New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

70 YOU, and rla-E ~ EN- " ell. YOU know what L
mem. YoG see i all comes around 50 sudden.
and I'm Sd surprised at myself Tor dom what
cid that / do-'- know whether I'm Shorty McCabe
or rv first c1s. bv marriage. But my star
stunt. eh: Who thought L had the nerve; II
this way.
After ta:-l5- over The false alarm I pulled in on
SE Bertie a-.l ---l 70 figure Just where sta mas
/ gets 50 tris-ei -p my mind that my head
FEES like q s-.ce aTbor. and | chucks the whole
business shorty" SAYS | 70 myself, YOU d bet
te- swim or. the waters Wet. 50 with that L
begns turrin ny mighty intellect onto Things
that was reg ar md in my line
That dom -.,ea1, that ties on the boHln gloves
with hard knot. Course the studio takes some
time. but with swiftly Joe 50 well trained IN ana
the waitin' lis g-oTin longer every DAY tfaI al
most runs it5e.c There's outside things Ve been
dipPin' int -h,- don't: such as couple OF fat
houses We 90 up on the West Side Say. II you
At theu agents --In things their own way You Ii
find yourself II 4 hole Then there was the rpe
chances | sga5 afraid OF missin. You see. knockln
around 50 --,u-h with the fat-wads L often sees i
s50t whe-- ID fey dollars be planted Tlght.
Sonetirnes --5 private hunch on the market and
then again ! e. hep to slce OF ioot-1ron' thd'
foin cheap l d. a lot of dickerin that way
Well. L Just pushed through deal that lea yes
ne oonside-5 Die nn velvet, and was teelln knd OF
f1sh and Sassy - hen Mr. Ogden calls me up ana
Eants 70 i.a)r !: | can make use OF git edged
bargain -,
oh Id,--- ,,-,,--. -" saws l. What It look like?
It's the T5reador." says he.
Sound good " SAYS l. Does Il come h1gh:
Cost M fort thousand two years ago, 3!
be but n turning II over tor twenty-five 70
We'll. say. " ae., old man Ogden sings cold figures
q YOU Ike ta- YOU gamble he talk1n straight
I'm IL thea says l. Fifteen down ten on
mortgage
That sur ne SAYS he I'm have the papers
made out to-day
And say. says l, what IS this IoIeaaor; any
ray: race horse. an elevator apartment:
Would YOU guess il: He'd hung up the receiver
That's whar got for bein' sporty But wa
goin TO reaig 1 fills out my little blue check ana
-Tc ,-,rJ7- I n bed
KNOWN Uhat l. : Ive passed up my com tor
II must haze been near noon the next DAY. Tor
ID written ID letter. and got my checkoook STUDS
added up s., thev come within two Or three nun
cred OF what the % nix folks make II. hen footran
y white paaties and plum coloTed coat drifts
Is this PT3=esso- Mccabe, sir" says he.
There's ,ai- below. sir" says he Can she
come up?''
1T amt reg'la-" SAYS 1; but s'pose there's
10 dodgn' he- Tell her to come ahead
Say | va n't lust fixed up for receiyin' carriage
oomp'nv Whe-. / writes and figures gets more
USED up thar- as Il been IN a lree Ior +ta i
Saed my cpat on one chair. my vest OF another
slpped down ny suspendeTs, TuInpled my halr ana
sot INK or ne in seventeen places. But didn't
nave sense enough 70 duck.
Stars, l get Hniff of T1ssoir Danube. and IN
zones a veilei lady. She was branded peach-
E9In the outside lines, anyway. She Wear1n one
u them has that's a little bigger round than an
umbrella and quite big summer house
1na them clothes Of hers couldn't have lett Pans
taoren a month before II YOU had any doubts as
@ Ehether OF no she Was the goods. all you had
u 90 was to slnt the big amethyst in the handle
q the gold lorgnette she around her neck For
: -Ilitany combination, she was lt-reg lar
Nalkin expense account
l.. 80 you are Shorty McCabe, are your" says she,
Sorry don't suit" says /; "hut what them
H. Is 1t true says she. that YOU have bought
- Who's been giyin' YOU that. says l, prickin'