The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-23
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"Oh, no, he don [. Salu MIX. vi
Il no. he don't. Stealth bolt of blu
p silk wot costs $50 is grand larceny. an
it rests wild me whether or not You Z
up for dis. See
Abe stared at him in Stolid misery.
l I Wake up" Max cried pokin@ hin
in the ribs with his billy. Dyer un
derstand de propoSition?'
Abe nodded slowly.
Den come on. both of yOuSc,' sal,
Max. and once more the trio faced tn
: sergeant.
He was now flankcd by Il stout, peal
, brOwed person. whose most Salien
features were Il curled muStache and ;
diamond brcaStpin. In consideration
of a ten dollar bill from Abe the peal
browed person furnished bail in tn,
penalty of 500 to insure Mr.. Potash,
appearance in the Essex Market police
court that afternoon to answer to the
charge of violating Il corporation ordi
nance.
And now get out of here. all OF
you" said the sergeant after the trans
action was complete.
Abe lost no time in making for the
door. but Aaron fingered.
"NIein sillik." he said, with con,
ciliating smile. Please, mister
What silk" cried the sergeant. Il
amt seen no silk"
Blue sillik," said Aaron. showing no
disposition to leave.
Officer" Numbered the sergeant,
put this man OUT
Max grabbed the shrinking Aaron by
the collar and rushed him to the door
Then with one mighty kick lie pro
| PEELED him To the gutter.
Give dat To your brudder Pincus,"
he called after him. land tell him it
was from me!''
Several days elapsed before the cloak
and suit establishment of Potash &
! Perlmutter assumed its normal hive
! like activity. Barney Greenberg again
held sway over the twenty-odd opera
tors, with the perfect discipline that
is engendered of ones brother being a
policeman, for the whole story of Abes
| adventure on the east side had leaked
out, and not a man of all Potash *
Perlmutter'S employees but knew that
Abes discolOred eyes resulted from the
proweSs of Barney's brother. the DO
liceman.
AS for Abe, after he paid a fine OF
500 in the police court. he went home
to bed and stayed there for two DAYS
During the next week the skin around
his eyes varied rhamelcOn-like in tones
or purple, plum color and green, until
1t gradually faded to smoky brown,
which babe fair to last for months.
Norris viewed these badges Of his
partners misfortune with marked dis
approval.
Amt | told you, Abe" he said for the
twentieth time, you should forget
about that silk and get down to bust
ness: We not only lost the silk, but
you lost two days from the store. and
$40 you had to pay that loafer what
Dalled you out. Also you pay $50 by
the court for nothing, and now Riff |
kins brother says you should pay him
so for his silk which you took and
which he amt never got from the sta |
ton house yet"
TN pay him So Mawrussv' Abe re- !
pied with ironic emphasis. wait till |
| get a chance at that sucker. I'll fix
him. that thief
Morris shrugged impatiently.
SchmOo-es, Abe" he broke In. lyon
amt got no proof that he stole the
silk"
I'm surprised to hear you, Mawruss,
you should talk that way" said Abe.
after all the trouble what | got in. If
ne am took that silk, who did took itp
suppose | took it, Mawruss. or NAV
DE gave 1t away as present-what9. ..
Miss Cohen, the bookkeeper nokod
her mead into the show room doorway.
Murray, the packing box man. wants
TO see you" she said.
mats another rObber for you, Nav
russ, said Abe. Two weeks ago nj.
ready sold him dozen empty mack.
ing cases from the cutting room while
you and Barney was out to lunch. and
he amt sent us check yet. | suppose
ne comes around now to claim daduc.
tons. Tell him to come in. Miss
Cohen"
Two minutes later a short red faced
man entered, bearing a large parcel
wrapped In brown paper.
Good morning. gentlemen, he said
Then for the first time his eve rested
IN Abe's discolOred face. We'll we'll"
le went on, II see you was to a wed.
lin lately. l been to some rousin' old
when l was a lad. MANY n
good crack l got at weddin' myself
maybe it was a wake Won
vas at?"
don't know what you're talking y
loout'' Abe growled, but IL you mean
got couple blue eyes l may as well X
ell you L got 'em for not Winding my Y
wn business, Murray. And ANYHOW
lurray. what's the matter Won oin,t IN
ent us a check for them packing y
oxes already?" Y
Its like this, Mr.. Potash" Murray y
Explained, starting to unpack the par. X
ell: Il kept them packing boxes for y
ny honesty. You sold me them boxes X
or empty packing cases, but one of Y
I'M mad some goods in the bottom of n