The Washington herald., 1915-10-24

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out of all The peroxides in the world. She
stopped me on the street and asked me where
she could find George Brown. Asked me where
she could find George Brown in New York City!
What do you think of thata
Il talked to her, and found that she was
going to marry young farmer named Dodd-
Hiram Dodd-next week. But it seems that
George Brown still holds the championship in
, her youthful fancy. George had creased his
cowhide Boots some years ago. ando come to the
city to make his fortune But he forgot to
remember to show up again at Greenburs, and
Hiram got in as second-best choice. But when
it comes to the scratch, Ada-her names Ada
Lowery-saddles nag and rides eight miles to
the railroad station and catches the E: As a. m.
train for the city. Looking for George, you
know-you understand about women-Georse
wasn't there, so she wanted him. -
We'll, you know. | couldn't leave her loose
in Wolftown-on-the-Hudson. | suppose she
thought the first person she inquired of would
say: George Brown ?--why. yes-lemrne see
he's a short man with hight blue eyes. amt
hep Oh yes-youT find George on One Hun
dred and Twenty fifth street. right next to the
grocery. He's bill-clerk in saddle-and-harness
store That's about how innocent and beauti-.
full she is You know those little Long Island
waterfront villages like Greenburs-a couple
of duck-farms for sport. and CLAIMS and about
nine summer visitors for Industries That's the
kind of place she comes from. But, say
you ought to see her!
What could do9 |, don't know what
money looks like in the morning. And she'd
paid her last cent of pocket-money for her rail-
road ticket except quarter, which she had
squandered on gum-drops. She was eating
them out of paper bag. | took her to a board
ing-house on Thirty-second street where | used
to live, and hooked her. She's in soak for a
dollar. That's old Mother McGinnis price per
day. I'll show you the house.
What words are these. Tnpp9" said l. Il
thought you said you had story. Every
ferryboat that crosses the East River brings or
takes away girls from Long Island
The premature lines on Trips face grew
deeper. He frowned seriously from his tangle
of hair. He separated his hands and empha-
sized his answer with one shaking fore6nger.
Cant you see" he said, what rafting
fine story it would make3 You could do it fine.
All about the romance. you know. and describe
the girl. and put lot of stuff in it about true
love- and sling in few stiekfuls of funny bust
ness-joshing the Long islanders about being
green, and. well-you know how to do it You
ought to get fifteen dollars out of it, anyhow.
And it'll cost you only about four dollars.
You'll make clear profit of eleven"
How will it cost me four dollars9" | asked,
suspiciously.
"One dollar to Mrs McGinnis." Trip an
swered. promptly. and two dollars to pay the
girls fare back home"
And the fourth dimension3" inquired,
making rapid mental calculation.
"One dollar to me" said Trip. For
whiskey. Are you on?" 49,
| smiled enigmstically and spread my e.
bows as if to begin writing again But this
grim. AFFECT. .specious. subservient,. burr-like
wreck of man would not be shaken of. His
forehead suddenly became shiningg moist. p
Don't you see.' he said with a sort of
desperate calmness, that this girl has got to be
sent home today not tonight nor tomorrow,
but today2 can't do anything for her. You
know. I'm the janitor and corresponding secre-
tary of the Down-and7Out Club Il thought you
could make newspaper story out of it and win
out piece of money on general results But.