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The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
THE METEORIC ADVENTURES OF CON1EON CHARLEY

bit too high for us. old chap You jolly
well know we haven't the oof."
He will only lay in thousands
Ball." complained second injured
Goat. TOO deuced stiff. you know, my
boy, to take, a chawnce."
Mr.. Arlington famed the air again
with his batch of bills.
Bring on somebody who's alive
he whpoped. Here's Ave thousand to
say ii can't be done"
This was little ambiguous, per-
haps. but no one seemed to notice it.
How about it. Carter" limited Goat
Number Two. I'VE thought maybe
Ell? For the honor of the cluh-what?"
Charley gazed steadily at him for
moment, and there was CLINT in
his hazel eyes which Mr.. Teeters rec
ognised. He had seen il there on one
or two occasions when the con men
were making ready to spring their lit
tie trap. blissfully unconscious of the
hole in it.
Are you on?" The pimply one re-
newed the invitation belligerently. IF
you marry. murder, jump off the roof.
or blow your brains out on Broadway
they won't stop long enough to ask
who you are. The bet is: one man can't
do anything that'll hold the crowd an
hour; not if he could turn himself in
side out and show 'em how his heart
worked-and his liver." He added this
with his amiable laugh.
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ward the hotel Their eyes met at
the same moment. and the lawyer
halted and sestured to him. But Mr..
Carter. leaning forward to the door.
simply showed his teeth in the broad
est of broad grins, and in this pro-
voking pose was swept from the
Others sight.
His first call was on Mr.. .Nerdant
Wise. manager of the Allrott Theater.
Everybody knows where that is. Going
in one direction II is on the left-hand
side of Broadway between Columbus
Circle and Madison Square. Going in
the other direction it is on the right
hand side. OF late it was particularly
easy to find because of the crowds
that nightly kept away from 1t. Three
failures in succession had made a the
atrical pesthouse of the place.
Mr.. Wise sat in his office. dark of
brow and peeved in manner, when Mr.
Carter was ushered in. Possibly he
was silently concoctiRg curses to call
down on hapless playwrights who
couldn't concoct successes: but after
Charley had talked with him five min
utes the clouds lifted somewhat from
Mr.. Wise's melancholy front and his
bearing frightened. He became as
nearly human as is permitted to his
class. He could see the advertising
value in Mr.. Carriers proposition. and
jumped at it as a hungry toad jumps
at flies.
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Charley drew his check accordingly.
They were deposited with the other
checks in the Office. The time limit for
the feat was Christmas Eve. and n
committee was appointed to keep tally
of the crowd when Charley should
give notice he was ready.
How are you going to pull it off.
Charles" Mr.. Ball asked him pri-
vately before ringing up his paper.
Charley's lips curved at the cor
ners.
Don't know" he confessed. Got to
do some thinking"
1t was growing dark when. he and
