The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

soak away inter the bank with enough
lef' out fer ball an e bench all night
at the Rest
10 this summing up of his ambitions
the panhandler agreed with nod. He
Ieaned over and said confdentially:
Every time l run in a good thing
here the joint gets the biz, don't it?'
Sure"
'And get nothing"
~ get yer grub"
Grub be darned," said Pegdot, with
great emphasis. 81 want cash; that's
what l want. Understand pr
"Yep. Keep that silt o. yourn glued
ter tn floor. will yer?"
Here's the scheme: run in the guy
and he pays here and gets out. l sit
down, but don't order, and as quick as
he gets out get up without eating any
thing. But you got the 10 cents for the
grub. You give me the ten cents and
keep the three cents. You's the three
cents to the good, and you get it for
nothing, for don't take bite. Under
stand?'
No audible reply came from the
other, but he thrust his face forward,
drew up the corner of his mouth in an
extraordinary grimace, winked vic
lently. and then waggled his hand I'M
der his chin. That was all.
''Oh! WE'LL" said the inventor of the
scehme, somewhat discounted. Il
amt mean; say eight cents to me and
the nickel to you.''
Dyer take this joint fer Christmas
tree?' inquired Jim, coolly. "Youse
gimme seven cents an take six; see r
do get bowl OF stew thrown in p
'Inat goes said Jim, and the deal
was concluded.
fhe very next day ia came Peg with
.1f[4u{1To15zt IL tow. He was Young
I1i|1u<hTopist. able bodied and well
dressed 0nd Peg tipped wink 10 his
friend Jim.
['1I here. gent" said Jim.
A'| rights 9ne meal. Low much 2"
said <Nt I4u04 man.
'IIse6 cents. replied the cashier.
4H@ tNt ntl'anfAFopi2f. putting down
the money followed Pegs lead into the
|'8<t. which was more than Peg had
r&e*4NtH gil.
<o0 wouldn't sit down here, sir.
Ne ezEosENla{f1- 8 gent like you
Ho4t WHNt to He seem iii i place like
[0is
guess none Of nay acQualntances
8fe likely 60 see ue here, returned the
young man. easily. *0o ahead and
ea<.
Slut II amt fit place Tor you" i'll
sisted Peg. 1T may not look so bad.
but it amt 50 clean as it might be, and
the board Of health's been after It.
Only poor unfortunates like me eats
here"
Don't apologize for the place." was
the reply. 1T isn't so bad as it might
be-"
Seeing nothing else for it. Peg or
dered his dinner and set to work upon
it; but 1T was slow work. Six beers
and couple of WHISTLES that morning
had gone far toward running his appe-
tite. and it seemed as if every swallow
must be his last. In despair he made
final attempt.
Say, Mike, what did they do with
that hobo that was took with typhus III
mere yesterday he inquired OF
waiter wlnklng 10 make Mike unoer-
stanu ne was 10 oack up the statement.
but Mike WASH quick enough.
Iyphus, me eye! ne sald' dlsdaln-
fully. Amt yuse had de snakes
enough times t know EN- when y
see EN-? Say, yer motherhood oil soak,
Ill make fried egg outer yer face II
yer screw 1t up at me DAT way agln.
Il don't care to take any unnecessary
chances, said Pegs philanthropist.
I'm case it might have been typhus'
III take precautions, and pouring some
vinegar into saucer ne scattered II
about whereupoh Mike lmmedlateiy
put down two-cent check Ior extras.
1t was hard struggle for Peg to
down that meal, but the young man was
watching him closely, and he had to
do it, All things come to an end. but
the meaPs end was very near being
Pegs end; at least he felt that way.
IL Tiled him up till he was too inert TO
beg, so he went to the Rest and hlber-
mated over night on the strength OF
two drinks purchased with dime he
While there ba nerfected his nIan
anu - W ~ ~, I'm as
soon as ne couIu SeI " HILL he Iesult