The Washington herald., 1920-11-11
NEWSBOY SEES
QUEER ANGLES
Huskie Tells Quaint Tales;
Caveman Stuff and
What Hootch'n Do.
ny o. o. MCINTYRE.


NEW YORK, Nov. i0--My friend
Kip Is . perpetual fount Of infor-
nation. Kip 10 q newspaper huskie
and barks TO the world OF blood.
murder and of nations topsy turvy
on West Forty second street curb.
He fairly exudes strength. His
neck 10 short and thick, his nose has
been beaten down almost level with
his cheeks In the ring and one ear
10 askew.
like to talk with him and listen
to his running IRE chatter when In
his, neighborhood. He oails some
folk "broads." and women are al
ways "Janes.", although he does not
mean It as disrespectfuiiy a. II
sounds. For Kip refers to his moth
er as the old woman" but he sup
ports her and goes to early mass
twice week to please her,
Kip IL a product 'of New FORKS
streets. I asked him II no had ever
seen a tree. "soiteniy," he sneered.
"I lamped 'em across in Joisyr'
Then he added that you could buy
them around Christmas time for two
bits. but who the he'll wants q
tree?"
There is always a chip ON his
shoulder. Like most OF his iik, buff
feted by policemen upholding petty
laws OF q municipality. Kip believes
that he has to rebun in turn. He
has brushed up against queer GEO.
pie and has seen strange sights.
He has his own code Of morals.
He confided this story. From a chop
suey place each day came q China
man bearing a note which he left
with Kip saying Lady will call for
II" A beautiful young girl did and
left q dollar with Kip. This was re-
peated day after day. Kip at first
supposed the Chinaman was acting
as . messenger for some young Ro-
meo who was under parental ban,
But ever suspicious he began to
investigate. The girl was in love
with the Chinaman. He found that
out and when the Oriental called
next day Kip swept UP his little
section of the curb with him and
sent him away in q haze Of bewilder-
ment And when the girl called he
said to her: "You'se ought TO be
ashamed Of yourself. pickin' up. with
chink. I know your name and I'm
going TO tell your old man" The
girl was frightened and begged him
not to carry out his threat. We'll.
keep away from the chop suey NUT"
he warned.
All Of this was more than q year
ago. A few weeks ago she came by
In q Limousine. stopped and called
Kip to her. IT owe you q lot" she
told him and handed him an envei-
ope which contained 500. "She was
Just off'n her nut for awhile" said
Kip. She's married a swell broad
now and is happy. The Chink is hop
smokin' his head on"
In a smart hotel lobby she stood
as correctly tailored as Fifth ave-
nue. can do II and from q silver leash
a Pomeranian ranged about her on
guard. 1t was a prototype of those
naughty pictures one sees in Vanity
Fair. Nov and then she looked at
diamond encrusted, wrist watch
and tapped an impatient toe against
the~marb ble.'noor. think k.number
Of others stood about waiting to see
what she would say to him when he
arrived. He came. A powerful hulk
Of man, with small beady eyes,
wide hat and loose fitting clothes.
You are late" she said impa-
tiently
Certainly I'm late. what of Il?
What you got to do but wait? Come
on IL you want grub"-and he moved
toward the dining room with her
meekly in the rear. All the cave
man stun is not necessarily pulled
in caves.
A gentleman on the high perch of
n Fifth avenue bus suddenly turned
to his seat mate. Take this with
my compliments" he said and hand
ed him a $40 bill. Before they got
him he had made five similar gifts.
Il don't know" he said at the po-
lice station. what made me SO rich,
but I had three home made shots of
hooch on my way to work"