Show TmeOf Of Course He Was 1 Drummer Three or four commercial travelers were seated in the smoking car amusing themselves them-selves as commercial travelers are wont to do Their conversation was not altogether al-together of the price of goods orthe probabilities prob-abilities of orders but occasionally turned to the fair sex HBy the way said one of the drummers drum-mers before you boys came aboard I was back in the next coach and I saw there a magnificent girlas pretty as a picture I was crazy to get acquainted with her but she wouldnt have any foolishness fool-ishness Run back and take a look l at herOf Of course the other drummers sauntered saunt-ered back and on their return were loud in their praises of the strangers beauty 1 Boys said the first speaker Im I I willing to confess its a clean case of love at first sight and just to get up my j I courage Ill wager any one of you or the I whole party 5 that before we get to Indianapolis I dianapolis Ill be sitting beside that girl and shell rest her head lovingly on my shoulder i j The other drummers were so eager for the snap that they quarreled as to I I which one should hold the stakes The I four five dollar bills were deposited with the fourth man as stakeholder and the smitten wagerer threw away his cigar j 1 and started for the other car telling his i companions to keep watch of him They watched him As he entered the coach the fair stranger was reading a novel He walked boldly to her side I and spoke to her She looked up smiled moved to one side to make room for him and when he was seated placed her pretty j head upon his shoulder as if she had aright a-right to In half an hour the lucky commercial I com-mercial traveler drew from his pocket I another cigar the beauty raised her head and he returned to the smoking car carMy wife has excused me long enough I for another smoke he said to his amazed companions She didnt want to come I with me on this trip for fear it would cost trp too much but I told her wed make money I if she would come along Po far we are 40 ahead of expenses and by fall expect I have enough to buy her a sealskin haeque Those five dollar notes please i |