The Washington times., 1912-05-23
The Parsimonious Cocktail
- By
EDGAR FRANKLIN
Copyright. 1912. The Frank A. Munsey Coz
All Rights Reserved.

It was about the queerest thing he
had ever known.
And still. in a way, It was decidedly
enjoyable, for 1t was saving real money.
Ihat was the point Stingy as he had
been, he had never before really under
stood the science of saving money. But
now he did and he was saving 1t, and
Cowles knocked Banks summoned
him and he entered and announced:
DR.. Callow and"--
Who's DR.. Callow?" snarled Mr.
Banks.
Cowles' mouth opened. Just then a
small man entered the room under his
very nose, and large red hand came
forth and removed Cowles from the pic
ture; and large red man entered.
SO that, in his own study, with the
door closed. Mr.. Banks was confronted
by the medical gentleman who had
treated him lest evening and the red
gentleman who had escorted him down
the steps of the Madison avenue house
Banks sat back and gasped. The red
man nan sat back and puffed ,agitatedly.
Inc younger man anrCCnced:
y am DR.. Callow, MIR. Panks. You
remember. me from last EVENING""
I certainly do, but.
IT is possibly better that I dc tho
explanation remarked the large, red
man. Il speak it the way it is. My
OF Moscow. I came to dis country -
make the e"fa bar faesp eear had to bette M
The other bowed, DR.. Callow leaned
forward AMI cmiicd enchantingly
the victim OF most lementabie error
You called. understand. to see some
one who is staying at our sanatorium
I,nfortn1ately. we do not receive visi.
'Um?"
"on the other hand we did expect a
Young gentleman at precisely the hour
y Hou Arr arriyedain 4 word; young Mr.,
ing there for treatment. This. Of course,
is entirely confidential"
Therefore" said DR. Callow with q
faint smile. when YOU arrived YOU re.
ceiVrh n rather different reception from
what you MAJ have expected. Young
Cir Eanderplatz, you know, was ex.
peete,d i, to come unwilinsly: Therefore
ion that he would hardly knew hims eli
to be there until-er-well. as 1t were
uHi oTcry ne wfo fs there wa, x0g qnderstand
"Precisely. And, therefore, we have
called this morning to get your promise
that nothing shall be said about the
entirely iamentabie "'s and both M Dr
Rausenfeld and apologize humbly. for
we feel that an apology is due you. We
have your word?'
leaned DdCk again. "Hen q
man has to apologize, you have a
certain advantage over him. Wher
Banks neglects an advantage the ad
vantage has to creep under a stone
wall at least 100 miles distant, There
When I give my word I. usual,
know what I'm giving IT for" said
Banks; ;nnfsr What What sort of place are YOU
sanStoTriumi" Dr.. caIlow said uncom:
fortably.
drink habi Observation-Disclosures"
Callow turned helplessly. DR.. Rau-
senfeld Strengthened up and permit
ted his red whiskers to bristle ad lib.
1T Is my sanatorium for der cure
of der noney-spending habit" he an
"The-what?" gasped Banks.
For der cure of der money-spendine
habit" Rausenfeld repeated forcefully
Il takes peoples what are addictioned t.
cSrs to them. I gif them my treatment
days they are cured of the habit. Some.
times a week. Afterward they think
When InsH, they sPend the money IT, indeed indeed
stand"
1T is the discovery Of myself" the
doctor continued proudly. I'm all thu
York start. I call on some wealthiei
who have sons that spend money too
much of the quick. I tell what I do
They are wise. They trust me. In tive
weeks have cured the twenty-five big
| gest spenders of the money in all New
York Yes, and
''Doctor!" said Callow gently. "I
! may be better not to tell''--
Rausenfeld gnawed in a foot or 81
OF red mustache and thereby chokeC
off further utterance on his part. Cal
| low breathed relievedly.
But the mischief was done.
Banks had had time to think, anC
| that always meant mischief. He haC
| been putting two and two together II
the last few minutes and the resul
| was quite considerable.
He smiled now, broadly and uu
pleasantly. He planted his keen ey'
upon Rausenfeld and smiled even mor'
| broadly as he remarked:
You wretched scoundrel! Don't yoI
| suppose that Straub and Haskins hav'
| told me all about your placer
| Callow started and whitened.
| Rausenfeld also started, but he red
dened and leaped from his chair. Hi
red hair and his red whiskerl
bristled. His red mustache stood ou
straight and his voice came in an angr!
| roar:
"straub! straub! straub! You know
! then this Straub?"
Very well indeed" said Bank
placidly.
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