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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

ne lOlIOWlnB ISJ are the
Sea Coast Towns which will
he reached from our Long
Branch Garage, by our own
automobiles:
Allcnhurst. Lock Port,
Asbury Park. Matawan.
Atlantic High Nanasquan.
lands. Middlctown,
Av0n-by-thc-Sca, Monmouth
BelfOrd. Beach.
Bcluar. NcchanvilIe,
Black Point, Neptune City.
Bradley Beach. Navesink Beach,
Bradley Park. Navcsink Park,
Brevent Park, New Monmouth.
Branchport. Normandie-by-
Chapel Hill. Sea.
Como. NavcSiuk.
Deal North Long
Deal Beach. Branch.
East Long North Asbury
Branch. Park.
Fatontown, Norwood Park.
Tdgcncrc, Normandic
Theron. Heights,
Last Oceanic, Oakland,
Fairhavcn. Ocean Grove,
Fairview, Oceanport,
Galilec. Occailc.
Goose Neck, Pattcn Point.
llazlct. Pleasure bay,
Highland Park, Portanpack,
Highland Beach. Port Monmouth,
Highlands. Rcd Bank
Highlands Of Rumson,
~avesink, Sea Bright,
Hillside. sea Grit,
HiltOuS. SANDS Foln''
HOLLYWOOD. sea Plains.
Iloppins. sea Sido'
Infrrlakcn Shrewsbury,
kcansburg. Spring Lake
Kingston Park, SILVER Lax.
Kc,.Dort, stone Church
l.conardo, Watcrvitch.
Little Silver. Nator~itch
Little Silver Port. Park,
Lock Arbor. West Asbury.
Locust Point, West End,
Long Branch, West Grove
Lorilard. west Long
Tow Moor. Branch.
NoTr: We reach 1872 Towns
outside Of Greater New York by
our own motors from our Ne" OK
store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

Junior Norfolk models,
with or without belts; pleat-
ed back and front. in GrayS,
Browns or in colors and
stripes, with collar and cuff
combinations.
GlNBELS-Fourth Floor.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-08-17

ten Die Sonoe) bo6. aein SduB
fiel als ben borberiten @rdben, mas
nod lebte, CAB ii6 obne @ioerifano
eefangen. SdneG beiebten mir Die
@raben uno ben Sridter uno rih-
teten bieielben sur @%erteioigung
Elm, benn in Ser 5meiten fran5oli-
Iden SteGung fpllroe es lebenbig-
Di6te Maffen qnonen oaraus ber-
Dor, uro elm beftiges Jeaer prul-
ieIte al1f uns nieoer. Iu6 red)fs
uno linfs tparen bie Seinoe iebt aus
ibrer grftarrung erDadt uno oer-
Iuften oie @rdben mieoer au ge-
pinnen.
l1nteritiiet bon ibrer @rtiaerie,
oie iebt niiteno BON 11euem in ben
aampf %eingriff, gingen tie BON bret
Seiten gegen uns Dor, bod nit
Sanogranaten nit &oIber uno So
ionett uno niht 8ulebt ourh oie
9ilfe unIerer eigenen trefflifen @r=
tinerie trieben mir file INNER tpie-
Der 5rtriid. oils es onnfelte, bortem
ibre Mngriffe auf Die genommene
SfeGung NOR enoeiiltig IN nnIerem
geiib. Wit %@nipannnng auer ardf-
te i6afften mir ON Der 8efeitigung
oerlelben uno ridteten oeft Sridter
sur gerteioignng Elm. 8ie notig
oos par, 5eigten lti1s Die na6lten
Sttnoen. 0enn oreimaG uabrenb
Der Nadt indten Die Sran5oien nit
miloer @iit Ole ~berIorenen Stel.
llngen 5uriif5ueetpinnen. 9reimol
mnBten mir in miitenDem Stab
fampt Wann eegen Mann oen
5eino 5nriiftreiben, Gs er enolid)
H1tbe bielf.
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lie Deuttse Gage.

