Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-02

his employers when he burst into the
firms show room and sank painting
into chair.
"Oi gewoldt" he cried and ran both
his hands through his thick black hair.
whats the trouble now, Barney?"
| Abe Potash asked.
It was at least five minutes before
Barney was calm enough to reply.
1--WE are missing in six pieces black
sillik," he announced finally, lat $50
the piece, or $780,"
Three hundred dollars!' Abe cried.
"Schaafskopf, make no jokes with us!'
"Jokes I'm making it." Barney moan
ed, appealing to Morris Perlmutter.
HE says l make jokes, Mr.. Perlmut-
ter. 1t amt 80, believe me. We are
missing In six pieces black silk"
Maybe It's a shortage in delivery,
amt itf" Morris suggested.
Barney shook his head.
Yesterday we got 1t, and today we
amt got It," he said. Some one
pinched 1t on u.s."
Abe sat down heavily and set his hat
back from his forehead.
"Yes, Mawruss," he said bitterly,
"that's a foreman for you'll We are
missing In silk $500. Where is It? BE
don't know. All he could say Is some
one pinched 1t, and mind you, Nav
russ, his brother Is a policeman
Barney rocked to and fro and clutch
ed his hair with both fists.
"If you expect you should find II
that way" Abe continued, you don't
need to got policeman for brother. "
"Enough's enough. Barney" Morris
broke in. "You mourned good and
plenty by now, Barney. Tell US who
you think done it"
Barney stopped rocking.
"Rifkin," he said.
"Rifkinw Abe exclaimed. "What are
you talking nonsense2 Rifkin! know
his people from the old country yet
His father was a rabbi"
II know It," said Barney, "but his
brother, Aaron Rifkin, is IN the rem.
nant business-all kinds Of remnants
from sillik, wool, velvet-on Hester
street"
He rocked to and fro for three min
utes, and then stopped again.
Near the corner Of Eldridge," he
said, and resumed his rocking.
"stop itr' Abe yelled. you make
me dizzy in the head. Why do you
think Rifkin done itr'
"WhyT Barney repeated in blank
astonishment. "Why? A question:
am just telling you Rifkin's brother if
IN the remnant business"
"Sure, I know" Abe concluded, "but
your brother is in the policeman bust.
ness, 80 Mr.. Perlmutter and me, we
figure 1t out like this-either you would
find the silk by Monday. or you would
ind another Job, and that's all there
Is to itr'
Max Greenberg. Barney's brother
had never read the works Of Gaboriau
or Conan Doyle, but he was thorough
ly conversant with the methods Of de-
lection in vogue with the metropolitan
police.
leave It to me, Barney" he said on
the following morning. when Barney
coaAdentially acquainted him with tn
circumstances Of the theft
| II being Mars day Of. he acconlpa
MED Barney to the cutting room o'
Potash & Perlmutter. When they en-
tered Pincus Rifkin was laying out hil
cloth In long, smooth folds on cutting
table, preparatory 10 chalking out TIN
pattern ON the upper layer. he wal
humming a psalm to the traditional BE
brew melody. for Pincus was a ptoui
man, as becomes the son Of rabbi
BY token Of that same piety, his whis
kers had never known the refining In
fluence of scissors since they frs
sprouted. They gave him a venerable
peaceful aspect, and In contemplating
theft profusion one was apt to los
sight Of the well developed chest owe
which they cascaded Moreover, Pin
! Gus had jaunty way Of carrying him
self that made the other cutters ant
operators treat him respectfully. Blu
9 Max saw only the flowing whiskers
and he winked confidently at hi
y brother.
"Dis here is q pipe" he muttesed
Q "Come here" he growled. advancdn
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