Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09

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Orange Peel and Jigsers and Jaggers
he drew himself together and made
the Announcement.
For . Moment they were stunned
BY the Impact and then every Son Of
Peoria leaned back and lot out .
YowL To think that . real up-to-date
Fellow would pull any Of that Old
Stuff! A puny Mortal trying to ct .
Toe-Hold on the Demon!
They told him to. forget It and quit
his spoof1ns and remove his Over
shoes and ease couple Of ellis into
his Reservoir and try to be q Human
Being. however painful the Effort.
(. He came back with few Gems
from the Family Medicine Book about
the Effect Of the Accused Stun on
various Organs. He did not propose
to feed himself anything that would
cut the Varnish OF Of Woodwork.
The Hard Stun had passed out Of
his Life.
The Cackles died away and were
succeeded by looks Of Blank Dismay.
They saw that one whom they had
long regarded % q reliable bench
working Union Lush had turned in
his Card and deliberately made him.
self an Outcsst.
They saw him order vlchy and 90
to It - II II were q Beverage and
then they tore up his Credentials and
burned his Photograph and told him
to 90 out into tho snowy Streets and
find . new Home.
He sat back and pulled the Grim
Smile which savonarola wore when
they piled the Fagots around him. He
was Martyr and proud Of his Job.
BY the Same Token, there 10 no Brand
Of Rectitude that grades 30 pure and
spotless as that exhibited BY the disin.
fected Dove who has not touched
Drop for nearly ~ hours.
They saw him go homo with
Magazine under his Arm and then
they sat around until all Hours, lap
ping 1t up and progging his Finish.
They said he never would last Week
and when he Fell it would be Some
Splash.
They began to issue daily Bulletins
and watched the Case with much
Anxiety because they really liked the
Old Scout in spite Of his Eccen1rici.
ties. When they learned. at tho End
Of Week, that he had played Butter.
milk to standstill all up and down
the Quick Lunch Circuit and was at
his Desk every Morning with his Face
clean and q Flower In his Coat. they
called q Meeting Of tho vigilantss and
decided that the Joke had been car
ried far enough.
In the meantime, Our Hero had
learned two new kinds Of Solitaire
and began to call around for . Dish
of Tea with some distant Female Rela,
tives who had long supposed him
Dead. Along about the Cocktail Hour
he would find himself sitting first in
one Chair and then In another but he
Cashed big every Morning when he
awoke and found that Henry Katsen
TANNER was not sitting on the Foot
Board making Faces at him.
Only. sometimes he would stop On
Corner and look all about him and
up at tho Buildings and wonder IL the
Town had always been % Quiet % q
Present.
After he had stuck for . Fortnight
the desperate Nnvoys from the Indian
4 Camp went after him for Keeps. The
held 1t in front OF him and splashed II
on his Clothes and begged him to step
aboard with them and 90 right up "a
the 18th Floor.
Probably II they had lot him alone
he would have como sneaking back
into the Reservation to watch the red
Whirligigs and pick few Of those
Night-B Blooming Martins but when
they tried to Stampede him, the old
New England Stock asserted itself, 90
he substituted Rivets for Straps.
He II now the honored Associate Of
those who play Cr1bbase In their own
Homes and cot Apples before turnine
in. But II you want to get Line on
his Real Character Just ask the Wet
;Rrethers. They viii tell you that he
wasn't there with tho Strength Of
Character ~ he simply sank out Of
sight.
MORAL: The Way Of the Ex
TfansSressor 10 Hard.