Mr.. Teeters left The Goats. and II
was growing colder. The secretary
pulled up the collar of his overcoat
and sunk his chin in ii. grumbling as
he stepped along.
When they got back to the Rirebien
Charley's pockets were the lighter by
half a dozen other silver dollars. be-
slowed mostly en- blue-lipped. numb
fingered little news vendors who
straightway forgot the cold and burst
into pyrotechnical ordinations of de-
light.
It's worth the money" Charley de-
clared as the last shrieking youngster
darted off. and they turned into the
hotel.
They went up to dress for dinner.
They were going to the theater after
ward to see The Undertaker's
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You're drunk" said Charley to him
coldly. Come back when you're sober"
Mr.. Arlington received this in a
quite unexpected manner. 1t seemed to
tickle his sense of humor.
He appealed in high glee to his
| friends.
He's just normal. Carter, really"
sai id one of them reassuringly. knows
what is what. It's up to you. old man"
Good night. scoffed the gentleman
| from Pittsburgh. His livers turning
| where they've buried all the live
ones"
watt" Charley spoke the word
quietly, but there was a ring to 1t
that made the other wheel around to
him What do you call crowd?"
"Oh, a thousand That's a tidy bunch
to hold together for an hour" rejoined
Arlington with a liberal air.
Good" said Charley. Make the bet
ten thousand and I'll go you"
Wow barked Teddy Ball
But Mr. Arlington. whatever else he
NAV have been-and that was lot
YOU wouldn't want to be-was no
squealer.
why, he's come to life" he re-
marked. affecting supreme astonish-
ment. Make it twenty
Better scheme than that" said
Charley cooIIy. Ten thousand first
hour. Ten thousand every hour after"
What? You think you can hold
crowd more than an hour" The PIN
ply Pittsburgher laughed his unbelief.
Maybe" Charley told him. Got to
think it out"
'I guess you have" gibed the bald
one. How'd a four-hour limit strike
you-you to lose for every hour you
don't hold 'em-what" And he laugh
ed again.
Mr.. Ball interfered here.
You call yourself a sport. do you?"
he Knocked. why. you're simply look
ing for an easy place to fall on! Afraid
you'll lose a dime. Go back to VickS-
burger whatever you call it-and
play marbles with the other little
boys. You don't belong in a real town"
Arrington's bald head took on a sun
set hue. He was red, doubtless, to his
toes.
IF I lose / pay double for every
hour after the first" he blazed at the
reporter. you didn't wait to hear me
out. I'm no sure-thing piker. and don't
you forget it."
That's different" returned Mr.. Bail
composedly. What do you say. Char
ley?"
suits me. Fix it anyway you want"
Then" said Mr.. Ball to Mr.. Ar
rington. either put up, shut up. or
blow up. but be quick about it. for
I've got to get busy on the phone"
Mr.. Arlington put up. With twenty
million dollars at your back. to be
dead-game sport is written in the
part. He drew a preliminary check for
ten thousand payable to Charley, and
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Come back when you're sober"