8abreno sic &uiien bon grTolgefl
an Ser 3lota 2ipa uno IN ben 9ar-
patbengegenoen @ali5iens meloen,
bebaupten bic Seiterreiber, oaB an-
ariffe ibrer Sruppen utter gotb-
mer aeraoe an Ser 2ipa nno met
ter noroli6 in Der @egenb BON 3bo-
rom erfolgreif eepelen ieien. gbefl-
10 miro cine Sffeniipe Der aaiiertel1
an Ser CONNIE BON ibnen lelblt ols
erfolgreif sei6iloert, mabrero Die
9eutiden bebaupten, oaB ollie Mn-
griffe abgei6Iagen ieien. and Die
Stoliener, sic bon ibren groBen er-
folqen beri6teten uno lfon Dor
grieit iteben ppnten, iiben offenbar
felt uno fonnen nidt meiter. ShlieB-
lid fommen aud) nod bon Der Ter
biid griehilden @ren5e mioeripre-
denoe Nadridten. Nirgenos BE-
fommt man elm flares gilo. Sin Der
CONNIE, am Sfonao nno auf Der gol-
f~anbalbinlel l6einen aber bic bent
ifen 8eridte ood Die Situation
ridtiger gu IdiIbern dls Die onSern-
SSn geoua auf @ali5ien fonnen mir
uns porIdufig nod fem urteil erlau-
ben.
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Treit YrcIe fit seras: 9onntraag II. Nugul 1916.

lit aus 9anfbarfeit unb Dem
BunI6, oie miioen Solooten 81 Ido-
men, begreiflid, ober es lit aud)
elm ,3ei6en bon S6pa6e. Sc melti-
ger nun geraoe Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sier nnmittelbor am Sample betei-
Iiet lit, Inn 10 mebr p~erlongt Die
eiierne geotlpenoiefeit BON linn, ooB
er Iib BON oen i6peren ginoriide1l
freibolte, Die ielbit Elm iiegreihes
@efett binterlaBt. Der @enerol=
itabsoffi3ier lit ba5u ba, bob er tibet
lege, 1tatt fih errnngenen grfolges
sl1 freuen. l1nb bieie ne6erleeunq
foroert, baB man nit aufbiet1na
oler &rafte Bis auf ben lebten oud,
BON Mann uno 8oB BEN Geino per-
folgt. 9enn mas beim Sieeer lie=
gen bleibt, fommt ipdter ii6er mad,
mas aber Der Seinb liegen IdBt font
Dem Sieger in Die Sanoe.
Ster oIio miro Der augenbIld
eintreten mo- iif Der @eneralitabsof-
fi5ier nab BEN 8ruppen umiiebt, Die
fir Die @erfolgung am meiiten BE-
reit unb eeeignet fino, nenn moe-
lib alio na6 borberiten unO Den
ldneaiten.. Der Heiterei gebort aui
Dem Sdla6tfelbe sic unmittelbare
@usbeute, unb au6 Dem meitrei6en-
ben Seuer ser @el6iibe. @enn oas
@efe1t nit Dem @inbrub Der 0nn-
felbeit geenOet, 10 miro es nottpen-
Big fem, Snfanterie an oie Spite
5u nebmen, 90 man Die &apaaeria
ni1t oen 3ufaaen ausleben miro.
benen fe in Ser 9unfelbeit INNER
BIN begegnen fonnte. Iber iie miro
Ben SuBtruppen nabe folgen, oamit
nit Dem grauenben Morgen ibr Ell
gentlides @erf beginner fonnte. Sc
mebr oie Geiterei am eriten Moreen
uno am erlten Gage nah Dem iieg-
reiden @efedte MIeiitet, oeito reider
peroen Die Sriihte Ser folgenoen
cage 1t0 gelfal1en.
&iibnbeit in Der Gerfolgl1ng bari
ieoob troboem Der 8orftdt ni6t emit
bebren, nno bornebmli6 miiiien Die
porberlten Spiten elmer berfolgenoen
Srrlppe iib gegen u~eberfdue uno
&inoerbaIte ii1ern. Dies ~perlangt
ieIbitperitanolid cine 5ablreide utlo
Iebr rese Geiterei. 8enn Der Seinp
Dem 8erfolger an &abaqerie iiber-
legen lit, 10 erlabmt Die 8erfolgltng
balb ibon oaran, oaB man fin sic
eigene Siferbeit 51t bel &rafte
anipenben muB. 4n oies ein3uleis
ten, our65ufiibren uno 3u iibertpa-
den, gebort 81 Den Obliegertbeiten
Der Observation-Disclosures i'm @efe6t.
llno bat man iih ourd Ben eriten
Sag Ser 8erfoleung ettpa oabon
iiber5eugt, oaB beim Seinoe eroBe
l1noronung berridt 10 tperoen nddt=
Idle Mneriffe BEN @esner boIftdnbig
aus Der Saiiung brineen fonncn.
