The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-05-21
BO'S ARRANGEMENT
HIS OPINIONS OF OUR HONESTY
REGARDING CONSERVATION.

iNtdllhB deeply the smoke or a Gig
aret. His clothes bore unmistakabIe
traces of his mode of travel and of
his unconventional ideas of adapting
out OF the way places TO purposes Of
rest and recreation. In years he
might have been 20; i'm experience
and confidence his mind must have
attained disCriminative power many.
many years before his embodiment
In the flesh. For he was a wise guy.
and took no pains al all 10 conceal
the fact.
Desc conservation guys makes me
sick he was saying. with the force
fully staccato accents of his kind, the
ciparet adheriug p~recariously 10 his
neither lin. "Dey'rp too dem wise
but dey overlook dere han. Lisson.
De gunner is ploWin mp is little
m%arked-off ground. where him an
de COILS knock a runty bawl 'roun'
wild a fan made outen winder screen.
an is goin' to plant il to cow-cum-
mers. whatever dat It's. OATS to i'm
floonce ms all 10 put our shoulder to-
de W'eel. see? Oh. dey're dere. dem
guys. we gotta pillow more. plant
more am sumpin else. | don know
wat. Oh, it's goin' 20 be a big en-
tertainment." And as he spat upon
the pavement his hard features eX-
pressed surprise that il did not crack
n brick.
what DO you know about it2"
asked a prosperous looking man who
Immediately fell under suspicion Of
being the leading banker. "You fell
F+x. 4W. .Tvr,rr- TnATfer F,v trrneT
with the same object i'm view as does
"a sailor for a rock ina the Ocean-to
get away from it. You needn't kick
you won't pillow"
WHAT'S dis stuff" inquired the
tramp with extreme contempt ''Hehi
You needn't explain got yer de-
first time. You're one Of dem guys
wot got up at tree o'clock dis morn
in to hoe de cabbages. Wat did de
bank-wet cost yer last uight2 Seven
bucks a can? oh. Gawd"'
lie swung his feet idly for a mo-
ment, his body slouched down negli-
gently into a position that q profess
sional contortionist would have view
ed with alarm. The acrid sharpness
Of his features deepened as he con
tinued Coin down de drag las
night l elimpses de rah rah boys Civ
in a bank-wet. Bank-wets don
cost no money-oh. no. Bank-wets
is conservin' de resources. One guy
wild highpockets was tellin' how dev
could solve de country I'm dis crisis.
In Il store on de coiner 4 ~red-headed
dame was tellin' de udder skirts how
10 cook sole leather. It was de same
ting. only n bun showed me out an
I didn't git it all. A guy in de park
was tellin' what a %whoppin' job de
women's club was doin by |cOuntin.
de eoidens i'm de town; anudder guy
told bout how de club was develop
in de minds of de community to a
appetite fur music by gittin' a some
funny band 20 play fer 'em at tree
bucks a shot-to reserve de con
sourses. An anudder jam was tryin'
to git into de movie shop to do some
more conservin'.'
1.-THE gardens ought to help you
and your tribe out considerable. : OBJ
served a drummer facitiously. And
there's no chance of your attending
the symphony or soldiers banquets
| suppose.
nun AN 6OAA'AAt#f go
ny-if 1t didn't holt 'em So He
laughed thinly. "Lissen. De poor
bonbs tink dat if dey plant two bits
wurt of sauerkraut dey have done
dere bit. den dey do some more con
servin' by tradin' dere last years
smoke wagon i'm fer a new one for
two tousan' to boot. and take a hike
fer a lake borderin' on a jug O. suds.
YAH Dey makes me i'll"
The train for which the crowd was
waiting came into view with its ac-
companying yellow dust. The dere-
lict slipped easily to the ground and
across the track. as though intent
only on business. He carefully OBJ
liberated himself between a car and a
coal shed for a moment. The observ-
er walked to the ear Of the train,
from where he could command a
view of the terrain, and waited.
Women, well dressed. some happy
al reunion with loved ones; others,
dressed as wen, fearful at parting:
men. opulent in clothes and eXpens-
i've bags. bent on business, travel or
pleasure. smiled and jostled to board
the extensively upholstered Pull
mans. Netl~IeQ UdiilitSn NdttAth
with jealous eye that none but those
able TO sweat as expressed in money
intruded on the noble parlors. All
were bent on helping the country to
beat at the sport of kings, and all
were denying themselves all they
could afford.
Once more the train was grating
into slow motion. The conductor
swung aboard and made his author
ative way within. The younger and
more nimble guards were last to
board. The observer saw the outcast
approach the train. At its side, with
a wave and smile Of recognition he
grasped with practiced hand a rod to
me unseen. and with easy swing took
up his comfortable position on the
rumbling trucks beneath.
The group about the truck looked
thoughtful for a moment rs the train
drew out. The man suspected Of be-
ing a banker turned and forgot TO
figure interest. To the drummer he
thoughtfully said: NO. | don't
think the roads are fit"