Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-15
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Same old town. Wiley"
Same old town, Hen"
What 1t needs is a few funerals.
Maybe some of 'em will drop dead
when they know Zen and me got
money. Where can a man get q drink
in this town easiest?"
Wiley look at RUDE Van Hart. Rube
winked at Wiley. The Maccabees were
cluttering up the hall with cake and
Hicks, the expressman, with their
enormous reception badges of white
satin and wired roses, We're enough for
a welcome committee. RUDE winked at
Wiley. and the 0 u went out and
down stairs.
"Tll bet" said Hen to Ben, that
there's been as much bootleg booze
drunk at C~armichaeIs stable since we
SOLD out as before. n that's going
some."
Rube arranged a row Of beer bottles
along the side of a horse stall after an
Grand to the hay. "Shut the door" he
said; the Methodists are coming home
from Mrs. Blake's, and C~armichael's
trying to corral an agreement with
EN- to do all the hauling for the as
sembiy next summer. Carmichael's wife
Is going to join 'em to cinch It'll"
oh, lord" roared Ben, same old
town.
Wen throw a fit into EN-" said
Hen; watch u.s."
Rube and Wiley drank their beer
and listened. Poor old Rube, who once
had batted 400 with the Cubs, and was
now chambermaid to Ca~rmichael's
horses; and Wiley 7. C~urran. who had
the Ink on his hands of a three dollar
and twenty-five cent printing job from
the Gem restaurant. They listened
hungrily to all this magic-they, too,
had come back to the old town.
Say" went on Her after all the
scheme that's a wonder. We're going
to buy the tin opera-house."
Crazy about the show business"
added Ben.
why. these old cooks here don't
know they're alive continued Hen.
What do they get here? Swiss Bell
Ringers and Flint, the Hypnotist, or
some dead one with a picture show on
art, that these women's clubs round
up. Ii you want to go to a show you
got to go to Earlville, and the blamed
r stop at eleven fifteen. Now amt
that nice for a man with a girl? Sup
pose he wants to pull off a little eat
after the shown
"Oh, my Aunt Maria!" whispered
NA1Sy toSAtiy. SlQS Ol Suls
cago?"
Leave 1t to us. We had more fun
In Frisco with the show business than
anything you ever heard of. These ac-
tors and managers think they're wise,
and they did get some of our money,
but we got our fun. Backed one show
n 1T broke up for twenty thousand
always a lot of phony shows around
waiting to be financed, and vixen Hen
and me sail in like two little angels
from the long uncut, they can't do
enough for US. And when we've had all
the fun we want, we cut the string,
and down comes the show-fop!"
Wiley's face looked vacant. Rube
rubbed his aureate nose.
-Four shows now out on
the coast wondering what
has become Of their little angels" said
Hen-'but what's the use? We wanted
to see the old town"
What the old town needs" went
on Ben, us q silver n band, a
semi-pro ball team and a few hot
shows in the tin opera house,
You can buy it of the Gamble es-
tate for $1,000" said RUDE.
Listen. Got something more than
that. Morris Feldman, over at tho
1920 Main street house in Earlville,
was telling me about this girl who won
the Chronicle beauty prize. Why, he
says when she goes to Chicago the
vaudeville managers will be climbing
over one another to sign her. Morris
went out to see her and old Linds-
from chased him over the fence with
q CUR, and then prayed for his soul
because he couldn't shoot him. Leave
1t to o Jew to take care of his hide.
Morris finished his interview with the
cOwshed between him and the Dane.
but he says we just got to get that
girl"
Get her7" Wiley looked startled.
You mean
Sign her and put q show out. Nor
ris Feldman says he's found a man
with a piece, and all they needs the
money. And they tell me around town
that this little girls having q tough
time: Of 1t. All thes, High street
cooks won't look at her-the Shakes
peare club gang and all them"
Yes" murmured Wiley, sit's true
She's not very happy over It ALL"
is she pretty as the papers tout
herr"
Yes. Isn't she, Rube?r
"All the way. II she coached along
the side lines with me pstchin', I'd Be
ratified clear out Of the box"
TITS a shame" said Ben, t'if b
amt got a chance. Amt 1t, Hen?"
1T Is. We read that paper and we.
says: Little girl, the twins'N stake,
you with their last COW track"
you mean" retorted Wiley, staring
at them, that you're going to back.
Aurelie Lindstrom to go on the stage?''