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Der 0eneralitab mabrenb Der
Sfladt.

WGbren0 0es geDaltlgeft, nun
ihon piele Gage bauernoen &ingens
ser beioen Seeresmaiien auf fran-
a0liihem 8ooen lanfen ale Jaoen,
ourb Die Die 8emegungen Der eir-
selnen Sruppenforper geregelt iper-
ben in Dem 8eneralltab 5niammen.
Die SGtigfeit ieoes ein5elnen Gene
raIItobsoffi5iers lit oabei bon Der
groBten @i1tigfeit fir ben Ius-
gang zines ieben friegeriiden linz
ternebmens. @1breno oes Samples
aeb0rt Ser OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81
ieinem General, Inn i'm bauerno IN
ser gefebIserteilung 81 unter-
Itiisen. Dieter @runoias gilt sleid-
mGBig fir ben OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BET fleinerer1 8erb1nben tpie fir bic
Chefs Der St1be BEL ben groben See
resf6rpern. CT barf leinen 8orge-
ietten ttur ansnabmspeile uno nit
oeiien mlsoriidlider @enebmisung
perlaiien. gu BEN YfIidten oes @e-
Observation-Disclosures i'm @efedt 56blt
Die Sammlitng unb Die 3ulammen-
faiiuta Ser MeIoungen Die miino-
lid ODER fdriftlid iiberbradt wer6en.
Die einIaufenoen Meloungen iDeroen
Itets nit einem Iermerf iiber ben
3eitpunft oes gingangs berieben.
8efinoet fi6 inn Stabe fem belonoe-
rer Observation-Disclosures, 10 liegt es
oem OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Oh, oie
MeIoungen 5uiammen8uiteGen nnb
red)t5eitig a%b5uienoen, Die OIL cine
bobere 8efeblsiteae %eritattet tDeroen
miilien4 CT muB AUDI Die geoirf-
uiffe Der 9ruppen oauerno beaften,
Die iid aus BEN @efedtsperbaltntiien
eraeben. Sier5n gebort oie grrid'
tlng Der 8erbanopldbe, Der grias
an ShieBbeoarf, Die Seranidaffung
Der gerpfleguns, oas Sortidaffen
BON 8ertpunoeteit iino BON @efange-
men. @enn elm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nit befonoeren 4uftragen entienoet
miro, 70 geidiebt Oies gewobnIid 5ur
grfunoigung oes Seinoes unb oes
nadJ Dem Seinoe 81 gelegenen @elan-
oes. Ober Ser 8efeblsbaber beanT-
tragt i'm, Die @efedtstdtigfeit Der
eigenen iofpie BON benadbarten
Sruppen 81 beobadten, Die Der Sc
feblsbaber lelbit BON ieinem Stano-
punft aus ni1t pabrnebmen fam.
@s fam aud borfommen, oaB Der
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES midtige 8efeb-
Re an Die Sruppen 81 iiberbringen
bat, Die err erforoerlidenfaas an Srt
mno Stelle i'm Gimme oes Generals
ab6noern miro. Ser Eruppenfiibrer,
bent ioIde 8efeble iibermitteIt tper-
ben, miro glei65eitig iiber ale Ser
bdltniiie aufgefl1rt, Die i'm gegebe-
nen @ugenblid in 8etradt fommen.
@uf bas Iiegt Dem @eneralitabsoffi-
Sier Oh, e~in5elneu TruppenteiIen
ooer 8efeBlsbabern @%liffl1rineen gu
geben iiber Die 5medmdBiger 8eile
acknowledgement @ege i'm Serrain.
Sir elm angriffsgefedt fommi
fin ben OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aunafii
in 8etradt Die ihleunige grfun.
oung Der feinoIiden Ste0itng un>
oes @nmaridgeldnoes, ferner bas
Iufiu6en BON giinitigen IrtiIerie.
