The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30

day and sending them back Havana whenever they
happen think o and send a down with grub
for I'm nigh crazy BilIy-but I'll break ahead Of
the game. because -,-
He stopped a minute looking very foxy.
Because I've got himp'
"ImT l. who's hin?"
BILLY named him after you. Billy Martin, and
you've got proud"
"Baby?" says l. yawnng I'D expected something
more exciting from the Alphonse had started out
"Baby7" he scornful-Iike. Nav! Sea ser
pent" says Aphonse.
Jimmy kicked under the table. 1 sat up
Alphonse dafHer than 1 had thought after all.
oh am proud says. Il am, Aphonse. Where
do you keep him?"
ION the island" he answers sucking his lemonade
through the straw and watching close In the mid
die of the lake the earthquake made. He come in with
the quake, and I've tanned him. He eats out of my
hand. and he's good snake. 1 tell you-but 1
afford him. 1t takes all supplies to keep him good
tempered-and sardines. favorte, come high"
Jimmy getting restless with his feet and 1 sees
it up to I reached my sky piece.
Yes" I says lit o a luxury to have
a pet serpent Alphonse following you round the
eating of your hand And as for sleeping
with one
"Cut it out cut it out Billy" says Alphonse. as
sensible could be you 1 together long
enough you know that 1 amt liar This is
straight goods. and here's the evidence"
menced unwrap the package. He took something
that looked like Overgrown plate put it
down the table. smeled fearful ishy noticed.
and it appeared be made of horn. half thick,
big as a you didn't catch
Well" 1 says don't like a rurn-dum, AIphonse.
ahead your spiel I'll listen your pipe dream.
if Mr.. Raines will" f.,
There amt going be spiel" says Alphonse.
brist hal scale frora
off him two weeks ago, when he got
thing and throwed it me-"
He reached into his insidest pocket, and pulled out
letter.
This here letter." says he opening tossing
the table. lis the History Society
secretary the and you what he
The article the possession Mr. Alphonse Dooan
appears be. and probably is, scale
reptile. popularity known a serpent.
looked at the letter, and enough that is what
it said and a lot discovery
and wishing the authorities at Washington would take
the matter up with MI Doolan. 1 read aloud, and
Jimmys eyes got bigger bigger. When L finished
handed it back Doolan. Jimmy butts in for the
first time
Mr. Doolan," says he how much of the
go that animal yours and bring
him to the states for exhibition purposes?"
"wen.r replies AIphonse. Il know. AS
&c, to Washington, I'm going to get the Smithsonian
Institution to figure it."
Smithsonian nothing" says Jimmy. Cant you
see something better ahead that? If you bring
animal here-and if he is big that hunk of
horn would tndicatethere's fortune in it for
three men"
Aphrnse nodded his head slowly. But it would
all of s5OOO," he says, and I'm broke
Then Jimmy showed for the first time how dippy he
had got all a It's a that when a
that's down the books a wise proposition
against game he plays it heavier than the
plain sucker-and Jimmy going against it.
Mr.. DOoan' says he, leaning the soup plate
thing. when 1 sport, try be Billy
Martin and l cleaned up a little the figure
you name last month. That's why taking the