The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14

that he could see her. She was 7
blonde nor brunette, not tall nor
vague and without specification
she was very beautiful.
The dentist glanced at the Gle
the mantel. The time was
~ will hurry out and get some
;lunch," he said.
with that he pulled OFF his
white jacket and hung 1t on
a hook in the closet. jumped
into his street coat and bolted
through the doorway. shout
ing:
Down Hey, there! Going
down."
The swift elevator car came
to a humping pause in ITS
downward flight. He Owed
through the open door and
sprawlcd on other men whose
faces seemed pale in the dim
light Of the slaft. \ pull at
the lever. a confusing glimpse
Of parallel floors and rows Of
glazed windows, all flying up
ward. and the car was on the
ground floor.
The dentist did not see tho
suuirming multitude in the
street and near the clangor Of
the car bells He was trying
To decide whether or not
piano would he a necessity at
the beginning.
As he entered the place
wherein food Is for sale on
quick delivery. he did nut OBJ
serve that he was riding in u
lam of people and propelling
himself by means Of his ell
bows.
The place was crowded. II
was brilliantly lighted tun-
mel.
Long counters extended from
front to rear. ON one side Of
each counter was a row of
stools. with a man on every
stool. The men We're so close
one to another that their arms
threatened to interloCk as
rhey hcckoncd and resticu-
lated or swung themselves
in desperate feeding Behind
these men stood other men,
restless. watchful, W iting
their chance to pouuro upon
stools as soon as any wild
men at the counter wrenchcd
themselves out IT The strug-
Cling line.
\ babel Of voices was con-
stantly mingled with the shut
fling Of feet. the crash of collid-
ing dishes and the loud jingle
of cutlery.
If a Niagara Of cups and
sauCers and knives and forks
had been falling into "A stone
quarry the noise would have
been the same
Behind each long counter
were walters in white. They
hopped and Cavorted. lunged
back and forth, uttered strange
cries into the air, and pro-
PEELED dishes and feeding i'm
PIGMENTS along The smooth
counter after the manner Of
Switchboard players.
The dentist pushed down the
He saw man yearly lift h
away from a crescent Of pie cl
Aha He had captured the
away from two other men.
moved on, looking at the food in
Of each feeder to see If he
soon rise.
Where's my teao" demand,
man at the immediate right
Centist
Cream toast" shricked tn
orcd man, who was in an ecst'
employment.
Tea Tea"
Yes, sch"
Ham sandwich and" beg
dentist.
Take away yo' sliced toma
shouted some one in his ear.
sliced tomatoes echoed "a
further away.
cup o. tea" bawled the II
the right.
"Huckleberry pie" exclaimed
one at the left.
Ham sandwich and"
Crash \ knife and fork
front Of the dentist.
4 glass of water floating a
piece of ice reeled sloppily on tn
tered counter and stopped in Il
him.
Ham sandwich and"
How bout con cakes?' b,
the colored man, standing on
and threatening some one with
Take 'em away"
Hurry up that tea"
Nuther piece O. butter!"
What kind O. pie?"
Where's my check ?"
Ham sandwich and"
Crash. boom, bang, thump,
sion, stampede, panic
Ham sandwich screeche
waiter bobblng up from nowhe
dropping plate near the dent
"'N' a cup O coffee"
How about that tea?"
rs that pie CONNIE"
Yes, seh.' One answer
three.
The walter dived under the c
lie ran ana counter ran.
lie juggled spoons and sauce
chuckled with delight when {
waiter, sprinting along the
passageway, bumped into him.
lie had two cups in the lef
and one cup in the right hand
danced around "A cluster of
plated boilers and pulled at
faucets.
The delirium grew on hi