~fteaungen, Die geriidiidtiaung oor
entienoungen, Die etipa notfpenoif
tperoen %iolIten; er muB aud Inter.
befeblsba6ern, oenen elm beionoerel
auftrag erteilt Doroen lit, auffId,
renoe Ingoben MADDEN, oa ser 8e
~feblsbober MIR ielten Belt bot
Iolfe beIonoere Suffrage i'm einsel
men 81 erortern. Damn ioG scr
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oas redt5eitigI
Wohritfpf, ienar 9r,thho,, ~, M,,o,
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vltnterirbiides" BON Der 8eitfront.

SIM SinbIid auf Die tpieber ent.
brannten Sample on Der gan5eu
@eItfront, oiirfte folgenoe, ourf
oas offi5ieae @olffide gureau Der
Breiie iibergebene Shiloerung Ell
mes OFFICERS BON Ser @eftfront bon
~beionoerem Sntereiie lein; bietet iia
bod in anl6aulider @eiie @orsdn-
&c, Ole iid offers ereienen, oeren
@in5elbeiten aber MIR nenig be.
fannt meroen. Der 8eridt beiaet:
Seit Iangen 8oden batten unlere
Iioniere unabldiiig an Dem Stol-
lengang gearbeitet, Der Bis tief mn-
ter oie feinolide Stelung poreetrie-
ben meroen iollte, I'M oieieIbe i'm
gegebenen Mngenblif in Sic Surf
iprengen 81 fonnen. Seit @ohen
i6on perfolgten mir nit INNER re-
/ gerem Sntereife ben Sortgang Der
grbeit uno f%taunien iiber bic Sci
iti1ngen Ser Bioniere, Die uie Biz
Maulpiirfe ii6 INNER tiefer in Die
g~ingetpeioe ser @rbe bineinbobrten
Miibiam unb %anitrengen6 mar es,
Iebr mii9iam, oenn Ser 8ooen mar
a1es onoere nie geeignet gum @ra-
ben zines Stollens. Sod S6ritt
nm S6ritt, Meter Inn Meter gina
oie Mrbeit Dor iidl INNER tiefer
purbe Der Stoaen, immer ndber
fam er Ser feinoIiden Stellltilg unf
enbli6 bieB es: Noh brei Sage, banr
fino mir lotpeit, Damn fommt Die
! Sprenglaoung in bas Stonenenoe,
uno oann fann's Iosgebenl
Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Der min
baS iagte, rieb iid bergniigt oit
SGnoe. Ser S%toaenbou NOR Ieir
@erf, err ieIbft bate unabldiiig NIT
gei6afft uno gegrabe1t INN Ir
IdneG mie mosIi6 fertig meroen 81
f6nnen. SIN 3ibiIbernfe Steigel
in einem oberrbeiniIden 9~ergtperf
fannie er ben &ummel uno tpol
nidt wenis itol5 auf fein @erf
D@enn's bod nur erft iopeit tpGre"
meinte er, lid fann'S faum erfpar
ten! Sic ioaen ieben, oas miro Ell
ne idone Simmelfobrt fir Die Tran
5oierL Die in Dem abihnitt ball
fen, Die Sprenglooung reidt, I'M
ben geillp in Die 2uft GIT iaeenl'
SD oriidte linn Die Sano uni
miinidte linn Slid 3ur 8oIlenounC
ieines Berfes, benn er IeIbIt ioute
nie er mir laate. olif bie Mine 5ul
@nt8iinoung bringen unb bas ma
es, mas i'm nit beIon6erem Stol.
erfiilte. g@enu inns mr. nift oil
S~ran5oien borber iiber sem Sal.
fommerL oenn i6on felt Gagen mer
fe ids, felt Eagen peiB ids, aud
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Gilrnbahn : zaBrpIan
3. ( O. y.

AuC%PauH,
3. & q. u.
Gnhfnll =
go. 125gOn aareoo 500 porar.
gto. 3-Wom Nor6en 100 abenbs
No. 5-Won ct. 2onis -. .7:45 BORN.
sao. 7-Won st. @ortb mno Gantn
ye : Srfer1 ........ 9.15 BORN.
gto. 6-Won 2arebo. ....7.0O abenbs
No. 1-sSnnlbine SpeciaI". bon ct.
Honts ...-......- 8:05 nben6s
Gbfagrt-
go. 4-god galeftine ..7:2o moraens
No. 2-ySunfbine SpeciaI", nah ct.
souis .e:15 moraens
go. Social Na9 Sablor ..........
