The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
cCopyrisht by Mcclure. philips & Cos

~ - JSS SADIE NEEKER was
NH young woman who was inter
y ested in the market value Of
things: particularly in the
market value Of herself. AS
r. money changer at the desk in Major
& Fairbanks her market value was
just 81 . week: but a wOman's real
market value. as Sadie well knew, is
never what she can honestly earn. but
what lie best man who wishes 10
marry her can earn. whether honestly
or not. Later she came to think seven
times out Of ten OF her husband and
the remaining three of her children:
but for the moment she WAS conscious
mainly that Nargie Payne had married
n SalOon-keeper. and Kittie Barwin a
part owner in a dance hall, and saloon
keepers and part owners in dance halls
are lords and landed gentry in the un-
der world.
Margie and Kittie had been Sadie's
next friends, and for some time after
their marriage she, too, would have
been contented TO we'd a saloon-keeper
or a part owner in a dance hall: but
after some hesitation she concluded to
SEX Also his mustache curled beauti-
fully.
Charley Aiinick in his twenty-eighth
yesr had achieved a knowledge how
the world is made lie had Joined the
force" with a resolution to be an
honest copper" and his high aspira-
tions still clung 10 him. though they
had become modified. He would not
be so honest as TO be unpleasant; he
would be just a little-oh. the veriest
trile-better than his neighbors.
4 don't set UP for no saint" said
the magnanimous Minick. but there
are places where I draw the line"
4 Pitt or q Lincoln could have said
no more.
Margie's gifts from her lover had
been diamonds of price; Kittie's gifts
from her lover had been diamonds OF
even greater price; and Sadie was per
fectly aware Of every woman's in
alienable right TO possess better jewels
than any woman Of her acquaintance
n she can induce a man TO give them
10 her. She explained her views to
Nia.ck with vigor and point; she re-
vealed 10 him the double jurisdiction
under which he had agreed to live; he
must stand his trial in the judgment of
her peers.
You wouldn't have me ashamed be-
fore Kit and Margie.- would you?"
The Pearl Of Pie Alley couldn't
stand ashamed before Kit and Margie;
she hasn't got the shape. But forgot;
it's a man that's proud Of a woman's
shape; the woman's only proud Of what
she's got on it,"
Even now they say I'm q fool to tie
UP with you. They say there's no scale
in your job the way there is in Jim's
and Bob's; they call you a hundred-a-
month man: they say you don't take in
nothing on the side. Kit and Marge
said last night I was marrying you for
your 'musstache.'"
Kit and Marge," said the alert de-
tective with theatric scorn. Kit and
Bfarge are a couple Of clapper-tongued
.pot-wrestlers. You'll make your ears
as long as a government mules a
listen to 'em"
Yes, ] suppose. But 1 amt talking
Of Tnusstaches'; I'm serious; it means
2 lot TO me. You've got TO get me what
] want: that's what you marry me for;
and you've got to go to the right place
TO get it-I tell you those; I want to
show Kit and Marge the box"
"Am right" laughed Minick, "Tn get
you tie box"
Three days after this conversation
there was a great social event at
the town house Of Edward Sandys of
Sandys & Merton, who served God ana
mankind 10 the amount of some mil
lions per annum. They performed their
service largely by accepting a controI-
ing interest in undertakings TO which
the name Of Sandys & Merton lent a
commercial value. The great social
event" with its great display of plate
and Jewels. was followed by a great
cracksmans event" Before the awak-
enins Of the Sandy's household after
The festival a judiciOusly selected por-
lion Of the Jewels had disappeared.
The reward offered was so large that
the front Office was touched in its ten
deres; sensibilities. There seemed
something almost wicked in declining
- supply man anxious to part with
q sum like that with chance to hand
il over The instructions of the chief
were a model Of manly eloquence:
Somebody's got to get that dough-
SandysIl t'row a fit if he can't cough
up and you cOppers got to help him.
] amt goin' 10 have the Eye people