The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
"A DANDY"

It's a dandy said the warehouse
man, Ia conclusion. You ought to
take your wife and go see IT."
Il think / see myself, said the
packer. 1T must be a Jim dandy.
No, sir, guess III pass that up. /
know better ways to put in an even
ing"
4 thought you liked to take in
good show" said the warehouseman.
Its the best l know of.
Well, you're welcome to all OF
them kind" said the packer. Yes.
like q good show, but that amt
what / call good. Think / want to
see an old guy killed and the wrong
feller doin' time for 1t an his Kid
dyin' an his wife staryin' out In the
snow? Not much | don't"
You must be q chump." said the
warehouseman. What's the differ
ence as long as It all comes out In the
end? In the last scene don't they
throw the hooks into this guy Chaun-
cey good and plenty7 Didn't | tell
you2 This Jack Hardy breaks out o.
the pen an Chauncey trails him to
the cottage where his wlfe's been
stayin ever since she was regkard
from the river an the woman she's
stayin With is Chauncey's wife. what
he deserted. an she's got him dead
to rights with the papers he thought
was burned. So when the cops bust
IN the door to get Jack she springs
the papers on EN-, an Jest as Chaun-
cey'B climbin' out through the win
der the loot pulls his gun an gives
him his. What's wrong with that7
ITS all right Il you like II, I
guess said the packer. II don't
see what you had TO feel good about
when the cop shot him. Anyway the
kid died"
She como to life again darned
quick II she did, said the ware
houseman "My wife an me seen
her eatin' a lunch o. rye bread an
bologna an beer when we went into
the RESTRAINT after the show TO get a
bite"
tits All right about that too. said
the packer. Il didn't s'pose they
telephoned TO the undertaken ns soon
as the curtain went down. but you
felt bad while the dyin' act was go-
in on.
Sure" snId the warehouseman
She done Il aA natural as life. The
old woman wet her handkerchief tlil
you could wiring the water out Of II
eryin'"
''You must have enjoyed It"
Il cert'niy did
That's the diYrupca between you
an me ia sooner see 4 bally Of 4
couple % good Dutch c'mejnnn.
ain't huntin trouble myself. ia
sooner give 20 cents 10 keep out of Il
than 70 see a. II ! want a good time
I'll take Ia a Rodderrii shuw an see
somethin' worth aeeln You take !
good turnblin act yr sielght q hand
OF bell ringers sg' Il gives sou some
thin 10 think abou, Ru don't give
sou the blues I see gus the other
alghi played the clarinet With his
nose.
That's right he played tooa
on u std d pattin II to his mouth
be held g up Ia his nose an anorjeti
down 4 Harlan aBs What b.
played An there was ON arinless
wonder that drawcd pictHres on
blackboard witb coloFea chalk Bs
had Taft an nfysn aa joan Il. eu
TeddY aa q lol more swelii"
You're nnttY, Huld the ware
tDuseinau
Maybe ! aiu. returned The pack
ur I've bean hayin' a touch o.
lumhAgu an the landlords threaten.
IN 20 pui TIE furniture an the atrent
u tbs rent aiu't paid ncxt wcek. rm
paying interest now on q lean o fsp
that | gol from one o. these sharks
an that keepa me wiggiin'-..thag an
the doctors hili"
That's hard luck said the ware.
houHemnn. sfmpathctieaily
"ita hard enough for me, said
the packer =" n the boes a raise my
pny an could get them debts ont
o. the way maybe I'd SO to zee A De.
mons Revenge just to tone down
my high apirita. but az Il Is alnt
interested Ia Jack OF Chauncey or
any Of them I've got troubles or
my own"
Well, dDnt know a. blame
sou" said the waFehoaseman. Chi.
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