SO: 6-ga6 st. aonis uno Srt a ar
Der 5anta Sc ........7:35 oben6s
10 5-Nab 3arebo $3.50 moraens
10. 11-Nnh Qorebn 1000 obenSs
- g. a. & u. ..
SO. 1e-gon Souiton, @aeo uuo Corr
pus gbrifti .6:55 uadlm.
Ho. 14-8on 6onfton nnb aiiffenorten
500 BORN.
So 12-gon Doafum unb R~iiftenorten
1850 nnhm.
go. 41-gon aerrbiIIe. -. 1905 bonn.
yto. 43-bon Rerbile. MIR @onntags
1855 nbenos
ITO. 145-gon @errbiae. tdaIid. al.gaes
11ornn1en Sonntnns SAB abenbs
NbfnDrt -
$50. 15-ysah 5ouifon. Woco uno Orr
SO. 1s-Nad ooniton un6 a~iiitenorfsn
80. ii.aad goaiilm uns sO a%iits aSsass
80. 4a-aad aerroiie. n,,r Fan an ea@m.
SO. i 1aesa asrrn;n, Si 5.o5 nl o5 9
yfo. 146) Nnd &errbiIe tdgIid, a1isgez
1on1rr1en 9Drufnas. -. 7.05 BORN.
g. s. & 9. :. tamptlinie.)
NO. 1o1-elmTet aiHitso. bon Rem 81.
lGrls .4:40 BORN.
SO. 1o2 sunfet eimite6, bon gan Sran~
CISCO ............ 1858 BORN.
so. 7-Sdnelsua, BON @eD Orleans.
SO. s-ednen8ue. bon Sci sfio -.
SO. e-9nniet erpreb. bon Stem 'y or-
leans ............ 7:10 nafm-
$40. 1o-saniet erpreb. bon ean Sran~
CISCO .....-.-- $50 nndlnf.
MbfaHrt-
$40. 101 --5uniet 9imiteb, mad Gan
No. 102-9uniei ain,ifeo, nod Rem Or
Leans $1,000. 400 porn;.
20. 7-sdneusus, mad Sci Mio.
.11:00 BORN.
no. s-i5dneu8ns mad Iep Orleans.
1915 naehm.
30. 9-Suniet erpreB mad @au Sran=
cisco $3.50 nnGrn.
go 10-5uHIet grpreB, nad Mesp Or
leIns ..--........ 11:30 ,nndt5
SpeSial 9ailb grpreB mad eagle gaB
...-. ..-...f.. 12 MitternnHt-
yfcfurra Stptfip on.
Nnfinft
NO. so1-gon oouifon, Bort eaDaca,
Tictoria, guero -. 7:05 nndn-
Mbfnbrt-
Mn. so2-Ma6 gueuO. gieioria. Bort
2abaca. Sonfton ..S:15 por1n.
d.. g. & g.
Nad Noroen-Nbfabrt
Nv fISulut -..f-1O uuINt-
go. 8-Serns GpesinI ....9:30 morg.
go. 10-@atb 2imiteb .~...t1:00 mors.
No. 26-4ntb SIber ......9:J0 und1m.
go. 22-Hah 5olfton. 1890 nbenbs
Mnflinft -
SO. 25-aatp Srper .....,7:Oo pornn-
no. 8-2ofaI. .4:35 uad1Ia.
$50. 9-Gatp 2imite6 900 uadm.
SO. 7-.9eras GbeciaI~. $3.50 abenbs
SO. 2t-@on 6oufton 100 morneis
e. a., Ii. & q. rs. & q. 81. Seppf..
Mnflnft -
SO. 2-gon Corpus gbriti ulo garri>
30 Springs .......5:30 nad1m.
go. 4Z@on CORPUS gbriiti II. 9rofpr,ss
bile ...f....... 700 BORN
Mbfahrt -
No. t-ga5 Corpus gbriiti .:......
1890 porm-
$50. 5-Ea6 Corpus gbriiti nnb Corr
ri5o Sprinos F.. ...10:45 aberos
Santa BE Is. &. O. q. Sepot).
SO. 5-8om 3orben. 49,. .9:15 BORN.