, Widow" new play of the brand OF
humor they weep over in Boston and
laugh themselves to death at in New
York. They had made their change,
and were lolling about in the sitting
room smoking a preprandial cigarette
when Samuel Drew. Esq. walked in on
them. He held a late edition of the
Scream in his hand.
, What does this mean" he asked.
exhibiting a black strip-head across
the front page. 1t read:
CAN COME-ON CHARLEY CASH INT
Let's have a peek at it," Mr.. Car
ter replied sedately.
He glanced over the story the fer
tile-minded Mr.. Ball had telephoned to
his paper Mr.. Drew sat down and
watched him.
''wen?" he demanded when Charley
finished.
The boys eyes fickered as he met
the question.
"All there" he said. Know as much
as l do
haven't any plan?" cried the astounded
lawyer
Not yet said Charley calmly.
And if you had" went on the other,
don't you know you couldn't work it?
The police wouldn't let you. A thou
sand people four hours-in Broadway.
1t can't be done.'
That's what Arlington said" OBJ
served Charley with a grin.
Mr.. Teeters who. for him. had kept
an uncanny silence, here piped up.
Come -On's got a kink in his cut
OF. He's letting out all his steam"
Yes" said Mr.. Drew softly. 1t was
his way when greatly tried. Now will
you be good enough. Mr.. Merciful
Skeeters. to translate that into Eng
lish? I'm a plain man and my vocab
ulary is painfully circumscribed."
Thus exhorted Mr.. Teeters related
Mr.. Carter's purpose as lucidly as his
hayward tongue would let him.
WELL" remarked the portly advo-
cate when he was in possession of the
facts, IF a man has ten thousand dol
lars to give away. on Christmas, I
have nothing to say: that's his BUSH
ness. But if the man Is a friend of
mine and he starts to ambulate around
this town playing Santa Claus with
sudden death, that's my business, and
I'll have him locked up"
Charley grinned and rose from his
chair.
Dinner time. Hungry. Let's go
down." he suggested.
The next morning Charley instruct
ed Mr.. Teeters TO call up Teddy Ball
come to the Rirebien at one o'clock;
and then he drove OF all alone in the
limousine, leaving his secretary about
to pass away with a plague Of curios-
ity.
As the machine rounded the corner
into Broadway. Charley saw Mr.. Drew
turning in from that thoroughfare to-
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I Charley next paid a call on the cap
tain of the police precinct in which
the Allrott Theater languished. He
left that worthy in state of partial
| coma when he came away-surprise
agitation and profound perplexity hav.
ing very nearly done for him.
From the police station Mr.. Carter
! drove down to his bank and made ar
, rangements to have a thousand ten-dol-
lar gold pieces delivered to him at the
Rirebien in the afternoon.
He got back to his rooms 4 little after
Il. He had telephoned from the bank
for Mr.. Joseph Link to meet him at the
hotel, and he found him waiting. Mr.
Link. as the reader knows. was Mr..
Carriers boxing master. and former
| middle-weight champion of the white
mans world-an Irishman by BIRTH
whose brogue had been largely refined
away by persistent residence in New
York. where a catch-as-catch-can sort of
English is the prevailing medium of lin
quail expression.
With Mr.. Link waited Mr.. Drew and
Mr.. Teetetrs. Teddy Ball was also there.
but he wasn't waiting: he was effer-
vescinS-foaming with impotence. He
boiled over entirely when Mr.. Carter
made his appearance.
DO you think we are getting out a
monthly magazine" he stormed. One
O'Clock, Why didn't you say next week?
Do you want the other papers to beat me
to It? From what this zap Shelters has
to say you're all choked UP with story
ought to have out on the street right
now. And you running round loose with
It all over town.
Mr.. Carter. who had been leisurely
divesting himself of his overcoat, took
a seat and said to Mr.. Link:
Joe, got a job for you. Going to have
ten thousand dollars here today Cold
Saints above.'' cried Mr.. Link. And
what have I to do with that
Charley grinned at him.
Want you to sit on 1t all night Keep
the dust on
Teddy Ball leaped from his chair and
began with elaborate care to roll up his
sleeves.
I'm preparing to strange you. Mr..
Come-on Charley. If you don't dissorge
that story" he proclaimed. 'Out with
it. or say your prayers!''
Charley grinned again.
Nothing much to TELL" he answered.
Going to start at o'clock tomorrow
Give away ten dollars every quarter
minute till L. Makes ninety-six hundred
dollars. Last man gets four hundred
extra. Makes ten thousand. That's all
simpler
"All?" screamed Mr.. Ball in agony of
spirit. 20 Misery Mike. can I keep from
numbering this idiot! How are you going
to do II? That's the story. How"
Sure" said Charley. Forgot that
Ticket window. Allrott Theater. Hand
money out instead of in. First come,
first served"
Lord love u.s." doomed Mr.. Link,
He talks like tits only soup tickets he's
going to pass around"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

