The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1900, Page 2

TURDA = Kathryn March as a Jaiva- tion “"XLassie,” instde commanded; *“IT'l1 “Sometimes we've been turned out my task to the cadet who- us, and stood where I could’ of here since the old steward died,” they had told me. “They say we're In the way. But we keep on going and do the best we can.” There was no turning out that night Velvety treading waiters glanced once and forgot. Diners did likewise, until the bonnets came very close and the tickets were thrust so vigorously before t ves that they could be blind no longer. What the first man at cach table did, that did the others—re: pay the 5 cents asked or give more n the price and irn_double-chinned in faction. The small manager of a large theater hid in in behind his mustache, the Yen- tenant would hav professor, who the co-ed world, price of five In vanit bor, a s h-1l head at lowed the professor's “Pretty good,” chirped the lieutenant, when she joined us at the silent-hinged door. She opened a severely in > d counted with sharp e purse “You're mercenary, lieutenant,” said the cadet. t for money?" re- “Well, aln’t we ou sponded the lieu 3 “How much did you get?” fow much did you?" ‘m not very bold to-night. Sometimes ) a lot better.’ tone and the look of m “How much do you usually take 1 asked “Oh, we used to go s evening, but we wo much now. The lleutena ly and whisked us into the Men were in & group at t as lone case: are not the adju t was along,”” murn cadet. “She knows how to go right in m list , and she makes a lot together,” and she stood back me. “The adjutant ain’t here, . chirped the lieutenant » entered. The group stopped talking indulgently She did not but she talked meal tick and nobody interrupted her. W hac there were a half-dozen nicke credit. The aristocratic man with topeoat and the black tache leaned against the moved from the crowd when the lieuten- ant approached it and had buried hims:if in his newspaper. It occurred to me that he had not been fairly tr 11 made for him, to atone for the ect. And when I did so he drawled in the drawl that goes along with a pull-down tache: I just bought of your friend.” 1 suppose he fcund that easier than re- fusing. . “When the adjutant goes she talks vation,” the cadet told me as we bent ¢ bonnets against a Market street breeze “You see, that is what she calls the real object of the visiting, anyway. Of co she wants to raise money for th ‘ but the purpose of the army is to get held of souls, and if the men grow interested she gets in and talks. Don't she, thou In the hour that we traveled we e only cne saloon that was not of the s a bit noisy. alt nd listened k salvation, the A refused us civiily enough.: The only coin T got there was from a colored n, who pald exactly and kept the ticke “I don't care for such places,” said the cadet with a dainty little sniff. “No beer saloons for me."” “They don't give in the and they treat you rough.” a leader. “Let's go north of Market We skirted the theater distric then canvassed it. LIghts were bright and the streets were gav, for San Francisco is :;se-rnll:rw}(pk-turo flr:x the last night of e wee! was an hour of plu ck- ets and light hearts. SRR Those who were eating at the I counters did not buy. They always look gloomy, perched on thelr high siool they always stowed away the food f it were stolen goods. They evidently did not like to receive our attentlon. “Noth- ing to glve.” “Can’t give to everyh “Bought one of those last week.” *T touch me to-night.” “Don’t wint any. Those who had dined more comfortably and were cozy-spirited as a result refused more gracefully, if at all. “You see, ra lke to, but I've already given so much,"" confidentially; or, “Not to-night, sweet- ch ed and Jhe Lieutenant, the Cadet ana the Reporter. heart.” “Sweetheart” is the lassies’ title aloons. ometim to pass a on, girls, w said, in a thes while we tarried “Did you get We usua Saly “I told a f > worked as hard doin’ pretty well and at swasht fon potnts said the barkee it was an a te, the The El reet place deal and drew v bought. I n't want 0 cheap, for n A dime ¢ big pudgy ur explan- but more It was the The Extingt QopRer Toe “Children kic boots now but the copy too lor H. out the toes of theis ‘There, now!' through t see boys s a bright id about it the more that it was a brig| on it. Elbridge anc Eddie were kind of i Woosht my pa w way,” they b fc ad pie moved to town, in the front room center table, case heart not 3 ; : .‘ o long. came e child woke ap ang that it was being robbed . '",‘-:";‘l A guaranteed under the constitution Sem . thing like this, eh? ‘We, the ehiidro s the United States in con . do_hold these truth: Not at all Coppertoes! “And the coon ecame Sutherland. in Ainslee's,