The Washington times., 1924-03-04
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Strange Bill CantreN.
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.


town. Strange He's plum loco.
l. They do say that the Widow Smith is emerging most
rapidly from her decorOus gloom red ribbon or
two; has had the dentists go all over her teeth and is
making the high sign to gentlemen signng she is
ready for the attack her state of single
blessedness to begin And Bill declares that none of
his business
George Jones coming of Dinty Moore saloon
last Thursday George librarian of the Sabbath school
and usher at Billy Sundays meeting. There specua
ton as whether he flirting the demon Rum or
went into the cafe aforesaid collect the rent he being
clerk for the Brown and Robinson Real Estate Comnanv
When the matter referred Bill Cantrel the other
day. at gathering OF the popuace in the posoffice
get the O'Clock mall he allowed that it Of his
business.
The community is considerably agitated concerning the
Thompson family They have a piano player have
fixed up the front porch have carpet the parlor
and yet no has heard Of the head Of the famy's
getting ralse wages Careful inquiry has been made
at the furniture store Did the Tompsons get goods
credit partial payments for cash? If cash. where
did they get the money! Did they draw out from their
savings bank accounH The furniture the banker
refused say. Looks like something is being concealed
What is the town to thnk9 Frank Peters wife asked Bill
Cantrel what he thought, and Bill said he didn't think
it of his durn business. Mrs Peters reported
Il did mt mind his insutin me, but he hadn't ought to
said durn to lady,"
Mrs Updegraf lives at the hotel She won't keen house
She lies in bed till or 10 o'clock mornings and has
her breakfast sent up to her She keeps dog She
powders And every day she dresses up just like it was
Sunday She seems to be pleasantspoken lady, though
she wears good rings He has been thoroughly
discussed at the Ladies Aid Some hard against her
and others said she appeared real nice and refined for
When Mrs Cantre related the argument pro and con to
B ne LIT his pipe and took the newspaper remarking
that he couldn't see that it any of his business
Bill is the plague of the town. He won't discuss the
preacher and when it suggested that the parson
call enough and that he ought to be sociable like all
Bill says is that it's of his business
he doesn't seem to whether the senogapher in Cum
nngham law office goes out to lunch with men or not nor
whether Annabee Metca is negectng her children to 90
to bridge parties whether Tom Williams specializing
on the board Of trade whether Ike taking
Adene Singer out automobile riding much unless he's
going to marry hers why Ed Hopkins goes St. Louis
every week or So nor who that strange that
visited at Socum house last Sunday (hey didn't introduce
ner to souacted right queer about it, whether old
Aunt Sarah Judkins going to leave her money her
nephew to cat hospital whether foreign missionaries
spend too much money.
Bill is mighty curious citizen. He just goes on tending
his forty and resting between times says mostly
when anything downright interesting up:
WELL l dunno as it's any of my business
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