The Washington times., 1915-12-12
The New Adventure Of
]. Rufus Wallingford
Read 1t Here NOw-Then See II in Moving Pictures


take on your hat. That's right. Now,i
"Henry-denry liant; les Hen. for
aSir. walllnsford, shake hands viii,
Hen. Hen, Mr.. Wnllingford. Now shake
hands with me. I'm Horace q. Daw;
tpnSe,jnT IneoFnitS; Mrs, PATTY IneoR.
nita: Miss Fannie ncognltA; Miss vioiet
| IncognitR. Now we're ali properly n.
Produced, except Mule. Giddip. Mule"
Jonas Soluble sat upon the steps or
1.-THE store" and viewed the approach
ing procession with mild curiosity.
"Toad" Jessop. however. an urchin
go. thick with freckles that he looked
like shrimp on1elette, came running
blow TO Mr.. sauibble's tranquility.
Hey" he easped, tugging at hts one
Bingham siispehder-stfap to draw his
breath together. They're a-usin' your
Jonas sprang immediately from the
steps and hurried out into the road.
/ Whoa" he commanded.
"GIddapF' said BIackie Daw. Fellow
SsSef Stsa ar xOu % wore n out "
fence-ralls and built IRE under. him
to set him going IN the hrst place"
We'll" figured Mr. SqutbDle thought
IS ss Am Look EoS eyer d tSs nns t dSa fes
]
Just q moment" beREed BIackIe.
"We'll discuss that trifing detail upon
our arrival, but in the meantime wish
TO arrange the grand entry. Which one
OF you boys can whistler
Toad Jessup came Immediately 70
the front with en- avowal that he could
whistle little bird or q tree:
Banner or Marching Through Geor-
gia,T'' asked BlaclSie with grave anxiety.
"Betcher biifel" declared Toad" pull
ing his suspenders as far forward from
KIN whistle Hot Time better
AN right" agreed Biackie with en-.
thusiasm. That's a good live. thor.
oughiy American air. and you may
whistle us about ten cents worth OF
Laughing indulgentIy, the fastidiou,
WallinBford, who was in the machine
washing up" handed Blackie his cane
and Mr.. Daw. long and lank, and clad
in his linen duster, automobile goggles
and cap. hurried UP ahead OF Toad
Jessop, where he twirled his baton
most extravagantly. to the great Joy OF
the Warden ladies' now concealed in the
dimneaB OF the big car.
II ives in front OF the Auditorium Ho.
tel that. Wailingford first emerged from
the car. clean shaver, brushed. his
linen buster laid aside and his automo.
bile cap replaced by. a soft gray felt
, hat. The village drew an admiTins
breath as he stepped down and, in 4
careless tone, inquired the amount OF
,the. damages. Jonas Squibble had. with
, some labor. worked up the sum total Of
his bill to thirteen dollars and sixt,
cents. but the moment he saw Walling
ford he stopped figuring and said:
. Twenty dollars. haulin', Hen Hant'i
, tine, two fence-rails. wear and tear an
. lastin' damage to the mule. an the rem
: OF my FIELD that, your contrapton's :
standing on now"
/ statement with awe and admiration
which was increased to nmazemcn
when WRllingford, without ''dickering'
calmly ahEtr0 cited and paid over a TWEEN
ty-dollar bnl from an obese roll.
! AT this juncture, Blackie Daw, viewin;
,, his fellow citizens over. declared tina
! II would he a pity to waste a Grove
l Ike, this. and he mounted the steps o
the car Friends, Romans. and free
With rs right hand in the S SeSSm .
his duster and his left hand out
/ stretched as If holding scroll, we cam
not here for our own selfish ends. blu
{ for the honor and glory of Sguibblev1ilc
We came to scatter-say, will the ban,
please stop playing until after the e%
: Toad Jessup slowly unpuckered hi
stiff lips and heaved a sign OF reIiet
From the moment that Blackie ha,
started him on the tune he had valiant
! ~ whistled ''Therell be a Hot Time T.
: stants pause for wind or water.
Having tried to eat supper" at tn
Auditorium Hotel wRllingford an
BlaclSie decided not to risk the room
!, at that hosiery but sadly purchase
q pair of fowl, and. returning to thei
7 car. cooked themselves q square mea
: They were just sitting down to eat
!. when Ghe shrill strains of "There'll
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
/ burst forth on their step, and Blackl
: opening the door. discovered the faith
= fful Toad Jessup. with tired but brav
= lips. working out his appointed task.
\ Smother II. Spots" begged Blacki'
;. "As Il Is. TIL have shreds of that tun