The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-09
SHORT STORIES OF
The BUSINESS
The Striped Tourists
BY MONTAGUE GLASS.

| MlntZ, manufacturers drummer, rush
/ ed across the street, lodging two troll
ley cars and an automobile in his
progress, and grasped him warmly by
| the hand
Now, Louis lay was sympathy, and
he made haste to put it in practice
with Abe Potash.
We'll, Abe, my boy" he said, you
look like you'd struck the high and
dry place between a failure and a fire
What's the trouble?"
Abe disengaged his right hand from
Louis cordial embrace and backed
away hurriedly.
please, he protested, mo jokes
Enough's enough. The last time you
was here you made some fine jokes for
Perlmutter, and we got them striped
tourists coats yet
Louis looked grieved
why. they're my best sellers, Able.
If I'd thought you was goingg to get
stuck with them tourists I'd NV eat
EN- first"
Eat em now" Abe suggested.
'Tain't too late. They're all there,
just where your expressman left
them"
The troubled look on Louis face
grew almost agonizing in it's intensity.
Now, that amt no way, Abe" he
grumbled ''Perlmutter bought them,
and Perlmutter's your partner"
MY partner Potash cried, and his
bushy eyebrows elevated themselves
so far that it seemed impossible for
them to descend again without surgi-
cal assistance.
He seized Mintz by the coat and
dragged him into the store. &?
Come" he said eagerly, 81 want you
should hear some things. You shall
/ Judge it between us
Hold on, there. Abe" Louis cried,
struggling to free hiself. That's a
new suit.
I'll buy you another" Abe said, re-
leasing his grasp on the drummer's
coat, eff you take back them tourists
He led the way to the Office in the
rear.
You amt in no hurry, no." he COM
menced. Then sit down. Here, have
some cigars" he pulled handful from
his pocket. "Take EN- all; l don't
smoke"
Much obliged, Abe. What are you
doing? Buying cigars for the drum
mers."
ME buy cigars for drummers?" Abe
cried Indignantly. Il catch myself.
don't buy no cigars for nobody All
such things, such nonsense. leave for
Perlmutter."
Louis lit one of the cigars and blew
a great cloud of smoke.
Where's Perlmutter now" he ask,
ed "Is he out?"
Potash laughed a hollow, mirthless
guffaw.
mo, Louis" he replied. "Perlmutter
amt out am out Abe Potash is out
Business amt bad enough, Louis; col
.lectioDs amt slow enough, Louis; sales
amt falling off enough, Louis; but that
big foot, that crazy Perlmutter, he gets
it into his head he must go off and
get married.
Potash gained heat as he proceeded
and punctuated each enough with a
bang of his fist.
rs Morris Perlmutter married.
Louis exclaimed.
so sure as you smoke them cigars
from his wedding" Potash said sol
EMMY. "Perlmutter is married and
away on his welding tower He got a
have tower, too. Louis, When | was
married had towers, too, you believe
me. Louis. My wife and me, we don't
know what towers is when We got
married. But Perlmutter, he must
have everything. Towers he must
have, with Meyer Rothschild's daugh
ter
"Of Rothschild & Pollak?' Louis
asked.
That's them" Potash assented
"Rothschild & Pollak. You know EN-,
Louis?'
Louis nodded.
"Then don't have to tell you that
Rothschild's a Pollak, but Pollak amt
no Rothschild, Louis, no stree. Pollak
in one plain crook-two fires in Mil.
waukee and a failure in Toledo. Nice
people they are, Louis, believe me-
And where did Perlmutter go with
his bride?" Louis inquired.
ASK me where he goes?" Potash
grunted Atlanta, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and Old Point Com
fort. When was married | went with
nv Rosie to Old Point Comfort, Louis
Believe me, | was happy we could GO
TO two rooms on Third street. But then
| married a common sense girl, Louis
not so stylish, but good cook y un