The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30

Edith Chatom extend her hand with
parting smile TO Arnold and drive on
behind the coachman with the high hat
and yellow pants. That settled the
Headlight Kid Always stay in wit
t'ese NUTS tat are strong wit Z
organization guy might want some
pin sometime from somebody"
Hello, J. Ham, he began. his rat
eyes on ArnoId's fashionable clothes
he would have a coat cut like that with
no top pocket Wasn't tat fight a
pippin?~
''Didn't see it," rejoined the young
man. He went directly TO the bar.
''Fergy." said he to the drink mixer In
chief. Il want to leave some money
with YOU He was counting out bills.
five of $1,000 each. eight of $500 each
and some smaller notes.
"How's that2" murmured the pallid
bar Keeper Lord Rex was the only
long shot today and he didn't carry
thimbIeful of money Fisht?'
Picked up $500. but haven't cashed
in Vet. This" Arnold watched the
saloon mans languid count merely
velvet
Ferreri's eyes widened. and Mamie
hoped on the bar rail TO gasp: Ten
thousand? Have ! woke up in tn mint?
j. Ham. whose roll is it?"
Mine" ArnOld's voice did not invite.
and they were silent. Louis Ferreri
shot a warning at the bar tender. This
was a foolish flash" for Ham to make
"a man who was mixed in the grand
jury scandals and all. Louis Tit
fresh cigar and looked with critical
pleasure at his reflection i'm the back
bar glass. He was a benign animal
fond of eating. the latest crush in
hat. absorbed with childish vanity In his
diamonds ON his watch fob his cuffs.
rfr,
head design of Roman gold clasping a
white stone in its teeth and with gar
nets for eyes. Besides these he had a
forget-me- of exquisite enamel with
a diamond heart, and three others OF
various settings. but all OF the purest
values and extreme cOstIiness. Like
most stupid men he had one single fad
which he imagined lifted his conscious
dullness. at this point at least. to com
mand attention from the more alert.
And these diamonds Louis always car
ried in a velvet case in his waistcOat
pocket. 1t occupied his indOlent mind
TO change the pin in his cravat for one
of the others at intervals of conversa-
tfOn, rubbing the scintiIlant Jewels and
watching them in the lights of the
cafes and theaters Within a single
evening he might be bedecked with
each pin In turn; but on prize fight
nights the slot machine man wore only
the tigers head pin with the safety
catch and deposited the others with
Fergy in the cash register drawer att
the Maplewood
Caressing the forget-me-nOt over the
bar, Ferreri idly drawled his curiosity
concerning ArnOld's money. you GER
talnly got next to something good. And,
say, anybody been talking to you about
Weldy? Somebody's going to get IN
dicted by the grand jury for that regis
tration business, sure. Ham,
Arnold shrugged indifferentIy. I'm
through with the funny work. I told
you l was going to be married. Louis"
Oh, see-that's your bankrOll? How
much is she worth?H
4 don't know. She's from Trinity
met her this summer"
You're always turning big tricks
Money ?-and she looked good to me-"
She's the best ever. I'm afraid I'll
get fond OF her myself. And I'm cut
ting out the old graft now. It's as
easy TO be a $4,000 man as a $1,000
man. and I'm going to break with all
this"
osity follew Hams eye about the bar
room Going after something big?
Your old man up in the pen-haven't
stopped working for that pardon. have
yOu?"
I'm going after it differently I've
Deen DONG dirty pOuJlcS Tor StlHman
and the city hall three years and what
have got out of it? Now IL this girls
got the mOney-and she owns a strip
of redwoOds you could drop the town
in-Tll shove some of il right Under
stand? That pardon will go TO the
governor with the right people be-
hind it,"
You're not deuce high with the gov
ernor. That big land company down in
Stanislaus is too close to the railroad
Chatom's the only man could handle the
governor for you, and newell what
pull have you and me got doing a little
politics over the hill against Chatom
and the railroad and the land company
that wants your old man kept in the
pen Say, Ham, we ain't a fash in the
pan with the governor"
I'll turn the trick. With money I
can meet some different people"
To BE Continued Next sunday