The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28


outfit. They wanted somebody to do
native sons. We said we didn't have
them kind Of clothes. but the foreman
of the outfit says we'd do fine jes as
we was. 1t was fierce-and, believe
me, lady, been through somel | been
through some!
"They was two others In checker
clothes and dip lid caps, and they
wasn't native sons. They acted like
sons of-Td hate to tell you what. Miss
to the chief dollie in the show.
They stole her beau and tied him to
the S. P. tracks-kind of loose, though
She didn't seem to care She jest |
stood around chewin' gum and roll
lin her lamps at the head guy. Then |
the movin' picture express, which was
a retired switch engine hooked Oh to
n Swede observation car. backs down
on Adolphus. and we was to rush up
likc-prctty fast, and save his life.
she was a sassy little. chicken with
blond feathers and three-quarter rig
skirt. She had a regular strawberry
| ice cream soda complexion, and her
| eyes looked like a couple OF glass al
leys with electric lights In 'em. | Won
dered if she took 'em out at night to
80 to sleep or only switched Off the
current. Anyhow, up she rides In
big reddish kind of automobile and
twists her hands around her wrists
and looks up the track and down the
track and sees us and says: oh, w'tch
way has he went? WITCH way did
Disgustus Adolphus beat it tor And
chewin' gum right on top of that too.
It was tough on us, miss, but we need
ed the money.
"'Bout eighteenth time she comes
coughin' up in that old one lung ma
chine-to get her expression right, so
! the boss kept hollerin'-why, gets
sick and tired Ii there's anything do
/ in why, I'm game, but such monkey
in! There was that picture machine
! idiot workin' the crank as If he was
: shelin' thicket full of Injuns with a
Gatling and his fool cap turned round
; with the lid down the back of his neck.
. and me and Collie, the only sensible
: actin ones of the Let, because we was
actin natural, jest restin'. got SICK
] and tired The next time up coughs
that crippled up automobile with the
mumps on It's front tire, and she says
where. oh, where has he went!
ups and says, Crazy, miss, and car
you blame him?' ...-
"She didn't see no joke In that, 50 ths
boss he fred us, He wasn't goin' tt
pay us at that, but picks up the little
picture machine box and l swings he1
up over the track kind Of suggestive
like. 'Oner said l. Do we get ou
money! -
. "'Drop that nIachlHer says he, rush
In up to me.
I'm a-goin' to- says l, good ant
hard Think again while count. ~
we get our money!
"'You get pinched! says he.
"sTwor says I. and swings the boz
up by the legs.
b "'Hole onr yells the boss Pay til
: mutt. Jimmy. and for Cord sake &C
that machine before he ruins the bes
reel we made yeti
"a eve got paid"
~ But the bell and Moonstone car
:. yon?' questioned Louise, glancing bac
rs at Boyar. grazing down the meadow.
I'd "Sure! Well, we topped near her
H. that night
lc "FloppedT
le "UJbuh, Let's see. You amt hep
's' that, are you? Why, we craWled
up the hay, hit the feathers, pounded OK
pa ear-er-went to bed! That's what
nj used to be. Well in the morning n
Is and Collie got some sardines and crac
Nv ers to the store and little coffee.
A. was goin' over there that we seen tt
'st bell and the road and the whole work
ny I got kind of interested myself in tn
Of canyon. never saw so many moo
ou stones layin' right on top the grave
ul' and been in Mex too. We liked
| and we stayed over last night, e
alf pectin' to be gone by Ifow.'
as "And when you leave here?' queri'
'ut Louise.
Same old thing" replied OVERLAP
cheerfully. Il know the ropes. Col
To- works by spells. Oh, we're ivin', al
by that's all you need to do in California
IA And that Is all-now that you ha
ar found the roadT'
ties "Oh, the road is like all of the
a Dreams" said Overland. Such thin
in are good for keepin' people interest
,ck !, someth,p, fill It's done. that's q
ext 1t was fun at first lookin' up eve
i've arroyo and slit in the bills till we fou
not it. Same as them marriages on
lie desert after that"
cen "Marriages?'
md "Uhuh. Scein' water what ain't th'
nee like" -.
you "Oh, miragesi' And Louise laugh
20. joyfully.
had II don't see no joke" said OVERLAP
pen aggrieved
mt Il really beg your pardon"
heh 'That's all right, miss. But wi
al, would you call it!'
ana "Oh, an illusion, mirage. sol
ese thing that seems to be, but that Is ne
Oh 81 don't see where it's got anyth
vas On marriages, then, do you? Bu
amt generally peppermistic. | bell
lon in folks and things although I'm
II enough to know better
was I'm glad you believe in folks $
It's Louise $50 do l.. ...
io' 'It's account of bein' pote, gne'
'o"' sighed the tramp. Course ! ain
con. professional. They got to have a
lha' cense never took out one, not ma
EN-. the money. Anyway, If did IL
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