The Washington herald., 1918-10-04
By DwlG

Special correspondent Of The Washington Heral5
+ New York. Oct 3-In a little town
out West. he is known as Noodle"
4 change from AIgernon-a name
that should not be given TO any boy
in this red-blooded age. "NoodIcs" Is
going to France-perhaps he is there
now. He was billeted to me for The
day by a friend of his fathers. and
We started out early in the morning
to see New York.
There was nothing bashfUl about
Noodles" Before / got down TO the
entrance of my dug-out he had Sc
cured the telephone giri's name ani
her promise to write to him while he
was away. Out on the street he asked
the corner cop for a match and when
that dignltary had none-wen MOO
dies" wai'cd until he got one.
II was his way. He was all boy
with a great big heart and a jumping
lSeenness about being alive. Down at
the Friars some one asked him who
was his favorite American. Lillian
RUSSELL" he said-jUst like that. And
he opened his purse and showed her
picture. He has never met her, hut
he saw her in a play once and never
forgot her.
He told some homely stories Of
Main street in his town. lie sent all
the boys at the drug stoIo lonfInE
place a picture post card OF the Wool
worth Building and the stock line:
Having a great time. Wish You were
here"
The only show IN town that in
4rrEErHI 1.iY9,
formance near Broadway. They got
an Irishman there with green whis-
kers," he said that the fellows
say is funnier n Charlie CharIjn." So
we went TO the burlesQue Low and
Noodles" got more laughs with his
I laughs than the comedian.
Then he gorEed on soda water
trying three different flavor bat de-
claring there was not onu had the
X ok that sarsa psrilIa had Around b
O. clock. Noodles" became quiet and
little restless. He was going hack
to camp at Z. I scnsed that he was
ready to tell me good-by-perhans he
had a private errand in mind. Some
I thing for The Girl maybe.
So I told him good-hy He fumblod
around for words and was confused
Il wonder" he said If there is a
good church around in this part Of
town" Two blocks away the spires
of large Presbyterian church point
ed skyward. l took him in that di-
rection. He was silent all the way.
At the steps he said: I've GOT an
old-fashioned aunt live with since
mother died. 1 guess she's pretty re-
liEious. Anyway | told her before l
left that any time I was near a
church I'd go in for a few minutes
and pray. I wouldn't want to disap-
point her"
He held out his hand asain and
was gone.
The Yonkers Railway Company.
much against its will. runs its mid
night car on the WaIburton avenue
line for the benefit Of one man. No
one else uses it. Leslie sutherland,
! manager Of the concern. says. 1t is
the aforementioned persons privat"
! conveyance.
Every night at Z he leaves the
Getty House and boards his car.
which carries him in lonely state to
his home. three miles down the line.
| The railway company has tried TO
| take the car off, but the sole passen-
| ger sticks to his rights, Mr.. Suther-
land says. The last time the concern
tried he got 400 citizens to sign a petit
/ ton against it's removal.
An old-time gambler says there is
| Just as much betting on horse racinS
4 in New York as ever. He says there
is a poolroom in almost every other
| biock-camoufiaged as a stationary
store, a delicatessen shop or shoe
shining parlor. Down at Belmont the
| bookmakers are about as active, he
says. All the betting there is done on
credit The bettor must know the
bookmaker and must vouch for any
| friend that he brings along. The
| gambling on credit creates larger
losses than betting with cash, so the
\ gambler declares.