| Show Every Man Proud to BeAn Be BeAn BeAn An Minded Absent-Minded Beggar AN X is an minded absent f f w beggar heggar remarked M MX I flicking the tho ash from his cigar and beaming across one ono of ot Herr Ix bl's tables at his bohemian 1 As somebody has said remarked the cynic dryly drIY Couple this continues IgnorIng ig Is- norIng tho the sally with the tho mark easy streak that Is in all of us makes tho the individual good picking for tor a average e the tho light rIng gentry Tor Instance queried Fox Pox drawing him onI onI oni on I 80 you are skeptical laughed confidently Ill prove It Do you see that fellow In the waiting room yonder Well ho has his hat bat beside him on tho tImo d desk sk and his overcoat la Is hanging on time the back back of of the chair on which ho he sits To prove my statement I will exchange e hats with him an and take his overcoat overcoat- For tho the cigars cigars' tempted Camp- Camp bell boll Yes for tor tho the cigars got up from the time table sauntered sauntered sauntered over to tho the unconscious vl victim and taking a tm L chair next placed his hat along alongside that of ot the tho man who was wal to bo be robbed Tho The fellow kept ept on with his writing made a n few false falsa moves at tho time desk took tho the hat nearest tho stranger put It on his head bead and arose arosa I 1 bog your pardon sir he be said grasping grasping- tho time mans man's o overcoat by the collar and amid giving it a n. slight alight pull The Tho gentleman glanced about murmured murmured murmured mur mur- an apology and slid forward In his chair oft off the tall tail of ot tho the coat on which ho lie had been sitting Then Thon ho plunged ed Into his work more walked out of oC tho tIm waiting room left JeU the hotel by tho front door anti and reentering the tho cafe returned to tho time group at the table Well ohI oU what do you Ou know about that gasped CampbelL The Tho merely merel sniffed d. d Say bay said to tho the cynic you OU think you ou are arc so superior Ill I'll toll tell you OU what Ill I'll do On your our finger you ou havo a n beautiful diamond ring ring ring- Tho The cynic grunted Ill bet you OU a f box of Herr Lobis Lobi's that I have havo ring off oft your finger and In my pocket inside of ot fifteen tlC fit teen minutes The Cynic snorted I Let ct mo me take tako your hand band a minute requested The Tuo cynic hesitated Oh l let l mo me take It a minute I amnot am amnot amnot not going to slip the ring off youri your our i in gc i The cynic yielded That certainly Is a n beautiful ring admiringly Oh Ohm Oll or 1 beg beJ your pardon pardon par par- don humming against the tho cynic as a waiter cr ci led Cd past look of 10 Pox lo x excitedly that fellow Is IJ 7 b- b g aWU away without hN his overcoat overcoat over over- coat Sl coiled called a waller S Tell the lime gentleman s Indicating to 0 come como over here hera a minute The Tho man came over wonderingly Hero Here Is your overcoat sir air said rising and handing it to him The Time fellow looked at it incredulously Then he ho burst out Was as that m my overcoat you OU took ot oW oUI i ithe the back of my chair It was replied I WR was wa I howl hero here how merely merel proving to my friends minded absent most mon are Havo Have at al cigar sir sir and and I hope you will mo no for tor the liberty but I had to have looked good- good some som victim and you OU natu natured red Ill prove it by buying said the newcomer signaling the waiter As Al tho the party part arose to go called to tho the cynic What hat time is it I watch atch The cynic reached for tor his bis Hero Here It Is Interrupted banding handing it to Campbell Kindly pass pas pasIt It back to tho timo gentleman The cynic Joined In the laugh And Arid heres here's your pocketbook continued continued continued con con- Kindly pass it back the gentleman also to bo box of ci cigars Cl- Cl Lots Lets go 10 out and get et a gars sass grinned tho cynic You win I I |
