Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-06-18
"a Dandy


TITS q dandy" said the ware
houseman, in conclusion. "Tou
ought 70 take Jour wife and 20 see
IT,"
"I think see myself." said the
packer. ''It must be a Jim dandy.
No, sir, l guess I'll pass that mp. 1
know better ways to put in an even
ing"
"I thought you liked TO take in
good show" said the warshoussmAn.
TITS the best know Of"
We'll. you're welcome 10 all Of
them kind" said the packer. yes,
like a good bhew, but that amt
What I call goOa. Think I want TO
ee an old guy Killed and the wrong
'sller doin time for II an his kid
YIN an his wife, starvin' out In the
noEf Not much don't"
'You must be a chump." said the
sarehousemsn. what's the di1er-
nee as long as II all comes out In the
naf In the last scene don't they
hrow the hooks into this guy Chaun-
ey good and plentyf Didn't ] tea
OUT This Jack Hardy breaks cat q
he pen an Chauneey trails him 10
he cottage where his wife's been
tAyin' ever since she was reskyerd
rom the river an the woman shes
tayin' with is Chauncey's wife. what
deserted. an she's got him dead
rights with the papers he thought
fas burned. Sc when the cops bust
the door to Eef Jack she springs
Ire papers On 'em. an fest a. Chsun-
eye eiimbin' out through the win
er the loot pulls his gun an gives
i'm his. What's wrong with. that?"
ITS all right II you like 1t.
;uess," said the packer. Il don't
ee what you had to feel good about
yhen the cop shot him. Anyway the
I'd died"
"she come to life again dArned
quick IL she did," said the ware
1ouseman. My wife an me seen
her eatin' q lunch O. rye bread an
bologna an beer. when we went into
be RESTRAINT after the show to get a
1ite,"
IT'S ali right about that too" said
he packer. Il didn't s'pose they
.elephoned to the undertaken as soon
s the curtain went down. but you
'elt bad while the dyin' act was go
n on"
Sure" said the Warehouseman.
She done It as natural As life. The
,ld woman wet her handkerchief till
'ou could wiring the water out Of IT,.
ryin'."
You must have enjoyed It."
81 cert'niy did"
That's the diRrunes between you
"a ne. fd EoeAOr see q bally CT g
Su1ie . good Dutch e'mejuns.
AiAt Aoatin' trouble myself. rd
'ooner give 80 cents 20 keep out Of It
han to see It. II want . good time
III take in q vodderVli show an see
:omethlA' worth seein'. You take 4
;ood tumblln' act or sleight o. hand
Vt bell ringers an II gives you some
Thin to think about an don't give
sou the blues. see guy the other
hight played the clarinet with his
nose.
That's right. He played q toon
IN 1t. Std O. putin It to his mouth
ne held It up to his nose an snorted
'cwn it. 'Harrigan' was what he
played. An there was an armless
wonder that drawed pictures on q
blackboard with colored chalk. He
had Taft an Bryan an John D. an
Teddy an a lot more. swell!"
You're nutty." said the ware
heusemAn.
Maybe am" returned the pack
ef. I've been havin' a touch o.
lumbago aA' the landlords threaten
In to put the furniture on the street
if' the rent ain't paid next week. I'm
Deying interest now on loan O. $50
that got from one o. these sharks
an that keeps me Eigglin'-that an
the doctors Ball"
That's hard luck. said the ware
houseman. sympatheticsllY.
TITS hard enough for me-" said
the packer. "If the boss a raise my
pay an / could get them debts out O.
the way maybe I'd 90 to see "A De
mons Revenge Jast to tone down
my high Spirits. but as It is Amt
Interested In Jack or chAuncsy or
Any Of them. i've got troubles OF
my own"
We'll, ! don't Rnoy As ! blame
yoa." said the NarshouaemAn.1chi-
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