Evening star., 1914-03-15


rant, rules Only we of the Free Brother I
hood are seeking to tame ours. Do put it
clumsily?"
@If you readin' it off laundry ticket
it couldn't be clearer" says l. Something
about tappn' the upper-case too frequent aiSt it?
@An excellent paraphrase' says he "You hs,e it,"
Gee" says l. "Didn't know was so close behind
you But whisper amt got my Ego on the mat with
his tongue out, not yet.
@And who of has," says he. @But at least e give
him tussle and then We've broken fettYr here
and there. We have worked loose the gag
Say. he had, all right, else he'd swallowed st; for
easy and fluent converser Alvin headed tse bill.
Course. it's odd line he hands out, the kr that
keeps you guessin In spots it listens like hiabrow
book stuff and then again it don't. But SOMEHOW l
finds it sort of entertainin Besides he such
good-natured, well meanin' gink that lets htn
on, clear to 42d-st.
3Well, so long, says l. a get out here
@To leave among the Ishmaeites!' says he 3And
I've two useless hours to dispose Of Let gosa way
with you?"
hadn't counted on annexin Alvin for the resi- of the
day. and expect could have shook him if I'd tried;
but by that time he'd got kind of curious tQ know
who and what he was and why. So tows him 3ver as
far as the Physical Culture Studio
Here's where make some of 'em forget thet egos,
at so much per- says I, pointn' to the sign.
"Ah the red corpuscle method! says he. "Pri1tive;
but effective I've no doubt must see in perition
AND an hour later he St1l tnere repoSn cOnS taDe
in an office chair with his feet the wintEowsill,
smokin cigarettes, and THROWN off chunks ofsclassy
dialogue that had Swiftly Joe gawpn at him like
istenin to foreign language.
@My assistant, Mr.. Gallagher says l, by gay of
apologizin.
Alvin jumps up and shakes him hearty by thz mitt.
aAllow me to offer you cigarette, Sir" says heE
aMuch obliged says Swiftly, eyin the thin silver
case with the gold linn'. aGee! what swell bo3."
4Do you fancy it:' says Alvin. Then it is gours,
with my best compliments"
3Ah-r-r-r chee not protests Swiftly. ).
4Please. as favor to me- insists Alvin, pusln the
pleasure. In return shall remember gratefully the
direct sincerity of your Charming"
And say expect it's the first time in his whocareer
that anybody discovered any good points :about
Swiftly Joe Gallagher first sight He backs ost with
his mouth open and his face tinted up like oldnaids
that's been kissed in the dark.
PUT that little play only makes all the harSer for
me to shoe him out. The fact is though, 'ssettin
almost time for directors meetin that's bepulled
off in my front office. Sounds imposn'. dqn't it?
Didn't know was on board eh? Well, am end up
to date it's been of the richest luxures evSr blew
myself to. I'd been roped, that's ALL .
Young Blair Woodbury., one of my downtown reg
lars had opened the cellar door for ThinkS he's
great promoter. Blair does. And somewhere hFd dug
up this nutty inventor with his milk container heme.
Oh it listens good, the way he put it. Just two
ounce woodpulp. n1ailin' cartridge lined wtS oiled
paper that could be turned out for dollar thSdsand
pint and quart Sizes ndestructbe absolutely stary,
air tight, germ proof, and SO on.
Simple little thing but it was goin' to put tis Milk
Trust out of business inside of six months tSc the
high of Twin full NOTCH give every dairy farmer