The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-09

4 Dropped dead the other day of heart
disease when I handed him q quarter,
and I'm afraid I can't I'LL his place"
I should say your allowance wasn't
over $500 a month he goes on as he
looks at the patches on my knees.
It's d trifie under that just at pres
eut." says L but I'm standing in with
a contractor to steal the curbstones on
ten different streets and may be able
TO buy third auto a month hence"
Look here. Gully says the catosh
young man as he drops his banter and
grows serious and brsathes champagne
all over the block, Il think know a
dilapiGated gentleman when see one"
ID. g Dilapfdated Gentleman hits me
70 dot Some dilapidation. Some gen.
tIeman- The two make fair combine
Go ahead"
And you've got bfcepsg'
Feel and see Reaching out for
nickies for the last fifteen years has
given me the muscles OF q Sandow.
Reaching Is the best thing in the world
for shoulder exercise, even If you don't
get anything
And being a diIapidated gentleman
with biceps you ought TO know how to
put up your dukes2"
In reply put EN- up and tapped him
one, two, three lightly on the chin. but
at the same time kept an eye on a pc
Itceman across the street
~BeWtifuI." says the catosh young
man. as drops my hands. I belong to
. =.
down here. and a gaIOot with a lisp in
his head TO I'll a t1imble smashed me in
the nose with the gloves half an hour
ago, and will crow over II for week
I want revenge, but don't take to the
gloves. somehow I can't get the swing
OF EN- If you'll come down and knock
that utnny's eyebrow Off III cough up
V I can run you in all right, and
want you TO soak him You needn't
quite kill him, but jar his teeth out at
least
..It's five to soak the chap with the
lisp" says I after thinking the thing
over but how much to bluff the whole
club down into their boots2''
Can you do II. nan-can you do It
for sure - he eagerly exclaimed, as
beautiful smile came TO his phiz.
I think I can At least I am will
ing to try.
only could There's a dozen husky
scrappers there tonight. and IL you blur
'em its Is plunks in your inside pocket
He gave me five on account and took
me down and lodged me into the dress
ing room of the club. He was chuckling
with anticipation. and as he semeed to
be a square young man I determined
10 do my best for him When L was
ready TO go before the audience he in
troduced me as his cousin. and asked
them 10 go light On me on account OF
my lungs being affected. I had on
pafr OF eyeglasses. with nv long hair
brushed back over my marble ears and
all took me for a professor. They pick
ed out the champion scra pper of the
club TO wallop me. and when he gets
into the ring he says
Excuse me, professor. but you've got
your glasses On
saOf course" says L
But that amt regular. II I smash
your glasses I may rum your eyes for
ever"
.sru1 nigh-sighted and always box
with nv wfnkers on You go right
ahead and ruin my eyes forever and
shan't make no kick
'.TU be hanged II I do says he after
looking me over for a minute: and he
crawls under the ropes and gets out
Then they got in another chap. but
he had only drawn one glove on when
he locks over at me and sees me read
ing the evening paper as L sits cross
legged in my corner, and panic takes
him and he calls out:
Not any for Joe! knows tidal