| Show AMBASSADOR BAYARDS TIP Journllllo Conildirnllon Not tniler liwnl by the 1iirrlgll Mlnliler Ambaasador Ilayard whatever hU illplomalle prestige Is I not known as a joker says tho Now York Bun to the victim In thli case blames Buttons although al-though some of the others who were present nro ell lldollO that our representative rep-resentative at the court of St James saw his opportunity and helped It nlopg It was when Mr Usyard made his brief vlilt home tent winter A dozen newspaper men went don to quarantine to meet him They boarded board-ed I the Meamihlp nnd discovered the ambassador leaning against the rail surrounded by n group I of men and women The newspaper men decided not to frighten him by a combined onslaught on-slaught and appointed one of their number to do the Interviewing Tho delegate II happened boars the time honored < name of Smith Calling ono of Iho junior militant stewards Mr Smith handed him his card with the request to lake It to llr Ilayard at the same tlmo dropping a dime and n nickel as n lip Into the boys outstretched out-stretched hand Tho tad hurried away while Ihe reporters awaited tho Issue with complacency In n few minutes ho returned and extended < Ibo card and the money with these word < Mr Ilayard sends < his compliments lo Mr Smith and ileslrca to stale tint while ho has thou honor of the acquaintance acquaint-ance ot many Mr Smiths ho doM not remember nay Mr Smith who owes him 15 cents Wwhnt demanded the nowsjath erero In a body What In the namo of Horace Oretlcy havo you done Why I gave Mr Ilayard the card nnd the 15 cents u you told tuo to do nnd told him that you sent them Thats allreplled the boy calmly |
