Evening star., 1921-07-17
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Alderman COnneTSs SSe
rinrside, turned to friend. y
good boy" he commented; =
mi1htv rood boy, do you nind7 Tne
bunch took him up to Albany wnn
they were lobbying Tor the snsh,,
s1, snd lust On his appearance he made
more votes than any OF thsm: ,s
clean-liying, clean looking kaa' anu
figured him conner.
whats he got. the CON-!
from irving to keep within the h9ht-
weight limit. 1t got Joe Bit ana =
lot of others. Can you chsns
twenty?" .,o ,sn.
dollar bills, handed one up tnrousn
th. zones and then a moment later
rumpled UP it's companion ana 'os'eu
.T guess the Kid needs 1t more more
than 1 do," he explained to snt ms tF ~:
-sSsres announced that the contriou-
tions totaied Ss12.70. and thas % tns
Harlem Kid would thank ON IN poi
son. ., a.. ru,t n
.oSV"haired. hasel-eyed younestes
Sawied through the ropes and s'CHo
4act His eyes too brilliant. MS
cbeeE bones too prominent. his voice
too low to be heard past the nL.n TO"
The referee came 10 ,ns nna and ALL"
ahe shenteS I'D and he says that some
day he hopes to come back ana enter
The Kid nodded sS.roSorsee,SSdi corr Ssfsened
waved both HANDS az b.caH.s ca he was
only twenty years oud and the ring vas
MS world, he sat down on the lower
rope and cried. ,,...a
1t was Abdul the TURK wnS IN ~
the Kid out Of the ring-Aodul tne
champion wrestler Of the East SIDE.
Thn hinge MohAmmedan carried inc
Harlem Kid to the seclusion OF 2
dressing room and there kiddeo him
into composure.
&,oRTHwEsT from Deming. N. NJ.
~ the railroad crosses the Mimores
valley and heads for the Geronimo
mountains.
Where the steel rails end. 5000 feet
above the seas surface, Is q region
rich in silver, copper. turquoise mines
and ancient Spanish lore. But more
nrecious than all these is the dry,
aseptic air that blows across ball
II was to silver City that they sent
the Harlem Kid.
sieian at the San Rosario Sanitariun,
cataIoxued Richard Walter Potters an
tecedsntS,. history and characteristics
on the four-page form. The examina-
tion lasted one honr. and At its con-
question:
"Homesick?"
Kid. .oh, my God!'
were ali bundled up In steamer chairs
strung out along the sun porch. the
patients alternated by sex As an In
centive to sociabiiity: The Harlem
s .ss msshy saS s.n ss ssnss
projecting rakishly from his lips. The
chair st his left Eigglsd. Potter
scowled in the direction OF the gtxgie
girl Of abeut his own age with gold
brown eyes that laughed At him mis-
chievouSly from q perky oval face.
In contrast to the ivory OF her skin.
chestnut hair rippled back In an ef-
, Potter's scowl relaxed. The girl
Never mind. Harlem" she con:
.o,sa oI na get over WI; II Snt Sns ySS sS.1
get you playing croquet"
;, The Kids eyes widened. Where do
you get that Harlem stun" he de-
She looked away a moment. then his
"wismer told me all about you. Ever
, go into Rainey's on One Hundred and
, Twenty NTH, Just of the square?'
ASK me did ! ever Tp pull on floveI
yon know about Rainey's?"
'I worked there" she answered.
Slim arms stole from the blankets and !
swayed rhythmically as she hurnmed q
of her head and the witchery Of her |
smile electrified the Harlem Kid. He |
xsat bolt upright and swung his legs to
sthe floor.
1--WE heard you sing that! 1--we only
two blocks away! Oh. baby. shake"
When the Harlem Kid retired that
night he lay awake for some time won
derinE how much money 1t would take
decided to get well and marry Jackie
Pryor. Such Is youth
He told her Of his plans the next
day, and Jackie. fitting back her head
and strumming on an imaginary guitar, !
Il love the nerve of Georges.
But he ought to remain in France.
For oh: ma. 90. Ia. Ia! He's taking an
awful chance"
Marquis Of Queensberry Is delirious."
asserted Jackie. You'd better take his
temperature"
The Harlem Kid waaed indignant. Go
i
I could step twenty! I could-step.-,l
He made a valiant effort. failed and fell
back disconsolate. ,I
when the nurse had gone, the girl
plucked at Potter's sleeve.
"Don't weaken, Harlem" she whis-
pered. I'VE keep each other alive up
here Just BY kidding: it's part OF the
treatment. You're. the seventh man
that's proposed. and--and-
Never mind apologising." groaned
the kid. "rm down for the count
admonished. IT was only going to say
that seven is my lucky number. and as
for q cattle ranch. that's my idea OF
As the weeks unfolded and he gained
in strength. Potter was enrolled In the
cast Of the San Rosario A1i-Star Theat-
rical Company, which presented nightly
in the big recreation room the original
version Of that gladsome comedy, Garry
On"
who wore an extraordinary variety
of absurd caps. an equally absurd
on his flying celors which hsaied all
the absuYdity. the Harlem Kid learn
Cd the gentle art OF entertaining
others at his own expense. Just az
BiGbse affected an exaggerated drawl
and accent. and Man Epstein. mil
Jionaire tobacconist, secretly prac.
$ised q dialect to live up to expecta-
tions, 50 the Harlem Kid initiated
the mannerisms and vocabulary of
Louie the Fish and Abdul the Turk
and sundry others who fulfilled, In q
measure. the popular conception OF
prixe-hGhtePs.
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