Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-05

With the first blarc of the distance
music, Blacillc Daw leaned eagerly
forward in his chair and rested has
arms upon tho rail OF the BODY
House porch, looking up and down
the main street ot Rurrvil!e with tho
sparkling eyes OF youth never end
ing Boom -de-rh-a -ah- dan boom
da ra a. -dah!' he sang IA unison
with the stridcnt tromboncs. beat
ing time with both feet and ono
slender hand. while Wa.iingtord,
standing against the rail and easing
his slightly rheumatic foot "ith MS
heavy cane. looked down upon him
with an iudulrcnt smile. Across the
way the c&pcctunt crowd. hitherto in
loosely shifting array, sUrEcd solidly
- tn" curb. while out Of the stores
poured cNCitcd country folk Of all
descriptions. and from cvcry window
popped four or five heads. The porch
Of the Body House nllad If by
magic. In tho street rcd faced. per
spring fathers ana frantic mothers
daricd after howildcrcd children.
while the balloon and whistle vendors
hold. for brief whiic. the open
Spaces To thcmsclvc. and their dis
curdant voices
The band blarcd louder as IT
turned from Courthouse Square to-
ward Main street. Four assorted
pciiccncn---a fat one. "a skinny one.
nigcon-brcnstcd one ana a runt-
swung around the corner. and in the
pompous might of their purple
visngcd authority beat back tho pop
uiac" 10 pulny human vail \
horse and buggy. hoch sleek and
SHINY. came dashing down Body
S're"t and turned up Main toward
III" oncomirg parade The driver
vas a sporty farmer. whose near
mass 10 the soil no city clothes could
conceal
I'll Bogrcr shown of again OBJ
served the head waitress TO no ono
In particular.
hiackic turned aud SURVEYED the
young woman win tolerance. II not
"iih feryid approval is IL me IL
ccasod village cut-up?" he asked.
Hes plumb fool since mis- wife
diod' sh" replied with profound CON
tempt SO woman likes man
mats ,hntin' all the womon--and Ii
IS that kind"
rItn Tor him" insisted n,acxie
NTH keen Joy. ''iie.s the life OF the
PARTY"
Indeed Elias Eoegor was 4 welcome
diversion. iursuOw the entire uolicc
force - B"trvilic had stopped his
hurnc. which stood bcautlfulIy pranc-
ius while a hundred throats yelled
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'" boggor Eliag. meanwhile. Mas
having tho time OF his say second
%pUih. standing Up II hig new buggy.
c".iing 'h' Tour policemen hy their
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tN' !"H'eH' run OF FURIOUS energy.
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many different directions. with as att
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rbc dinner hcu of the Hooly Hons.
ran. as soon as the head waitress
was through viewing IN. parad. and
AS Tho hotel was American rla. cx-
clusivciy. and circus day was = hi:
,i,y j, brhooy.t those rcnrrst ib,.
dlnirg-rouin to wedge into The doors
ns soon as they yycr. opened In
Tho mad scramblr 70 secure any sor.
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o.h.r imam Films rourcr Tc ,y,s
snare man. corsidcrnblv mast mia.
do nvc vbnsc i,.n,hcrv f,.c in 10
nicer pnttcrn Of bronze checks ana
,yhi,o fowls. b.iruycd tI,t his uor
ra,ty -oa,.c had but recently bcon
whIsk,rs MS sparsc. long t.n-b.,ir
,Nas coinhcd carefully over the suo,
which mad :. tendency To b.coin. bnla
and Mis- mack moved abou, SO ,inco,n
frrf.blv in his high collar I'm, i,
vas certain ne haG not long endured
The ,h.res. lie wore 100. q rus,y
ma dusty and slightly cravcd LnnG
~ creme Upcn tho sl.cyc -, his
overly you,nful suit. tn. black .I--
ci.i contrasting oddly Win IN. CAV
rcady-mat. cravat and The bright
aIcrtncss in the. n.ri's blue cycs. Tho
latter rowing GucstiouinElv 10 all The
women in the room before ,h.y took
stock OF his n.ichbors
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