New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Gunner Casey Takes Day OFF
And Finds New Value in Khaki
Tolerated in Civilian Clothes, He Now Chums With Boss
and Even Wins Favor of Minnie Father
Besides He Eats Free

ing that Minnie would naturally thlnF
somebody was dead when she got IL.
81 sign il Private Casey, 10 whlcd
she'll get wise all right, and tells hel
I'll be droppin' in formal Sunday, an
so not 20 make no dates with citizens
$50. when the 1885 pulls out yester-
day afternoon, there | was. There wa
a citizen in the same seat with me, and
he didn't have no ticket. either. II
cost him all but the upper right hand
corner of a two spot for just the one
way trip. He looked sore as a cryStal
room waiter with sandwich party
when | didn't have 20 pay but sixty
cents there and back.
THE name of the president OF THIS
road is Captain Kidd, the citizens say
He certainly looks out for the deserV-
ing poor, anyhow.
well, I dropped around all the old
corners when | got TO town and got q
hand everywhere. Some guys tried g
kid me about bein' drafted. | was too
quick on the comeback for all but one
OF EN-. He had the hardest teeth
ever see. near busted my hand re-
moyin' two from in front.
an the eyenin' drops in at the hotel
knockout. They got "A couple Of cooks
in camp. but I'm the only sample OF the
real thing they got 20 their credit get
The manager spots me and shakes
hands. Yes, sir. and the new front clerk
that amt ever forgive fahther for not
sending him 70 Hahvarhd gives me a
hello in voice that sounds Ike d
mans.
80 dinner was free, and | didn't have
10 spend nothin' for room, either The
bell captain rides me home in his tiiv-
yer. and the blue guest chamber up
at his fiat is mine for the night.
First thing in the mornn'. after
another free meal. I'm over 70 Minnie's
Her old man is bricklayer, and all
the feeln' he ever had for me when
was a citizen was in his toes.
so Dinner Was Free
"A monkey admiral the whole day
and a monkey judge half the night" he
used TO call me, behind my back, but
the new uniform takes his eye, and he's
for me. behind my back. He don't say
much, but he picks up his paper, and
goes out in the kitchen, closing all the
doors on the way. | hadn't never both
cred to drop in a Sunday before.
And the old woman only stayed
long enough to be polite. Before Min
ME even give the eye she had busi-
ness in the kitchen.
$50 dinner was free. Minnie anc
me had the whole afternoon together
We seen two movies. bein' lucky
enough 20 get back seats in both, SO
there wasn't no rubbernecks benin,
Us. and then il was 50 late / had Il
blow for the station in a taxi.
Minnie came along, and that:
where most Of the dough went / go
enough eft. right now. 70 do il over
again. which is the clincher II il
amt been a perfect day or part per
feet day and part perfect night what
would il been -
Machine Gunner Casey was chal
longing all corners again.
For the boys Of the second mere
ment. who hadn't been soldiers Ions
enough 10 earn a leave. il was visitine
dav in camp arriving day, too, fol
l,706 late corners. who were the last
OF the second 20 per cent Of the city
quota 70 start away.
Almost everybody. except. perhaps
these 1905. who hadn't been gone lone
enough TO be missed, had his own par
ticular visitor.