The Washington herald., 1915-09-12

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Talk to 'em like born anti-Bryanite.' says l.
Remind 'em that Tom Watson's gone back to
Georgia. says l.
"McClintock waves his hand affeetionately at
one of his mules, and then hurls few stickfuls
of nlinion type at the mob of shoppers.
"A gutta-percha Indian man, with a lady
hanging on his arm, with three strings of my
fsh-scale jewelry and imitation marble beads
around her neck. stands up on a block of stone
and makes talk that sounds like man shak-
ing dice in box to fill aces and skies.
HE says says McClintock, that the people
not know that gold-dust will buy their things
The women very mad. The Grand Yacuma
tell them it is no good but for keep to make bad
spirits keep away
"'You can't keep bad spirits away from
money says l.
"They say goes on McClintock, the va
cuma fool them. They raise plenty row.
"'Going! Goingp says I. 'Gold-dust or cash
takes the entire stock. The dust weighed be-
fore you, and taken at sixteen dollars the ounce
the highest price on the Guadyrnala coast.
'Then the crowd disperses all of sudden,
and don't know what's up Mac and me packs
away the hand-mirrors and jewelry they had
handed back to u.s. and we had the mules back
to the corral they had set apart for our garage.
while we was there we hear great noises of
shouting, and down across the plaza runs Pat
rick Shane, hotfoot, with his clothes ripped half
off, and scratches on his face like cat had
fought him hard for every one of its lives.
"'Theyre looting the treasury. w. D. he
sings out. They're going to kill me and you.
too. Unlinlber couple of mules at once
Well have to make getaway in a couple of
minutes
"'Theyve found out. says I, the truth
about the law of supply and demand
It's the women, mostly says the King.
And they used to admire me sop
They hadn't seen looking glasses then,'
says l.
They've got knives and hatchets,' says
Shane; hurry!
Take that roam mule says l. You and
your law of supply! I'll ride the dun, for he's
two knots per hour the faster. The roam has
stiff knee, but he may make it, says I. If
form I might have given you the dun,' says l.
Shane and McClintock andJne mounted Our
mules and rode across the rawhide bridge just
as the Peches reached the other side and began
firing stones and long knives at u.s. We cut the
thongs that held up Our end of the bridge and
headed for the coast"
A tall, bulky policeman came into Fineh's
shop at that moment and leaned an elbow on
the showcase. Finch nodded at him friendly.
81 heard down at Casey's." said the cop, in
rumbling, husky tones. that there was going
to be picnic of the Hat-Cleaners' Union over
at Bergen Beach, Sunday. Is that right"
Sure said Finch. There's be a dandy
time
Gimme five tickets" said the cop, throwing
ive-dollar bill on the showcase.
why" said Finch, amt you going it lit
tie too"
Go to h-r' said the cop. "You got 'em
to SELL amt you? Somebody's got to buy 'enl.
Wish l could go along
l was glad to see Finch so well thought of in
his neighborhood,
And then in came wee girl of seven, with
dirty face and pure blue eyes and smutched
and insufficient dress.
Mamma says she recited shrilly, that YOU
must give me eighty cents for the grocer and
nineteen for the milkman and five cents for me
to buy hokey-pokey Without she didn't say
that" the elf concluded. with hopeful but ,
honest grin.
Finch shelled out the money, counting it
twice. but l noticed that the total sum that the
small girl received was one dollar and four
cents.
That's the right kind of law" remarked
Finch, as he carefully broke some of the
stitches of my hatband so that it would assur-
edly come off within few days-"the law of
supply and demand. But they've both got to
work together I'll bet" he went on, with his
dry smile. shell get jelly beans with that
likes 'em. What's supply if there's
M demand for II ~