Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

VERY few Of the busy people in the street
had even noticed Lourela Wilson and his
wife, Dot fixing their rigging.
But Maloney had. Maloney was the trafhc
cop on the corner. He had seen Lourella stand
ing on the window ledge and had given him
little attention, thinking he was q window
washer; but when he saw him wave to some
one across the street he looked in that direc-
ton and saw the blond head signaling back.
Blondes interested Maloney. He never gave
q ticket to q blonde. He blew his whistle for
the cross-town traffic and looked some more.
Then he saw the WIRE
What the devil is this?" said Maloney.
drunken man lurched against him and
Maloney said. And where the devil are you
goin'?"
Tim goin' on about my business" replied the
man.
you'll be goin' to the station house with
me-" said the cop, 'if you do any more of this
jay-walkin' Watch them lights
'I guess you don't know who am" said the
tipsy individual, appearing very indignant. IT
am The Great Lamar"
You don't sayl" said Maloney. "Then I'm
certainly after Begin your pardon, but who
might The Great Lamar be?"
I'm stunt man." said the bleary-eyed one.
ST walk up the fronts of buildings, hang from
flagpoles and drop from parachutes and do high
dives and tricks like that"
That SOP" said the cop, blowing his whistle
and waving his arms for the up-and-down
traffic to go on its way. I'm a stunt man my
self"
you are?" said the man.
Sure" said Maloney.
what do you do?"
"Oh walk across the street on q wire. See
that wire up there?" He called the mans at
tiention to the wire stretched between the
buildings, high above them. MY brother and
sister is just fixin' it up for me-"
The drunken man looked.
atrF1lSa - he r1otv mad
1.-The wl1o?" asked the cop.
1.-THE Castin' Wilson," said the man. 'They
been putin me outta business"
And who might the Castin' Wilson's be?"
asked Maloney becoming interested.
'Lourella Wilson," went on the tipsy Lamar,
sis the man who hired my manager away from
me and has been gettin' all these advertiser
stunts TO do that I ought to get. He carries
his partner across on that wire. He's goin' to
do it this afternoon and he's gettin' lot
of dough for it-and that's the job I should
have instead Of him"
IT wouldn't be advisin' you to walk across any
wire this afternoon or any other" said Ma
loney, unless you lay OF that red-eye."
"Oh, you wouldn't, eh?" said The Great
Lamar. well, I'll walk acrost it and do it
better'n he does"
Come on" said Maloney. "You better be
waIkin' across this street on the fat You'll
be gettin' this traffic all tied up In knot in
minute"
He blew his whistle again as the colors in
the signal posts changed.
The Great Lamar lurched and wobbled across
the street and Maloney watched him until he
was sure he was safe on the sidewalk, then he
looked again to see the blonde head in the
window, but she had gone, and the man also.
II wonder If they got permit for that" he
said to himself. Come on, come on, step on
the gasl" he yelled at a taxi driver.
The Great Lamar staggered along through the
crowd and finally stopped and looked up at
the windows Of the law firm. In his half
nnaudlin condition he could not make out the
names on the glass and 50 he stopped mes
senger boy and asked him to decipher them Tor
him.
Meek, Holcomb and Gansevort," answered
the kid laboriously. 1t was none too easy Tor
him. either.
"1Aeeks, Holycomb and Gangsfort." repeated
Lamar.
whats that wire for. mister?" asked the
boy.
"Come around about O'Clock this afternoon"
said Lamar, land you'll zee me walkin' acrost
On it,"
rs that so2" said the boy. Then. holding mp
o telegram he had in his hand, he asked do
you see this wire?"
EYES," said Lamar, leering Of It.
81 could put that on the sidewalk If wanted
70 and walk across ~" $50 IS, s,e4 ea.