American adventures : a second trip "Abroad at home" . mi)lexion,and billed as Endorsed by the Anti-Cigarette Leagueof America. I wished to inquire why an anti-cigaretteleague should indorse a cigarette fiend, but lack of timecompelled us to press on, leaving the apparent paradoxunsolved. As we progressed between the tents and the boothswith their catchpenny wheels of fortune, and ring-tossing enticements, the secretary maintained a protest-ing silence. Near the end of the block we stopped to listen to aparticularly vociferous barker. I saw my companiontake his pad from his pocket and place it
American adventures : a second trip "Abroad at home" . mi)lexion,and billed as Endorsed by the Anti-Cigarette Leagueof America. I wished to inquire why an anti-cigaretteleague should indorse a cigarette fiend, but lack of timecompelled us to press on, leaving the apparent paradoxunsolved. As we progressed between the tents and the boothswith their catchpenny wheels of fortune, and ring-tossing enticements, the secretary maintained a protest-ing silence. Near the end of the block we stopped to listen to aparticularly vociferous barker. I saw my companiontake his pad from his pocket and place it under hisarm, while he sharpened a pencil. Come! cried the secretary. Come across thesquare and let me show you our beautiful bronze foun-tain. Draw that! But my companion was already beginning to was drawing the barker and the crowd. Meanwhile an expression of horror came into thesecretarys face. Looking at him, I became conscience-stricken. Come away, I said gently, taking him by the watch him draw. He draws wonderfully, but 6i6. It was a very jolly fair, with the usual lot of barkers and the usual gaping crowd A DAY IN MONTGOMERY Art for Arts sake does nt appeal to you just now. Thebetter he draws the worse it will make you feel. Let meget your mind off all this. Let me take you over to theautodrome, where we can see Mr. O. K. Hager and hisbeautiful sister, Miss Olive Hager, the Two DaredevilMotorcyclists, in the Thrilling Race against will make you forget. No, said the secretary, shaking his head with a de-spondency the very sight of which made me sad; I haveletters to sign at the office. And we have taken up your whole day! It has been a pleasure, he said kindly. There isonly one thing that worries me. Those drawings arenot going to represent what is typical of Montgomerylife. Not in the least! There arose in me a sudden desire to comfort him. How would it be, I suggested, if I were to printthat statement in my book? He looked at me in surpri
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