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conidenHally acquainted him with the

Potash & Perlmutter. When they en-.
| tered Pincus Rifkin was laying out his
cloth In long, smooth folds on a cutting
table, preparatory to chalking out the
pattern on the upper layer. He was
humming psalm to the traditional He
| brew melody, for Pincus was a pious
man, as becomes the son Of rabbi.
BY token of that same piety, his whis-
kers had never known the refining in
fuence of scissors since they first
sprouted. They gave him venerable,
peaceful aspect, and in contemplating
their profusion one was apt to lose
sight of the well developed chest over
which they cascaded. Moreover, Pin
Gus had jaunty way Of carrying him.
self that made the other cutters and
operators treat him respectfully. But
Max saw only the flowing whiskers,
and he winked confidently at his
brother.
dis here Is a pipe" he muttered.
Come here" he growled. advancing
toward Pincus.
Pincus smiled and shrugged his Shout
ders. His English was rather weak.
and he relied great deal upon gesture
You're Rifkin, amt yerT Max went
on.
Sure" said Pincus.
Max thrust his chin out until 1t was
at least six inches In advance Of the
rest Of his body.
HWho MIN oho1 ho ciIlS -, a hoilou-ob
"Sillik ?" said Pincus. What silk e
"G'wanv Max roared. You amt
never seen no silk. have you! You
don't know narten about it, do you?
Maybe dis'll make you remember"
He threw back his right arm and.
clinching his fist, aimed straight for
the point Of Pincus' jaw. Unfortunate
ly for Max and fortunately for Pincus,
the patriarchal beard obscured reced-
ing chin, and what was intended for a
crashing blow glanced harmless past
the side of Pincus' neck and nearly dis
located Max's shoulder.
Then 1t was that the spirit of Judas
Maccabeus became reincarnated in the
frame Of Pincus Rifkin. With a shout
that echoed through the cloak and suit
establishment Of Potash & Perlmutter,
he leaped upon the astonished Max
Greenberg. After the dust settled, 1t
required the combined efforts Of the
from Max's throat.
They sent around the corner for
doctor, who resorted to artificial respir-
alton before Max Greenberg recovered
sufficiently to go home in cab at
Potash & Perlmutter's expense but
the moral influence Of having police
man for a brother was dissipated, per-
haps forever, in the minds of those
twenty odd operators in the cutting
room.
"Of course he stole the silk, Nav
russ said Abe the next morning, as
they discussed the ARRAY. otherwise
why should he try to murder Barney's
brother? Amt it,
Maybe Barney's brother hit him
first, Abe" Norris suggested.
"Barney's brother is policeman,
Mawruss," Abe went on; land you
know as well as | do, Mawruss, that a
policeman Is a loafer. But Rifkin
comes from decent, respectable people
in the old country. and his father is a
rabbi. Amt it? So why should Rifkin
fight like policeman fights? A fell
Ter which he acts like policeman Is
thief, too, bet yer
Morris Hit a cigar and pulled away
with sour expression on his face.
Il guess, Abe" be said, wed better
forget all about this here silk and get
down to business"
Forget about it, Mawruss?" Abe
Forget nothing! l suppose,
Mawruss, $500 amt nothing to you,
up in the street, Mawruss. No, stree,
l amt no policeman, and l
amt no rabbits son, neither, Mawruss.
But guess got little gumption, too,
and I'll get back that silk If 1 have to
take Rifkin's brother myself and shake
the silk out of him."
The exterior of Aaron Rifkin's store
little betrayed the prosperity of the
business transacted within, for en-
trance was had through a narrow slit
between a soda water stand and fish
stall. Above this aperture, however,
hung an elaborate sign, on which ap-
peared in gilt letters the English word
Remnants" spelled phonetically in
struggling Hebrew characters. If this
had not been sufficient to guide Abe's
footsteps squarely in the entrance
stood a replica Of Pincus Rifkin, with
flowing beard and apologize smile
complete.
Abe elbowed his way past Pincus'
brother into the dark store and made
straight for the counter.
"Nu," said Aaron, what can l do for
7ou?"
Some silk l want to see it." Abe re-
)lied.
"Sillik?" Aaron murmured. what |
or Silk you would like?"
"Black silk" said Abe.
Aaron went behind the counter and |
pulled down a roll Of silk.
Here Is black sillik," he said; good
lack silk"
"HOW much Is there here?' Abe