The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-01-15
New IOt he had enjoyed the McFet-

News lot he had enjoyed the McFet-
ridges.
Same old town, whey"
Same old town, Hen NJ
what Ii needs is a few funerals.
when they know Ben and me got
money. Where can a man get a drink
in this town easiest?"
Wiley look at Rube Van Hart. Rube
winked at Wiley. The Maccabees were
cluttering up the hall with cake and
conversation, and Old Mowry and
Hicks a expressman. with their
satin and wired roses, We're enough for
a welcome committee. RUDE winked at
Wiley, and the four went out and
down stairs.
! TIL bet" said Hen to Ben, that
there's been as much bootleg booze
drunk at Carmichael's stable since we
sold out as before. and 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 CarmichaeIs
trying to corral an agreement with
'em to do all the hauling for the as
sembly next ummer carmichaeIs wife
10 bOAAlH " JUL NAAA " ~ ANs MtM.a IT.
"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 RUDE, who once
had batted 400 with the Cubs, and was
now chambermaid to Carmichael's
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 ON back to the old town.
Say" went on Hen after all the
west had been rehearsed, I'VE got a
scheme that's a wonder. We're going
to buy the tin opera-house."
Crazy about the show business"
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 n 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
cars stop at eleven fifteen. Now amt
that nice fer a man with a girl? Sup
pose he a to pull off a little a
after the shown"
"Oh, my Aunt Maria!" whispered
Wiley softly. "Where-this side OF Chi
cago?" H.
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
and 1t broke UP for twenty thousand
but that's all right. You see there's
always a lot of phony shows around
r.ratktnr 90 hA anar,nAd nn1 uYhna TInn
and me sail in like w 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 the show-fiop!"
Wiley's face looked vacant. RUDE
rubbed his aureate nose.
shows o u on
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
or Ben, lis a silver cornet band, q
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 Rube.
Listen. Got something more than
that. Morris Feldrnan, over at the
1920 Main street house in Earlvllle,
was telling me about this girl who won
the Chronicle beauty prize. Why, he
says when h goes to Chicago the
vaudeville managers will be climbing
over one another to sign her. Morris
went out to see her and old Llnds-
from chased him over the fence with
a ~ and then prayed for his soul
because he couldn't shoot him. Leave
IL to a Jew to take are 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" .+.
Sect her?" wiley looked startled.
You mean
Sign her and put a show out. Nor
Tts Feldman says he's found q man
with a piece, and all they needs the
a And they tell me around town
that this little girls having a tough
time OF 1t. All these High street
cooks won't look at her--the Shakes
peare club gang and all them"
? YES" murmured Wiley, Its true.
She's not very happy over 1t all"
rs she pretty a Is the papers tout
herr"
YES. Isn't she, Rube?" ..
"All the way. II she coached along
the side lines, with me pitchin', I'd be
ratified clear out OF the box"
Its O shame said Ben, "If she
amt got n 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 p"