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When the Alturia Went Down
E SAT silently sipping out cock-
tails after Bainbridge departed
from the club. He had left us
somewhat stunned. .
"Some chap, that,” remarked Coates.
“that's the kind of life worth living-
sensation, danger, triumph. It makes
me feel kind of cheap."
I felt kind of cheap myself. Ba.in-
bridge, with his tale of a Croix de Guerra
earned in the foreign legion, his stories
of big game hunting on the Zambesi,
his narrow escapes from savage tribes,
had made me feel feebly futile.
i “I'd have enjoyed those stories a.
whole lot more if some one else had
told them about Bainbridge,” remarked
ensh
a es, who had sponsored Balu-
bridge at the club broke in angrily:'
“Don't you think he was telling the
truth? I can vouch for his veracity, if
that is necessary."
“Oh, I believe him, all right," drawled
Henshaw. "but why all the fuss about
him? There are thousands of persons in
the world who have done things just as
courageous if not more so, than,Bain-
bridge. The only difference is that they
' don't choose to talk about them. Biting
dogs never bark."
"Oh, bunk,” retorted Coates. “You‘re
Just full of envy. V Did you ever pull
anything courageous enough to interest
pose you’ve had some
experience collecting rents
from your tenements. Tell us some of
, your brave stunts."
Perhaps Lcould if I wanted to,” an.
swered Henshaw, with a shrug. “Any.
body could. You could"
"Not I,” laughed Costes. the tension
relieved, "The most daring thing I ever
did was to climb down a deep ditch after
3. golf ball. At that I slipped and nearly
broke my neck. .You're wrong, Hen-
sluw; it‘: given to but few of us to
form heroic deeds. Most people live in
the rut of eat, sleep and work. Take a
Do you think,
for example, that he ever did anything
heroic in his life?"
was compelled to smile. Hunter is
our English cafe servant, the usual type,
n sniritless automaton. with not a
El:ought.above “yes, sir," "no, sir,” and
hank you. sir
CH1cAoo
By Sam Hellman
“Let's find out."
"Oh, Waller."
Hunter tlpioed over.
‘ ' own," said I-ienshaw.
Hunter looked startled. Henshaw re-
peated the invitation the waiter
seated himself uncomfortably on the
edge of a large rocker.
began Henshew. "um you
oic?"
suggested He-rishuw.
"Did you ever do anything brave? Did
you have any thrilling experiences or
narrow escapes."
e. sir? You must be chafilng me.
sir, I have been in service all my lite.”
"How is it you were not in the British
nrmy?" persisted I-lenshaw.
“Oh. - was too old, sir, I tried to get
in. but they said my arches were broken."
"Oh, come on," interrupted Coatcs:
,“let's have a drink."
"Hold your horses,” said Ilenshaw.
“How long have you been in America.
Hunter?"
“Three years, sir."
“Any experience coming over?"
LEDGER ’
Moccasins
one has to take care of them. I am get-
ting goori wages here. sir."
“ e more about your experience
after the Alturia sank." asked Coates.
"How were you picke ?'
“One of the lifeboat: came up. There
was a man in the boat, sir, a dirty hound,
sir, who tried to push me back into the
water. lie said the boat was [00 full sl<
ready. but the others, air. wouldn't have
it, That's all, sir. hope you'll ex-
cuse me, sir. I must?"
"liellol" I exclaimed.
friend Bainhridge, Coatesl
“Buck again," cheerily greeted the sol-
dier of fortune. “Did I by any chance
leave my slick ere?"
"Oh, Hunter," I called, "see it you can
find Mr. Bainbridge's stick,"
lere it is. air.” said the servitor.
handing the cane to me.
“Vi'h t ho!" cried Bainbridge Jovially.
“How did you get here, Hunter‘! Re-
cover from your wetting all right?“
he waiter looked steadily at Balu-
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"Not what you would call
sir. I sailed oh the Alturia:-"
“Alturie?" broke in l-ienshaw, "That
boat was torpedoed. asn't it? Were
ou on it that trip?"
“Yes. sir,"
"Well, what happened to you?"
“Very little, sir. I Jumped overboard.
I’m a good swimmer. The children
caused me a little troublee-"
"Children!" I exclaimed. "What chil-
ren?"
‘Well, sir. it was this way. There
was a woman the am with two
children, A bit of shell killed her. V‘Vhen
the boat started sinking I Just took the
children and Jumped into the water with
them. They picked us up in about twenty
minutes."
"My Heaven!" interrupted Costes.
"Don't you call that an experience-
swimming in mid-Atlantic with two
children?" V
"Well. sir. you see they‘ were very
small children. I could hold them both
under one arm."
"Wiiar happened to- the children lin-
ally?" I asked.
"I have them," replied Hunter. "They
are the brightest, cutest children you
ever saw, si "
“"You’re tnking care of hem!" ex-
claimed Coates. “Do you know who they
are?’
“No,-sir. They're orphans, and some
The‘ High‘ Cost of Being Thin
l'HE man from Rogers Park looked up
as his friend from Edgewster
Squeezed into the narrow bus seat be-
it
growled the man from
Edgewatsr, folding his long shanks into
the small corner, “are you crazy on that
‘stout’ stun’ too?"
"lvell," chuckled the Rogers Park
"Jane is rather extra size, isn't
Has she entered the race for A
wasp waist?’
"She's got reducing on ‘the brain.”
signed the man from Edgewater. “First
it's H. C. of L. and she Joins a class in
on personal hygiene-and this is the
worst yet! .
"She's ‘back there now hiking‘ it to
town. I bet h lr of lace insert
I implored her to
consider the 516 sales of her $30 shoes.
Why should she risk the loss or price-
less leather when for the paltry sum of
a dime she could climb in a dnflidilly
corner in the world‘! But
‘"9? of the ounces she shed: with the
miles. and so she walks
"But that's not the worst of this dad--
busted fad.” continued the man from
dsewuter.
“it's [he eats that's doing
What do you think she served? Menu
drug store at 9 o'clock for a malted milk
and six sandwiches.”
“Cheer up, old man," said the Rogers
Park resident. ' "Just think what you're
nving on sugar, and a pair of overalls
will cover up your boneswtlll Jana lose:
her appetite tor reducing.
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