Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-09
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
At The COUNTRY STORE

the high piled sacks OF many Ned Hour,
with his lips pushed out meditatively
and his brow corrugated in lines Of hes
itation. LATE Johnson, the editor-in-
chief of the Voice. was seated before
him on a convenient nail keg. with his
open notebook in his hand and his
pencil poised for an entry. The store
keepers eyes were fixed on the pen
knife with which he was jabbing little
holes in the ink-spotted walnut desk
and the editors eyes were fixed on the
stOrekeeper's face rather anXiously.
How many lines, Rufe?" he asked
with an effort at being matter-of-
course.
The storekeeper frowned and sent
the penknife blade deeper into the
wood.
"oh. | d'know." he answered, Il don't
.b'lieve"--
Sure thing you do" said Johnson.
peculiarly. you amt no unbeliever.
Say" he hurried on. that about the
dandiest assortment of gents clothing
ever come into this burg and you want
10 let folks know il. Git in a few live,
snappy locals and it'll go OFF like hot
cakes. That's what advertising does.
I'll leave it to Wash here"
That's right" assented Hancock.
Its like sideshow at circus. II
: was ter see a tent set up and knew
sort Of that II was a sideshow an not
q camp meetin' an there wasn't no fell
Ter barkin' at the entrance an no pic
lures of the marvellous three-headed
anaconda an the human pincushiOns
an the fame-devourin' anthreepyasti-
Gus, doubt whether I'd give up two
hits to see II, but when the Teller hits
the bass drum welt an sings his sirun
song. as Judge Dudley says, an | see
the piCters in seven kinds o. cOlOrs,
| IN a-goin' to lavish my wealth, even
II | know durn well I'm goin' to get
beat"
That's what" interrupted Sol
Baker
It's the same way with Rufe, pur-
sued Hancock. Anybody that evel
bought anythin' in his store knows
they're goin to get the worst end OF
1t an the goods he buys is some shelf
worn bargain bankrup' stock he got In
st. Joe or Kansas City, an they might
see the goods lynn around month o
Sundays an never git in "A notion OF
buyin' II, but when they see 1t in the
Voice that it's stupendous aggrega-
ton of world-famed, sCintillatin', all
wool, stylish-cut garments that's to be
give away on payment of a nomernaI
triile so-st they won't have good
grounds for putin Rufe in the 'sylum
then their Inauguration gifts excited
an the iust thing ye know Rufe's
wrappip' a suit up in paper an tryin
to work on bogus quarter in the
change. II Rufe was acnully silver
tongued 1t wouldn't matter so much
but he amt got the gift"
Il ought 10 hire you" sneered the
storekeeper
That wouldn't do, neither" said
Hancock. You want somebody that
can lie with a straight face"
Its no use of him tryin' to get me
to help him II that's So" chuckled the
editor. We'll, lets quit foolishness an
get down to plain business"
The editor produced a folded sheet
Of paper from his breast pocket and
cleared his throat impressively. Sc,
here" he said, here's somethin
wrote this mornin'. | reckon It viii
Just about fix you out, RUDE:
d" A sweet little gal In her best bid an
tucker,
"Wuz pipin' the garments young fel'
Ter wore:
Say, where did you purchase thai
stunnin' seersucker-"
I bought it," he answered, lat Hig
ginson's store"
] There amt no seersucker in thu
stock" objected the storekeeper, who
was nevertheless evidently impressed
Its all fall an winter styles"
Wait a moment" said the editor
I"There's some more of it.:
"'"Oh, he is a dandy-you bet he's 1
rouser,
Selection an finish the best have
seen;
An you can just bet when 1t Gomez
down TO trouser-"
But, blushin, she turned an she fee
from the scene"
My name amt in that one at all,
said the suOrekeeper; Il don't see al
that d do any good. What do you ash
tor runnln' that first verse;"
Il wouldn't want to break EN-" re
piled the editor. It'd follow right OF
10 the first verse an could work tn,
name in somehow If you'd ruther hav
1t OF course, s far's the names con
cerned could work in any name.
could put in Jed Hapgood's as well a
not, but thought I'd give you the frs
chance at it,"
wall" said the storekeeper relax
ing. Il reckon mebbe If you don't asl