Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1916 — HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS

Argentina Man Loses Pet Chameleon in Gotham

NEW YORK. —If you should happen to see a chameleon that appears to be lost wearing a gold wire about its neck, will you please notify Senor L. <J. Sedlva of Buenos Aires, who Is at the Majestic hotel? The chameleon, as everyone knows, changes its color reg-

ularly, according to Its environment. Senor Sedlva carelessly opened the little cage In which he keeps—or kept—his pet and left the room. When he returned the chameleon Ijad left. He searched everywhere, and then telephoned wildly to the hotel clerk. “I have lost a chameleon,” he said. "Please send someone to l|elp 111 e it.” “Front!” said the clerk. “The gen-

tieman in 697 has lost a simoleon—a buck —a round iron dollar —go up and help him find it.” Two bellboys essayed the task. They found Senor Pediva, with every evidence of an exceeding grief, standing in the middle st the room. He , moved carefully toward them and begged them to walk cannily, for the chameleon changes its color. The honest bell hops looked at each other. They are not students of habits of wild animals, birds or reptiles. “It mav have walked into the bathroom,” suggested Senor Sedlva. “Say.” muttered one of the boys, “what’s this guy lost, a circus or a dollar? He talks as if he was missin’ his ’flivver.’ ” “He’sLgot travelin’ money,’’ suggested the other. And then Senor Sedlva said: .« “It has been long a pet of mine, and was so tame and well behaved. With one accord the bellboys went down to the office and made expressive gestures toward their craniums. The clerk himself went up and found out that it was not a dollar, but a tame chameleon that was lost.