The Washington herald., 1915-03-08
"A TEMPERED WIND"
BY O. HENRY

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ing at u.s. this newspaper Buck and walks him.
you're real interesting Buck How lar do
to carry 1t: Anything your sleeve"
"Oh I'm just waiting smoking "ir
up up to your stockholders now Some
might complain know now" he
listening to sound outside No., he that's Doc Whttods
old cdaver from gong
suppose I've written interesting a times
You wait Buck I'm throw item OF
Buck reaches his pocket hands key. knew what he
meant before he spoke COMPOUNDED old buenecI knew what he
They don't make them any bc thanB Buck
Pick says he looking hard "aint this graft little
our Line; Do we want Jakey marry Rosa Seneld
you've vote"
II safe deposit vaults
and me the Journalist reporter around to another door and we let
ourselves into one OF the otiec rooms.
Now literary friend Buck take chair and keep STILL
VILE Crater COUNTY Arkansas Me- and Pick have sold brass
hair tonic books marked cards medicines Connecticut Smyrna
rugs furniture polish and albums Old Point Comfort
10 the Golden Gate We've grated dollar whenever
had surplus look But
the sock under the loose brick the the kitchen hearth There's
old saying dcency
its slide from the takers dry goods box desk in Wall
We've slide exactly
bottom it Now ought to be wise but amt You've got New
DIRK wnes which that judge by the outside his
Clothes That amt right You ought look the lining and and
the buonholes While the patrol might
little stub pencil and take another
And says: Aterbuy
thinks He only put in brains and if he his capital he's lucky But
what do you Pick:
Me" l. you ought Buck didn't
buying the stock"
right And then he goes through the inside door into
the office and looks the
Auerbuy and his hat And Buck makes EN- short speech
Al lambs get line You're wool back Don't
shove Get in ln-a nnot pile Lady will
that railing; your dimes are SAFE Don't cv SIS Won amt out CENT Get
line Here Pick and straeten em and let EN- through
and out by the other door,
pushes head
lights victoria He the table with the Doodle before him.
all done packages the stockholders
marches single file through the
they go by
takes up the stock and the Gold Bonds paying em cash. dollar dollar
e,mnt Company
can't hardly believe it They a grabs the money out OF Bucks hands
Some the keep crying the cry
we" they have when they have JOY and shed
whenever they find themselves without either
The old fingers shake when they the kad the bosom
goods second and h the elastic pop
the ladies the old
Some the stockholders that had been the
money! invested "SaIt awav that chicken iced in vom dd d t
along says you got investing bonds The
the crack the wall behind the clock for hoard
pretty girl her an
a wedding present. from Colconda
hereby
ICED o knock couple OF inches OF t
When they all paid and Buck newspaper
porter and shores the rest OF the money over to hin"
on begun TINS says Buck no" hnSh Over there arc the books
showing share and bond issued Here's the
what we've live You'll have
know how to settle Me and substantial but appcwea p
dent follow the president skip
Now have got enough today do
and the best make
New the taking his do think
and tell en- this happened What1l He'll
lust hand Bellevue and tell back when cured
might II a about a
haven't the with like this
giving back boodlc m not comic
supplement-"
you can't understand it. OF course Buck with his hand
knob. "Me We
allowed swindl sick old working girls
IF the kids In the lines of graft worked
md crowds that always dollars throw
that wouldn't didn't
when they sold their
that bite here. No. We
cssion and for ourselves Goodbye Mr. Receiver
"He the journalist wait There's
the floor Wait till this truck in his
ellow to on me
"On you: Buck wnng solemn Don't
believe the Office said that Thanks We
So long
Buck slides
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and Buck the you'd
title the Side landings
red anine favored
mokng ontented and he decent brown derby
ik hat
good Pick" he he drove