Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-05
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In pigs valise.' sneered the red
headed man. ''G'd bet my hat he's got
mCney--an' plenty Of It, huh"
We'll. | don't know nothin' about
it, said Pole, still coldly. AN what's
more. Dunn. | amt a-goin' about
smirchin' any helpless mans character
nuther IF | knowed he had made by
the bust, I'd talk different but don't
know It,"
oh, see which side you are on.
Baker laughed the clerk. Folks are
about equally divided. Half is fer i'm,
an half agin. But mark my words,
Craig will slide out o. this town some
day an he heerd of after awhile a-git-
tin started agin some'r's else That
racket has been worked to death all
over the country"
Pole carried the discussion no fur
Their. Half an hour passed. Customers
were coming in from the wagon yard
and examining the wares on the cOun-
tiers and making slow purchases. The
proprietor came in and let the clerk go
10 breakfast. Pole stood in the door
way looking up the street in the direc-
ton of Craig's residence Presently he
saw the eX-banker coming from the
pOstofiice reading his mail. Pole step
ped back into the store and lei him 90
by: then he went to the door again
and saw Craig go into Fincher's ware
house at the end of the next block of
struggling, wooden buildings. Pole
sauntered down the sidewalk in that
direction, passing the front door of the
warehouse without looking in. The
door at the side of the house had a
long platform before 1t, ard on it
Fincher, the proprietor was weighing
bales OF hay which were being unload
ed from several wagons by the coun-
trymen who were disposing of Il.
Hello. Mr.. Fincher!" Pole greeted
him Familiarity. Want any help I'M
loadin'?"
/ Hello, Baker" said Fincher. look
Ing up from the blankbook in which he
was recording the weights. mo, /
reckon they can handle II all right"
Fincher was a short, fat man, very bald
and with round, laughing face. He
had known Pole long time and con-
sidered him most amusing character.
How do you come on, Pole?'
"Oh, about as common. jest
thought them felers locker sorter
lightweight"
The men on the wagon laughed as
ihulnnaI hal Of ha, a.
platform. You'd better dry up" one
Of them said. We'll git the mayor to
put you to work agin."
We'll, he'll have to be quicker about
1t than he was the last time" said Pole
dryly.
Some one laughed Justify from be.
hind tai stack Of wheat in bags in
the warehouse. 1t was Lawyer Ira
bue, He came round and picked up
Fincher's daily paper. as he did every
morning, and sat down and began TO
read II.
Now you are talking" he said
Thar was more rest in that job. Pole,
than any you ever undertook. They
tell me you didn't crack rock"
Fincher laughed as he closed his
book and struck Baker with 1t play
fully. Pole was too tired 10 do that
job" he said. He was born that way"
Say, Mr.. Trabue," retaliated Pole,
did you ever heer how got the best
o Mr. Fincher in a chicken trader"
u don't think / ever did, Pole"
laughed the lawyer, expectantly. How ,
was it,"
"Oh, come of, don't go over that
again. said Fincher, flushing.
1T was this away" said Pole, with |
a broad, wholesome grin. my cousin,
Bart Wilks, was runnin' the restaurant
under the car shed about two yeer ago |
lie was new hand at the business, |
an one day he had a awful rush. He |
got a telegram that train load o. pas
sengers had missed connection at Chat |
tanooga an would have TO eat with -,
him. He was powerful ratified, run
min around like dog after its tail. He |
knowed he'd have TO have lot O. fry |
In chickens, an he couldn't leave the .
restaurant, so he aXed me ef I'd take |
the money an go out in town an buy
EN- Ter i'm. ] consented. an struck !
Mr.. Fincher who was sellin sech truck ,
then. He lowed, you know, that ] |
Jest wanted one, or two at the outside,
fer my own use so when seed fine
coop out in front an axed the price of
EN- he kinder drawed on his beerd till
his mouth fell open an studied how
he could make the most out O. me.
After awhile he said, We'll, Pole, III
make EN- 10 cents apiece eff pick EN-.
an 10 eff you pick en- sorter skeerd
the chickens around an seed thar was