The Washington times., 1912-05-22
The Parsimonious Cocktail
EDGAR FRANKLIN
Copyright, 1912, The Frank A. Munse
All Rights Reserved.

, And just then one Of the men spied
him and squealed aloud in amazement.
The man was John Seabright, and he
shrieked:
Banks. what in blazes are you do
ing here2"
''What?" said the millionaire, as he
advanced into the room.
''What?"
The trio dropped their cards. They
leaned back and shrieked in loud and
gladstone mnrrinent- They hugged their
sides and beloved. They wiped the
tears from their eyes and beloved some
the CONSENSUS ot the whole thing was:
''What are you doing here?'
Banks sulped and came closer. lie
riInned his % Eyes and sought for an ex-
came straight to business with:
%seabrigt!t,, what the devil are you
| Enjoying life"
And what are the heans worth?"
! The beans arent worth cent n mil
has got too wise to risk any money
On The t1rr Of n card!'
You bet!" cried Tate and seabright
in joyful chorus.
You're not merely playing for beans
.aS seIssrE6t ISnkf pacedly
| 1.-The fellow that wins the most beans
gets cent at the end of The game!"
There was marked satisfaction at the
remark. The others nodded: Banks
kidnapped as he had teen and they had
been made crazy. He stepped to Sea-
bright and laid a hand on his shoulder.
5Gnn n he III S3d Ill., InIemHly nd NJ wan" %Snt
l.ome with me. Where were you day
before yesterday"
night here, thank heayenr,' respond
"Well. get out OF here now and come
home with me. We've got no end of
things. to talk over, you know"
br,rbt kp9T %Fn we rich sbuce pres
ent stay right where I ami"
when YOU want coin for your Con
sefHs'ea seif Cried 0's sseaSrisht ih hastily " your
| Banks shrugged his shoulders. He
turned to Tate and Barkus.
Then, since Seabright chooses to
turn aside a good opportunity to invest
little, money. shall have to ask
Two echoing laughs greeted him
that a queer chill went through Banksl
When you want to catch any more
good things, Worden, take a hook and
happily. There's nothing doing here
now!
And there won't BET" shrieked Bar
Banks rubbed his forehead dazedly,
! They were all crazy-that was It! They
were crazy as the craziest. He couldn't
understand how or why it had happen.
R%T ibe ydeRens eReg WsEs dd he three
you ever get In here?" he cried What
sort Of a den is this?''
The chorus Of laughter went up again
why, you confounded chump, this IL
DR.. Rausenfeld's sanatorium for the
cure OF the"
He stopped very abruptly.
The front door had slammed sharply
In the corridor heavy steps were aud!
them came massive man..
feet in height. His head was a shock OF
coarse red hair; from his chin depended
q full bushy foot of the same ma
terial: HIS eye eyes We We're bright red-rim'
Yeyed the millionaire in the fur coal
they became wider.
He strode into the big. plainly furnish,
He came straight to Banks and laid 8
ham-like hand upon his shoulder; and
from some deep spot in his chest came
a roar Of:
what are you doing here?"
"Why, H."
Isn't your name Worden iBanksT'
| lneH OulSluS OF mere you 90, and
If 1t shall ever be that catch you
here again there is trouble like that
place where the devil lives! thunder
ed the amazing colossusl
And Banks was seized by the col
lars, suddenly and Unexpectedly.
He was showed bodily toward the
door and out through two vestibules
He was escorted-nay, helped-dowI
the, steps by the obliging red giant;
and he was left upon the curb with a
wild. snarled injunction in a foreign
Language.
After which, with Banks standing
upon the curb and the door closing
and the automobile sliding up obedi-
entity through the stilly night, the
vestibule light went out and a ringing
chorus of laughter came from the
strange abode!
Mr.. Banks climbed into his machine
and all but fell fiat in the tonneau. IIe
} Strengthened himself up and pulled
the robe around him; and while his
! mind said. What in the name OF
4 several kinds of bright blue blazes
have I struck" his lips said, merely
and family:
J "Home"
Consiuuafiau of ThIs Sforr NH-u