Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-08

 rain in the air tonight? But along about noon it sure was gallupsious weather. How's all up to the house? You doing right well with the caffy now?'
 Well, sir, that galoot just turns his back and walks off stiff, without q word, after all my trying to be agree able. didn't know what to make of it. That night finds note from Summers, who'd been away from town, giving the address of his camp l goes up to his house and has good, old time talk With his folks And l tells Summers about the actions of this coyote in the caffy and desires inter- pretation.
 "'Oh.' says Summers, he wasn't in- tending to strike up a conversation with you. That's just the New York style. He'd seen you was regular customer, and he spoke word or two just to show you he appreciated your custom. You oughtn't to have follow ed it up. That's about as far as We care to go with q stranger. A word or so about the weather may be ventured, but we don't generally make it the ba- sis of an acquaintance.'
 Billy says l, the weather and it's ramificatfons is solemn subject with me. Meteorology is one of my sore points. No man can open up the ques- ton of temperature or humidity or the glad sunshine with me and then turn tail on it without its leading to a fall ing barometer. Pm going down to see that man again and give him a lesson in the art of continuous conversation. You say New York etiquette allows him two words and no answer. Well. he's going to turn himself into wealth CT bureau and finish what he begun with me besides indulging in neighbor ly remarks on other subjects.
 Summers talked agin it, but l was irritated some and went on the street car back to that caffy.
 II called that man to one side and herded him into a corner. l unbut- toned enough to show him 3S l car ried stuck under my vest.
 "'Pardner.' says, a brief space ago l was in here and you seized thU29.6; portunity to say it was a nice -- When l attempted to corroborate zS2.9' weather signal, you turned your oo ~ anu ,a - ,a a,,, ee .O0O.O ed cross between SpitzbergenA A4s o cook ana muzzled oyster' you re,OOO.O where you left off in your disc.S6O. Fl on the weather .395.7'
 "The fellow looks at me and tri.101 .6 grin, but he sees don't and he C around serious. ,61S.6
 "'Well,' says he. eying the h: of my gun. it was rather a nice oso'o some warmish, though oo7 !,
 Particulars, you mealy mouoon n snoozer,' I says let's have the s1o1 z fications-expatiate- in the out1SS2 2 When you start anything with m2O0 O shorthand it's bound to turn ol-- storm signal 2S2.9
 "'Looked like rain yesterday :. the man, but it cleared off fine in forenoon. hear the farmers are needn ing rain right badly up state.'
 "'That's the kind of a canter,' says l. Shake the New York dust off your hoofs and be real agreeable kind of centaur. You broke the ice, you know. and we're getting better ac- quainted every minute. Seems to me asked you about your familyY
 They're all well, thanks says he. We've have new piano.
 "'Now you're coming it. says. This cold reserve is breaking up at last That little touch about the piano almost makes us brothers. What's the youngest kids nameT asks him.
 'Thomas.' says he. He's just get ting we'll from the measles
 "'I feel like I'd known you always says ]. Now there was just one more -are you doing right well with the caffy. now?'
 "'Pretty well,' he says. I'm putting away a little money.'
 "'Glad to hear it. says I. Now go back to your work and get civilized. Ah<