The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09
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"You have the word" Pollard said
quickly, and added artlessly: Per-
sonally I'm willing to undertake this
iiPst Job without sharing In the pro-
coeds, captain. by way Of making UP
for some of the bother we caused you
before--before we realized just what
you WERE"
81 couldn't think OF IT," protested
the good captain and leaned far back
"Well-Mike tells me to he frank. 80
! may as well be just that. You see,
boys, Mike'll be boss OF the country
twenty-four hours from now. and III
help a little. and so will two or three
more. But there's mighty few people
In 1t, after all, and the pickings are
big!" Capt. Velvet paused for an
efrective i've seconds. Those OF us
that get in at the beginning will stay
In TO the ED. just picking, and the
ends a long way on"
Are you speaking OF Just plain.
safe political graft?" Pollard asked.
joyfully.
"Oh, it's better than that. son.
smiled the captain. It's whole lot
better than that. Down In Santa
Chanxa, when things arc running
right, a man hardly takes OFF his hat
without paying 80 much to the proper
authorities. We have what they call
q bureau OF exports that ought to
Just suit you. Robby. There's twenty
thousand a year. United States. In
,M-that's salary. and they use It for
amending money. you know. The real
eood pickings come In tho system.
Every pound OF coffee that goes out
pays one cent. public, TO the bureau.
and three cents. private. to the head
Of H.
"Do you ship any coffee" the Snake
asked. warily.
,"Up'ards OF twenty million pounds
q year, sonny"
Lead me to that bureau" cried
Robert Pollard, and his voice came
with difficulty. Captain. II don't
know what to say! When ] look ut
you I feel such a piker that
Eyes. and-by ginger. Nike ex-
pioded the captain, doesn't Bill.
there, measure up for the chief or
the national police?"
"A splendid man-splendid!" smiled
Senior Pacato.
1--WE have national police. you
know" the captain explained. 1T
pays better. lou could handle that
comes 10 that chief. first and last.
Mikes cousin held down the job for
four years once. years ago. and when
he duit-well. wait'll you see his
house. Right in the heart OF town.
with a private park around II and a
private street leading down to his
steam yacht"
The Spanish Brute nodded humbly.
Cap" he said, II want to beg your
pardon for the crack l didn't give you
that morning in the gymnasium. l.
] didn't know"
well. It's all right, BILL" laughed
the captain. And now about Jimmy
what shall we do with Jim. Nike"
"The Federal Treasurer suggest
"a Senior Pacato.
Capt. Velvet slapped his thigh.
f,rst clip, Mike" And then he laid n
knee. "Y'know. son. the Federal
Treasurer alone counts all the new
money an soon as it's made. Any
thing he doesn't need personally
goes into circulation. Does It sound
good. JIM"
Captain" cried the Snake. and his
bewhiskered face was glorfied. Il
used TO say I wouldn't leave New
York for a Million hut | wouldn't
70 back to that poor. cheap little
burg now for ten milliors--not un-
less you went along 20 live!"
The captain looked at him fondly
and then at the others.
'Is II settled. them" he asked.
1T H." said Pollard.
The good soul put out both his
hands
Then let bygones be bygoncs. and
we'll all work together" he cried APP
parently from the bottom OF his
honest heart.
They took the hands and wrung
them afresh. Following Pollard's
lead. they also shook hands with
Senior Pacato once more: and when
they had quite finished. that gentle
man was still looking sharply at them
as ne said:
There will be no backsiIding. gem
tlemen? You will follow orders 10
the letter in the sacred cause Of llb-
erty?"
The chief Of tho desperate band
smiled almost pityingly at him.
"sir," he said, you couldn't drive