New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-29

veloped into a fad Everybody whose
fourth cousin, several times removed.
had q friend who knew an elevator boy
IN one of the government buildings
in Washington blithely contracted TO
deliver the goods
At the luncheon tables along Auto
mobile Row the dealers discussed the
unexpected number of inquiries for
$4,000 cars. If they could have looked
behind the scenes they could have
learned the answer. II fellows com
mission is only 90 cents on each rife
and he sells $4,000. a little nick of
$4,000 will not show much in his bank
roll
The eyes of many an engaged dam
sci lighted up with Joy when her own
particular hero contided to her that
he was a bold. bad gun runner and
that when that Krag deal was pulled
, off. next week" they could be married
and go to Japan on their honeymoon.
Young men who wore their hair IN
terraces dropped mysterious hints Of
sudden wealth into the ears of their
tango partners. It was all very won
derful. and in all quarters there de
veloped a sudden respect for govern
ment that could make possible such an
opportunity for bright man. How
fortunate that the army had abandoned
the Krag rife.
Restaurant walters carried out reams
of fgure-scrawled sheets after every
meal served Some OF them tried 10
decipher the masses Of impromptu
arithmetic. but the usual conclusion
was that the diners had been estimat-
ing the Cape Cod cranberry yield or
the distance TO the nearest fixed star.
Certainly the figures couldn't repre-
sent dollars Alas, They did not know
about the Krags.
Zee country entire he have gone
mad" walled a representative of the
French government. Twelve times Us
day have | bought zee Krag rifles. LAY
will not permit me TO sleep. am
awake in zee night by zee r-r-r-ing Of
zee telephone. We hav' zee Krag, gay
say. Sacre! l shall insane become
myself"
Negotiations we're carried on with
representatives Of the Russian French,
British and Canadian governments. IL
was generally understood that which
ever nation made the purchase the
rifles would be shipped over the border
into Canada and thence transshlpped to
their ultimate destination.
Each day the would-be spectators
sistent rumors that all or part of the
arms already had left the arsenal.
Statements were even made to the effect
that the entire stock had been st
down I'm Canadian territory.
Whenever a new report came through
those who felt they had been left out
in the cold fastened TO the alleged
principals and by the use Of CATO lery
or threats endeavored 10 obtain their
bit" The howls reached Washington
where Secretary Garrison was sitting
or the lid. The Secretary sat a little
tighter and ordered his meals served
there.
Il was almost impossible TO prove
ANYTHING. The guns could have been
shipped from Rock Island without the
knowledge Of the public. Much con
lecture was raised as to the contents
of several lots of cars that were run
into the arsenal yards and hauled out
A. night. The officials there were not
talkative, and il was useless to attempt
20 ascertain the true facts Of the mat
ter at that point.
Enter the Woman.
Now. no well regulated story is COM
plcte unless a woman enters into H..
beautiful woman is preferable. In this
case the combination is all that could
be desired.
Ladies and gentlemen: Mrs. Selma
Lewis. Mrs Lewis: Ladies and gentle
men.
If there be those who do not know, il
may be explained that Mrs. Lewis is
one Of the leading opponents of peren-
NAL youth. an able lecturer on the
mysteries Of life. a firm believer in the
pow.r Of love and an ardent advocate
Of universal peace.