The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
$4,000 FOR AN OYSTER
The Victim Then Falls Out of Bed and Receivers From
Nightmare.

reasonable enough" said Hustle. bring
me three"
Your magnlhcence comprehends the
price?-three tor a quarter of a million?"
GO" Numbered Hustle. and they went.
As soon as they were gone. Hustle
Stage threw himself on the divan and
sank into deep revery.
Il see it all" he exclaimed at is an
attempt-a base attempt-to starve me
out Why; II ate only fifty fish balls in
ninety days. the whole million would be
gone"
But his glances greedily sought the
hundred bags. and his teeth clenched As
he huttered. I'm stick It out, Something
may turn up"
It was the first of April when he en-
tered the treasure chamber. BY the LIST
Of May he had devoured the upper leath-
er of both his shoes and one
Blue Point on half she'll SO COCO
The latter was daintily served on
golden plate for breakfast the 18th day
OF April Hustle pounded the shell TO
powder and supped on it the evening Of
the same day. In fact. he made a &C.
termined effort to obtain the other shell.
but his polite attendants pointed to the
golden menu:
Blue Point on half SO 300
Il could buy a whole dozen aldermen
for what that solitaire oyster cost me. ="
! he groaEed And his mind reverted to
the happy days when he had lunched on
two red-cheeked apples for three cents.
On the Sd day of May he called for
the golden menu again. Imagine his sur
! prise when he read on II these engraved
words
Corned beef hash with bread So 600 Is
Ccrned oeei ID
Bring me some corned beef hash with
Observation-Disclosures bread" he fairly
shrieked to the waters. They salaamed
and disappeared. After what appeared
an eternity 10 the famished plutocrat,
they returned
"lneffable one" said the first slave.
''the cook says he's very sorry. but the
/ cOrned beef hash is all out"
! Hustle swoone6
! When he came 20 he ordered $4,000
worth Of fish balls. which he carved into
minute bits and then used the magnifying
glass on the molecules The unhappy
man was with difficulty restrained from
swallowing the glass. Il need It most
| inside" he tried 70 explain to the blacks
! Next day he addressed a note 10 the
/ Sultan:
Sweet IS the song II birds to the captive Kindly
HUSTLE STAGE"
This answer came within an hour:
Canary Bird in gilt cage.................SO oO0N
Canar Bird toast.-..................... 10000
MAJUNIBI III.
On the 9Th day of May ne wrote q sec
ond note to the Sultan:
! q should like to buy Chakkabo. my head waiter.
/ I have become very fond u him. Name your bottom
/ price. HUSTLE STAGE"
1t was Chakkabo himself who delivered
the reply:
''Cannibalism is forbidden BY Law. The penalty
is death By starvation. MAJUMBI III.
"He Is on to my little game" moaned
Hustle as he read the royal missive.
On the morning OF May Is things looked
black indeed. Hustle had already con-
sumed S3l5.OOO worth Of food. without
l SbtAhlib VI Il o-LtlAA Llp W te+NlA waiter o
and had still forty-fve days left
Il must have a soft boiled egg" he
! sighed. cost what it may" He touched
/ the gong and the golden menu and the
magnifying glass were presented. Taking
the former. he had scarcely glanced al
/ II when he cried out in anguish. Great
! Scott, what does this mean? Your mon
strous prices have all been marked up
| 100 per cent"
soft bcileu SflVV
Medium. onto 50ulO
Hard. ditto 60OCOl
! 1T means. your excellency." said Chak-
| kabo with a grin, that a convention Of
the Y P. 5. ?. z. has struck the town,
/ and everything has gone up"
The Y. p. S. P. E." muttered Hustle
in daze
Yes. Glorious One" replied ChaIlabo.
'the Young Peoples Society Of Pagan
| Endeavor."
Hustle Stage staggered to his feet and
then fell heavily 10 the floor.
Great heavens exclaimed Hustle
Stage. as he picked himself of the car
I pet that was the ghastliest nightmare
that has ever occurred in the history of