The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24
WHY He ATE

I date-nlaker down to Is offs" said the
Reformed Messenger Boy as he lit q
fresh cigaret. ..All de smooth guys II
town knowed 243 was de wisest kid IN
dc bunch, an when dey wanted to make
a date dey always sent fer him. 342 was
little kid, wild a mug on him like he
Jest come home from Sunday school, but
he was next 10 all de funny plays in de
BIZ. II 342 I'D cough up all he knows
dey would be lot Of dust kicked up by
people gsttin' out CT town But 80 won't
! cough up. OATS what made him strong
wild de smooth guys.
''One day 80 gifts a call TO de offs OF a
/ big guy over on La Sale street De guy
/ Is married, but he gets stock on a birdie
! what's playin' at one of de teaters an
he wants TO send her note. De guy 5
wife gifts next TO him an hires some fys
/ to shadder him, 50 she can put de Judge
wise an git her fifty per, alimony. De
| flies is laying out in de hall an deg sees
| his joblots write de note an give IT TO
J s42.
! $40 goes out an de iys foIlers him. It's
/ in de winter time, late in de afternoon,
/ an it's gettin' dark on de streets. 342
! amt next TO de fys an he gets a move
on him over to de teater. He ducks down
/ de alley TO git to de stage door. because
j de daisy she's spielin' at a mat dat AFT.
! Den de fys makes a run, grabs 34z aroun'
! de neck an by de arms an legs. an car
ries him into de back room OF a saloon.
| Dey chokes him so hard he can't yell,
/ an he amt got no show to break away
/ from tree OF dem big iys.
DE ays lay 343 on a table an goes
trough all his clothes lookin' fer de note,
but dey can't ind it. Den dey says, Kid,
where's dat note? If you don't dig il
| up Wen hit you a swift pune in de
kisser, see@ I amt got no note, says
1 342. fivin de fys de merry ha-ha. You
] wis 14n
De little cuss must throwed it away
out in de alley, says one Of de 7ys,
an two of EN- goes out wild dere glims
loOkin' fer de note. Dey come back wild
out fihdin it, and den dey goes trough
$40 again, but dey can't find even de
ticket. Den dey lets him go. an he
makes a quick sneak back to de offs OF
his ioblots on La Sale.
Say, says 342, tree bulls ketched
me in de alley an tried to git dat note
away from me
s. Did dey git it,? says de big guy, get
TN white in the chops.
Dey couldn't find it, says 342, grin
MIN
. Did you t'row it away in de aneyr
asks de big guy.
Nav. didn't t'row it away says
Gimme it. den.' says de big guy.
I can't says $40.
Where is it. den? What did you do
wild it?
I ct it. says s42. An ct de ticket.
too says 49, 1t didn't taste good, an
I hopes you don't use dat vilet ink
what's poison, says 342.
Den the big guy laffed an gives 342
ten bucks an says, My boy, you're all
right. Who d you think dose guys was
dat pinched you in de alley?'
'Dey was fly coppers, says 542, what
was loolin' fer evidence to git a divorce
on says $40.
d DivorceP says de big guy. 1ookin'
like somebody him him wild a brick.
Sure said 342, 'dat's de regiler game
What do you t'ink I'd better do?
says de big guy.
IF 1 was a big guy like you,' says
$40, I'd git wise to myself an try to
stay on de square. Desc guyes what gifts
fresh an tries to make dates wild &C
tresses,' says 342, always get it in de
Adams apple. Dere's nothin' to it, see?
But whatn 1 do to square myself?
says de big guy.
OATS easy says 342. sit down and
write a note to yer wife an sey you got
two tickets fer de t'eater where dat daisy
is spielin' fer tonight. an you want her
to be ready to go, sure. I'll take dat
nate up to de house, but first III chase
over to de teater an buy de tickets. Dad
viii fool de fy cops, an muss up de
whole deck, so dey won't anybody know
what's trumps.'
I'll try dat says de big guy, and
if it works, my boy, Ia stay on de
square after dis. What's yer nance
$40 give de big guy his name, an
he writes it down in a little hook. Den
S42 makes his runs. an de big guy
wife is 50 tickled when sac reads de note
dat she gives 342 a quarter an sends
him back wild a answer to her husband
offs
Finally $40 gifts back to 16 offs an
he blows himself fer sinl1ers an tree in
de dark fer 132 and him an me.
DE mex week de big guy comes into
IS offs an makes a spiel TO de manager.
He says he needs a boy IN his offs, an
he would like to hire 342 fer the job.
He'll have to start IN on a low
salary says de big guy, but dere's a
good show fer a smart kid. he says, an
t'ink dat boys got good stuff in him..
80 342 quits de biz an goes over IN
dat offs on La Sale. Dat was six years
ago. seen him de odder day, an he
in his shirt front.
Hello. dere, s42.' says. how's
tricks?
" An right says s42, givin' me a shake
of his mitt Come in an have a CT
gar
I'VE goes in. en- s42 blows me OF to a
two fer a quarter. an we sit down an
talk about de time we was bot down to
Is offis.
"S42's de big guys private seketerry an
conhdenshul man now, an he's DRAWN
four t'ousand 8 year. Some day he'll be |
Twin on de Lake Shore drive. But he's |
a good fellow, jes' de same. an he says /
ne made his fortune de time he et dat /
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