Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

she gets cold feet How did she know
dat de ticket was wort Il tousand dollars?'
Let me see it," says de second sure
ing gent. like he was bank teller him
self. Il Will settle dat In minute
Well, he takes de ticket and he TOMS IL
over and upside down, and pipes II OF
hard to be sure dat II wasn't a counter
felt. and he says solemn as a Judge I'm de
Tonbs, Oats all right, fren. I'll go wit
you to de lottery Office II you want. and
see dat de cashier pays you without no
trouble"
Den Duchess says dat It wouldn't do.
after all. We had ten dollars wort of
shopping for to do before we could collect
de ticket, and de change of five from her
check of S205 wouldn't he enough.
She puts up her check book in her rial
cule, and says to me for to come away,
quick, for she didn't quite believe Il was
all right.
At de sight of de check book, which was
de real thing and showed where Duchess
had made checks. de gents mouts was
watering like bull pups at de sight of a
plate of chops, and dey looked like dey
could murder Duchess when she put II
away.
II tell you what I'll do" says gent num-
Der one Il hate to let dis lottery ticket go
so cheap but give me de check and I'll
give you de $40 in ready money you need
for your shopping before you get de ticket
cashed.'
Duchess she takes me aside again. and
she makes bluff of arguing dat she ought
not TO do il, and l makes out like l was
urging her to do it. and all de time she was
whispering, ''Oh, It's too easy! We should
stood out for fifteen. But perhaps dey has
not got much real money Here's de check.
Cheemes. You finish trimming EN-; can't
keep from laughing"
Well, p-chee, she takes out her spouting
pen, and she writes a check for 500, ana
signs IL MARY b. Green and / take IL over
to de gents, and l says, like | was giving
up sde last PUNK we had on cart, Now.
gents, / must have your woids of honor dat
dis is on de level. and all right; for If we
only gets tenner out of dis. and can't col
lect de tousand. We are ruined"
Dey gives me DER woids of honor so hard
dat / knew den, for de foist time. how de
real farmers are fooled. Honest, it did
sound like dey telling de trute!
So 1 says, holding on to de check like
hated to part with 1t, well, give me de
tenner and We will hurry away about our
business"
On de level, dey was so keen TO get dat
check dey passes me over a good tenner
before dey looks at de name. and his mug
fell a mile, and he says: Say. young fell
low, how about dis name? 1t sounds
little on de blink-Mary b. Green. Is dat
straight"
Would you doubt lady's woldG' says.
Anyway L can prove it. Here is officer
Kelly used to know on de Bowery, and he
seems to want to have look-in on your
game, at dat. He'll tell you wedder our
name is Green or Fadden, or what tell.
Hello, Kel?" l says as de copper comes
up. Desc gents has just sold me a gold
brick, and"
"Stungv' says de foist gent, making a
swpe al me coco. But ducked and dev
bote chases off with Kel after 'em. 1
couldn't help Kel for was near dying wit
laughing. But picks up de Mary ID. Green
check de mug had dropped and puts 1t In
me pocket.
As we were strolling down de avenoo
again. enjoying ourselves after a good look
at de sights of spring, Duchess says,