Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-18
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pILLY MURRAY, who works in tho
~ kitchen goods department with me,
Is foxy guy. lie certainly is up to all
the wrinkles going. lie asked me to-
day II ! wanted to make some easy
money. can duck SWIM" I came
back. Don't ask me one like that when
I've got q ddu who's 80 tight that
cant exist without getting into debt :"
"IlaNc YOU got u quarter To- sparc?'
asked Billy.
had less than q dollar on mo, which
bad 10 last til | got my pay on Satur-
day.
81 guess could nud 1t II tried
hard and II its to buy something worth
while" I answered
ct might buy you five bucks said
Ri.ly with a grin, And then he showed
mo card which had round stickers
pasted all over II. Here's the idea"
he continued. Under each Of these
little stickers l. "A number You pay
twenty-five cents for a chance. You
pick out any stick"r you like. Then
you tear it off That uncovcrs your
number, Tomorrow We nave draw
ing aud the fellow whose number Is
drawn gets 81"
How many chances arc there alto
Ee'UtT. aSkeu,
Twenty-Five" he replied: twenty
hvc chances at tw'nty-Hvc cents each,
why. that's six Twenty-Five" | said
where's tn" other dollar and n
quarter going"
That goes to pay for the cards and
the bother Of collecting" he said.
who does the collecting"
yours truly. and, he'ievc me, it's
some job, I always take a chance OF
two myself, but ! am never lucky" he
replied.
II 7 take chance and should he
lucky enough to win Il would put INC
on easy street for week. Rosie had
been limiting that I take her to n spc,
cal dolar-a-head dance on Friday
night and unless | can raise some dough
she'll think me cheap guy. hat
half promised to take her
al right. Billy. ri go YOU n quar-
t6r's worth" said |. paying him my
quarter and pulling off a st'clicr. Ny
number was seven.
THAT should win" said Billy. "scvci
Is good luck. why don't you have an
other chance while YOU are about it?'
NO" ! said. If I've got the winniui
number its no good spending any more.
Rosie and | had dinner together after
ward, and in the exc tcmcut of beini
with h,r raehly promised I'd talk
; her to the darcc she squeezed m.
arm and thanked me ever 80 nicely.
You're what | call "A real sport,
. she said. patting my hand
But what shall do II don't win
don't know what made me promis
to take her for It IL hard 10 fulfil
, PROMISES made of hot air. II Is onl
: little thing, / know. but II has mad
me SO worried that ! will have a har
time sleeping tonight
Billy also taught me how to shoe
. craps and this afternoon we were hay
, ing little game back of some wash
y: ing machines. Two customers wet
I ( waiting to be served. and I was jus
about to go to them when Billy said
: stick where YOU are, kdlCt. let on
Of the other fellows go. They ca
r wait u minute or two So we went o
/, with our game
/ just as Billy was about to throw I'll
:, dice. Philips came up. and 1t was wor
= derful to see how quickly Billy slid III
;. dice into his pocket.
>, What are YOU two fellows doin
q here" Phillips barked
!, Billy put on woe-hcgone face an
= said: "Ita awfully good of you. Film
J, think I'll he all right now. fe'
! awfu'ly sick, Mr.. Phillips" he then ado
= cd. and | had to ask Flint to con
e over minute. as | thought | was goin
\ to faint"
y You could have knocked me dow
:; with a feather.
L Phillips looked bit suspicious an
; then said to Billy. Better go up an
ir see the doctor, and you, Flint, get
|: hustle on"
> Billy certainly is smart ia nevet
=. thought of getting out Of that scraI
r like he did. | know we'd both have &,
N fired If Flip had caught us shoOtir
n. craps when we ought to have been ser
!. ing customers.
$. | certainly do hope I win that
= sNyceDstakCs tomorrow. If | don't l.
- afraid it's good-by with Rosie.