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Show I ;j( for a worthy cause ?tl BY JAMES KILROY. mi II Btij ''d. W1I, old mnn, what are you dolnj 'Ir,' f Seror exclaimed Slmpktns as ho sal 'tf. j down bcsldo tlrnndrr nt a table In I! I the corner of tlio restaurant ' Hrandor took a savage bite out of ! I. a buttered rell before lio nnswored J j jhortly: "Wntchlng tlio w niters piny '..i I UddU'dowlnks w Itli tlio (Unties. Whnt Bi' I 'Id j on suppose I cams lie re for to B f! kilo bay 7" B ' I "Don't be o smart," begged Slmp- B , , tins. "Prom the v.-ny you'vu boon Hi to, rnglng (.bout tlio place wlierc you B J. f; loard. rnd making cur mouths water H I trcr what you sny you Ret to eat B i Hiiro, nobody would over suppose B i jou'd como back to this nix for a BB' ; i nickel Joint." H "i If' Tho other young man shuddered as H . j In pclcrd nt the fried potatoes before ,j Slni. "When I think of tho tlssuo pa- H , per china, tho honest and truly cot- H ' Jeo, the unennned vegetables, tho sum H ! irnntigh butter we got there " A H1'' ilgli finished tho sentence. H ' "What happened?" Inquired his ' Sricnd, sympathetically. "Old lady H , "Nope " Prnnder shrolc his head. H I "Well, ween on my shoulder," sug- H tested Slrnnktns. "Tell me alt nbout V IL What drove you from your hnppy BBb' "Bazaars!" grunted Brander. V,; it , "Indeed' If so, why?" Hi ' I "Since you must know, my old lady, BBf ' ' ' is you call tho best cook that over H trail, bolongs to tho United Order of BBf rurplo IHnkB." "What's It?" H "Oh, a sort of charltablo organlza- H tlon and sorority mixed. 'They'ro M toldtng a bazaar this wcok, to got m money for a statuo of tho founder to put In n nlcho that hnppens to bo In BBY their meeting hall. Anv money that's B left goes to tho heathen Chlneo or BBf omethlng." i "Hut whoro do ou como In, or BBm' rather get out?" BBf, Hrandcr snerted. "Can a woman bo BBbJ t a bazaar nil day and night and find BBfj tlmo to cock for folks nt home? A 1 ' whole month now wo'vo IumI thnt ha- BBYi I znar served to us nt menls. llesldes BBfj that, contributions nro constnntl; BBbj k' levied. I got oft easy by giving a fl check, but tho girls nt tho houso hnve BBB bad to make articles till we could BBBj hardly wado through the heaps of BBV bluo wool dolls, pnlo pink tlo racks, BBVl rreen aprons nnd yellow piano scarfs BBW piled up In the parlor. Embroidery BBW( silks appeared In tho saluds nnd nee- BV dies In tho bread. BBS "Worst of all, no one talked of nny- BBk thing but tho hencnly stntuo and BBw how stint)' pcorlu arc when It comes BBS down to rerl charity Ard I don't BBB know how mnry 'clipnces' I've bought BBS en thlnrs I'd not want to see, oven If BBg thoy did show 'cm to mo. Then we BBhj -nere told to got our nippers else- BBS) where this wok ' cause our lnnd BBV lady felt that they needed her to con- ) duct tho Icir-nr. Wo '-pr told to sac- BBV rlllce ourselves for the pood of tho BBS cause: nay, moro, thnt supper Is bo- B Ing scned by the United bUlers. nut j excuse Bi "Twenl) flvo centt i.dmlsslon, 36 BB for supper, 50 for a posy In your but- J tonholo ami c dollar to get out!" BB chanted Slmpktns BH After nervously fumbling In his BBS pockets, llrnnder said: "Hero nro n BBBj; lot of tlckots you can have. Take BBBJ your girl to tlio bazaar. It's real prct BH ty. Itavo a good time." J But Simrklns shied "What do you BBBJ tiko mo for- -a millionaire? I'd never J' ;et out BBVJ, ' "Think of the noble cause," en- BBVJ) treated llrnnder "Think of tho good BBVJ' you BBVJ: "I'm sorry," apologized Slmpktns, BBBJ "but this Is my busy week. Every BBVf avenlng l! f'llnd." BBVm "Tho mnn that hnth not charity In BBVfl ftfs soul," nilsnunted llrnnder, scorn- BBVJ fully. "You don't have to buy nny BBBM Uilng. Just f,o nnd took on." BBVMt "Take your own girl," rotortcd BBVJ Slmpklns. BBBS "I did. I bought her tho tlo holdor BBBV thnt she's going to give mo for Curlst- BBVk BBBS "Poor old Itrnnder!" sntd Simpklnn. BBBB "Well, noor mind. You'll soon havo BBVB' tH'iico. It can't Inst forever." BBBB "What can't, tho holder or tho bn- BBBB znar? IHtt rr!'.'..cr can I." Prnnder i BBVB sighed again. |
