd.
but not until after he had showed a
piece of paper into my side coat pock-
ct. | stared after him, rather glad
that he was gone, for il seemed to me
presumptuous for a man TO come up
and argue with an innocent bystand-
er at a masquerade ball about what
constituted the most elegant costume.
AS a matter of fact there were plenty
of costumes that | liked just as well
as his. and as he FASTENED away l
caught a glimpse of his red hair
showing beneath his wig which wasn't
red at all. That | thought showed
poor taste. If a man is going to wear
a wig, he ought either to cover his
own hair completely or else have the
wig the same color Still, | wouldn't
have thought anything about such de-
! tails if the fellow hadn't knocked all
the other peoples outfits so.
Just then HOrner rushed up and
/ said he was all ready TO go. and he
was fraught with much talk about
a couple Of beautiful young women
he wanted TO take me TO meet. They
were indeed rather attractive,
! found, an hour or so later Besides
4 being restful TO the retina, the one
1 l was assigned TO chat with had a
great many ideas about things that
\ fairly captivated me. She thought
} that a person who loves travel would
/ do well to see his own country be-
/ fore going abroad, and also that peo-
/ pie living in the larger cities do not
| know their neighbors so well as those
| who dwell in the towns and villages
/ She had been visiting in the south
/ the previous July and / asked her
/ if il were not foolish Ito go south in
/ the heat of summer. She replied
\ that while the days were extremely
warm, there was always good
breeze at night and that she in
variably slept under blankets.
thought that a rather clever way
TO put il. Instead OF stating the ex-
act heat registration on the Their
mometer. she simply said that she
I slept under blankets. and from that
I knew the air was cool and com
Portable.
so we STAYED and talked TO the
I girls till a late hOur-Im ashamed
/ 10 say just how late. II was not un-
til we were waiting for an owl cal
/ that I happened 10 put my hand In
my side coat pocket and felt piece
I of paper that I did not recall puttinc
+ there In a second I remem beTed. i
had been tucked there by the masked
man who thought ne represented
Napoleon. took it out and looked
at it-and gasped, IL was not Z
piece OF paper at all. but a crumpleC
Z new SO bill,
Il narrated 10 Horner rapidly how
the bill came into my pocket
He stared az me a moment and
then declared. excitedly. You've
been bribed.
'Wh-a-a-t?' 7 asked him.
Yes says Horner that fellow
thought YOU we're one OF the judges
You know they had a prize up -
S7S for the one wearing tho hand
soonest costume and tho rivalry VA
intense. I can tell YOU. That fellow