God always provides. Rev. ]. w
Hurse, pastor of st. Stephens Bap-
tist church hearing of the pastor
Illness volunteered and preached the
funeral and said he would willingly
render us any service of which he was
capable. We voice the sentiment of
the pastor and members as well by
saying that we consider this a most
Christianly, kind and noble act on
the part of Rev. Hurse and from it
we may all get lesson to lay aside
our personal feelings and grudges and
help each other In conclusion we
want to thank each and every one
who assisted us, those assisting in
donations and those who assisted in
making Easter service a success. But
in the end we must and do thank God
for it all, for our life, even for the
day itself
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

Two dozen eggs and all the flowers
used for the decoration were sent to
the beloved pastor; a little basket
decorated with purple crepe paper
containing a card bearing the inscrip-
tion Greeting From the Pilgrim Bap-
tist Church" and 81 eggs were sent
to the Old Folks Home.
To the morning and night services
the pastor sent letter of regret.
Both letters were filled with pathos
and the deep love and anxiety he had
for the entire membership. Both
epistles were such as John might
have written when he was exiled on
the Isle of Patmos. There was only
one cloud that marred the brightness
of the Easter service, and that was
the illness and absence of the pas
tor In the afternoon the whole mem
bership went to visit him and car
ried flowers and fruit, and his room
was a veritable bower of roses and
carnations. He was also given bas-
ket of sweet peas and tulips by two
of the members; would you call that
loyalty on the part of the members
toward the pastor? He was also
given a deal of money. Rev. Calla-
way was taken i'll one day of last
week a day previous to the time set
for the funeral of a daughter of one
of his members and not having time
to appoint anyone there was some
anxiety as to who would officiate but
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
THE COUNTY FAIR.
city

The county fair at Allen Chapel will
open Monday the 18th. Fifteen beau
tiful booths have been erected and dec
Grated and have been locked up in
the basement. You will miss a treat
of the year if you do not attend. The
Japanese booth in charge of Mrs. Mel
son G. Crews, the wheel of fortune in
charge of Mrs Mable Carpenter; the
| clipping booth by Mrs. DIR. E. G.
Bunch; the grocery store of the trus
tee helpers; the candy store in charge
Of Mrs. Wells; the dry good store in
charge of Mrs, Richard Cowden; the
| fruit stand in charge of Mrs. Benford
the peanut stand, the popcorn stand
and not to mention the Beauty show
in charge of the young ladies, who
will give a special entertainment each
night are all ready. The young men
under Mr.. S. H. P. Edwards have full
charge of an up-to-date cafeteria. The
basket ball contest between the Jun.
ior Endeavor and the Pathfinders is
now at fever heat. Mr.. Farley the
printer has given a beautiful watch
as a prize for the captain bringing in
the most money The potato race
between the children is invoking con-
siderable interest while Glass Leaders
contest for the Page Shoes that caused
so much excitement at the last fair
will be repeated this. The manufac.
turer of the celebrated l. H. flour has
presented the fair 800 pounds of flour
to give away as prizes for the best
bread, rolls, cakes and pies made out
of their flour. Two hundred pounds
of this flour will be given to the
school children of the elementary
schools who can do the best baking.
Full particulars can be gotten from
their bills. We should enter this con-
test by all means. On the whole this
bids to be the best Entertainment of
the kind ever given. The admission
is ten cents. A season ticket % cents
Mr.. Newsletter, the jeweler on East
18th street, has offered a fine gold
brooch as prize for the booth most
artistically decorated on Monday night.
Be sure the fair police do not arrest
you as they have number of war
rants already issued.
Monday MISREPRESENTATION and re-
ception of the Fair.
Tuesday night-Carnival night.
Wednesday night-Baby show.
Thursday night-Court of Appeals
and the baking contest.
Friday night-Rasket ball contest
and potato race.
Mrs. Alice Kimbrought, the famous
caterist has been engaged by the l. H..
flour manufacturers to bake and serve
hot biscuits free each night of the fair.
Come any try one.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
ANNOUNCEM EMIT.

The Greenwood Baptist church, 18th
and Terrace streets, appointed COM
mittee to investigate the conduct of
Rev. s. A. Anderson, pastor of Pleas
ant Valley Baptist church, Rosedale,
Kansas, while preaching at said
church. The committee found that his
conduct was immoral and unbecoming
to gospel minister, and recommend
ed that Mr. Anderson be disrecognized
by this church; that a copy of this
resolution be sent to the Twin City
Baptist Alliance, in which he was a
member. The Alliance appointed a
committee to investigate the charge
and found that he was guilty as
charged and recommended that the
Alliance withdraw the hand of fellow
ship from him. The resolution was
adopted.
REV. ]. B. BECKHAM, D. D.,
President.
REV. o. T. REDD, D. D.,
Secretary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

