Evening star., 1915-02-21

count it. Why, Pardzo, there are crowds of people
East that worry and contrive to invent ways to
spend money! and then can't get rid of it fast it
piles up on 'em! Sounds funny don't it? The Idle
Rich, that's the outfit.
ave began to strike occasional specimens of the
brand far Chicago but the real East where
you find 'em. They'll come along in an automobile or
thing they call talyho you'll see them cruising
offshore in everything from catboat to steam yacht
big enough to carry hundred cattle They chute the
chues, loop the gap, go up in aeroplanes motor
cars, and shock another by doing things you
me wouldn't think of in month of Sundays,-that's
their fun.
"Concoct something for EN-, and your fortunes
made. They're not afraid to tackle anything. If you
think they are, it's your bet. No, Sir, the more dan
gerous the better they like it You propose blow up
a ten-story building with dynamite, and have all that
the roof at the time drop from the clouds in
parachutes, and how quick they'll line up to buy
tickets They just don't know what to do to keep busy
that's ALL
II remember it in July and the weather nice and
settled The main bunch of the Doc Carson outfit had
gone on ahead by train Bruce decided that him and
would ride plugs through and the country,
two days jaunt. Just on hand by certain
date the Doc didn't object 1t great! We enjoyed
it nightly.
@When came to nice little creek tricklng
the road under bridge, in the big woods, with
green grass all around pinned out horses took
wash in the creek and stretched ourselves out on the
grass by the side of the road take nap, snug and
cozy out home
1--WE did look pretty trampish, I guess with
clothes coated with dust and both of already owing
money to the first barber might happen to
We didn't bargain for anything like what really
happened though.
WHAT woke a chatter of talk We sat up
little, and found we had company. One of these
carryall automobiles about the size of coach
the gage had stopped in the road, and the
people in evidently holding jabber match about
pht of
three folks and five men, all at the age of
countabity, dressed for parade, and hunting trouble
when they up they yow-yowed some
more and then yanked open the little DOORS clat
tered down, and frolicked We didn't get up i'm
mediately. looked at Bruce, and he just wgged his
shoulders and tossed his hair back much say,
They saw first. Let 'em enjoy themselves Now
what do you think they done? They all piled out and
over, as | said.
Here they all until they got close; then
young woman-and say, Pardzo, she a Fairy Prin-
for looks too noticed that-foated up to Bruce
and asked right off the bat
"'What is your excuse for being tramp, Sir?'
"The rest stopped their noise crowded up and
listened holding their breath. Bruce got his six feet
of shaggness leisurely into standing position and
looked her in the eye. he was bigger than she
sort of expected for she looked like she little bit
scared of him. wondered what he would say in fact
couldn't right positively make head or tail of it, any
how. But heard his booming barytone after awhile,
and he saying in his own lazy way:
"'Why. 1 don't where you all come in, I'm sure,
Mss-what is the name, please?
"'Scruggins she said, Marie Scruggins.
"'Harve,' said Bruce looking my head into the
woods and keeping his face straight deacon's,
introduce to Miss Marie Scruggins, you Comanche!
Where's your manners?
Il scrambled to my feet at With great ami
mostly said Allow to present. to make you
quanted-wel, shake hands with my friend Big Bill
Biggs, from Texas
"They shook hands, and Bruce bowed and scraped