Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-22
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copyE1Ghe. 1919, BY
CHAPTER XVIII.
Aasinse the Rules.
rALACKIE DAW smiled Vigorous.
" ~ the hoaFse cries Of tho
'tspielees" assatled bis earn.
"Thu6s NO use talking. jim"
~ cenndsd to Wallingford. pauslpg %
ea3oy the gaudy banners Of the Oon-
grsss OF Giants. Il suppose county
fair, will seem Ike home to your Uncso
Horace q. until they pick him up -
The silver handles"
EVERY boob to his,taste," dryfy COM
mented the large J. Rufus. Il can't
remember any stage OF my ambition
when the Reuben game looked good TO
me. The city lollop has more coin.
bets essief stung and he's bigger fool
about being game"
you're a. fussy as hen with her
0rst egg" demonstrated Black1e. listen
ing approximately to the babel OF
sounds in the gaudy little canvas lined
Midway. II never ask dollar where
It came from. That's insulting 4
friend"
Out Of the moving mass OF farmers
with ocher colored cigars and village
sports with twenty for nickel ciga.
retteo and women with red shawls and
irregular waist lines and children with
toy balloons there emerged small
very thin man with facial appear.
ance Of having been left on desert to
dry out for few years. His hair was
plen1dfuIly sprinkled with gray. and .
pouchy depression In each cheek lndf
cated that most Of his back testh wers
gone. But no wore . suit OF college
cut clothes. with . corset shaped cuae
straw sal1or with red green and
yellow band. Q cravat which used Up
al the other shades and tints known
to nature and art and big red cravat
pin snc1rclsd With s.nge diamonds.
Hello, old scout!" ne greetod
Blaclie.
.Wsll. @ I I've and breathe" dselar-
ed Biackie. tits my old friend, Hoodoo
Mann! Shake hands with Jim Wal
lingford, Mann. Say, old boy. has any
body ever taken the,hex or you, or do
you still walk around under Jonah? 2"
Mr.. Mann grinned sadly. THE curse
Il still on he confessed.
This is living picture Of tough
luck, JIM" laughed Blackie. Hes
afraid to be happy for fear things will
be worse. How's the graft. Charley|
Rotten, thank you,'' the unlucky
one confessed. '.This pumpkin show is
plumb su6ocating with easy money
xinks, but / got rheumatism In my
thumb"
THAT'S 4 horrible epidemic for a
three card worker condoled Blackie.
surveying the stiif and swollen thumb
with sympathy. 1T should teach you
to lead a better life. How are the big
noisesY'
They've got my fixit money, and
they won't cough any of it up. They
say it's none Of their business ii can't
work. They've brought the suckers
here, and they've got dozen Johnny
tin plates on the job ready to pinch
any simp for disorderly conduct II ne
raises boiler. I'm going to wait until
getaway day and rough the works"
"Crude, undiplomatic and unprohta.
Bile" chided Blackie. Getting bunch
Of strong arm Hicks and shillabers to
muss up the lot won't get you any
thing-not even happiness. What you
want, to soothe your SOUL, is money
eb, JimT
Wallmgf6rd, deep in the intricacies
OF patent auto pillow, needed the ques-
ton repeated to him before he could
answer. money Is not all" he sol.
EMMY advised them. ITS only about
81 per cent. Who wants some?
..Nann," replied Blackie. "He's put
up wad Of kale for the walnut shell
and monte privilege, but he can't
work, and now the high Nike won't
give any Of it back"
Certainly notv' sternly reproved
Wallingford. Its against the rules to
i've anything up. It's all right to pass
money on, but wise gee never passes
any back. He might get into the hab-
It. Why don't Mr.. Mann put his un-
derstudy on the job7'
.sUnderstudy! snorted Mr.. Mann.
.where would get one? There 40
mighty few experts in the profession
M more, and don't know Of . shell
worker good enough to- suddenly
he paused, and his eye rested with
dawning brightness on Blackie. Say,
he exclaimed. .'why don't you take
whirl at It? You used to be one OF the
king pins OF the trade"
! Blackie sundled reminiscently. "How
pleasant It would be to g back TO tho
simpae pastimes Of my innocent child
hoodv' he musinsly observed. smooth
ing his slender fingers to make sure
81 their suppleness. Where's your
layout
Wallinetord, making the lonely
rouads Of the Hissleburg fair grounds
rhIle Blackie practicsa dscetvdn4 NJ.
Mann,s eys with the Quiclnsss 5ofs his
hand. paused In front oe the tentsd
booth whsee 4 large. confoftahse hook
ing man with flowing whiskssD every
where On his countenance but hts nose
and forehead sat In gloomy charge Of
Erasies's Little WonBer Patent De-
tachable Cleared Handle. Tho same
huee muslin sign which gave Weuln9.