Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07

and addresses to Miss Allen.
THEN there come slack spell that lasted for
couple of weeks. and we didn't get hardly
any mail at all, except from some crank out in
Illinois that had splurged on whole ten dol
lars worth of shares, and wrote in about every
other day wantin' to know when the dividends
was gon' to begin comm his way. | heard Miss
Allen talkin' it over with Sweetie.
1t was along about then that this duck from
the postoffice buildin' showed up. He comes
gumShOeln around one noon hour, while was
all by my lonesome, and he asks whole lot of
questions that I'd forgot the answer to. was
tellin' the boss about him that night around
closin' up time
81 sized him up for one of them cheap skates
from the Marshal's Office" says l. Il didn't
know what his game was and | wa mt goin' to
give up all knew to him; so tells him to call
around tomorrow and you'll load him up with
all the information his nut can hold. Was that
right"
Mr.. Pepper seems to be mighty int rested for
awhile but then he grins. pats me on the
shoulder and SAYS. THAT was just right.
Torchy. exactly right. l couldn't have done it
better myself"
But half an hour later, after Miss Allen has
stuck her gum on the paperweight and skipped.
and Sweetwater has slid out too and just as |
was gettin' ready to call it day. Mr.. Pepper
calls me in on the rug.
"Torchy," says he. during the brief period
that We have been associated in business have
found your services very valuable and your
society very cheering. In other words, Torchy,
you're all right"
as good as they make 'em. Mr.. Pepper"
Thanks. Torchy," says he, thanks"
Then he looks out of the window for minute
before he asks how I'd like two-weeks' vaca-
WELL says /, "seein' as how Conveys froze
up. and Palm Beach don't agree with my
health, I'd just as soon put them two weeks in
storage until July"
Il see" says he: but the fact is Torchy,
I've had sudden call to go West"
Out to the Glory Be mine?" says
you've guessed it" says he. And | am
taking this opportunity for releasing Sweet
water and Miss Allen"
They amt much use. anyway" says l.
" But you wouldn't shut up the shop for fair.
would you? Don't you want some one on hand
to answer fool questions. or steer cranks off like
that postoffice guy that's comm tomorrow
Unless you think I'd hook the rolltop or pinch
the letterPress. you'd better leave me sittin'
on the lid"
Well. Sir. he seemed to take to that notion.
and the next thing knows m teln' him about
my scheme of wantin' to save up enough dough
to pay for little bunch of them Glory Be
stocks.
Its shame to waste all that good money
on people that don't know cinch when it's
passed out to EN-" says |, land I've been
thinkin that if l hung to the business long
enough maybe I'd have show to buy in"
SAY, you couldn't guess what Mr.. Pepper up
and does then. He opens the safe, counts
out hundred shares of Glory Be common and
fills out the transfer to me right on the spot.
Now. Torchy." says he. 1T will cost you
five weeks salary to pay for these; but if |
raise you dollar week and take it out little
at time you'll never miss it. Anyway, you're
shareholder from now on
Did you ever get rich all of a sudden. like
that! You feel it first up and down the small of
your back. and then it goes to your knees l
couldn't say blamed word that was sensible
don't know just what did say. and never
come to until after Mr.. Pepper'd finished up
and gone. leavin' me with two-weeks' pay in
my pocket. and big envelop full of them
Glory Be shares all printed in gold and purple
ink. with a picture of Dakota Dan in the mid
die.
I COULDN'T eat bite of supper that night
and puts in the evenin' readin' over them
pamphlets we'd been sendin' out until l knew
every word of it by heart. I'll bet got up and
hid them stocks in a dozen diff rent places be-
fore mornin. and an hour before bankn' time
was sittin' on the steps of the Treasury Trust
Concern waitin to hire one of them steel pigeon
holes down in the vaults. After I'd got the
velop slowed away and tied the key around my
neck with string / goes back to the office.
Sweetie and Miss Allen was there with their