The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
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EORGEaRANDOLPH CHESEEPsy

leA1G k&O0DS~ EN8&&E1ES- A1l9s tainar and absolutely free from Che vuIgarity of overlavish Hospitality. Tn fact, he was so careful not to odsend in this particular that he allowed iWallingford and Blacie to do all tBs ordering when they repaired to a near. by cafe. t ''Yeu've been some little time away from Broadway, gather suggested 1 WalIiagford in the privacy of a nice little leather lined nook where the lights and the drinks were mellow.
 "A thousand years" replied lIr Brack. 'cIt's the same old game | though, only see it with 6iIerent | eyes. I used to be a4rank suckaPl'' "I didn't know it was eurable," com | mented Blackie, inspecting, with tech nica1 interest, the placid eOuntenRntS of the gentleman. fId
 'Tm a living testimonial" boasted Bargain Billy. ''I was such a gucksr l that I1eouldn't do business with a slot machine witheut getting gtnng, and | the wise parties, who Rever get out Of bed in time to see the glorious sunset broke me past any hope from E4Vets or glue"
 l Esiserated Blackfe. ''Did you have to work? ?''
 ssWorse," confessed the ex-contzibu- tor 'T've had to live on the farm for three years until the lawyers got I through skimming off the cream You're lucky they left you the milk condo1ed Blacl<ie. @T suppose 1t foots up to a southeast corner on Easy street"
 .sHardly,'' denied Mfr Brack, wtehs 9 sigh of regret sTt's just enough Co give a man of energy and ability de- cent business start. What Pm looking for is good, safe opening, either man ufacturing or commercial, that yields q large return on the investment and does not require experience. Do you know of any really first class open ings? ?''
 -.Dozens!" promptly answered Black le. almost upsefting bis glass. eI know i more openings than a worm
 By George, Pm glad met youT' gratefully announced Bargain Billy. ETH have to get you to show me l around
 -sNo trouble to exhibit samples smiling1y stated BIackie. @I'm the grandest little shower around on the island. I'll be glad to chaperon you for Violet Bonnie's sake.'' l For the first time since they had sat down WallingfOrd, who had been studiously listening and observing, in terjected himself into the converse ton. About what size opening could you f1ll?' he inquired.
 My entire strength is 100, GOO bucks, stated MT. Brack, looking modest.
 Well, it's worth fussing around with,'' unused WaIIihgford.
 
 
 brary and regarded Wallingford and ;! her husband with scorn. 1T can tell you just how it happened she stated. ''Jfm Wallingford's head was turned in q lathe, and yours. Blackie, was casti You've been trailing around with this Brack insect for three days now and you haven't trimmed him yet" q think it's because it's too easy, B1ackfe moodily ventured to observe, without looking up from the solitaire layout which Violet Bonnie's indict- ment had robbed of its glamour. 'sHe's such an awful saphead that 1t seems a shame to waste good live preposi- tion on hinn.n
 'rWhy don't you induce him to draw his cash out of the bank, then come back from some place without him ?'' she suggested T don't like rough work myself, but if you've run clear out of brains you'll have to fall back on your muscles" 7"
 ''I have scrup1es against it." objected wal1ingford Besides. the police de partment is just as fussy about a boil like Braek as it would be about miss ing man. No, Vi. we'll have to stick to proper commercial principles and earn his money 'sThat won't. suit me- she insisted. t'I want him trimmed, and trimmed good! I don't want a knot left on himi'
 were willing" implored waning- fopd eve just don't seem to get en idear'
 Violet Bonnie looked at the clock You won't find it in this library" sho told them. ''You've been in here for l hours hunting it; you used up bottSa - of Scotch and three quarts of seltzeE before Paul Pellet went home; the smokes so thick in here you. could slice it, and you've got ashes from the win dow sills to that broken nosed Greek statue over in the corner I'm going to throw, that outI It gets on my nervesp'
 Come on, Jim, let's take walk mildly suggested Blaclxie. You just beat me to it, Violet Bon pie commented, and opened the dOoE for them.
 We're up against it, Jim, grinne5 Blackie in the hall. we have to pau perize this lollop or I'll have to slees in the g&rage. Coat, hat, cane. hat- 1 rack. I wonder if we couldn't do some thing with a hatrack ?"
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