Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-30
CHAPTER XXX.
A Fisttsr In egOs.


A Fisttsr In esss
Vt was In tAs A. q. company's big
store &C Dawson that Ilnciiie Ar
raj beck0nsd Smoke Below ever
TO the dry goods counter.
Smoke obeycd her call with slscrity
The man did not exist IN Dawson who
would not have been 1sttered by the
notice OF Lucille Arrsl, the singing
soubrette of the tiny stock company
that performed nightly at the Palace
Opera House.
'TThings are dead" she complained.
with pretty petnlance. There hasn't
been q stampede for week. There's
no dust in circulation. There's always
standing room now at the opera house.
And there hasn't been a nan from
the outside for two whole weeks. In
short this burg has crawled into its
cave and gone TO sleep. We've got 10
do something II needs livening. and
you and / can do IL I've broken with
Wild Water. you know"
Smoke caught two almost simulta
neous visions One was OF JOY Gas
tell. the other was OF himself. in the
midst OF bleak snow stretch under
a cold arctic moon. being pot shOtted
with accurateness and dispatch by the
aforesaid Wild Water Smokes re-
luctancc al raising excitement with the
aid OF Lucille Arral was too patent for
her 10 miss.
I'm not thinking what you are
thinking az all. thank you" she chidcd.
with a laugh and pout Take IL
from me. Mr. Smoke Bcllew. I'm not
going 10 make love 20 You. and If you
dare to make love 10 me Wild Water
will take care OF your case. You know
him Besides IL haven't really bro
ken with him. Wild Water thinks I've
broken with him. don't you see?"
"wcll. have you. OF haven't your
II haven't--tbere. But it's between
you and me in confidence"
Where DO come in. stalking horse
or fall guy
Neither You make a pot OF money.
we put across the laugh on Wild Wa.
q ter and cheer Dawson up. and, best OF
all and the reason for Il all. he gets
disciplined He needs 1t. He's-well
the best way TO put il is he's too turbu
lent He broke out last night again.
Sowed the floor OF the NJ. < N. with
gold dust--ail Of thousand dollars.
You've heard OF 1t. or course"
Yes; this morning But still don I
ger you"
Listen lie was too turbulent I
broke our engagement. and he's going
around making a noise ike a broken
heart Now We come to it like
eggs"
But what have eggs aud appetite
got TO do with III" Smoke demanded
Everything. ! ike eggs. There's
only a limited supply OF eggs IN Daw
son"
''Sure. Slavovitchis rests urant mas
most of them. Ham and one EGG. 81.
ham and two eggs, IS That means So
an egg. retail"
He likes eggs too" she continued
But that's not the point ike them
! have breakfast every morning at IL
O'Clock al Slavovito1Ls. ! invariably
eat two eggs" she paused impressive
ly. Suppose. just suppose. somebody
corners eggs"
She waited. and Smoke regarded her
with admiring eyes. while in his heart
he backed with approval Wild Waters
choice or her
You're not following" she said
Go on" be replied Il give up
What's the answer"
stupid, You know Wild Water.
When he sees I'm lnnguishing for
eggs. and ! know his mind like book
and I know how TO ianguish. what
viii ne DO; Why. he'll just start
stampeding for the man that's got the
corner In eggs. Hen buy the corner.
no matter what IL costs.
Picture: | come into Slavovitch's NJ
II o'clock Wild Water will be at the
next table He'll make II his business
TO be there Two eggs. shirred. I'll
say 60 The waiter Sorry Miss Arral.
the waiter viii say. they mint no
more eggs Then mp speaks Wild Wa.
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