The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
RUDE GETS THE BANK ROLL

/ From the Philadelphia North American.
When George came in Maizie was deep
in Chambermaids own Journal. George
was not in his accustomed spirits, nav
ing failed to connect with any moneyeo
friends to furnish the same.
whats the matter?" asked Maize.
HAS Bingham closed up the glnmllis
along with the picture shows? II you was
anv kind of man you'd stay around the
house and not allow your wife to be IN
suited. The milkman came a While ago
and said if I cut out cigarettes might
he able tn nav the milk bill. and the
butcher hammered on the door for half
an hour this morning and cussed SO you
could hear him all over the house. Ger
4ainly was mutt for marrying you.
George muttered something about turn
ing over a new leaf
..Turn over new leaf" snorted Maize.
s.What you want to turn over is some
roin to pay the bills we owe around nero.
If nv old man had the bank roll yours
has I'd make him come across If aad
to stick him up with a gun. l dassent
go out in the daytime for fear some of
the ricks we DWELL hawl me out.
George tried to soothe his irate spouse
by putting forth vague projects 1or ac-
uuiring wealth, but this only served 10
fan her irritation.
Don't try to hand me any save,
f,eoree: IL the leaves on the trees was
dollar bills you wouldn't have sense
enough to shake 'em off. I've got one
more scheme to get the money, ana II
this one don't go through you ana me IL
do a drifting-apart speciality. I'm gong
TO open q saloon.
1T ought to make good bartender with
she experience I've had" said George.
s'But | don't see how you could start
saloon without any capital
.'If Won ever went through college,, re-
torted Maizie, cit must have been late at
night. when everybody was asleep.
don't mean A boose camp; this is a S-A-
LON. Did you ever hear of one! NO
and you don't know who Madame oe
Stall was either? Certainly not. Wep
this months Journalll tell you all apou'
IT. hut YOU wouldn't read anything, UNI
less IT was the label on bottle.
..This De Stall woman was one shiaf'
dame. anything she pulled off was Gov
erred I'm so that nobody got wise TO her
and that's the reason they named her DE
Stall. She lived in Paris, and the gang
came around every night to chew the rag
md play little draw
..They called her joint salon, ana the
raleoff was fine, till some puil named
Nanoleon came around and wanted hel
% snlit with him She wouldn't do II
and he closed up the place.
ai,,,t a
shaved ii once with ;Pecks Bad Boy
we had one o. them little yellow-halreo
aoubrettes doing the boy, and the opera
house manager took her out TO see the
distillery. When she came BACK she was
yelling so them kentuekians though'
feud had broke loose. / had to play mel
mart that night, and her wardrobe was 81
tight on me that l nearly ehoked 10
death
.If that De Stall could live off a game
an a burg like Paris we certainly ought
IN get a few dimes out of the Kitty. All
tbe gambling houses is closed, and you
ought TO know some fellows that likes to
plav cards. l amt much stuck on being
Queen of Monte Carlo, but we've got to
live some way till somebody splashes a
nrosperity wave around here So to-
morrow it's up to you to dig up some
blinded followers of chance, as Ella
wheelcox calls en-
George was inclined to rebel at his
ass,pnment but Maize very tarty told
him that he might consider himself en-
gagged for the leading role in Alone in
New York" unless he complied with her
request
When George returned for lunch next
day he announced that he had been sue
cessful in making up a party Tor that
evening.
Maize had not been idle, and had pur-
chased three packs of cards, several
hundred chips, a case of beer and the
materials for lunch. She had also
hacked a hole in the kitchen table and
tackled one of the pockets of Georges
best trousers underneath the gap to an
swer for kitty.
George went out after dinner 10 meet
the devotees of the blind goddess and
guide them to his abode, while Maize
spent the interlude in preparing sand
witches.
ii The party arrived shortly after 10, and
was composed Oh TOUR gentlemen pesioes
George Mr.. Magivern, who seemed the
most important of the quartet, owned a
thirst emporium much frequented by
George; he was stout man with wattles
like a turkey and a tendency toward the
ornate in his apparel.
Mr. Shultz was likewise portly, and ran
a restaurant next door to Magivern's
The third gentleman was Mr.. Wise, who
did not belle his name. His pawnbroking
establishment adjoined Shultz's restau-
rant Mr.. Wise had great variety of
unredeemed pledges bestowed carelessly
about his person and these jingled merri-
ly as he moved.
George presented the three gentlemen
to Maxie, and, as he was not acquainted