The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-23
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"Ice cole watermelon; ice cole water.
melon! The biggest slice of Ice cole.
ripe, red, ice cole, rich an rare; the
biggest slice of ice cole watermelon
ever cut by the hand of man! Buy our
ice cole watermelon"
Penrod. having drained the last drop
of cider, complied with the watermelon
mans luscious entreaty and received
a round slice of the fruit magnificent
In circumference and something over
an inch III thickness. Leaving only the
really dangerous part of the rind be-
hind him. he wandered away from the
vicinity of the watermelon man and
supplied himself with bag of pea
nuts. which. with the expenditure of a
dime for admission. left quarter still
warm in bis pocket However, he
managed to "break" the coin at a
stand inside the tent, where a large.
oblong paper box of popcorn was hand
ed him with 20 cents change. The box
was too large to go into his pocket, but
having seated himself among some
wistful polack children he placed 1t
at leisure during the performance The
popcorn was heavily larded with par
TALLY boiled molasses. and Penrod
sandwiched mouthfuls OF peanuts with
gobs of this mass until the peanuts
We're all gone. After that he ate with
less avidity, sense almost of safety
beginning to manifest itself to him.
and It was not until the close Of the
performance that he disposed Of the
last morsel.
He descended a little heavily to the
outfowing crowd in the arena and
bought caterwauling toy balloon. but
showed no great enthusiasm in manip-
ulating it Near the exit as he came
out was a hot waffle stand which he
had overlooked, and a sense of duty
obliged him to consume the three waf-
fes. thickly powdered with sugar.
which the waffle man cooked for him
upon command.
They left hottish taste In bis
mouth; they had not been quite up to
his anticipation, indeed, and 1t was
with sense of relief that he turned
to the hokey-pokey cart which stood
close at hand, laden with square slabs
Of Neapolitan ice cream wrapped in
paper. He thought the ice cream would
be cooling. but somehow 1t fell short
Of the desired effect and left peculiar
SAVIOR in his throat
He walked away, too languid to blow
his balloon. and passed a fresh tany
booth with strange indifference.
bare armed man was manipulating the
taffy over a hook, pulling a great white
mass to the desired stage of candy
ing" but Penrod did not pause to
watch the operation. In fact, he avert
ed his eyes (Which were slightly glazed)
In passing. He did not analyze his
motives. Simply he was conscious
that he preferred not to look at the
mass Of taffy.
For some reason he put considera'
Bile distance between himself and the
tafry stand. but before long halted In
the presence of q red faced man VINO
fourished long fork over smal
cooking apparatus and shouted )oviai
ly: "Winnies! Here's your hot WIN
niesI Hot winny wurst. Food for the
oyerworked brain. nourishing for the
weak stummick. entertaining Tor Tue
tired business man! Here's your not
winnies! Three for a nickel. hair
dime. the twentieth pot of dollah!
This above all nectar and ambrosia
was the favorite dish OF Penrod scho
field. Nothing inside him now craVed
ton the contrary. BUT Iheihois
,ha crroat bvnnotist. His mind argued
ogo,nst his inwards that opportunity
tnocked at his door. "Winny wurst
ms r,g,dlv forbidden by the home au-
thorittes. Besides, there was ias'
nickel In his pocket, and nature pro
tested against its survival; also the
red faced man had himself prociaimeu
his wares nourishing for the "eah
stummick.
Penrod placed the nickel In the reu
hand of the red faced man.
He ate two of the three greasy cigar.
like shapes cordially pressed upon nin