The daily Alaskan., 1917-10-19
CHAPTER XVI. Clothes Make the Man.


 Clothes Make the Man. "N H, but that's nothing, mammal Just you wait till you hear the rest" continued Jane. That part of 1t isn't any thing a tall, mammal You wouldn't hardly notice that part of 1t if you knew the other part of 1t, mamma"
 "Jane. 1 want to know everything Genesis told you" said her mother.
 "Well, l am tellin 1t, mamma" Jane protested. I'm just beginning to tell 1t can't tell 1t unless there's a be- ginnin' can IF"
 '"Try your best to go on, Jane."
 "Yes'm. Well. Genesis says Mam- ma" Jane interrupted herself with little outcry. "0h, l bet that's What he had those two market baskets forl Yes, sir! That's just what he did! An then he needed the rest O the money. an you an papa wouldn't give him any, an so he began Countin' shin gles today cause tonight's the night of the party, an he just has to have ftp
 Mrs. Baxter, who had risen to her feet, recalled the episode of the bask- cts and sank into a chair. How did Genesis know Willie wanted $40? And, If Willie's pawned something. how did Genesis know that? Did Willie tell Gem
 "Oh, no, mamma, Willie didn't want S40--Only fOurteenr'
 "But he couldn't get even the cheap est ready made dress suit for $14."
 Mamma, you're gettln 1t all mixed up" Jane cried. Listen, mammal Genesis knows all about a secondhand store over on tLc avynoO, an 1t keeps most everything, an Genesis says it's the incest store! It keeps walter suits all the way up to $1909 We'll, an Genesis wants to get one of those suits. SO be goes in there all the time an talks to the man an bargains an bargains with him, cause Genesis says this man Is the bargainest man in the wide worl', mamma. That's what Gen esIs says.
 Well, an so this mans name Is One Eye Beljus. mamma. That's his name an Genesis says so. Well, an SO this man that Genesis told me about, that keeps the store-I mean One Eye BeljuS, mamma-well, One Eye BeljuS had Wilie's name written down in a book, an hc knew Genesis worked for families that have boys like Willie In 'em, an this mornln' One Eye Beljus showed Genesis WIllies name written down in this book, an One Eye Beljus asked Genesis if he knew anybody by that name an all about him.
 Well, an so at first Genesis pretend" ed he was tryin' to remember, because he wanted to find out what Willie went there for. Genesis didn't tell any sto- ries. mamma. He just pretended he couldn't remember, an so well, One Eye Beljus kept talkin'. an pretty soon Genesis found out all about 1t One Eye Bcljus said Willie came in there an tried on the coat of one of those waiter suits
 "Oh, nO." gaSped Mrs Baxter.
 "Yes'm. An One Eye BelJus said 1t vas the only one that would it Willie, an One Eye Beljus told Willie that suit was worth $14, an Willie said he didn't have any money. but he'd like to trade something else for 1t. Well, an so One Eye Beljus said thls was an awful fine suit an the only one he had that had blOnged to white gen. tleman. Well, an so they bargained an bargained an bargaincd an bar gained.
 An then-well, an so at last Willie said he'd go an get everything that blonged to him. an One Eye Beljus could pick out enough to make $14 worth, an then Willie could have the suit. Well, an so Willie came home an put everything he had that b'longed to him In those two baskets, mamma that's just what he did, cause Genesis says he told One Eye Beljus 1t was everything that b'lOnged to him an that would take two baskets, mamma. Well, then, an so be told One Eye Beljus to pick Ont $l4 worth, an One | Eye Beljus Ast Willie if he didn't have 8 watch.
 Well, Willie took out his watch, an One Eye Beljus sad 1t was an awful pad watch, but he would put 1t in for a dollar, an he said, I'll put your necktie pin in for 40 cents more, so Willie took 1t out of his necktie. An then One Eye Beljus said 1t would | take all the things in the basket to make forget how much. mamma, an the watch would be dollar more, an the pin 10 cents, au' that would leave just $3.60 more for Willie to pay be- fore he could get the suit"
 Mrs. Baxter's face had become suf- fused with high color, but she wished to know all that Genesis had said, and, mastering her feelings with an effort, she told Jane to proceed. a command obeyed after Jane had taken several ] long breaths.
 "Well. an so the worst part of 1t Is, Genesis says, it's because that suit ls haunted"
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