Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-28

l Eat TWO eggs. ohe p"u'Su
". Suppose. just suppose, somebody
corners eggs"
She waited, and Smoke regarded her
with admiring eyes, while in his heart
he backed with approval Wild Waters
choice of her
You're not following" she said
go on" he replied. 81 give up
What's the answer?
stupid! You know Wild Water.
When he sees I'm languishing for
eggs, and know his mind like book
and know how to anguish, what
will he do? Why. he'll just start
stampeding for the man that's got the
corner in eggs. He'll buy the corner
no matter what 1t costs.
"Picture: ! come into Slavovitch's at
II o'clock. Wild Water will be at the
next table. He'll make it his business
to be there. Two eggs, shirred,' I'll
say to the waiter. Sorry, Miss Arral,'
the waiter will say, they amt no
more eggs Then mp speaks Wild Wa
fer in that big bear voice Of bis, Wal
ter six eggs, soft boiled And the
waiter says, Yes, sir and the eggs
are brought. Picture: Wild Water
looks sideways Mt me, and l look like
particularly indignant icicle and
summon the waiter. Sorry, Miss Ar
rail- be says, but them eggs is Mr..
Wild Waters. You see, miss, he owns
EN- Picture: Wild Water, trium-
phant, doing his best to look uncon-
scious while be eats his six eggs.
Another picture: Slavovitch himself
bringing two shirred eggs to me and
saying: Compliments of Mr.. Wild Wa
ter. MISS What can ! do? What can
possibly do but smile at Wild Water?
And then we make up, of course, and
he'll consider it cheap if be has been
compelled to pay $40 for each and ev-
cry egg in the corner"
"Go on. 60 onr' Smoke urged. "At
what station do ! climb on to the choo-
choo cars or at what water tank do
get thrown OFF,"
'Ninny! You make that corner in
eggs. You start in Immediately, to-
day. You can buy every egg in Daw.
son for So and sell out to Wild Water
at almost any advance. And then,
afterward, we'll let the inside history
come out. The laugh will be on Wild
Water. His turbulence will be some
subdued. Yon and l share the glory
of 1t. You make pile of money. And
Dawson wakes up with a grand ha,
hal!
"Hey, Shortyr' Smoke called across
the main street to his partner and
crossed over. II want you to do me
favor"
Sure" Shorty said CALAMITY. "What
is it? Let her rip"
Il want you to buy eggs for me-
"Sure, an Floridy water an talcum
powder, If you say the word. Look
here, Smoke, If you want to go In for
high ivin' you go an buy your own
eggs"
II am going to buy, but l want you
to help me to buy. You go right
straight to Slavovltch's, Pay as high
as SO, but buy all he's got"
Three dollarsF Shorty groaned
AN | heard tell only yesterday that
he's got all Of 700 III stock! Twenty.
one hundred dollars for hen fruit. Saw.
Smoke, I'd sure do anything for you
II you had cold in the head an was
layin' with both arms broke I'd set by
your bedside day an night an wipe
your nose for you, but I'll be everast.
inly id If I'll squander twenty one
hundred good iron dollars on hen fruit
FOR you or any other two legged man"
They're not your dollars, but mine.
Shorty. It's deal have on. What
I'm after Is to corner every blessed
egg In Dawson, in the Klondike, on the
Yukon. You've got to help me out. |
haven't the time to tell you of the in.
, Wardness of the deal will after.
ward and let you go half on it If you
want to. But the thing right now is
to get the eggs. Now, you hustle I'D to
SlaVovitch's and buy all he's got. And
then Keep on. Nose out every egg in
! Dawson and buy it. Understand
r Buy it!'
! Never was market cornered moro
quickly, In three days every known
egg In Dawson with the execution or
several dozen was in the hands of
Smoke and Shorty.
The several dozen not vet potbered
: III We're In the hands of two persons
!. one, with whom Shorty was dealing.
: was an Indian woman who lived in n
!, cabin on the hill back Of the hospital
p IN get her today" Shorty announc.
= ed next morning. an be back in n
!. ]lHy' If don't bust myself a.shoyin'
: dust at her" "
III the afternoon when Smoke re.
turned to the cabin he found Shorty
n What luck?" Shorty asked coroIoss
~ aiter several minutes had passed
% Nothing doing" Smoke answered
How did you get on with the squaw p
,, SHORTY cooked his head triumphant
/. ~ toward tin pail of eggs on the IA
Il pie Seven dollars a clatter, though >
q he confessed.
/, u offered $40 finally" Smoke so,a