Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-20
lily Harry Tucker.


As President Taylor, Of the CoZy
Corner club. entered the outer cor
ridor leading into the general meet
inS-room OF the club. Friday night,
and as lie passed through the swing
ing stained glass doors. wiped his
i"ct on the mat with the word Wei
come" on 1t. reached down and cx
tractcd the key to his private office
from beneath the mat. placed his
dripping umbrella in the ivory stand.
hung his silk hat on the radiator. tip
ped the doorman TO q coin. lii his
t"n-centcr. AMI was abou, 10 pick up
copy Of Longfcilow, a messenger
boy handed him a letter.
Wonder from whom this here let
ter is from hc murinur.d. "'Ta!nt
ine FIRST OF the month faint bill
Line"
Af,er looking IT over carefully.
iond!.ng it moment. making an
'iher mental guess. and holding Il up
hcfor" the electric light. he tore the
rny"lope. and here is wha, he read.
Dear Sir: ! understand have been
proposed as "a member OF the Coy
'"rncI club, but II is without my
.Gns,H, Being as this club Is what
YOU Gail Il cm!-publjc organization.
and understand its charter provides
mat TIA" irOcccl!ngs must be printed
at least one time a week in the lead
ing newspaper, / must say that | do
MT agree with this policy never
Ike to gee my name In tho nowspu-
pcrS. III fact. ! never l!kc to s"o u
IN any paper. especially notes. Far
%" II Tor me 10 permit my name TO
e" Into the papers. believe in
Looping In the background always.
ni am not susceptible To the charm
what some people appeal 10 be .,n-
"H Il With IA getting into c!rcU:ation
have never no; yet wanted 10 fig
ara IN public matters, and never
s%r"ct for 10 DO. II you have ever
so" nc in the puhl!cs press don't
blame inc. 50 pleas" do no, allow
MY nam" 10 -; in tho pancrs Il
SPOIL my name M-t-Nouhlc-i.-S The
". II. in front stands for Morgan
Hando'ph. not Mister. BESIDES | am
now creature OF the people n
don't know as ." whether YOU hay"
observed Il or no. but have bcen
. Representatives OF my constituency
Tor number Of Twelve month. aud
Nrsct 10 BE- iudenni,cly. THAT Is ia.
-aaFun Why ! want to keen on, of thu.
"nblia press Kindly do no, clcc, mo
~ ihc club, for 10 no, like som.
INC mcmhrrs. although mus,
That sal. tho ihracr. - o. X. ON
h"mH"o. and tells "a good yarn.
you can tx !, so ! may be a mem
".h"ut getting in tho paper
-o'f ! wi', not objeck, Hu, do no;
i1" -o' Iu tho prcss BE sur" that
'Aa ur"'cr docs no; overlook tina;
j. Il.
"T'hine as ever
. "MpN";\% ENNDoIpU MILLS"
H, Thc president roEGcrcd the matter
sh rofuily in his ;hind l!e picked on,
kaT softcst and mos, comror,abl.
AZ 3ir IN the room ga; down. Taen
u deliberately crossed his legs.
.anad. back comfortably. and ga.od
one al tn" sparklinS rlasscs in the
Chandelier. iic read the letter again
and again crumplcd {, In his ler,
land. sEoojhcd 1, on, In his r.gh,
Tie brushed some sawdus, OF the l.r,
boulder OF his coat. and made beau.
tfui rings 81 SNAKE from the ton
,cntrr which he clutchcd within his
mighty grasp
Nh, me" he said softly.
I'"n lh' door opcnod ana Brother
req PUipam snuntcrod in.
The newcomer paused and razcd
admir.ngly upon the classic features
az MS president. wrapped in profound
meditation.
oh. we'll the president exclaimed.
quite well. thank YOU" replied
Brother Fred
rrssiiom, Taylor started. He rc-
covered himself AZ once. however.
slanced around. and bade the brother
hearty welcome
Come here. Who is this here fel.
low. M!lls?'
Mills: What mills. Dunlop or
Gaincs?"
Not them kind of mills. This fel. |
low wants - be one Of us, but he |
"oh want TO 20 down into history
with us. He prefers To keep In IN.
background always and cannot bear
I" nave his name appear in the news. !
paper press"
know who YOU mean. He's tina,
Eaioot who got up the agitation for
FUNDS for ;hc Community Recreation
Association, and he's doing a rrca,
work in that there direction. He's
The fellow what started that improve.
inents on Bank Street. and he's done
a lot Of that kind OF things. He's
an right. Less let him in. and III
use my influence with the ncwsnoncr
press to Keep his name out"
BS This time the clubroom b,,,
pretty wei filled up with memh.-s
Brother Jim Trcsnon Iollca o,or
the window. looking on, n. tho -,
and slush and commenting unon 49,
good work the Street CIconinr ~
partmcnt was doing with its ,imi,o,
force. 20"
Brother Claude Ratkins WIS ,,,o
upon STUDYING Il map of the hi,,,r.a
hrt"c"n 'his city ana Midlothian 10
commented in loud voice on the SIC,
boards along the road.
Wy hon you go ont 10 Midlo,bi, :.
h" said. you never know how Co..
YOU arc from civilization. Ono si-,
board says five miles to Rlcbmo,a.
ahother one across the road saws
three miles. Tho closer Won got 70
town the farther You arc away. wc
need better roads. and am of tho
opinion that this here club must takn