Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-28
Playing at "Hdirpins''
Tho New Springtimc Sport Which
Has Set Boston All Agog.
Newton Newlirk In Boston Posi)

The Coat editor, whose desk Is next
% mine. thinks he is quite expert at
this new eatdoor sport and yesterday
morning he challenged me 10 n game
of hnlrpins. Never having played the
game | stalled along and told him TO
take the matter up with me again in
q day or two and | would talk BUSH
ness with him. Then. when he went
out 10 lunch, | went out for an hours
practice at "tIairpns.
This ruse of practicing the game
myself before taking him on was
deucedly clever of me, was il not?
I started in on fremont street at
Winter and slowly walked toward
Boylston: and as | walked along my
bright little eyes were searching
every foot Of the pave. | hadn't gone
but rod or two until a well-dressed
gentleman stepped up 10 me and said,
Pardon me, sir, but have you lost
something 2" mo, sir | have not"
replied CURLY. "lf you have not lost
anything. he responded, "may / make
so bold as to ask what YOU are look
Ing for2" II am looking for hairpins, -
| retorted. "Ah, | seel" he exclaimed,
his face Lighting up with an intelli-
gence that was almost human, "ah. /
see--your wife lost the hairpinslh
MY wife did NOT lose the hairplnsl"
snapped. 'What would you do with
n hairpin If you did find one?' he
asked.
Il would stab you with it." Kissed
stopping and glazing az him There
upon he grew slightly pale and drew
away from me, | heard him say to
'.another passerhy Cray as a loon
40 al 4, let ~
Before l had reached West street
| had found seven hairplns.
| was standing on the curb with
the hairpns in my hand whom sud
denly two beautiful girls paused be-
fore me and one began 60 open her
pocketbook. ASK him IL he's deaf
and dumb, Mary said one, land then
IL he says yes why he isn't and Wen
know he's an impostor.' "Clara," said
the other. you're so susplcious--I'm
going TO give him something, any
how
Then before ! could protest, Mary
dropped Il quarter into my hand. pat-
ted me ON the shoulder and said with
tear-filled eyes, There, poor man
that will get YOU a sandwich and a
cup of coffee. / won't take your
hairpins-sell them to someone else. "
suddenly | saw a nice, new hairpin
that had Just been lost, and ] bounced
on It. As | stood examining Il a
great big, beautiful doll who had Just
passed me turned ana came back.
sir she said. pulling herself up TO
her beautiful height, III YOU don't
give me back that hairpin / just
dropped, I'll have you arrested"
Pretty creature" / replied, howing
low. pray do not talk TO me in such
harsh, cruel manner. What do you
wish 10 do--spoil my whole after
noon2" Are you going TO give me
my hairpn?" she demanded. Take
your choice. my dear young lady,"
replied, holding out my handful OF
hairpins She took three of the best
hairpins had found and deftly
tucked them into her hair Then with
a remark about what she thought of
man who was engaged ia the bust
ness OF tagging along after ladies Ia
order to pick up whatever they
dropped she sailed on up street with
her chin In the air.
You will see that my meeting with
tins charming woman set me back
three hairpins.
I hurried along until saw another
| hairpin. When l stopped TO PICK IL
un somebody ran into me from be-
hind and l nearly cracked the pave
ment with my poor bean. When ] got
Strengthened up | made another effort
to pick mp the hairpln, but a passerhy
stepped on my fingers and nearly
smashed EN-. Then ! left the hairpin
and proceeded on my way.
by the time ! reached Beylston
street | had only nineteen hairpins
and my hour was about up. So
dropped into a small hardware shop
and purchased a quarters worth Of
hairpins with the IS cents the kind
hearted lady had given me.
When I returned TO the office and
told Tho Goat editor I found sia hair
| pins between Winter and Boylston
streets. he got cold feet right off and
refused TO play "Hairplns" With me.