Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-19

thin hand ana gripped the dry and dusty palm
of Mr., Slookum with great cordially. Are
you any relation TO the slookums OF Log
Never heard Of en-" cracked Mr.. slookum.
IBID you ever hunt dinsplltters. Mr.. slookumf'
Never heard OF EN-"
It's en exciting sport"
planned WRllinEford.
'Tn spite OF that fact" went on WaliinEford.
with a grin al BlAcke. he T. 2eIhaps the
"ohl" observed Mr.. slookum. blinking his
II am about to interest Mr.. Daw with me
IN Che Pushman Kitchen Novelty Company"
went Walllngford You have splendidly
yes" shriiied Mr siootum his mouth
Suggesting in rs been promising long time
ford, "Have you ever looked over Mr.. Push
yea lie could have made the sam. an.ws.
wrinkle6 up toward his eyes. I've been down
~S ss' to ss s'i my money back. and won't LOOK
a. 'om any more. There's nothing In EN- but
note ts when is's due. IN close up young Push
man. He dresses too hne"
That is q business asset" responded yelling
Daw Gould we make the money We 40 Win IN
S Sws H0q hts broad chest eonplacsntlv Tn
a professional promoter ar; siookum 49,.
wninxfoTS S cuTiously from hair to shoes I've
heard of promoters don't do business
You'll DO business with me-" confidently pre-
dicteC Wallingford, and he chucklec
''IIe can't sell emf interrupted q. w.
''weii sell the goods before we invest" and
wa ing pSSvSly ws Won't take up the
stock unless Mr. Daw can secure , enough i, al
'aTineD D'S Your go in with u.s.. and wsilngford
now looked confidently upon slcokum. "If you
and I see where we can double our money
,we'il Invest n not they don't get a cent out
OF w." and. leaning back ne smiled IN
' .'Thsts the only way ia 60 into business"
creaked sloolSum. pursuing his lips. I9H snow
me money that can be got without risA' ana
A tsrrine uproar broke the peace OF the beau.
' soE su tSs S.ls o q Srmhand and the sound
OF hard-shod feet crashing into q picket renee.
It's some OF them DANCED boysr . ,i,ransS
%. HIs mouth pinchsd in and hfs eye.
Slstsrsa .vs rhssfr Ss,s after sm by apples III
Re rushed back into the kitchen for his
ys sn wH Y. S9t. snS poTsh Pss
IL what thew saw: A red-faced farm-hand
csns The gsist ToSSG II sss sWS
ingford. with a club in his hand. was slowly
piyotnE his heel ana fssi SS.bnr sc VIC
lentiy around and around Jimmy. hunting an
unprotected Opsnlngi Toad Jessup. 20 trsekis1
tumn leaves; was throwing solid. green APP
pies at The fsrm,hana and Just e I slssSis
reached
one OF the APPLES in the eye. He fell on
S.rbere's no use in our losing our tempers
over boyish prank. like this" soothingly
remarked waillngford. "supposs We return
' en- Won't be any business conversation"
declared the owner o. the Sppls.ss with VIZ a.,
lent emphasis I'm through WIN SouA Sit
! out OF my yardi Ctr
NY notion about It is that we should cheer
, up" observed Biackie paw. with grin AZ
need d 10 forget our sorrows and go digging
Cor 1iggerbah. Did you ever dig Tor jgger:
with one foot and leaves the other up for
.Wili You Keen stnlq" requested Walling-
. ford Il am trying 20 think"
!, .An right jim" agreed Blackie. with a
looking at YOU; but I've this. 70 say; II you
were thinking the way You lo0kedi YOU'D De
locate a ,isgerbait by ear. PushmSn II
, makes sound like peanut and-"
"Yoi kids are going homew j. Rufus
I promptly informed them
. To0o Iessup. who had been meek as Ions
) as he could. turned squereiy away from his
checker-ooard with jerk. lie had been
!: sitting hunehed over. but now he straight
: IAN right wen go home. he stated Weir:
: az hirS WITH SnIet ariSs I'm, hs sSid nots.
: Ing. or did he alter his position over ihs
: cheeker-board. I'VE didn't do anything out
: at old slookums." went on Toad
You knew they not your apples,
4 was the first time he han condescended "a
3 argue the question
a Jimmy says that nothing you want II
youra" promptly responded Toad WITH
glance az the oecreetly silent Jimmy 'fot
have to get t."
10 There was a snort Qon aiaekie
q 'srfata all I'll hedr," was the mai ant
s elinching argument o. J. Rufus Leave
u the room"
, The boys clattersd out not half 40 crest
Is fallen as they might have been, and younf
1. Pushuan glanced afser them IN adnniration.
They're great kids" ne Commented 'sI...
,; sorry they interfered with our deal but
= don't hold Il against them"
% They didn't interfere with the deal" IN
sisted Elrckie, chsy only raised our prio
4, on OLD slookum- Wen have to charge hiu
How ana yo1n-: PusAmaa. AItca,nr a
~ his cl.aar, folded his arms on the edge Of IN
a. u don't haow.- xrinnsd Biaclia hitaAin
up his chair, also. and folding hin arm
on the edge % the table. How. yimf'
I well. here 1aorid Be several WAyBH b
consideTsd; but I'm afraid wen have Z
he use little Of our own money"
- You mean the money Of Miss Violoe-
"a srhsfS none q your b1sinsaSi' unap~.
Biackie.
= Ths golden sun issesnesa Sshine n
q frinss Ct trees. snd O. w. siOokum sAt EAI