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     ;Play   'em   to   the   ceiling�察─  �said   Emerson�察  �with   a   boyish   smile   of   joy。 

;I've got a roll as big around as a barrel of black´eyed peas and as loose as 

the   wrapper   of   a   two´for´fiver。   I   don't   mind   telling   you   that   I   was   not 

touring among the Antipodes when the burglar´proof safe of the Farmers' 

National Bank of Butterville�察�Ia。�察�flew open some moonless nights ago to 

the tune of 16��000。; 

     ;Aren't you afraid�察─�asked Vuyning�察 �that I'll call a cop and hand you 

over�拭─�

     ;You tell me�察─�said Emerson�察�coolly�察 �why I didn't keep them。; 

     He laid Vuyning's pocketbook and watch  the Vuyning 100´year´old 

family watch on the table。 

     ;Man�察─�said Vuyning�察�revelling�察 �did you ever hear the tale Kirk tells 

about the six´pound trout and the old fisherman�拭─�

     ;Seems not�察─�said Emerson�察�politely。 ;I'd like to。; 

     ;But   you   won't�察─�said Vuyning。   ;I've   heard   it   scores   of   times。 That's 

why I won't tell you。 I was just thinking how  much better this is than   a 

club。 Now�察�shall we go to my tailor�拭─�

     ;Boys�察  �and   elderly   gents�察─  �said   Vuyning�察  �five   days   later   at   his   club�察�

standing     up   against    the  window      where    his   coterie   was   gathered�察   �and 

keeping out the breeze�察 �a friend of mine from the West will dine at our 

table this evening。; 

     ;Will he ask if we have heard the latest from Denver�拭─�said a member�察�

squirming in his chair。 



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     ;Will   he   mention   the   new   twenty´three´story   Ma´   sonic   Temple�察  �in 

Quincy�察�Ill。�拭─�inquired another�察�dropping his nose´glasses。 

     ;Will he spring one of those Western Mississippi River catfish stories�察�

in which they use yearling calves for bait�拭─�demanded Kirk�察�fiercely。 

     ;Be comforted�察─�said Vuyning。 ;He has none of the little vices。 He is a 

burglar and safe´blower�察�and a pal of mine。; 

     ;Oh�察�Mary Ann� ─�said they。 ;Must you always adorn every statement 

with your alleged humor�拭─�

     It came to pass that at eight in the evening a calm�察�smooth�察�brilliant�察�

affable man sat at Vuyning's right hand during dinner。 And when the ones 

who pass their lives in city streets spoke of skyscrapers or of the little Czar 

on   his   far�察  �frozen   throne�察  �or   of   insig´   nificant   fish   from   inconsequential 

streams�察�this big�察�deep´chested man�察�faultlessly clothed�察�and eyed like an 

Emperor�察�disposed of their Lilliputian chatter with a wink of his eyelash。 

     And   then   he   painted   for   them  with   hard�察�broad strokes a   marvellous 

lingual panorama of the West。 He stacked snow´topped mountains on the 

table�察  �freezing   the   hot   dishes   of   the   waiting   diners。   With   a   wave   of   his 

hand     he  swept    the   clubhouse     into   a  pine´crowned       gorge�察  �turning    the 

waiters into a grim posse�察�and each listener into a blood´stained fugitive�察�

climbing   with   torn   fingers   upon   the   ensanguined   rocks。   He   touched   the 

table and spake�察�and the five panted as they gazed on barren lava beds�察�and 

each man took his tongue between his teeth and felt his mouth bake at the 

tale of a land empty of water and food。 As simply as Homer sang�察�while he 

dug a tine of his fork leisurely into the tablecloth�察�he opened a new world 

to their view�察�as does one who tells a child of the Looking´Glass Country。 

     As   one    of  his   listeners  might    have   spoken     of  tea   too  strong    at  a 

Madison   Square   ;afternoon�察─  �so   he   depicted   the   ravages   of   redeye   in   a 

border   town   when   the   caballeros   of   the   lariat   and   ;forty´five;   reduced 

ennui to a minimum。 

     And   then�察  �with   a   sweep   of   his   white�察  �unringed   hands�察  �be   dismissed 

Melpomene�察�and forthwith Diana and Amaryllis footed it before the mind's 

eyes of the clubmen。 

     The savannas of the continent spread before them。 The wind�察�humming 

through a hundred leagues of sage brush and mesquite�察�closed their ears to 



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the city's staccato noises。 He told them of camps�察�of ranches marooned in a 

sea of fragrant prairie blos´ soms�察�of gallops in the stilly night that Apollo 

would have forsaken his daytime steeds to enjoy�察�he read them the great�察�

rough epic of the cattle and the hills that have not been spoiled by the band 

of   man�察  �the   mason。   His   words   were   a   telescope   to   the   city   men�察  �whose 

eyes had looked upon Youngstown�察�O。�察 �and whose tongues had called   it 

;West。; 

