Show ti WAS A REAL SPORT OBLIGING CHA CHAUFFEUR SURPRISED SUR SURPRISED SUR- SUR PRIS D CONVIVIAL PARTY All II Had a Good Time While Ride Lasted Lasted Last Last- ed but Driver Had Yet to Meet His Justly Incensed Better Half and Do Some Some Explaining Its fits a a abig big mistake to think that all dead game sports haunt Broadway or live in New York said th the returned trav traveler ler setting c down own his glass You are apt td to find em in the most roost unexpected unexpected une- une places and there is no mistaking mistaking ing the genuine article when you you do ruz run across him whether inthe Wal Val Astoria dorf-Astoria dorfAs orla or at the on railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road track All of reminds me of a little experience I had had hada a short shor time ago in n nth th the city city of Syracuse Syracuse- which is located d main trail of what the natives of New York call caU vaguely pp pp the state I was one of ofa a party of four and we had been doing do ng the town Coming out pi of the Yates Yates ho house se r. r anthe in an inthe inthe the 0 afternoon we spied a a big automobile automobile automo automo- automobile bile drawn up at al atthe the curb The sight of it t Inspired us u with a desire to cont continue continue con con- t nue the he rounds on w wheels eels Tightly of I 1 object said Mr one the the party party who was notoriously close in money matters probably want about bout about 5 5 an hour for that ma roa chine After After a conference we we decided to to offer offer- 1 an hour The rhe driver a big good good looking chap s sat t like like a sphinx on the the seat a cap cap cali on his his his' head and big lg gogg goggles es' es over over his ey eyes eyes It didn't take us long to make make a b bargain with him The iThe price suits mel me me he Said Jump in an and Ill I'll take you any anywhere here you you o wan want to go We ch chugged ar around und to to various points of interest within within W the the corpora Lion lI n limits s sot not ot neg neglecting ng the f S s fi SUP g ed ed that rte ve we take a run run out toa toa roadhouse road road- house house The e driver r V me Just st the the place that would suit us and he took ook us us there ther I y J His judgment proved to tp be excel excel- lent The pla place e was was wasA A A No No NOt 1 i We liked d it so well that finally we beg began n nto to order r r wine Up to that time we h had d. d b been en content content con con- tent with the drink of the c common peo peo- pie The w wine wine n made us feel good and we asked the driver r ver to have a drink Pr Presently the tiie quart then before before us us wa was was- finished The driver touched the I bell Another bottle please h he ald to ah the waiter and not quite so cold c ld this Uti time t tWell Well Ill be hanged h hanged ng d said Tightly an and anh could h could get ei no further We all aU expostulated with expostulated with the the driver er and told him to keep his money I all right gentleman he replied ed pulling out a roll aJ as big bigar ar around und as a spare spare tire lve Ive m made de good money In the last week and I assure you I l' l Ican can afford i it After that we made him him one the of-the of the party When we returned to the hot hotel ho ho- hotel tel t Tightly approached the driver dr ver with witha a five-dollar five bill bilI for his fare and a one one- one one- dollar bill for a tip Up r all nIl said ats at's right he said cordially The ride is paid for The fact fac is Is he rhe continued with a la bi oad b oad grin the machine ma mar marchine chine is is' is mine ismine mine and I dont don't need the money Heres Here's my card Glad you liked the ride Im I'm at your service anytime any anytime anytime time you happen In Syracuse When Tightly reported we took the card to the hotel and asked the clerk If he knew Y the owner Know him he replied Why every everyone one In this th town knows him He HeIs Heis Hela Is la one of the richest men In When we told of our experience the clerk laughed Just like him he said but wait walt till his wife wite catches him She was calling on some friends here and he was waiting wailing to take her home when you struck him She had to finish her herjo jo Journey rn T In a cab New cat New New York Sun c f J. J |