Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER H. 1907

whence my worlSingman had procured his
bottle of beer. The mysterious sack was
turned over to the clerk, who retired
behind the shelves and returned In q
moment or two with the sack in just as
bulgy a condition as when he received
It; Tut it didn't "clink" in the way u
had at first when the woman passed me
going out.
Sees Regular Customers
Followed then in succession three diff
ferent men, all of whom secured TASKS
which / suppose contained whisky. The
purchase price was the same in every
case, so cents, and each of the purchasers
bestowed the bottle, when it was handed
them in hip pocket before departing.
l had finished my second drink and
was standing near the door when a pros
porous looking man, follower of one of
the professions, from his appearance,
alighted from his buggy at the door and
entered. The clerk saw him coming and
with a nod of greeting walked behind
the case to emerge presently with a
drink of whisky in the soda glass which
he passed over without the usual ac-
compartment of holder. The liquor
was quaffed at draught and without a
word the man departed, leaving his dime
on the counter as he walked away.
Taking my cue from this incident
produced a quarter and received nickel
in change, just as the CITY transfer
man." according to the legend on his
cap, sauntered in and dropped onto
stool in front of the soda fountain
Thinking that / had stayed as long as
was necessary or advisable / departed IN
search of more worlds to conquer.
During my rambles was told that the
men at the Star Livery" on American
avenue usually knew where bottle OF
beer was obtainable, and l shaped my
course toward the establishment.
Gard Games Flourish
Fabricating a story about having
date to meet a friend there took pos
session of an empty chair and started
a conversation with one OF the az
taches. The topics of our little talk
fest were various, but developed noth
ing of interest Finally the boss OF
the stable came in with his runabout
and entered his office, where he was
joined shortly by the owner OF a rig
who drove. In for the night. one OF the
men in the barn was called i'll, given
coin and left via the back door, Where
he went is a mystery to me, but he re-
turned after about ten minutes with a
package" which when opened q
could see through an open window,
proved to contain a couple OF bottles OF
beer. The livery man and his friend
opened and enjoyed their bottles, but
I couldn't see that was likely to re-
ceive an invitation to join them, so
left
''Prittie's" is the recognized speak
easy of the town. During my rambles
about 1 was referred to "Prittie's" by
half a dozen people, and although
there are doubtless other dispensers of
forbidden beverages who maintain less
pretentious establishments "Prettie's'
was the only one I discovered person.
ally and can vouch for.
Card games flourish in the back
rooms of several cigar stores round
the town where soda fountains" are
prominent features of the store equip
ment, and in times past I was told, the
proprietors of these same stores had
been arrested for violations of the law
in selling strong drink, but was un-
able to "get in right" to the extent
If indeed they now deal In
the contraband liquids.