The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-29

Really. Mr.. Marphey. YOU must
understand. r."
That's all right. Cut on. the
scenery. Have cigar | want TO
talk 70 you Sit down"
"sThe fact is. Mr., Blddle." began
the manager. when his wife had left
them alone. II am In a deyilish ght
place. My force is composed OF
crooks CROOKS. / tell YOU!
never saw such an outfit in my HE
and don I understand how l got
such gang on my hands. But
think they arr working in eoneer'
and they think they have got me
where | am helpless"
lilo wdo. yea mean, helpless?'
well the assistant manager haa
been pretty smooth until lately and
he worked me into a contract with 4
coffee firm that turned cut to he a
trap, He worked the same game on
che or two other deals and now he
Is trying 10 put his knowledge TO adj
vantage. Coupled to that is the fact
that ali the force would quit If he
we're fired. / have eleven men ON
the day. shift and FIVE on al night.
The Whole sixteen would drop out II
| fred Casey. the assistant manager
Jimmie whistl2d. Then he thought
OF something.
What about the--the-er--er-
girls that take the cash."
They're all gold Mrs. Brent is
as true as steel and the other one is
Mrs. Murphey's own sister
That's good, anyway. You can't
be robbed. eh?"
'oh, yes l can, and I am. 1t is
this way: For instance, a man
tones in at the door, gets a check,
proceeds to the counter and gets a
neal of. say, forty-fve cents. But
the patron is in touch with the conn
ter man. so. instead of punching his
check at forty-fiya cents the counter
n. an punches it at. say, twenty cents.
A hundred. or a hundred and fifty
customers are in the place: every
thing i hustle and hurry, the pat
ron walks forward with the crowd,
presents his check. pays twenty
tents-th amount pnnched-and de-
PARTS about his business.
"Good Lord Some graft there
ehe"
Eyes, assented Mr. Murphey
And at quitting time the proceeds
are pre- rated among the gang at
definite understanding. So there
you are"
But now are you going to Get at
it,"
arm coming to that now. Mr.
Riddle, you are a Godsend Your
willingness to begin at the bottom is
going to be my salvation. want
You 10 begin tomorrow morning at
the icb of scrubbing marble and
cleaning windows. The fellow |
have now is NV one and loafer.
He hasn't had time TO count much
with the gang and they wont Sis
peet As fast as tou learn the differ
ent details / shall advance you and
keep hiring another scrubber, thus
firing the old gang, one at a time.
until reach the assistant, who will
he the last To Get the AK With
little care in the matter Of hiring we
oc~ht Il end mp with a pretty good
force Eh?"
Jimmie erinned broadly.
IF somebody don't get their head
broke on this DIAL, I'll miss my
Guess" said he. ''lf get you cor
rectly. I'm scheduled to take the part
of buffer through the ranks of an
organized gang of thieves. Very
we'll. You do the brain act and I'll
SIMPLY the elbow grease and leg-work
at seen dollars ner week and my
hoard Where's the frst victim"
An hnrr later Jimmie Ind made
fASF AAftAhFN w &iF NfdEf #tih III 4
W1rrhe~ and was heck ~ his r-nm
agafn e'ono and with the DIOR shnt
" had been over the entire nlare
frcm the ice box--which was as big
as Jimmie's room--to the window
disnlay in front. He had been in
treduaed to most of the men, begin
ming with the assistant. a rather
large fellow named CASEY lie d'd
net impress Jimmie rs ing yer
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