$40. 1-@om Ioroen ....8:05 abenos
Mbfnhrt-
Evening star., 1916-05-07

really spent most of my time tryn' to
chat with the waiter. About the only
English he knew was "R-r-r-ready queek,
sair, which didn't always fit in. When
| pushed back the change of dollar bill
at him, though, didn't need any inter-
prefer From then on he knew | was
grand duke in disguise, and that ought
to have coffee and cigarettes on the house.
Anyway, he pulled out my chair,
brushed me off with napkin, and al
most dragged me into the back room.
And there, sittin' at little round table
behind battered brass coffee urn, is
Bannister Dean. A blear-eyed, pasty-
faced Bannister, he is, too. Looks like
he'd slept in his cellar for week. ii
"For the loye of Mike!" says |. "What
kind of party is this, Bannister?'
"Eh?' says he, shadin' his eyes with
one hand SO he can stare at me, but
showin' no signs of KNOWN who | am.
"It's McCabe," says l. Understand?
Shorty McCabe.'
"Ah, yes says he. "one of those left
behind
"Ah, come out of it, says L. "You
get me well enough Now, what you up
to? 1t amt booze, is it,"
HE shakes his head. "You don't know
: me at ALL says he.
"Don't |, thought says |. "Well who
do you think you're faggin' as. anyway"
a." says he, sort of hollow and husky
and gettn' it out jerky, 81 am the-the
keeper of the beast"
"What beast?" says |, glancin' around
He taps himself solemn on the chest.
"The beast Within says he. "As you
see, | have betrayed my trust. He has
broken loose. The beast keeps the
keeper
"Clear as mush!" says L. "Does it
mean anything special?'
Stranger, go your ways, says he,
maxim motions like he was brushin' me
Evening star., 1916-05-07

dry belt bein' entertained at a roof
garden show couldn't be enjoyin' life
more.
"Say," breaks in, after watchin' him
SPELL "what special brand of nerve de-
He winds up the piece with soft
pedal movement, and gazes at me amiable
but blurry
"Ask of Hassan the son of Hassan,"
says he. "He comes in from the desert
every new moon. He will tell you of the
kola-kola nut 1t must be fresh ground,
and brewed with the coffee. But beware!
1t loosens the beast.
WAS beginnin' to get little sense out
: OF all this patter. Some queer sort of
dope this must be that he'd learned to
use over there in Turkeystan.
Say | demands, reachin' over and
shakin' him by the shoulder, "is this why
you made. that revoke on Amelia Marston?
Is it?"
He shudders, almost squirms away
from me.
DON'T" says he. IL am trying to
forget And once more he reaches for
the brass urn.
| blocks him off.
you've had enough of that double
kola stuff" says |. "And right here is
where you climb back on the wagon.
Hey. waiter! Take it away Yes, the
whole outfit. Dump it in the sink. And
you, Bannister, you're comm along with
me just as soon as | can ring up taxi.
Oh, yes, you are"
AS a matter of fact he 7eemed kind of
glad to be kidnapped Inside of an hour,
too, had him back in his rooms, with
doctor workin' on him. But it's three
days before we got him in any kind of
shape. Then perhaps Pinckney and
didn't talk Dutch to Bannister.
AT the end he weakens and tells us all
about it. Well, these soft shells can
Evening star., 1916-05-07
MAGAZINE SECTION for May I, 1916

bein' on the brink of matrimony went to
Bannister's head
IL began asking myself" he explains,
"if was worthy of her. Then l remem-
bered what wretch was"
GAS for instance?" says L..
"Why," says he, @I'm such brute in
the morning, especially when l cut my
self shaving. Really, | am often quite
profane."
"How perfectly hideous of you!" says
Pinckney, winlin' atme. "Anything more?"
"Oh, lots says Bannister. "But
chiefly there is this appetite for kola-
kola that l picked up abroad. l begun
to fear that it would come back to me
some day. And, sure enough, it did.
just that rug sellers card touched with
the scent of it, and Well, you know
how you found me. Could drag Amelia
down to that?"
"Bah?' says I. @This amt any dope
habit It's just scare you've thrown
into yourself.
"Do you think SOP" asks Bannister.
