Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-10
aiGIG G1IS EAR
Likewise a Bean Puts Chicago
Wizard in Cell.
Pupausiy. 5anker-conjurer, Sentenced
Once BY Judge lands. Again in
Trouble Over charms-@lnvls-
ihle" Man Aeeuser.

Chicago George a. Pupausky the
bankerconjurer, is free from the bride.
well. That is why Anton Lokoritz
alighted more or less gracefully on his
chin IN front Of q West side saloon
the other night.
Anton thought that because he had
the LETT ear OF a magic black cat" in
his left hand vest pocket he was invis.
ioie. ie had paid $25 TO Paupausky
for the ear.
Getting a little ahead OF the other
adventures OF the invisible Anton, it
may be chronieled here that Mr. Pau
pausky Is occupying a cell in the
LaWndale police station for his effort
TO sell another one OF his money ma.
King machines TO Two Of his country
men lie protests that bis name is
Anton George. not Pupausky. but he
has been identified as the man whom
Judge Lands sent to the bridewell for
six months for using the mails TO de
fraud believers in his supposed magic
charms He served his time. which
was up only recently
To return TO Anton Lokorit. who in
the meantime has picked himself up.
brushed off his clothes and hurried TO
the Pupausky home at 2310 Ogden
avenue. Anton's frantic ring at the
bell brings Mrs Pupausky, who ex-
plains that her husband is not at
home.
But he must be-" argues Lokoritz.
Why, the black cats ear he sold me
doesn't make me invisible at all I
tried to use it to get some drinks for
nothing in the saloon and when was
pouring out drink the bartender.
who is a pig, fell upon me and cast
me into the street
Mrs. PupauslSy is amazed ut can
not be- she cries But, yes! You
are the one who was born under
strange star Not cats ear, but
spirit bean is the charm that will
make you invisible Luckily I have
just one of those, the only one in the
world and to pay for your hard luck
you may have it for a beggarly $25"
What is S25 to one who is smarting
for revenge. Anton paid the money
and placed the bean in his left hand
vest pocket Then he hastened back
to the same saloon from which he
had been elected only an hour before.
Now TO teach that bartender a les
SON. murmured the Invisible one
There was no stealth in his bearing
What need had he for stealth? Like
king he strobe into the saloon with
true kingly Indifference he walked
around the end OF the bar seized
bottle and poured. himself a large
drink Of the best whisky in the house
He almost wished they could see him.
that they might witness the contempt
for all their ways which he was sure
his face would have expressed had it
been visible.
Biffl Bang. Biffl
Who is this detected looking person.
picking himself off his own chin on
that hard, cold pavement? 1t is our
invisible hero
Twice ia the same place" he NUT
sers ineredulously to himself Born
under a strange star? It must have
been one of the stars just sawl"
Even wizard loses bis fascination
if his wondrous charms lead one only
into trouble And so Anton dragged
his aching bones to the Lawndale po-
lice station and told his story
When Detectives Gary and Sullivan
reached Pupausky's Ogden avenue
palace OF the black art and crept ST.
lently into the hallway through the
open front door they heard a voice
"This machine it was saying while
two men listened with mouths agape.
will turn one-dollar bills into nice
twenty-dollar bills as fast as you turn
the crank. You see. I'll just put dol
lar bill in here and then"
You can tell the rest of that to the
Judge in the morning" broke in the
harsh. unfeeling voice of Detective
Cary
come along quiet, now added De
tective Sullivan. And Mr.. Pupausky
came along"