White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-24

gone. But be- wore q suit Of college
cut clothes. With o corset shaped coal,
a straw Gallo with a red green and
yellow ba nd. . cravat which used up
all the other shades and tints known
tn nature and art and a big red cravat
pin encircied with stage diamonds.
Hello. old scoutr" he greeted
Blackie.
well. a. I five and breathe" declar-
ed Blackie. Its my old friend, Hoodoo
Mann. Shake hands with Jim Wal
hngford. Mann. Say. old boy. has any
body ever taken the hex on you. or do
you still walk around under a JONAH"
Mr.. Mann grinned sadly. 'aThe curse
u still on" he confessed
This Is a living picture of tough
luck. Jim." laughed Blackie. Hes
afraid TO be happy for fear things win
be worse. How's the graft, CharleyY"
Rotten. thank you" the unlucky
one confessed. This pumpkin show is
plumb ~suffocating with easy money
ginks. but l got rheumatism in my
thumb"
That's a horrible epidemic for a
three card worker" condoled Blackie.
surveying the stiff and swollen thumb
with sympathy. 1t should teach you
to lead a better life. how are the big
noisesr'
They've got my fxit money. and
they won't cough any of ii up. They
say its none of their business IL l can't
work. They've brought the suckers
here. and they've got a dozen Johnny
tin plates on the job ready to pinch
any simp for disorderly conduct II he
raises a boiler. I'm going to wait until
getaway day and rough the works."
Crude. undipiomatic and unproita-
BILE" cbided Blackie. Getting a bunch
of strong arm Hicks and s%hillabers to
muss up the lot won't get you any
thing 10 even happiness What you
want, to soothe your soul. is money
eh. JimY'
Wallingford. deep In the intricacies
Of a patent auto pillow, needed the qnes-
ton repeated 10 him before be could
answer. Money is not all" he sol
EMMY advised them. Its only about
81 per cent. Who wants some!"
Mann" replied Blackie- Hes put
up a wad of kale for the walnut shell
and monte privilege, but he can't
work. and now the high Mike won't
give any of IL back"
Certainly notr' sternly reproved
Wallingford Its against the rules to
give anything up. It's all right to pas
money on. but u wise gee never passes
any back. He might get into the hab-
II. Why don't Mr.. Mann put his IN
derstudy on the job?'
"understudy." snorted Mr.. Mann.
Where would | get one? There are
mighty few experts In the profession
any more. and ! don't know of a shell
worker good enough to- Suddenly
he paused. and his eye rested with
dawning brightness on Blackie. say.
be exclaimed. why don't you lake a
whirl at It? You used to be one of the
king pins of the trade"
Blackie smiled reminiscently. How
pleasant it would be to go back to the
SlUlDtt DdStiiItS ~ H.
hood.' he musingly observed. smooth
ing his slender fingers to make sure
of their ~suppleness. where's your
layout?"
Wallingfotd. making the lonely
rounds of the Higgleburg fair grounds
while Blackie practiced deceiving Mr..
Mann's eye with the ~quickness of his
hand. paused in front OF the tented
booth where a large. comfortable look.
ing man with flowing whiskers every
where on his countenance but bis nose
and forehead sat in gloomy charge OF
Frazier's Little Wonder Patent De
tachable Geared Handle. The same
huge muslin sign which gave Walling-
ford this Snformation also told him
that the remarkable invention was a
long felt want. that IL would revOlu-