The Washington herald., 1920-05-03
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tension Of the dining room that
connected with the cafe. Merritt
dexterously diverted his friends
choice. that lowered over ham
and eggs, to . pufee of celery.
a salmon outlet. a partridge pie
and a desirable salad.
'fon the day." said Greerbrier.
grieved and thunderous, when
can't hold but one drink before
eating when I meet a friend /
amt seen in eight years at a 2
by table in a thirty-cent town
at o'clock on the third day OF
the week. I want nine broncos
to kick me forty times over
s4o-acre section Of land. Get
them statistics?"
fright. old man." laughed
Z Merritt. Walter. bring an abb
sinthe frappe and-what's yours.
Greenbrier?"
= ''whiskey straight mourned
Nye. "Out Of the neck of a bot
tie you used to take 1t. Longy-
straight out of the neck Of a
bottle on galloping pony
AItAOh6 NcuCsNs hpN TINS oC-SAAf
what's the use: They're on to
you"
Merritt slip! rc wine card
under his glass
-AlI right. suppose you
think I'm spoii"t by the city.
I'm as good a Westerner as you
are, Greenbrier: but, somehow.
can't make up my mind to go
back out there. New York is
comfortable. make n good
living, and / live IT. No more
wet blankets and riding herd in
snowstorms. and bacon and cold
coffee. and blowouts once in six
months for me. 1 reckon I'll
Well take in the theater to-
night, Greenbrier. and after that
we'll dine at"
It'll tell you what you are,
Merritt" said Greenbrier. laying
one elbow in his salad and the
other in his butter. You are
concentrated. effete, uncondition-
al. short-sleeved. gotch-eared
Miss Sally walker. God made
you perpendicular and suitable
to ride straddle and use cuss
words in the original. Where
fore you have suffered his hand
iwork to elapse by removing
yourself TO New York and put
ting on little shoes tied with
strings, and making faces when
you talk. I've seen you rope ana
tie a steer in 421S. II you was
to see one now you'd write to
the Police Commissioner about
it. And these fiapdoodle drinks
that you inoculate your system
with-these little essences of
cowslip with acorns in 'em, and
paregoric fiip-they amt any
ways in assent with the cor
diality Of manhood I hate to see
you this way"
well. Greenbrier," said Mer-
ritt. with apology in his tone.
''in a way you are right Some
times do feel like 1 was being
raised on the bottle. But, I tell
you, New York is comfortable
comfortable There's something
about 1.-THE sights and the
every day, and the very air of 1t
long snake rope around a man'ss
neck with the other end fasten-
ed somewhere about Thirty
fourth street I don't know what
II is"
God knows" said Greenbrier
sadly. "and know. The East
has gobbled you up. You was
venison. and now you're veal
You put me in mind Of a japon-
lea in a window. You've been
signed. sealed and diskivered
Requiescat in hoe signo. You
make me thirsty"
a green chartreuse here"
said Merritt to the waiter.
whisky straight" sighed
Greenbrier. "and they're on you,
you renegade Of the round-ups."
Guilty, with an application
for mercy" said Merritt You
don't know how II Is. Greenbrier.
It's so comfortable here that"
Please loan me your SMELL
ing salts" pleaded Greenbrier.
IF hadn't seen you once bluff
three buffers from Mazatzal
City with an empty gun in Phoe-
Greenbrier's voice died away
in pure grief.
Cigars" he called harshIy to
the waiter, to hide his emotion.
"a pack Of Turkish cigarettes
fhr min"." said Merritt
They're on to you,- chanted
GrSenbrier. struggling to con-
ceai his contempt
At Ss-sa they dined in the
Where=to-Dine-w column
That evening a galaxy had as
sembled there Bright shone the
lights Ger fair women and br-