The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-05-29
CHATTER III.


CHATTER III.
or. Rusheroft Dissolves, Mt. Jones In
tsrvensa and Two Men Ride Away.
MI. Rushcroft explained that he had
had his supper. In fact, he went on
to confess, he had been compelled,
like the dog. to "speak" for It What
could be more disgusting, more degrad.
ing, he mourned, than the spectacle
Of q man who had appeared In all Of
the principal theaters Of the land az
star and leading support to stars, set
Ting for his supper by telling stories
and reciting poetry In the taproom
Of q tavern9
aStill," he consented, when Nj.
Barnes insisted that 1t would be q
kindness to him. ':since you put 1t that
way, I dare say I could do with q. little
snack, as you so aptly put It. Just a
bite or two. What have. you ready,
Miss T1llyr" !.
Miss Tilly was a buxom female of
forty or thereabouts, with spectacles.
She was one Of a pair Of sedentary
mattresses who had been SO long In the
employ Of MI. James that he hated the
sight Of them. =
MI. Rushcroft's conception. Of q bite
Or two may have staggered Barnes
but It did not bewilder Miss lilly. He
had four eggs with his ham, and
other things in proportion. He talked
a great deal, proving In that way that
It was q supper well worth speaking
for. Among other things he dilated
at great length upon his reasons for
not being a member Of the Players or
the Lambs in New York city. It seems
that he had promised his dear, devoted
wife that he would never join a club
Of any description. Dear old girl, he
would as soon have cut of his right
hand as to break any promise made
to her. He brushed something away
from his eyes, and his chin, contract
ing, trembled slightly. "What is 1t,
Mr.. Bacon7 Any word from New
York;" =.
Mi. Bacon lowered near, perhaps
hungrily. sz -.
"Our genial host has instructed me
to say to his latest guest that the
rates r two dollars a day, Ia i'd
vance, all dining-room checks payable
on presentation" said Mr.. Bacon, apol-
o~getically. g.
Rushcroft exploded. 70 scurvy in
suit" he doomed. "Confound his
The new guest was amiabla. He
interrupted the outraged star. Tell
Nj. Jones that I shall settle prompt
"" he said with a smile.
1T has just entered his bean that
you may be an actor: MI. Banea." said
Bacon.
Miss lilly. overhearing drew a step
or two nearer. A sudden interest In
Mr.. Barnes developed She had not
noticed before that he was an uncom-
monty g~ood-looking fellow. She al
ways had said that she adored strong
"afhaletic" faces
Later on she felt inspired % 3ot
down. for use no doubt In some future
Mterary production. Q concise though
general, description Of the magnificent
NJ. Barnes. She utilized The hack Of
tho bill Of fare anu she wrote With
the feverish ardor Of one who breads
the loss Of q first impression. I here
with append her visual estimate OF the
hero Of this story:
'He was . tall, shapely specimen
Of mankind, "wrote Miss Mlly. Broad
Ghouldered. Smooth-shaved face. PEN
etrating gray eyes. Short, curly hair
about the color Of mine. Strong
hands Of good shape. Face tanned
considerable. Heavy dark eyebrows.
Good teeth, very white. Square chin.
Lovely smile that seemed to light up
the room for everybody within hear
in9. Nose ideal. Mouth same. Voice
aristocratic and reverberating with
education. Age about thirty or
thirtytonA. Rich a. OoesuS. Wall
turned len. would make : mod -.
blsman."
Al this would appear to be redaon-
ably definite were II not for the note
regarding the color Of his hair. Il
S 100v00 W W0 JIG DA11p40 8C0OA V4MGO4S
plsting the very admirable description
Of Mr.. Barnes BY announcing that
Miss Tilly's hair was an extremely
dark brown.
Also It Is advisable 70 append the
following biographical information:
Thomas Nngsbury Barnes engineer.
born IN Montclair. N. J., September
"a, 1885. Cornell and Beaux Arts,
Paris. Son Of the late Stephen s.
Barnes, engineer. and Edith (valen-
dne) Barnes. ONCE. Metropolitan
building. New York city. Residence.
Amsterdam mansion. Clubs: LACK
q space prevents listing them here).
Reservations, golf, tennis and horse.
back riding Fellow Of the Royal Geo
graphical sodety. Member q the
Loyal Legion and the Sons a. TIE
sAnnArican Revolution. @sN 8%&NNssA1sasa