The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Copyright 1881
M r. TEETERS took the letter
/" from the bellboy, closed the
door. and wheeled around to


Nlowly over to him.
Mr.. Carter was lounging in an easy
chair by the window OF his sitting
Dom y the Hotel Rirebicn. Mr.. Jo-
ieph Link. ex-middle-wcight cham
non OF the squared circle, was seated
acing him.
who is it from. Skeeters:" asked
Mr.. Carter.
Jonas Hogg. Hotel Espanola,
West Thirty-second street,!
At this Mr. Link. who was Irish.
,runted in derision and Remarked:
Faith, there's an English pig III
he wrong sly. Do YOU know the ami
nal Charley:
"You can search me-" invited Mr..
carter. What does nc want, Percy?
sead it
Mr.. Teeters sat down and opened
he letter
"Ha" he sniggered as he spread
,ut Mr.. Hogs epistlc on his knee.
Ha, See who's here, Little Liza Ann
las took her pen in hand. leh, l
new it, It's signed Jonas Hogg. per
=. A That stands for Liza Ann,
ion't it,"
Read the letter first, Percy. Get
3usyr' COMMANDED Mr.. Carter crisp
V.
So Mr.. Teetcrs began hurriedly.
My Dear Sir: am alone in a strange
city. and confined to my room with val
vular heart trouble. Hardship in the Far
East brought it on. ard worry has accel-
rated the progress of the disease. Right
ere let me say it is not financial worry
nat affiicts me. for | have with me in
mis- ROOM in hand reach. the equivalent
v one hundred thousand dollars. 1t IS
ne care OF this property which is caus-
lg me SecpleSS nights and is agSrdVaunS
ny disease.
In my extremity have decided to turn
% YOU for assistance. | do this because l
pe!leve you and Your astute associate. MIR.
?erciva. Teeters. to be honest reliable
and resourceful men. ! have read about
:ou in the papers. and the way YOU hand
,ed that gang of swindlers in the Titan
taEe-the Lady of the Loggia picture
.onvinres me that my flcas could be safe
Y ;ntrusted to your keeping.
His what" qucricd Mr. Link, put
ing his hand to his right ear as il in
doubt of that particular organs &C
curacy.
Mr.. Tccter> went back and read the
word again.
His hcas-fI-e-a-s."
Go on. Skeeters," cnjoincd Char
ley. Wants TO give us fleaS. What
lor2"
Mr.. Teetcrs reached down and
scratched a purely imaginary bite on
his scraggy shank as he went on:
these flcas constitute the property al
rdcd 10. l have in short. a fortune in
icas. I will not attempt particulars in the
,ricf confines Of Il letter. but will direct
7our attention to the attached Clipping
Prom the Evening Scream of recent
late"
Mr.. Link intcrjectcd a skcptical
grunt here, but Mr.. Tceters continued
evenly:
ITO sum the matter up in word. l
I'm in danger of losing my fleas. In a !
Jew days that danger will have passed. |
II you will come to me- on receipt OF !
this and take charge of my fleas for !
The period mentioned. will compensate |
you literally. and you will he doing |
Kindness to one who is lowering on the |
Brink of the grave
oh. | say, Joe" exclaimed Charley.
Poor chap! In bad. Nhat:'
Mr.. Links compassion, however,
was not so easily evoked.
Read the newspaper clipping. Per
ciiul, nc lad" he requested Mr.. Tee
tiers.
"Wait-here's a tag at the bottom
OF the letter.. spoke up the Secre-
tary.
81 am his nurse. If you come, please
be careful and do nothing to excite
lim. 1t might prove fatal. l. A i
you see" said Charley to Mr..
Link.
Give us the Scream stuff, insist
ed the fighting man obdurately.
Mr.. Teeters complied, and any one
who will take the trouble to refer
TO the files OF the Evening Scream
for the current year will find the news
item precisely as it is here set forth:
Chicago. Oct 2-George Pennington,
he eminent packer. is said today. on
hr authority OF Alfred Bonwit OF the
Academy of Natural Science.
. have paid $4,000 for a specimen of
rare variety of flea-one of the kind
which is occasionally found in the
kin of the seq otter The flea will be
dded to Mr.. Porkington's famous en-
geological collection
"Gollannghtyr squealed Mr.. Tee
terS. throwing aside the letter.
Come down before YOU fall!' Mr..
Link admonishcd the soaring secre
AIRY.
Then he turned to Mr.. Carter.
What do you think of it," he
asked.
Don't know said Charley.
What do you Think
WELL" returned the pugiIist with
5onderous deliberation. I've not had
much Of an opinion OF fcas up to
Tow; but ii you can show ME one
hats worth five thousand jingles, III
ct it choose its own place to eat me,
and I'll take off my hat while it's
ioing it"
Charley looked thoughtful.
Sounds straight he said. "Only-i
here's the woman
What OF it," inquired Mr. Link,
Unable to discover the connection.
Why" argued the secretary, She's
/ trained nurse! Get that? And a
,hurch stecplc is as crooked as pigs
all alongside those blue-gingham
listers. They'd make ramrod look
ike 4 string of Is"
"Is that 500" Mr.. Link laid a stress
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