Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12
Copyright, Star Company, 1916. Al,
foreign rights rcscrycd)
EPISODE TIfIlurEi;S
IIII,: RINGER.

Separator. Granny. insist that the con
ductor of 81 column Of a,ivic. grows
! In time TO take life 40 seriously that
We'll. she is, even If they doubt her
! .''ih lcst YOU who read ali the serious
and desrerat" adventures in which
Jimmy AMI have been involved
through the tragic heart calls have
an"wei"d como TO question too I a,n
going 10 tell you now about ono .,d-
| venture that was-tihcrcnt.
Nov and then. after | have finished
reading my mornings mall i find my.
sef wondering II there ARE any happy
people in tn" world, Putting yourself.
In tune with AL the emotional suffer.
cr: and syrnua th!z.nt: with their view
point mcaus taking them pretty scri-
onSiy. y little comic rciic. Is needed
one morning In July II vas furnished
by no less person than the Fat lady
Of "one-ring circus"
Nobody loves q fat man has come
10 b" classic. To it might be added,
"nobody takes fat woman seriously"
II one did not remember all the fat
women who take their flesh seriously
and spend heart throbs ana energy
IN trying u persuade that TOO roo
solid" adjunct to melt.
But. honestly. / couldn't take cutie
Browns letter seriously. Can you?
Dear Miss Fairfax: ana the stout
lady OF Il travelling show. My nancc.
thu dwarf. disappeared four days ago.
Yesterday hc roiurncd. but would give
me no explanation. Please write me II
Dryden. care the Fair Grounds.
CUTIE BROWN"
Such good. honest refreshing
laugh AS had then, Cutie Brown
and the dwarf made picture which
gave me grea, deal of honest amuse-
ment. AMI decided to share that
anus cinent with Jimmy. who 60
ing to share a lunch table over at
Blacks with me-. So Cuties letter went
along and started In motion n train
O; circumstances which possessed plcn-
- or surprises. even II th.y lacked a
sentimental heart interest
When l cot 10 tho restaurant found
Jlsnmy engaged in conversation vita
an elderly gray-ha!rcd man who look
cd a, once distinguished and kind,
when he presented to me h."
proved 10 h. tine world famous II. g..
minay. owner OF horses whose fame
preceded and added to their masters.
Mr. Bitney had an agitated and un.
happy mir. such as no one ever expects
from inultiIn!llionairCs. He excused
himself hastily and went OFF. and Il
took all my tact To keep my woman :
curiosity in allegiance and prevent ne
from asking Jimmy what the gentle
mans troubles were.
Well Beatrice. did you bring me
!: choice ttdbi, OF hearts to flavor the
luncheon" asked Jimmy.
And gave him Cu,ies letter as
sauce plquante. lie read the letter
and had exactly az good time with
IL as I had expected. Suddenly h.
stopped laughing and did Il somer-
smut in expressions, terminating ~
serious thought.
! Jot
missing link in a detective story. I'm
about 10 call up Isarnes and inform
hin that two members OF his SAT- arc
on their way to Dryden Madam, no
arguments. You just walt mere. and
when | come back I'll give YOU a per.
fccily satisfactory explanation ot
where we're going and what were
doing and why we're going and doing
When Jimmy returned. laughter Was
again paramount. ri give YOU ten
minutes for your lunch. he said auto
crattcally We're taking train
at 1915"
"Ycs, sin. hut ii you're going 20
drag me of without my dcmitasse. you
might a, least tell me- why and
whittier"
Read this" newspaper was ar
ranged neatly agains, the vase OF
Aopers nj my left, and / read these
headlines:
T. G. Ritncy's White Stockings
Myste:iously Disappears
From Belmont.
No Clue TO the Theft OF the
Thoroughbred.
White Stockings IL Known as the
Specdicst Horse on Any Track"
yes. Mr.. Rarton. And now that
have acquainted myself with the news
or the racing world, will you please
L. ,,.L, Irnt III m
on a l:l5 train for a destination uu-
known? There are those who think
that an advisor to the lovelorn ought
Ia tell how To get spots out OF chiffon
waists and do up peach preserves. but
nobody has heretofore asked me to re-
store lost horses to their loving own
crs'
Well Watson--!isten 10 your friend
sherlock while he tells you the story
Il =. Bitn'y. Esq. told him. and then
/: YOU can't guess. YOU resign your
position and go take course III
ec:iooI Of journalism."
You terrify me-" said l. Suppose
/ can't add two end two and get
tw eni: -ninci
Bui the two and two were easy
enough I" add. Mr.. Bitncy had told
! Jimmy all hc knew OF the theft OF
White Stockings. The horse was kept
in a specially constructed stall whose
door was opened and locked on the
inside. 4 stable boy who had proven
himself tried and irusty slept in the
stall with tho Thoroughbred. and in
this boys pocket the ke"s were kept
The only duplicate To In :se keys were
| in Bitney's possession.
On the day previous Ritncy and his
head .ta bleman had found tho hoy in
tho stall sleeping with iii" heavy un-
consciousness OF one Who has been
druE2cd. The horse Was gone. Ihc
window 10 tn" stall! wa. less chan Il
foot "quarc--!ess than q foot square
| and
At this point inter:upted. and
this leads us tn the miSsin.: dwarf
the only human being who could yet
through that little window and zeal
| the keys
"r.xactly. You have added Two and
two and gotten iwcnty-nihc, H:'a
Jimmy.
So VIC started for tho c"untry fA'".
| That sounds ns Il the mystery r"r"
solved and our story finished. 1t lni
not vet begun.
am SORRY for the blaso cts indipiA-