"I'll prove it, says |. "COme on down
there in the rug district now, and see if
you can't pass it up. You're man, amt
you? You got some backbone left? Let's
try"
Bannister was sort of doubtful, but we
pumped courage into him and he agreed
to stand the test. Did he? Say, we
stands on the corner and watches him
walk by the joint four times without
stubbin' his toe once. On the last trip
he comes back with his chin up and his
shoulders well braced
"You were right" says he "I can do
without the stuff. And, after all, be-
lieve am the keeper of the beast
"Sure you are," says I. "You got him
feedin' out of your hand
THE last we saw of him, he was breezin'
off towards his Amelia. to make it up.
"Odd fancy of his, says Pinckney,
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work up some weird ideas, can't they?
Look at Bannister, now. Near as | can
make out, Pinckney had primed him up
with the notion that Nellie thought he
was a wonder. Course. that got him in
terested in her right away. Nobody had
ever accused him of that before And
when she finds him lookin at her that
way she picks up the cue. After that
they caught it from each other.
All was goin merry until this idea of
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one side. Then he reaches out IA shaky
hand for the coffee-urn, fills a little brass
cup with mixture that looks to be mostly
grounds, shifts it eager, and tosses it down
at one gulp.
THE dose seems to buck him up right
off He leans back against the wall,
springs that vague, simple smile of his,
and begins wavin' his hands like he was
keepin time to music. \ buyer from the
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"that he was the keeper of a beast. But
then. who of us isn't?'
"Huh!' says |. "If the truth was
known. guess some of us have whole
menagerie to keep down. But we don't
take on about it in public.
do you know says Pinckney, 4that
sounds like another idea
"Ditch it, them says |. "First thing
you know, you'll be havin' mental indi-
gestion.
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shoulder by a lSO-pound lady poetess
Take it from me, it's no time to get frivO-
lous. Then, them eyes of Amelia's are
the mesmerizin' kind. could feel myself
gettin' woozy from 'em.
"Ill do my best says L. "Maybe I'd
better start nOw."
I MIGHT have shunted her out a bit
hasty, but Id listened to about all the
confidential gush | could stand at one
session. And if must page New York
for loose nut wanted to be gettin' at it.
Course, my best guess was that Ban
mister had gone chilly in the feet and had
done the sudden duck. AS | starts up
town for where | knew he had bachelor
quarters, | was hopin' I'd find the "To
Let sign out and that he'd left no for
wardin address. That would be easy.
But no; the elevator-boy thinks he
must be in, and shoots me up to the
ninth floor cheerful. Bannisters man an
swers the ring, too. He's II snoopy-look-
in, rat-eyed party, with funny bald
spot and a toddy blossom, and he seems
sort of glad to see me.
he's been away for two days, sir. Yes,
I've heard him mention your name, sir.
am Preble. sir. I've been thinking
some one would be coming around sir
couldn't say where he's gone, though, sir
Take much baggage with him. asks.
Not so much as Il handkerchief, sir,
says Preble. "Just walked out without
a word sir.
mo clues at ALL them" says |. "No
timetables, no marked ads in the news
papers, no crumpled message in the
waste-basket?'
Nothing of the kind, SIR says Preble;
that is, unless Well, perhaps you'll
laugh at me, sir, but on his dresser is
something curious, sir.
Lets have a look, says |.
It's only some pieces of torn business
card fitted together so the address can be
made out.
"NIr. Dean must have torn the card
himself says Preble. al recall seeing
the pieces in the fireplace, and thinking
must brush them up next day, which l
did. Meanwhile, sir, he had picked these
few out and pieced them together.
Struck me as rather odd, sir
"Good homework, Preble," says |.
Looks like he wanted that street num-
Der very particular don't it? Washing
ton Street, eh? And way down at that.
Huh The old Syrian quarter! I'll just
copy that address. And by the way,
Prebe did Mr.. Dean ever pull this disap-
pearance stunt before, that you know Off"
Not since I've been with him, sir,
says Preble. "He's very temperate
man. sir-painfully temperate, might
say, sir. don't understand it at all, sir.
"Nor l., says |. "Tve promised lady
friend of his to run him down, though,
and this may help
TT wasn't any wonderful sleuthin' did,
either just hunts up this number
and looks the joint over casual from
across the street. Don't seem like place
where Bannister Dean would care to lin
ger very long. In the basement is a COM
binaton junk and rug store. Above is
one of these messy Syrian restaurants
with weird signs painted on the windows.
The upper floors looked like they was
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