Evening star., 1922-01-01
Heard and Seen

An elderly man. holding a canvas
bag between his feet. failed TO at
tract any particular attention aboard
local street car recently. The bag
jostled heavily on the floor as the
car went over crossing
To learn what the man had in that
bag We will have to go back few
| days, to the time when the gentleman n
sold building across from the Capt.
| tol. He received a check for s24.6SO-
tidy sum indeed.
| lie took the check TO his bank and
| asked for gold, but was informed
| that the institution could not cash
the check in that fashion, and was
advised to apply to the Treasury De-
partment
| Accordingly. the man took his check
TO the Treasury, where officials in
formed him that in order to issue
gold pieces it would be necessary for
MIN to present gold certificates The
| man went back to his bank. where
ne had the check cashed for twenty
four $1,000 gold notes and the neces-
|
win these In his wallet, he moved
oack on the Treasury Upon presenta-
| 'lon OF the notes. the gold coins were
| counted out. Five bags were filled
with them.
can | have bag to put them in ?"
asked the gentleman.
larger bag was secured and the
| hEe bags OF gold placed in it, The
| sehtieman slung the bag over his
SHOULDER and went out.
ne boarded New York avenue car,
getLing on one of those side-seat cars
| or the car. The bag was heavy. and
% ne was glad he had no farther to go
win IL. He deposited it with a thump
on the floor between his feet.
ne ana his bag. the latter plainly
safely at the corner where he GOT off es
| TO go to his home He shouldered
! his bag of gold, and had gone a block
or SO when he found it too heavy for
| him.
Help me with this bagm he called
to a young man.
The youth complied willingly tak-
ing hold OF one end Of the sack while
! the owner held to the other end
| What you got in this bag" asked
| the young man.
Just some castings" replied the
| elder.
At the mans home he thanked the
youth for his assistance, mounted
ms own doorstep. entered his house,
and proceeded to the dining room
There he opened the large sack and
TOOK out the five small sacks. In turn
| he emptied the contents of each sack
! upon the table. He shortly had as
| fire a mound Of gold pieces as ever
graced dining or any other table in
Washington.
Just then his wife came in.
For heavens sake!' she exclaimed.
|! why have you got all that money
here? Why, men would kill us all for
that much money"
The gentleman feasted his ewes
upon the gold.
II tried to make a pile in the Klon-
dixie when ! was young man." re-
piled her husband "and / lost all 7
| had-a sum almost equal to this And
| / have been wanting to see real gold
ever since. Here it is at last"
+ 4
Christmas spirit took a sad slump
in one man on Christmas Eve.
| A man hoped on the front end of a
street car and offered a token, the
| motorman refusing it.
| You took those transfers." replied
the man.
Cant accept the token" said the
motorman.
II won't get off,
Then we won't start
After a few seconds. during which
the other passengers began to get
angry. the man wiIted
I'll get on he said. but I'm
going to report you for taking those
| transfers.
| The motorman had not thought of
! that.
No sooner had the man whose
| token was refused got off the car than
| the motorman proceeded to eject the
| TWO men who had given him transfers
| These two worthless Joined the other
| man on the curb. and said it would
| give them great pleasure to put him
in condition which would require
| hospital treatment
CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.