Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
A BOOST FOR THE BENOS
BY SEWELL FORD

"'rrout in q pool, SAYS Bcrte. Had il sunk in the
table, and the guests caught their own fish souvenir
fishing rods, and all that. Rippn scheme, bah Iove
Wish III thought Of il first know.
Why not have duck pond, then, suggests Mr..
Robert, and lei Your guests shoot their game dur
ing the soup course souvenir shotglnS, too
But. say, Bob, chimes in BERTHE eager. do you
think oh, come. now, Ii couldn't he done Don't
ciaff old man This is serious, y'know There's
monkey dinner but that been done, and i girl IN
pic. Oh, | say, c;,wn't You tell me new one? I'm
ioored absolutely tioored!. And with that BERTHE
groans like he III real pain.
Sorry says Mr.. Robert, but haven't an idea
You might ask Torchy here, though.
RERTIE, he takes one glance At me, and then gives
- another groan Don't be a brute, Bob Says he
why, says Mr.. Robert, Iorehy is our emergency
man. Isn't that 50, oTchy:
Sure" says l. GRIMM back. Idea expert and brain
or the whole shop, ais" frctin done "r trssy
BERTHE boy amt in a mood for bein' iosheC though
There, there" says Mr.. Robert. II hadn't
directors meeting on hand should what could
DO, BERTHE. But you've heard Torchy describe himself:
why not call his bluff
My rates for dinner ideas are twenty a throw
says |.
"rwentv!" saws BERTHE I'D give fifty"
"Done," says Mr.. Robert and then he turns to me.
snow. young man, there's commission for YOU Come
around at ten in the morning BERTHE and Torchv will
tell YOU al about it. SO long. old chap, and don't
Worrv and at that Mr. Robert huStles into his private
office le;,vn me and BERTHE tarn at each other with
mouths open. lie Was Iikln II 1nlSnlN serious
BERTHE was too, which To me a lot like goln far
to find trouble. But be real cheerin when try
hard.
~Whoops m dcar!~ says |.
"Eh. saws BERTHE.
"ih don't You know the answer to that: SAYS /.
"say TIM d;lfodil All Of which means Mr. Billings.
that you're to chirk up
IL don't in the least understand, says BERTHE
~Nl right: deep coises. then. says |; but be
and sound the X soft in scissors, and when YOU
Madison Square don't get lost in the woods.
Honest. almost Il shame good ktilIl
on a nonrcsster like Berte; but had to pass
thing pay for what MIR. Robert had handed me.
Then | got to thinkn it and wonderin' if it
all Josh Suppose could work up scheme good enough
to with that fifty? Ever try excrci>in Your
mind 0 fool problem like that Well it amt such
Il cinch it seems, and inside Of hour | almost
sy1npathizin' with BERTHE Then Mr.. Robert,
nc leaves for the day shown it at more
Remember says he. that are relying YOU to
plan that dinner entertainment
And knew Mr.. Robert. He thought he'd slipped
something humorous this time, and he'd be
bingin up for month after rs a case where I'd had
; chance and couldn't make good But couldn't /, BY
closin time had the wheels gon round at high speed,
and al | could grind out batty notions that even
BERTHE would have been ashamed to own
60 when it time for town the Brothers I3eno
- to Fricclsni's | want feeln chesty
usual. They w;n' the corner all right, and
mated trio never punched. The original
Benz short and thick / Sknp Farrell was tall