Scripture Lesson-Mathew, 2Sth
| chapter, Rev. w. H. Thomas.
Fraternal Greetings-Sir Willis G.
Mosely, Grand Commander of Mis-
souri, and jurisdiction.
First Lesson From Templar Easter
Service-Sir Johnson Pope, prelate of
Emanuel 25.
Knights in Response-Led by Sir
Robert w. Marshall, Eminent Com
mander of Emanuel 25.
Gloria Patria-Knights and choir.
Second Lesson-Continued by Pre-
late, Commander and knights.
Song-"All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" knight and choir.
Sermon-"For He Is Risen as He
Said" Rev. F. D. Wells.
Solo-'No Night There Miss Lulu
Walls.
(This song will be sung in loving
memory of our departed frater, Sir
Chas. H. Lewis of No. 8, April 26,
1910.
An Invitation-"Enter Ye in at the
Straight Gate" Sir Nelson c. Crews,
Grand Master of Masons of Missouri
and Jurisdiction. Assisted by Rev.
Thomas and Rev. Wells.
Offering-Special music by choir.
Wardens Right, Sir Porter. L. Baily,
Commander of No. 81 Sir Robert W.
Marshall, Commander of No. 25.
Wardens Left, Sir w. Dawley, Jr.,
Generalissimo No. 3; Sir Samuel L.
Meyers, Generalissimo No. 20.
Benediction-Rev. w. H. Thomas.
Recessional-"God Be With YOU"
choir and congregation.
Never has there been more i'm
pressive service than this one, which
will long live in the hearts of all who
were present The singing of Pass
1t On" by Mrs. Hammett, the match
less in spring sermon of Rev. Wells,
the impressive rendition of mo Night
There" by Miss Lulu Walls and the
invitation, Enter Ye in by the
Straight Gate" by Grand Master Mel
son C. Crews, mark the high point
of the most remarkable Masonic serv-
ice ever held in this city. AS the
Grand Master extended the invitation,
flanked on either side by Rev. w. H.
Thomas and Rev. f, d. Wells, as
sisted by Rev. w. c. Williams and
Rev Dr. j. Frank Mcdonald, there
was not a dry eye in the house, and
it seemed as though the presence of
the Holy Ghost swept over the great
assemblage. Eleven Knights and one
Master Mason came forward and gave
their hands as pledge that they had
made a decision to stand for Christ
and Sir Daniel Lucas, the best known
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
KNIGHTS TEMPLARs SET EXAM
PILE FOR OTHERS.
Editor of the Kansas City Sun:

Editor of the Kansas City Sun:
Please allow space for the Minister
ial Alliance OF Methodism of Greater
Kansas City, to express its highest ap-
proval Of the advance step and high
ground taken and occupied by the
Knights Templars in their annual re-
ligious services at Bethel, oath and
Flora, last Sabbath p. m. The spirit
and letter of the program and the
manner in which it was executed was
OF the highest religious character, ov-
ershadowed with fraternal and ex-
pansive wings of dignity, zeal and
plumed knighthood plus its sweeping
tidal wave of great spiritual power.
AS spiritual leaders of the people, we
the members of the alliance, desire to
sieze this opportunity to register our
highest approval on the conduce OF
which the meeting was conducted.
Fraternally yours,
w. H. THOMAS,
w. G. WILLIAMS,
]. FRANK MCDONALD,
Committee.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
CITY, MISSOURI SATURDAY APRIL TO- 1915
Take Look Beautiful Lincoln Park 10th and Woodland VIII Do You Good

business man in Kansas City of the
race, Joined Allen chapel through Rev.
Thomas, Generalissjmo Frank Mar
tin Joined Ebenezer Snd johnson Pope
and wife Joined Bethel, and the others
have signified their intention of join
ing some church next Sunday. Never
befoEe has such demonstration been
witnessed in this city and the fra
ternity feels proud of the work ac-
complished. Sir Ned Carter as mas
ter of ceremonies, was the right man
in the right place, and collection of
$39.41 was presented to the pastor,
choir and church. All in all it was
the greatest day Knights Templarism
ever experienced in its history in this
city
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
LOOK
Lincoln Electric
Park
WIN A SEASON PASS TO
LINCOLN ELECTRIC
PARK

