The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-04-19
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO.
1o5 West 9th Street,
Kansas City, Missouri.
c. A. BEAUCHAMF, SALESMAN,
Phones-New, 1893; Ole, 693.
Wichita. Kansas,


for $500, the other for G7,0O0''
| Right you are. Now let me sigl
them which Algernon did, while Mr.
| Abimelech groaned in admiration of hi
young clients genius, ..and there you are
Now hand over my acceptances, give m.
yours for 91O,000, and then take me ou
to the Carlton and give me a nice littls
luncheon and bottle of the best See
| Bimmy?"
Il think 1 begin to. Oh Lorda, you are
a wonder"
so you'l think when I have explained
myself more fully after lunch. Come
on, we'll have cab"
About a week or so later Blanche Wash.
fish, widow, pasty-faced, aetat "a. and
stout, sat in her gorgeous saloons (this is
/ the only word possible for describing
! them) in Fitz Plantagenet Square, with
look of sepulchral solemnity and gloom
upon her face p ~
He hasn't been here for ten whole
days" she was musing now, as she laid
down Fashions Hand Glass-the last up
! to-date paper, in which she had been
reading some interesting instructions as
to making cruel for babies. Not for ten
whole days. Oh, whatever has become
of my handsome Algernon. Is it those
horrid chorus girls or that dreadful dan
soonse, or has he got locked up? He is
so wild. Or have his creditors got hold Of
him at last? He said they soon would.
l think I'll take cab and go and see his
grandma, Lady Tiptoft. She spoke to me
the other night and said it was very
! p'ya ha
would let me go into her house.
But at this moment gorgeous funky
entered the room, and advancing with
an air of gravity suitable to an Arch
bishop. held out a gold salver with a
card-~on it, and on the card was in
scribed Mr.. Marks ADImeiech, Finan-
cier,'' with, written in pencil above this
instructive statement, the words Very
urgent. Re Mr.. Algernon spanker."
OH Mrs. Washfiesh gasped, "Ohi
They've been and taken him. oh, my
poor heart! Oh, Algernon. Show him
up, Montgomery to the rootman, show
him up at once. Stop, Montmorency.
Do you think the gentleman would like
anything to drnk?''
But the footman's s look was of so shock
Il
ont pursue the subject any further but
let the outraged funky depart while med
itating if he could possibly remain longer
in a house where the mistress had so
little knowledge of the doings of good
society. A mometn later MIR. Abimelech
stood before that mistress, bowling with
an air of eastern gravity. Madam he
said, Il come on sad mission. a very
sad one and he waged his head so that
his ringlets shook in the air and emitted
a lovely smell of hair oil our dear
young friend has been
Not arrested for his debts?' Mrs.
Washfsh shrieked Not that Oh don't
say that, We are engaged-I mean we
very likely should have been; We are
half engaged already. Oh. let us save
him. I'll do anything-pay half my for
tune If wanted What Will his grand
ma say? a lady of title"
It's sad. madam-very sad. Such a
nice gentleman, but so wild and reso-
lute-I should say dissolute." and Mr..
Abimelech made dab at his eyes with
a red pocket handkerchief
I'm going to faint Mrs Washfsh ex-
claimed "Oh, save him, How much is
it? Quick. What police station have
they got him in?'
1T hasn't come to that. mum, yet. But
it will. unless"
Unless what? Oh do be quick!''
His creditors mum. have given these
into my hands for collection. But busi-
ness-is business. They've got to be paid.
We've all got wives OF our own" speak
ing as though this statement was nee
essary to prevent any misconception of
the Identities of the various ladies It's
very sad
How much?" Mrs. Washfish said
again. I'll pay them If il takes the last
peny Mr.. Washfish made in the bust
ness" lit had heen a rag and bone one).
He mustn't suffer. l love him and he
loves me. I know he does
I'm sure he does. mum. He has told
me so often" said Mr.. Abimelech. think
ing that this good and true woman mer-
tied this piece of comfort even If she
never got anything else from the grace
less scamp she loved
But she did do So She got a husband
VITO knew where his bread would be
well buttered. and sugared. too. Mr.
Abimelech got his te nthouSand pounds
paid. and Alsernon Spanker got his ten
thousand pounds. to, as ne said. ''go on
with till he was married" So everybody
vas satisfied. which isn't always the
so ;D {biS world -Tho KING