The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-07-27
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SUCKERS


You look as If you we're up against
II again. remarked the proprietor Of
the alinight lunch room to the raw
eled young man who had ordered a
stack Of browns.
You're a good guesser," said the
young man, flooding his cakes from
the strip pitcher for the second time.
sAbout once in 1000 years you call
the turn on me-"
whats the trouble?' asked the
lunch room proprietor. "Ain't the suck.
ers bitin' no more?"
There amt no suckers no more"
replied the raveled young man.
They've got wise. Tyke Furney got q
jay on the string week ago and roll
ed him for his wad--had him doped
good an proper, too. It took him all
the night, but he done 1t. an wotcher
think? He didn't get nothin' but q
dollar watch an 20 cents worth, O.
chicken d f'r all his work. Wotcher
think O. that?"
"Tyke's works gettin' coarse" said
the lunch room proprietor. He didn't
lister 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. I bet II he'd asked him
where he'd got 1t hid the guy would
have told him, but Tyke didn't think
It was ness'ry. 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 linin
in his cap an they took the insoles
out of his shoes, an then they didn't
git nothin'. They fin'ly give It up an
threw him out in the alley and some
body come along an took him to the
station. Then 1t came out where he'd
got his wheat dividends. It was II
5000 bills pasted on his vest baci
with porous plasted. That fat col
Peterson told Tyke about It an giv'
him tho laugh. Wotcher goin' to d.
when they're gittin' as foxy as that
You'd have had to take the hide Of
Of that guy to get at them bills
Wouldn't that Jar your"
Skin game" commented the lunch
room proprietor.
Sure thing. No. there amt M
suckers left. They've got so the:
know as much ~ you an me do"
"You can leave me out said tn
lunch room proprietor. II don't max
my customers show stifkits O. goo
character before they git their beans
but l amt couplin' up with all Of 'em
either. I don't pretend to be as floss,
&c you an Tyke."
Sure" agreed the raveled younl
man. you've got pin'feathers through
your shoulder blades. run on to
good thing with red neck coupl
O. days ago. though. Spotted him con
in out O. the Rock Island an sold hin
a three-Quarter carat diamond ring I,
Just picked up in the street for SIS.
wasn't goin' to tap him for more'n
dollar or two at first, but It come 81
easy ! raised It. Course l might OF ad
vertised that ring an got $26 rewar
for returnin' It, but l didn't have tn
time to do It,"
You oughtn't to be broke. then,
said the lunch room proprietor.
II know H." agreed the customer. g
wouldn't have been. either. II ! hadn
fioated into Dutch Henry's last nigh
He's got great game runnin' ther'
but II he amt got to dealin' from
phony box them cards cert'nly di
come out like he had. never did hav
no luck in that Joint. I've gone ag'i
that box o. Henry's 20 times, an
amt made a win yet"
"Henry's doin' well since he las
opened up, amt her"
Hes cleanin' up plenty. but 1t don
do him no good"
Whats the reason?"
He takes It all down to that bucl
ct shop over on the corner. He's
smooth guy, Henry is. but he likes
look at them chalk marks on the boar
too well. That amt an easy game
beat, an doa't you never think 1t 4
II you do, Henry can tell you did
rent"
The proprietor Of tie all-night lunc
room smiled. II thought you sal
there Is no suckers no more" he e
marked. II wonder what kind of gol
bricks the guy that runs that buck
obny, h,,va ?v