Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
OLD NAN MAKES DOUBLE PLAY
Undesirable Looking Customer Pans
Out Profitably.
DRAINED OF COIN, THEN FIRED
Bill HoOver and His IRREGULARITIES Get
Old Man Greenhut 60 GuessInE,
but He Proves winner
in the End.

There amt no tellin' I'm the way a
man starts IN" said old man Greenhut
after he finished a tussle with an unde-
sirable customer by throwing him with a
mighty hesve far out into the soft mud
Of the street In front OF the cosy little
saloon In Arkansas City,-"th' amt no
tellin' how he'll finish up.
That there gszabo what's just pickin'
hisself outen the mud an shakin' his fist
this a way like he had some grudge agiu
the place begin like a desirable citizen,
Nlgh's / en- remember he must ha' paid
fr eight or nine rounds o. drinks, libra
an pleasant like.
Want no way at all o. tellin' him I'm
a real gent, but stead o. quittln' when
his moneys gone, like It was up to him,
he keeps on orderin' an sticks me fr
two rounds fore I realize. Now he pears
TO be all het up count O. bein' throwed
out.
That's the way with a good many.
They don't pear to have no mem'ry what
soever o. kindness what's done been shown
TO 'em. but they get madder'n hornets
when they're called down. Couldn't no
body been piessanter'n / was longs he
paid his shot, but he's done forgot all
about that"
"oh, I don't know" said Mr.. owen Pep
per, who had. like the others in the
saloon, looked on with interest during
the controversy between old man Green
hut and the stranger, but who had not
presumed to interfere. any more than they.
Il don't know. but I reckon Bill Hoover
amt one 10 forget, drunk or sober. Least
ways they say up to Memphis what is
long suit is rememb'riu his enemies FIR
ever, same's he does his friends
Who's Bill Hoover2' asked old man
Greenhut a little thoughtfully.
old Man IL HIled.
Hes that there gazabo you was
speakin' about what you done throwed in
the mud n minute ago. Feared like he
went shy oncet or twicet In orderln', like
you said, but HIS check is good fr fifty
thousand up to Memphis. ! reckon maybe
he done forgot he WANT round home,
beln' some drunk, but he en- have any
thin he wants up there, money or no
money, bein' Is he arrays pays"
There's been times. Pepper" said old
man Greenhut with deep feeling, when
/ done said you talked too alfred much,
an 1 reckon that's true enough when you
amt got nothin' to say, but there can't
nobody say II OF you when you've got
somepin' INTO your head what a be we'll
fr somebody to know. You en- keep yo'
trap shet them times somepin' marvellous.
Be yo' tongue tide, or on'y just a plain
fool?"
This last inquiry was delivered with such
explosive fury that Mr.. Pepper lodged
involuntarily. but noticing that the old
man had not grabbed his bung starter, he
recovered himself partially.
"Oh, ] don't know" he stammered, but
before he could get further the old man
interrupted him.
NO, nor nobody else don't know neither.
j reckon wen have to let 1t go t you're
n y fAaI nnAr NLN. 49, T -.
poker?'
'oh. I don't know" said Mr.. Pepper,
but morn likely he does, bein' s he
keeps bank up to Memphis. He's a spot,
all right"
Quick Cancellation.
well, thank the Lord, you do know
somepine,' a" said old man Greenhut with
a Sigh OF relief. II reckon 1 must ha'
been some hasty with this here Mr.. Hoover
an it's up to some on us for to get things
Strengthened out afo' he gets away with
a wrong impression o. Arkansas City.
Jake, YOU an Joe'd better go up to tn
hotel an sec T you can't 'xplaln things.
Pears like a man what's got a bank ac-
count had ought for TO have mo- sense n
to got het up over a little scrap what don't
mean nothln'. See Z you can't get him
interested into a game o. draw"
well, I don't mind sayin' what / don't
like the job" said Winterbottom. us you
eck'nin on chuckin' people in tn mud
nm then 'Xpectln' 'em to come back n
paternize yo' place o. business?"
"Mebbe he mought ha' misunderstood,
suggested the old man. highs l en-
~rCo'lect he was sayin' what he'd have to
80 back TO tn hotcf n get some cash an
] was p'intln' out IN way for him when
his foot slipped an he mought ha' got
some muddy, bein' as the streets amt as
clean g they'd oughter be. Tell him we
uLs is sorry he didn't come back an get
brushed off"
Pears like you must reckon this here
Hoover's considerable OF a fool" said Joe
Barrett with an expression of disgust.
Most everybody Is mo- or less that
away retOrted the old man. Il reckon
twon't do no harm for to try what you
uhs en- do. II mebbe yo'd ruther set and
ehaw terbaclIer n see Mr.. Hoover carry
his floatin' capital back to Memphis.
'Aalnt nothin' 20 YOU uns, reckon,
Whtther there's any money took In or not.
The biting sarcasm Of this remark
seemed to have its effect. and Winter.
bottom and Bassett started out. though
with manifest reluctance.
Really Interested.
After their departure the arrival Of an
other customer kept old man Groenhut
busy behind the bar for a little while. but
It was noticeable that he was preoccupied
and had much less to say than usual
AFTER the newcomer had qucnched his
thirst and departed the old man turned
again to Mr.. Pepper.
YOU was sayin' what this here Nj
Hoover was consid'ablo Of a spot" he re-
marked u reckon nc wouldn't be one 4
d be liable for to nuss a grudge ag'in a