Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-09-05
AS TO
SUCKERS

! tOu iOOh w " you WeIe UP ubohne
n again. remarked the proprietor OF
the all.night lunch room 10 the raw
eled young man who had ordered q
stack OF browns.
you're n good guesser." said the
young man. flooding his cakes from
the strip pitcher for the second time.
about once In 1000 years you call
the turn on me-"
whats the trouble?" asked the
lunch room proprietor. Amt the suck
ers bltin' no more?"
There amt no suckers no more"
replied the raveled young man.
They've got wise Tyke Furney got n
Jay on the string a week ago and roll.
ed him for his wad-had him doped
good an proper. too. II took him all
the night. but he done II, an wotcher
think? He didn't get nothin' but n
dollar watch an 10 cents worth o
chicken feed r. all his work. Wotcher
think o that?"
"Tyke's works gettin' coarse" said
the lunch room proprietor. He didn't
ulster bag no packages o soap"
1T wasn't no soap package" said
the young man. The jay had the
dough right on him. Tyke don't do no
coarse work. ] bet II he'd asked him
where he'd got II hid the guy would
have told him. but Tyke didn't think
Il was nessry. He got him In Dugan's
back room so dopy Dugan thought he'd
croaked him an went through him
with fine tooth comb. They ripped
up the seam In his vest an the linln'
in his cap an they took the insoles
out Of his shoes. an then they didn't
git nothin'. They fn'ly give II up an
threw him out In the alley and some
body come along an took him TO the
station. Then II came out where he'd
got his wheat dividends. II was In
5000 bills lasted on his vest back
with u porous plasted. That fat cop
Peterson told Tyke about II an give
him the laugh Wotcher goin' to do
when they're gittin' as foxy as that?
You'd have had to take the hide on
Of that guy To get at them bills.
Wouldn't that jar you?"
Skin game" commented the lunch.
room proprietor.
Sure thing. No, there amt no
suckers lett They've got so they
know as much rs YOU an me do"
You can leave me out said the
lunch room proprietor. Il don't make
my customers show stifkits o good
character before they git their beans,
but | amt couplin' up with all OF EN-,
either. don't pretend to be as fiossy
as you an Tyke."
Sure" agreed the raveled young
man. you've got pin feathers through
your shoulder blades. ] run on to q
good thing with red neck couple
O. days ago. though. Spotted him COM
in out o the Rock Island an sold him
O three.Quarter carat diamond ring Id
Just picked up in the street for SIS.
wasn't goin' to tap him for more'n Q
dollar or two at first, but II come so
easy / raised Il. Course | might Of adj
vertised that ring an got $25 reward
for returnin 1t, but didn't have the
time to do IT,"
"YOu oughtn't to be broke. then" |
said the lunch room proprietor.
1T know It," agreed the customer. Il
wouldn't have been, either. If hadn't !
iioated into Dutch Henry's last night.
He's got a great game runnin' there.
but II he amt got to dealin from
phony box them cards cert'nly did
come out like he had. never did have
NO luck in that joint. I've gone agin
that box o. Henry's 20 times, an
amt made a win yet"
"Henry's dom well since he last
opened up. Amt he?"
"He's cleanin' up plenty. but Il don't
do him no good"
whats the reason?"
"IIe takes 1t all down to that bnck.
ct shop over on the corner. He's q
smooth guy, Henry Is, but he likes to
look at them chalk marks on the board
too well. That amt an easy game to
beat, an don't you never think It 10.
II you do, Henry can tell you dir
rent"
The proprietor OF the all-night lunch
room smiled. Il thought you said
there is no suckers no more" he re-
marked. Il wonder what kind of gold
bricks the guy that runs that bucket
shop buys?"