The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-15
some GOOD, SHORT STORIES
Goodwin's Amateur Ticket-taker.

(Fhe Verdict.)
1t was in the false and hateful town
of Pittsburg. They had opened a new.
door on Nat Goodwin, and he was at
loss for someone he could trust 10 go
on said portal and collect tickets in his
name.
But Goodwin IN pinch is fertile and
not to be freed. The celebrated Edgar
GlbbS Murphy was in town melting the
natives TO give themselves up TO the
drinking of Mumm's Extra Dry. Good
win had just left the worthy T.. q. NJ.
at the Anderson hotel, at which hos
terry he was working his Murnm decoys
Tor all they We're worth. Goodwin had
only moment. He rushed 10 the hotel
ana seized Il. q. NJ. by the lapel.
Give I'D Mumm fer a moment"
pleaded Goodwin, and hearken unto
ne. They've sprung a new door on
me, old man. and won't you come over
ana collect pasteboards cnce for me?
It's ten-to-one shot it'll save me from
tbroW-dOwn for q cool hundred. No
BODY knows you here; come on,s old
man, and do me this favor"
any man who is aware in even half
fashion Of Edgar Gibbs Murphy fun
Well knows that he would rather do q
favor than do" faro bank. lie loved
Goodwin, sympathized with him in his
peril. He would go on the door at
once
Certainly I'll CO." said Edgar Gibbs
Murphy, reasSuringly, and I'll let you
IN on 1t in advance, Nat, that I'm Up
to every trick. I'm a fairly soon man,
Nat; you don't know it now, but you
viii know it. I'll give you. pointer: l
learned 10 play the guitar in two les
sons
All this Edgar Gibos Murphy poured
forth as Goodwin was hurrying MIN TO
the scene Of action. Goodwin tells the
rest:
I'D just got made up said Goodwin,
and was talking to the stage manager,
when loud and angry voices and some
very strong talk began to manifest
themselves IN the body of the theatre.
The row grew; it began to sound like
the first symptoms OF riot 1 peeked
through the curtain. At least forty
angry, cursing gentlemen were scat
tered about among the seats, all in a
state Of heat and high confusion. Such
epiSrams as these were flying:
That's NV seat
You're a liar: that's my seat
IN be id hinged if it's either Of
yours; it's my seat.
You call me liar, and I'll swing
on your neck.
You will. nit. You try to run your
bluff on me, and I'll sink in your
teeth
1t was frightful,' continued Good
win, land a situation bordering on
blood. Something must be done For
the life of me, l couldn't guess at the
origin of the tumult; but, rushing
forth, makeup and all, 1 soon learned
the truth. What do you think? The I'M
qualified Murphy. with that rare sa-
gacity for which he has note, had given
the audience the general admission end
CT the tickets, and stuffed the seat
numbers in his pocket. When we got
out to the door where he was thus
founding murder and mistake as fast
as he could ne was just passing in two
beautiful young ladies who hadn't any
tickets at all.
Pass right in, ladies' he was say
ing, CALAMITY. You don't need any
money to see d show of mine. Your
presence is an honor; pass right in and
take any vacant seat
''Of course we tore the volatile Edgar
Gibbs up by the root sand gave him a
lay-off. It took half an hour to straight
en- out the house, and the curtain was
just twenty minutes late in ringing up.
However, we got out alive and without
casualty, but never more, 1 said to
Murphy, never more be officer Of
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