The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11

burning the pockets of damfools and
greenhorns. When stand on n
street corner and sell solid gold da.
mond ring to yap for three dollars.
] make Just $500 And ! know he's
going to give It 10 girl in return for
all the benefits accruing from a sl25
ring. His profits arc s122. Which Of
us is the biggest fakir?'
"'And when you sell a poor woman
pinch of sand for so cents TO keep
her lamp from exploding says Bss.
sett, what do you igure her gross
earnings TO be, with sand at 40 cents
q TONI
Listen says l., ! instruct her to
keep her lamp clean and well filled
II she does that 1t can't bust. And
with the sand in 1t she Knows It cant.
and she don't worry. It's a kind Of
industrial Christian Science She pays
so cents, and gets both Rockefeller
and Mrs. Eddy on the Job. It aint
everybody that can let the golddust
twins do their work
Alfred +. Kicks all hut licks the
dust of OF Bill Bassett's shoes.
my dear young friend, says he. I
will never forget your generosity.
Heaven will reward you. But let me
implore you TO turn from your ways
OF violence and crime.
'Mousie,' says Bill, the hole In tho
wslnscoting for yours. Your dogmas
and inculcationa sound to me like the
last words OF bicycle pump What
has your high moral. elevator-service
system OF pillage brought YOU tog
Penuriousness and want. Even BRO.
ther Peters, who insists upon contain.
mating the art OF robbery with
theories of commerce and trade. ad.
mitted he was on the lift Both OF
you live by the gided rule. Brother
Peters says Bill. you'd better choose
slice of this embalmsd currency.
You're welcome
II told Bill Rassett once more 10
put his money in his pocket. never
had the respect for burglary that some
people have, I always gave some.
thing for the money took, even II II
was only some little trihe for a SOU
yenir TO remind en- not to get caught
again.
And then Alfred Y. RicKs grovels
at Bills feet again, and bids us adieu.
He says he will have team at a
farmhouse, and drive to the station
below, and take the train for Denver.
II salubrifled the atmosphere when
that lamentable boll.worm took his dc.
parture, He was disgrace to every
nonindustrial profession In the coun.
try With all his big schemes and
fine Offices he had wound up unable
even to get an honest meal except by
the kindness Of strange and maybe
INSCRIPTIONS burglar, was glad TO
see him go, though ! felt a little sorry
for him, now that he was ruined for
ever, What could such man do
without big capital to work with?
Why, Alfred T.. Kicks, as we left him,
was as helpless as turtle on It's back.
He couldn't have worked a scheme TO
beat little girl out. of penny slate
pencil, .5...,
a.I NHph hie nthl ioill iodsSstt NdS i'tt
alone ] did a little, sleightofmind turn
in my head with trase secret al the
end of t. Thinks I, III show this Mr..
Burglar Man the difference between
business and labor. He had hurt some
OF my professional self aduation by
casting his Persians upon commerce
and Trade
"'I won't take any Of your money IA
gift Mr.. Bassett, says | TO him.
but II you'll pay my expenses as n
travelling companion until We get out
Of the danger zone Of the immoral def
icit you have caused in this towns
finances tonight, IN be obliged
"iilll Bassett agreed to that, and
We hlacd wsC,pald 40 IaA L.. os
could ,atch a safe train.