Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-10
Copyright. 1915. by George Barr
 McCutcheon


 don't fry any of your high and mighty tactics on us
 dust remember that you're a junk dealer and well get along splendidly." said the other in tone meant to crush me What do you uSh for this thu2f" uppiuS the dusty spinet with bis walking stick
 it suddcniy occurred Co me thut Che situation was humorous.
 "Nuu win nave Co produce yUur ref erences gentlemen. before 1 can dis cuSS anything with you, said after swallowing very hard. dt must have bpeu my pridpl
 They stared Good Lord. gasped the bristly one. blinking his eyes Don't you Guuw who luis gentleman iSt Nun you appeal To be an Amer can Nou must know Mir. Riley Nerk hcimcl ot New York
 ' regret tu say that ! have uevct heard of NIT l,tley-Werkheimer | dld uoJ know that Mrs Riley Werkheim- CTS husmui was flying And may | ask who yon areT
 "Oh. ! amp also % uoboIy"' Said be, with a wink ui his purple jowIed com | lanion "l am only poor old Rocks worth. the president Ot the
 "Oh, don't say anything more, Mir 1 RocksworthE cried "l have heard ot you rlr~ fine old spinet: Well it ua~ been reduced m price Ten ! thousand dollars. Mir Wordsworth
 "lcu thousaud nothing. m take t at S75 And now let's talk about rhiS 1 here hlll sent. My wife thinks it's a l fake What ts its history. and what sort Of guarantee can you | "A fnkp' cried in diSmay My , dear Alr Wordsworth. that is the very hall seal that POntius Pilate sat iu wuen waiting for am audience with the first of the lgreat Teutunic baron> The treaty between the Romans and thp Tcurous Na> signed vn that table over there tdc oue you have 50 iudi ciously seiectrd 1 perceive or course you know t0ai this was the Saxon seat of sorcrtmcnt. Chariemagne lived here with bis cpurt
 They Jnel not Co look impressed. uut rather uvcmil It
 "That~ tlp sort of story you fcI uVs always put opp. you skinfmr> from Boston I'lI uct my head you are from Boston said Mir Wordsworth ~hrcvd'y
 'l couldn't afford Co have you lose your head Mir Wordsworth, so 1 shant take you on. said | merrily "Dout get fresh now said he stidly Mr Riley Werkheimer walked past mc to take l closer book ut the seat almost trradiug un my toes rather chan siycau inch Co mc
 "How can ysu prove that it's Che genuine articles" ne demanded curtly
 Ym have my word for it, sir" saId quietly. ~
 "lish ulShr said he Mir Wordsworth turned in the direc tiou Of the banquet halt "Cnrrie he shouted come here 8 minute will you:'
 Don't shuut liEc that, OrsOn," amC bucI from the porcelain closet "Yor almost made me drop this thiug" We'll drop it and come on. This |, imporlanL"
 wiped The moisture from my brow and respectfully put my cinched fist into uiy pockets
 A minute !aier three females appear cd on The scpue, an or them dustiu- theit hands aud curling their noses h disgust
 "l never saw such dirty place. Said the torqmosf. a large lady wh' fceuDdut hy hly circumstance of fat nave been anvbodys wife but Rocks worth's "ltS dIthy' Whar do yol want?"
 I've bought this thing here for sey 1 cntyhve Yon said couldn't get [ fot a uicfei nnder a thousand And say this mIu tells me the hail seat here belonged to Poutius Pilate in"- Pardon me" l interrupted 'I merely said rlWt he sat iu it. l am uot | trying Co deceive you. sir"
 And the treaty was sigued on this table" said Mr. Riley Workhcimer He addressed himself to a plump young lady with a distorted bust and twen l tytWo inch whist Muude what q, you know about the Roman rcutouiC reatyf Wei. catch you now, my l friend. De went on, turning to me My daughter is up in ancient history Shes an auuiDr,t. | Miss Alaude appeared to be rcknl her brain l uudcrtouk tu assist her ''l mean ule second treaty after th' fan of Nurenhurs explained
 Oh she sad. Instantly relieved
 Was it reills signed here, right herr iu this hau; oh father we must huy' thpt tuble'a | You are sufc there waa Q trcat! ! Nlaudrt' demanded hcl parent accus 1 ingly
 | iCeHaihly sby cried "rhe Ten l luns cedcd Nisare Lorraine to- T. Pardon me uncr mnrr ! cried. au' | ,hi~ uue pIrad guilty to hush ! 'NuL 4F.. ft.tsIilu.t nf ffItt utliff fr1tN