Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

How.s tha6 Oh. you're only slightly
acquainted with him, Ell?
Huh. that's queer, because, you know.
Ed was talking withs me about you only
the other day, and the way lie uncoiled
it, why, / thought you two fellows had
gone to the school and TO the wars to-
gether and ali that stuff. So YOU don't
know Ed well, then? Well. that's Just
about as well, YOU know. Just ay-bout
as well. Because-oh, well, what's the
use?
"Yknow I kind o. thought all the time
that Eddie was trying to hand il 10 me
when he told me ne was 50 chummy
and pally and things with you. but OF
course ! couldn't come right out and
say anything 10 him about IT, for Ed.
you know, has got bedinged bad sort
of a tongue when he gets IL in for a
fellow, and | didn't want to take the
chance Of his getting a arulnp on me and
going around malleting me. II it hadn |
been for that consideration ] sure would
have called him good and plenty when
he told me all Of those yarns about his
busilress deals with YOU and how YOU
always went fishing together in the Adj
rondacks every year. and all like that.
-
h jinhs. sure do hate to have a
man unspool that kind Of stuff on me
when it isn't ISOLATE il just as much
as | do when | hear one of these rap
pers unloading pile of wallops at a
fellow that he pretenGs to be friends
with. fellow that'n do either OF those
things would steal lamb chops on the
hoof. and. say. it begins 70 look 10 me
as If Eddie Nudgebye does both
When Il comes To that. there isn't
much choice between yarn spinner and
a malleter, but. of the two. why. give
me the member of the Ananias Associa-
ton every time. hey? Because y'see.
there's always a chance that YOU can
nail a liar and make him come across
and own up under pressure, but its hard
10 trace or spring one OF these rappers.
and that's why they hardly ever get
what's coming o them.
well. now. look a-here. old hawss, II I
tell YOU something viii you stake me to
Your promise not 10 get cerise under the
neckband about. it and not to go looking
Tor Eddie Nudgcbye with sausage chop
per the next time you fit into Washing
ton?
Because, you know. / think it's only
fair for YOU 10 know the thing. that S
what | think. 1t would never have oc-
CURED 10 me to say one word to you
about II If you hadn't wised me up TO ii
that you're really only an acquaintance
tell mo, all kinds Of buddies with him.
Course. you're bound To get more or less
sore about ii. and ! wouldn't be the one
to blame you for il, either. seeing as how
III Is only an acquaintance of yours and
not q friend at all; but look a-here. you'll
give me the mitt that whatever you do
YOU II not mention my name in connec-
ton with whatever comes off, hey? Be-
cause he'll try tn dig il out of you who
told you this, and then he'd come romping
along TO me. and ! don't want to become
involved with a rapper with such a gift
for the clackerino stuff as Eds gothic
could undermine mans reputation in
side of five minutes. the way he gables
when he gets IL in for fellow
We'll, now, I'll wise you up 1t was
this way: Ed. YOU see, was spelling along
about how well he knew you and all like
that and-lemme see, ! forget just ex-
actly how IL came about. but something
was said-oh. sure, of course Ed said it
you wouldn't think I'd say it. would you?
well. then. something was said about
how YOU cleaned up in little stock min
ing deal a while back. before mining
stocks and things got punk. and how
now. wait minute. how did II get worked
around to that point, l wonder?
"Oh, now | know Eddie was saying
that the close-money times didn't bother
you any after the good thing YOU made
out of that little mining gag. and then he
nudged I'm a little crack about how he
only wished your friends had come out of
that mining business az well as you had
or anything like as well.
81 had to ask him. of course what he
meant by that-didn't I?-seeing that he
was showing symptoms of being about
ready to let some wallops out of his dia-
phragm. / asked him what he meant by
saying your friends hadn't come out of
that mining thing of yours with much of
their pelts left. Well. / had the dope
right about Eds being on the verge OF
exuding raps, for he began right there,