Putnam patriot., 1909-10-29

quent. He was apt. when pushed so close by hard luck. to kick The best dressed man he could see and try to take command Of the boat
 Presently TobIn grabs my arm and says. excited:
 lawn says he. do ye know what we're doing? We're taking voyage upon the water"
 There, now.' says [ :: "subdue yer self The boat Il land in ten minutes more'
 Look" says he, .'at the light lady upon the bench And have ye forgot ten the nigeer man that burned me ear7 And isn't the money had gone n dollar slxty-nve it was7'
 thought be vas no more than sum ming ID hls catastropbes so as to get violent with good excuse. as men will do and I tried to make him under stand such things are trities.
 Listen" says Tobln. ''Ye've no ear eles If tho inspired What did the paimisf lady teil yc out of me band7 Tis coming true before your eyes. Look out says she. for I dark man and lght woman, they'll bring ye trouble Have ye forgot the ulgger man though he got some of ii back from me fsti Can yc show me Il tighter womau than the blond lady that Was the cause of me hat failing h the watef7 And where's the dollar sixty-ise 1 had ln me vest when NC Jeff the shooting gallery =
 The wHy Tobin put il it did seem te corruhornte the art of prediction. though II looked to ne that these aeei- dents could happen to any one at Co ney without the implication of pain lBtry.
 Tobin got up and walked around on deek. looking elese at the passengers out of his little rcd eyes. l asked him tue interpretation of his movements. Ye never know what iobiD has in his mind until he begins To carry It out.
 ..Ye should know" says lie. Pm working out the salvation promised by the lines In me palm I'm looking for tie crooked nose man that's to bring the good luck s1is all that will save Us lawn. did ye ever see straighter nosed gang of hellions in the days ef your lifeT'
 'Twns tue 9:30 boat, and we landed and walked uptown through Twenty second street. Tobln being without bis hat
 on street corner. standing under . gaalight and looking ever the elevated rnad at the moon. WAS man. long man lie was. dressed decent. with T cigar between hls teeth and saw that hts nose made two twists from bridge ,o cut. like tue wriggle of a snake. rohin saw II at the same time. and he4rd him breathe hard ike horse when you take the saddle off He went straight up To tue man. and went with hln.
 Good night to ye" Toi,lu says to the man The man takes out his cigar and passes the compliments sociabe.
 'Would ye hand Us your name," asks fohin and let us look at the size of it7 It may be our duty to become ae- quainled with yes
 My name" says the man, polite, 'ts friedenhausman Maximus G. Fried. rnhnnsman.@
 Iris the right length" says rehin Do you spell 1t with an o, anywhere aewa the stretch ef itT"
 Il do not says the man.
 "Gan ye spell fl with m 'o'7" In pulrcs Tehin. tuvning anxious.
 "if your eeuscienee,. says the taan with the nese. is indisposed toward foreign ldioms ye might. to please your. self. smaggle the letter into the penuE timate syllable"
 ".Tis well," says Tohin We're in the presence of Jawu Malone and Dan lcl fobin."
 "'Tis highly appreciated, says the man. with bow And now, since cannot conceive that ye would hold spelling bee upon the street corner. Will ye name some reasonable excuse for being at larger
 By the two signs" answers robtn. trying Ia explain. "w hieh ye display ae. eordlns to the reading of the Egyptian palmiSt from the sole ef me hand we've been nominated te offset with good lue.. the lines of trouble leading to the nlgger man and the blond lady wfIa a5s feet crossed in the boat. be sides the financial less of dellar sixty. Ave. ali SD far fulfilled seeording to Heyle"
 The man stopped smoking and look ed at uae
 Have ye any amendments" he asks. 'to otger to that statement, or are ye ene tool thought by the looks of ye ye might have him in charge"
 'None." says te hinl. except that as one horseshoe resembles another se are ye the picture of good luck as pre- aicted by the hand of me friend- If not. then the lines of panuy's hand may have been cressed. don't know.
 ~There's two of ye.- says the man with the nose. locking up and down for the sight of policeman I've enjoyed your company immense Coed night" With that he shoves his cigar in his mouth and moves across the street stepping fast Rut Tobin sticks close te one slde of him and me at the other.
 "whatsa says he. stopping on the opposite sidewalk and pushing back hls hat. Do ye follow mel tell ye.- he says very loud. I'm proud to have met ye. but it Is my desire to be rid of ye. I am or 10 me home"
 .no." says Tebin. leaning against his sleeve. DO he of to your home. And