This beautiful park on
which work is progressing
so nicely is going to have a
very elaborate wide walk.
way or promenade which
will run the entire length of
the concessions. This dis
tance will be about 600 feet.
The walk will be in front of
all the concession booths,
will be II feet wide and a
flash of electric light. The
management of the Park
wishes to adopt a suitable
name for this walking, or
promenade, and in order to
select the most suitable
name, a call is being made
to the public for suggestions.
The person sending in the
accepted name will be
awarded a season pass for
two. In the event of more
than one person sending in
the accepted name, the
passes will go to the person
whose name reaches the
management first. Second
and third prizes in passes
will also be awarded. Mail
names to Mr.. Earl S. Ridge,
manager, 301-2 Finance Bid.
Announcement of winners
will be made in papers. Con-
tent will close April 30,
1915. The plans of theatre
and dance pavilion have
been enlarged and Mr.. Ridge
says no expense will be
spared in order to make this
park one of Kansas City s
most attractive amusement
resorts.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.
Easter Service.
BY ETHEL MAI LEWIS.

The Easter service of the Pilgrim
Baptist church was, to quote the
French phrase, CONNIE il faut." Per.
fectly grand it was, every phase of
the service awakened the highest and
noblest emotions in the breast of
every one present. At the morning
service Rev. Coleman preached on ac-
count of the pastors illness and at
night also and both sermons were
soul inspiring. The Sunday schools
afternoon program was deferred until
$3.50 o'clock Sunday evening in order
that the members and friends have
chance to visit the pastor. The
program under the management of
the Sunday school superintendent,
Rev. Coleman, assisted by Miss Mos
sic Edwards and Miss Ethel Lewis,
was a perfect success. The children
were exceptionally bright and played
their parts well, and l can not help
but believe that the heavenly choir
must have paused a brief second in
the singing of their hymns in ordar
that all heaven might listen to those
children singing, might hear the clear,
sweet notes of beautiful songs sang
in simple childish voices, hear the
sweet notes that rang from little
threats as free from the contamina-
tion of strong drinks and other like
evils as is the nightingale; hear
wholesome notes as they welled from
little hearts as pure as purest gold
the golden notes as they were waited
on the wings of the still evening air,
heavenward to our risen Lord. Sure
ly the chanting Of the Vesper hymn
by the cherubic choir could not have
far surpassed those children singing
The grown ups who were on the pro-
gram displayed great talent also
Mrs. C. c. Callaway's paper, "The
Sunday School Teachers Office" was
especially helpful and inspiring to the
Sunday school as a whole. Mr.. Luth.
er Callaway's remarks were also very
timely and uplifting. The egges and
flowers were donated by themselves
and friends of the church. The beau
tiful palms used for the Easter serv-
ice were donated to Miss Ethel Lewis
for the church by Mr.. Arthur McKin-
ley, owner and manager of the Arthur
Mckinley Plumbing Company. There
was palm at either corner of the
pulpit, one stood at the rear of the
rostrum and the other stood at the
back of and lowered above the va
cant chair of the absent pastor. A
beautiful design with purple back
ground bearing the inscription Hap
py Easter, Christ Is Risen," in white
letters adorned the wall at the rear
of the church. This design was made
and donated by Miss Helen Strawyer
Miss May Williams, Miss Mossie Ed
wards and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Black
burn dyed the eggs.
Mr.. and Mrs Blackburn are not
members of the Pilgrim Baptist
church, which shows that Pilgrim has
loyal friends as well as members.
Fifteen dozen or more eggs were do
noated Everyone present at the Sun
day school program was given an egg.
Eggs were sent to sick members,
also. Six eggs were sent to little
children who we're unable to be pres
ent.