Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
self from that stool and go find him

self from that stool and go find him."
says 1. ON the jump now
| But 1 tell you we he begins.
| No. you can't tell me anything.
says /. Il don't want to talk to any
human dill pickle like you. Get Billy
Clark for me and get him QUICK
| "Ye-e-es. SIR" says he.
! And inside of three minutes Mr..
Clark has arrived and discovered
i that they can give Mr.. Blagden a nice
double room and bath with lovely
air shaft exposure, one they'd been
j holding for a party from Scranton.
Pa. that hadn't arrived on schedule.
''All right. Billy" says l. 1T amt
! far back to Scranton. And. by the
way. you ought to make that room
be biting somebody on the leg if you
! amt careful. Well SO long, Blagden.
All fixed up now so you can enjoy
yourself. Ell. What's your program
| ''Oh. I'm going to see few good
shows says he. land do little bust
ness and maybe lay in some new
! shirts and fancy neckwear to spring
on the boys back home. Chiefly
though: I'm Primed for pleasure and
Amt discouraged with US, eh?"
! asks
Not me-" says he. Your hotel peo-
pie amt just the kind I banker to
! meet. but I expect the rest will be
different Much obliged, Shorty
| And it must have been about three
| days later before he drifts into the
Studio again. He amt wearin' that
| wide expansive smile he had when he
sort of scrappy. and there's hard
look in his eyes. Also I notice that
he's luggin' the grip once more.
| why. you amt leavin' US so soon,
are you. Bill?" / asks
! You bet I am" says he
Now that don't listen folksy at
ALL says I. Whats the natter"
I've played the part Of a stray
pup long enough. that's ALL" says
Why" says /. You don't mean
to greet you with a smile?"
I amt seen anybody pull anything that
this big. messy burg. All I've had
! handed me was ugly looks and snappy
remarks. I've been snarled and yapped
at more In the last three days than
Miller drive freight mule team into
Cripple Creek. back when I was a
youngster."
That's too bad. Bill" says I. What
you been tryin' to do?"
Nothing but get 'em to take my
money for this and that" saws he.
Looks like perfectly good money to
me, too. It's what they passed ont
to me at the bank: all new, crinkIy
bills. But say. most of your folks
pains 'em even to take their money"
I shakes my head. puzzled. Lets
have few details" says l. .
Well, take these barking hyenas
in youE.theater box Offices" says he.
Il picks out a musical girl show that
thought I'd like to see. so 1 strolls
up to the window. shoves in Ave
and asks for a seat. For when?'
he asks. For tonight son. says /.
Can't you YOU read r: a., the sign? says he.
nose says he. Sold out for this per-
Torrance. Want me to sing it for
YOU? No, SON. says I. nor I don't
want You to blackjack me for askin'.
But he simply slams the window shut
and doorman shoves me out. I got
about the same at two other places.
Then I quit.
They wasn't quite as rough as
that in the stores. but almost. Where
young lady in this Aitmakers estab-
lishment Ruhlly. I cawn't say says
she. 'Awsk the floor walker I did.
after he'd got through havin' a long
personal chat with naughty lookin'
counter. 'shirts?' says he. Fifth
aisleovertwo downleft.' he shoots at
me. But after I'd rambled half a
mile or so and finally found the shirt
counter the young gent in charge
didn't seem much interested. He
threw a few samples at me and went
to waitin' on a pompous old boy with
) a red tie and a cane"
Yes" 1 admits, some of 'em are
| snippy."
i They're the ones I ran against"
, says he. IT got kind of discouraged
tryin' to buy things. But it don't
seem to make much difference what
/ you want to do here, they can spot
, you for a stranger and they'll let you
> know you're crashin' in where you
!. don't belong. l got it from office
boys. from Subway guards and from
traffic cops. Hey. you fresh jay
therev a cop yells at me. Cit back
: on the sidewalk And I was only
l tryin' to cross the street.'
ION 5th avenue against the traffic.
eh?" 1 suggests.
! II expect it was" says Bill. ANY
way, about everything I did seemed
! to be wrong and to get em peeved
|. with me. So I'm checkin' out. I'm
just one too many in this town and
. they're all on to it. Every last one
acts as if they was sore at me for
coming on. Well. if they feel that
E way about it I'll pull out. But, say.
Shorty. when I get back to the New
Blagden there's goin' to be quick
change in the policy"
"How?" says I.
well. you see." he goes on. we've
, always kind Of hoped around when
any New Yorker registered out there
lput ourselves out. you know, to give
I him the best we had. I've met 'em at