Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

ears. She met his eye for second
only. then looked away uncomfort-
ably. "Why-yes-1 expect So" she
replied.
For the second time that forenoon
Bill forged forward through the train.
made and lighted q cigarette and in.
hailed it's smoke with every mark Of
deep satisfaction.
When the train rolled into San An
tonic. he took his time getting OF. A
him the colorless girl, with the queer.
expensive clothes and the bullying
wicker suitcase, boarding . street car.
The barber with the foreign face and
the New England name was also DRAG.
ging his near-leather suitcase aboard
q trolley, but q different one. Captain
Titus looked from one to the other as
he approached competent-looking
chauffeur.
AN still ain1 absolutely sure
he said aloud. bad habit formed
years ago in solitudes where cattle
couldn't either talk back or repeat
what they heard. she's always BASH
full more or less, and just because he's
been sneakin' out to take walks with
so than usual. don't s-pose anybody
ever looked at her twice before. And
he amt lookin at her, but by her at
the bank roll. Well. she's OF age. But
Il it's what It looks like. rye tied up
that twenty thousand dollars for five
years, anyway. hope I can nnd
somebody to let that money out to at
enough to make me whole. And
guess that's all I'm called on to do.
Course I'd hate to see--but I've known
accumulated considerable kale and
reputation for sense Of attendin' strict
ly to their own business"
HUH" demanded the auto driver
suspiciously.
know Freeman"
"Huh?"
HE was a movin' picture director,
and Kosciusko-we always called him
Kosky-.had to fall of precipice and
break his neck, and he done 1t when
the picture machine wasn't movin'.
The Aim had s! jus. !! give out. No wonder
Huh" said tho driver.
"spose now you take me up to that
got the pretty girl walters and the
picture Of fish on the frescoes. Know
the one I mean~
"Uh-huh."
Then on with the clutch! Let gas
be unconfined."
when Bill paid the chauffeur and en-
tered the restaurant, but he had break
tasted early. A duchess in a white
apron brushed imaginary crumbs from
the cloth in front Of him and present.
ed him with bill OF fars E. ,.r.,r.,
easily. what would you recommend
besides ham and aigs.
redsnapperspringlamb
andbraisedveal." said the duchess,
nA "see here" said Bill reproachfully.
KANT you tell by lookin' at me that
I wouldn't think Of comm to the city
and eatin' anything but ham and
aighs?"
The lady did not smile. Straight
upT' she inquired.
You know 1t"
She performed a feat Of apparent
legerdemain that left glass OF water
and a napkin before him and disap-
peared toward the kitchen. Bill look
ed aSout :. HIM I'm: 6s 1s e. so,i,ooutzsd
"If I'd gone to one Of the hotels or
the club I'd certainly have met up
with somebody that would've wanted
to hire a automobile and go look q
things in style. and me, o dGnt = w soaH
at this carnival like I was q chee-fid
again. backward. turn backward, oh.
HERE'S yuramaneggs." said the
duchess.
y
and fro seeking entertainment. was
still alone, although there had been
times when he had been put to IT to
avoid old friends and cronies. do
] ing" the celebration. as he had fore
I seen. in automobiles and style.
His salvation had been the surging
crowds, in which a man could easily
| lose himself Being the big day" of
| the celebration. tens Of thousands of
visitors added to the city's normal
population, all on the streets awaiting
| the parade. scheduled for the cool of
the afternoon. 1t was a Joyous. noisy.
| good natured, characteristic carnival
| crowd-home people. Texans from a
| radius Of two hundred miles. Mexicans.
loud Laughing negroes. some thou
| sands OF pale-faced tourists from the
north and east.
Bill had played no favorite in the
| way OF carnival attractions; he had
| taken In everything in sight. He was
enjoying the shows some but the
crowds more; rolling and basking in
the holiday spirit.