Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-25

ms Wnole game--uv1n In New
York"
Mr.. Brue became judicial.
Its good game as long as You
got money to buy chips. ia hate like
darnation to go broke here. All the
pay-clatms have been located, guess"
Il doubt it's bein' good game any
time, Billy. l been actin as kind of
lookout now fur about 40 days and
40 nights, and the chances is all in
favor of the house. You don't even
get half your money on the high card
when the splits come"
Billy Brue pondered this sentiment.
1t was not his own.
'The United States OF America is all
right, Billy"
This was safe ground.
] "Sure!" His mind reverted to the
evening just past. "Of course there
was couple of Clarences in high coll
lars there tonight that made out like
they was THROWN it down; but they
amt the whole thing, not by a long
shot"
"Yes, and that young shrimp that
was talkin' about 'vintages' and
'trouserings.' The old man paused
In his walk.
What are 'trouserings,' Billy?"
| Mr.. Brue had not looked into shop
windows day after day without enlarg-
ing his knowledge.
"Trouserings," he proclaimed, rather
Importantly, lis the cloth they make
pants out Of"
ooh! is that all? didn't know but
1t might be some new kind of buds.
And that fellow don't ever get up till
IL o'clock a. m. l don't reckon I
would myself If didn't have anything
but trouserings and vintages to worry
about. And that Van Arsdel boy!"
"Say!" said Billy, with enthusiasm,
II never thought I'd be even in the
same room with one of that family,
less l priced open the door with a
jimmy"
| well, who's he? My father knew
his grandfather when he KEEP tavern
over on the Raritan river, and his
grandmother!-thi shrimp's grand
|
"Gee!"
Eyes, they KEEP tavern, and the old
lady passed the rum bottle over the
bar, and took in the greasy money.
This here fellow, now, couldn't make
an honest livin' like that, bet you.
He's like a dog breeder would say
got the pedigree, but not the points,"
Mr.. Brue emitted a high, throaty
giggle.
But they amt all like that here,
Uncle Peter. Say, you come out with
me some night jest in your workin'
clothes. I can show you people all
right that won't ask to see your union
card. Say, on the dead, Uncle Peter,
wish you'd come. There's a lady
perfessor in a dime museum right
down here on Fourteenth street that
eats fire and juggles the big snakes
say, she's got complexion"
There's enough like that kind,
though" interrupted Uncle Peter. Il
could take double-barrel shotgun up
to that hotel and get nine with each
barrel around in them Railways; the
shot wouldn't have to be rammed,
either; 'twouldn't have to scatter SO
blamed much"
"Oh, well, them society sports
there's got to be some of them"
"Yes, and the way they make 'em
reminds me of what Dial Mutzig tells
about the time they started Pasco.
| What you fellows maxim town here
fur?' Dial says he asked 'em, and he
says they says: Well, why not? The
land amt good fur anything else, is
it?' they says. That's the way with
these shrimps; they amt good fur any,
thing else. There's that Arledge, the
lad that keeps his mouth hangin' open
all the time he's loolin' at you-he'll
catch cold in his works, first thing he
knows-with his gold monogram on
his cigarettes"
HE said he was poor" urged Billy,
who had been rather taken with the
ease of Arledge's manner.
Fine, big, handsome fellow, amt
he? Strong as an OK, active and per-
fectly healthy, amt he? Well, he's a
pill! But his old man must "a been
on to him. Here, here's piece in the
paper about that fine big strappin'
giant-it's partly what got me to
thinkin' tonight, so I couldn't sleep.
Just listen to this" and Uncle Peter
read:
"E. wadsworth Arledge, son Of the late
James Townsend Arledge, of the dry goods
firm OF Arledge & Jackson, presented a long
affidavit to Justice butcher, of the supreme
| court, yesterday, to show why his income
| of $1,000 a year from his fathers estate
should not be abridged to pay a debt of
s4SS.32. Henry T. Gotleib, a grocer. who
obtained judgment for that amount
| against him In 1896, and has been unable to
collect, asked the court to enjoin Judge
Henley p. Manderson, and the Union Fidel-
| ity Trust company, as executors of the Ar
ledge estate. from paying Mr.. Arledge his
full income until the debt has been dis
charged. Gotleib contended that Arledge
| could sustain the reduction required
James T. Arledge died about two years
| ago, leaving an estate Of about $50 900.
He had disapproved Of the marriage of his
son and evinced his displeasure in his will.
The son had married Flora Florenza, an
actress. To the son was given an income Of
| 5000 year for life. The rest of the estate
went to the testator's widow for life, and
| then to charity.
Here Is the afidavit of z. wadsworth
Arledge:
81 have been brought up in idieness. un-
| der the idea that was to inherit a large
estate. Ihave never acquired any business
habits so as to fit me to acquire property,
\ or to make me take care Of 1t.
"T have never been in business, EXCEPT
many years ago. when was boy, when
/ 1 was for a short time employed in one of