     In fact�察�Emerson had them ;going。; 

     The next morning at ten he met Vuyning�察�by ap´ pointment�察�at a Forty´ 

second Street cafe。 

     Emerson   was   to   leave   for the West   that   day。  He   wore   a   suit of   dark 

cheviot that looked to have been draped upon him by an ancient Grecian 

tailor who was a few thousand years ahead of the styles。 

     ;Mr。    Vuyning�察─     �said   he�察 �with    the  clear�察  �ingenuous     smile    of  the 

successful ;crook�察─�it's up to me to go the limit for you any time I can do 

so。 You're the real thing�察�and if I can ever return the favor�察�you bet your 

life I'll do it。; 

     ;What was that cow´puncher's name�拭─  �asked Vuyning�察 �who used  to 

catch a mustang by the nose and mane�察�and throw him till he put the bridle 

on�拭─�

     ;Bates�察─�said Emerson。 

     ;Thanks�察─     �said   Vuyning。     ;I  thought    it  was  Yates。    Oh�察  �about   that 

toggery business  I'd for´ gotten that。; 

     ;I've been looking for some guy to put me on the right track for years�察─�

said Emerson。 ;You're the goods�察�duty free�察�and half´way to the warehouse 

in a red wagon。; 

     ;Bacon�察�toasted on a green willow switch over red coals�察�ought to put 

broiled lobsters out of business�察─�said Vuyning。 ;And you say a horse at 

the end of a thirty´foot rope can't pull a ten´inch stake out of wet prairie�拭�

Well�察�good´bye�察�old man�察�if you must be off。; 

     At one o'clock Vuyning had luncheon with Miss Allison by previous 

arrangement。 

     For   thirty   minutes   be   babbled   to   her�察  �unaccount´   ably�察  �of   ranches�察�

horses�察  �cations�察  �cyclones�察  �round´ups�察  �Rocky   Mountains   and   beans   and 



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bacon。 She looked at him with wondering and half´terrified eyes。 

     ;I was going to propose again to´day�察─�said Vuy´ ning�察�cheerily�察�but I 

won't。    I've  worried    you   often   enough。    You   know     dad   has  a  ranch   in 

Colorado。   What's   the   good   of   staying   here�拭  �Jumping   jon´   quils�   �but   it's 

great out there。 I'm going to start next Tuesday。; 

     ;No�察�you won't�察─�said Miss Allison。 

     ;What�拭─�said Vuyning。 

     ;Not alone�察─�said Miss Allison�察�dropping a tear upon her salad。 ;What 

do you think�拭─�

     ;Betty� ─�exclaimed Vuyning�察 �what do you mean�拭�

     ;I'll go too�察─�said Miss Allison�察�forcibly。 Vuyning filled her glass with 

Apollinaris。 

     ;Here's to Rowdy the Dude� ─�he gave  a toast mysterious。 

     ;Don't know him�察─�said Miss Allison�察 �but if he's your friend�察�Jimmy  

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                           THE MEMENTO 



       Miss   Lynnette   D'Armande   turned   her   back   on   Broadway。   This   was 

but tit for tat�察�be´ cause Broadway had often done the same thing to Miss 

D'Armande。 Still�察�the ;tats; seemed to have it�察�for the ex´leading lady of 

the ;Reaping the Whirlwind; company had everything to ask of Broadway�察�

while there was no vice´versa。 

     So   Miss   Lynnette   D'Armande   turned   the   back          of   her   chair   to   her 

window   that   overlooked   Broadway�察  �and   sat   down   to   stitch   in   time   the 

lisle´thread   heel   of   a   black   silk   stocking。   The   tumult   and   glitter   of   the 

roaring   Broadway   beneath   her   window   had   no   charm   for   her�察  �what   she 

greatly   desired   was   the   stifling   air   of   a   dressing´room   on   that   fairyland 

street and the roar of an audience gathered in that capricious quarter。 In the 

meantime�察�those stock´ ings must not be neglected。 Silk does wear out so�察�

but  after all�察�isn't it just the only goods there is�拭�

     The Hotel Thalia looks on Broadway as Marathon looks on the sea。 It 

stands like a gloomy cliff above the whirlpool where the tides of two great 

thorough´   fares   clash。   Here   the   player´bands   gather   at   the   end   of   their 

wanderings�察 �to   loosen the  buskin  
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